Thread to tell everyone what bike gear you've just bought !

mrb123

One of those Craft base layers with the windstopper front, as reviewed recently by BTR. Gone for a short sleeved one. Should get a fair bit of use when Spring arrives.

spasypaddy

bought some sis protein gels at the bike show and some lucho dillitos for taking before a TT, and a hat. an amazing hat.

just look at it:



today i got round to buying a new light for racing down dual carriage ways. got another fiver off at sigma so picked up the exposure TraceR again (my last one got run over which was completely my own fault)

phil485

Couple of conti 4 seasons and some 5800 pedals for the winter bike.
Couple of bottle cages for my felt ar.
Gets them all complete and ready to ride

keef66

Just ordered 4 different rear lights, as a massive overreaction to the loss of my trusty old Cateye holy hand grenade yesterday. (In broad daylight, because I CBA to unclip it from the seat pack )

I'll let you know how they compare and how many I manage to attach to me / the bike in a couple of days.

mrb123

drwae wrote:

Any recommendations for a lighter jersey/jacket than the Castelli Alpha Jacket? It's getting really warm now here in Scotland and I'm overheating. I was looking at the Gabba perhaps, not sure what the difference is between the Gabba 2 at £85 or the Gabba 3 at £130 though

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/gore-bike-wear- ... ve-jersey/

These are great. Windstopper on the front and shoulders but more breathable material on the back so you don't overheat or get too sweaty.

wolfsbane2k

keef66 wrote:

Just ordered 4 different rear lights, as a massive overreaction to the loss of my trusty old Cateye holy hand grenade yesterday. (In broad daylight, because I CBA to unclip it from the seat pack )

I'll let you know how they compare and how many I manage to attach to me / the bike in a couple of days.

haha, I thought I was running overkill! What did you go for in the end?

daniel_b

MrB123 wrote:

drwae wrote:

Any recommendations for a lighter jersey/jacket than the Castelli Alpha Jacket? It's getting really warm now here in Scotland and I'm overheating. I was looking at the Gabba perhaps, not sure what the difference is between the Gabba 2 at £85 or the Gabba 3 at £130 though

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/gore-bike-wear- ... ve-jersey/

These are great. Windstopper on the front and shoulders but more breathable material on the back so you don't overheat or get too sweaty.

Might be cheaper here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/cyclist-jersey-sleeves-WINDSTOPPER-SMWOXY/dp/B00MTPEUZ0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1487622655&sr=8-2&keywords=gore%2Bbike%2Bwear%2Boxygen&th=1&psc=1

luv2ride

VULPINE thermal Storm cap in Dutch orange (will match my orange ultralight gilet, merino hoodie and softshell gloves), £5 down from £35
http://www.vulpine.cc/uk/thermal-storm- ... tch-orange
Now, will wait to see if it turns up...though the other stuff arrived quickly to be fair.

daniel_b

Luv2ride wrote:

VULPINE thermal Storm cap in Dutch orange (will match my orange ultralight gilet, merino hoodie and softshell gloves), £5 down from £35
http://www.vulpine.cc/uk/thermal-storm- ... tch-orange
Now, will wait to see if it turns up...though the other stuff arrived quickly to be fair.

ah ya bugger! Just tried to order a pair of jeans, and two pairs of 3/4 bibs for the gf - £125 down to £20 allegedly. Lets see if, and what turns up.

keef66

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

keef66 wrote:

Just ordered 4 different rear lights, as a massive overreaction to the loss of my trusty old Cateye holy hand grenade yesterday. (In broad daylight, because I CBA to unclip it from the seat pack )

I'll let you know how they compare and how many I manage to attach to me / the bike in a couple of days.

haha, I thought I was running overkill! What did you go for in the end?

2 smart R1 clip on ones and something jobsworth, all £3 each from PX, and a proper moon comet X pro. And I already have a smaller cateye on the bike so it could be 5 rear lights

drwae

New groupset. Can't afford it. Didn't need it.

DrLex

^ Very smart! Looks like you missed the opportunity to get a workshop stand... ;-)

Tonight's purchase - set of supernova dynamo lamps for the new bike from ze Germans.

daniel_b

msmancunia wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

msmancunia wrote:

I can get on the bank about five mins from me, and get off about 5 mins from the velodrome, so it's nearly a full off-road commute :-)

You live near the Velodrome :shock:

I'm VERY jealous!

No, I live six miles away. I do work there though

Well now I am envious too! :oops:

drwae

DrLex wrote:

^ Very smart! Looks like you missed the opportunity to get a workshop stand... ;-)

Tonight's purchase - set of supernova dynamo lamps for the new bike from ze Germans.

A workshop stand would've been easier. It's a right pain indexing gears when you have to use one hand to hold the rear wheel off the ground Next purchase will probably be the perfetto 2 light jacket though if the weather stays warm, I also really want a power meter for the sole reason that we frequently get 25mph winds here and strava tells me I've put in 110W which is incredibly demotivating :x
Also just got some £47 wheels for the winter bike ... http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cosine-24mm-all ... -wheelset/ with 12% platinum discount then £10 off with the wigglelove code (now expired) then 5% cashback with amex then topcashback makes a super cheap wheelset, it'll be interesting to see what they're like

vpnikolov

https://www.evanscycles.com/castelli-pr ... r-EV247538

Bought this the other day, nice discount on it as well considering the season is just about to start.

fat daddy

a charge spoon .... I was happy with my saddles, they fit me fine for churning away at 65-70rpm ..... but Zwift workouts tell me to pedal at 90rpm for 30 mins, or 110rpm for 20 mins at 230watts ...... its really hurting my bum spinning away that fast, need to find something more comfortable .. by arse does not like to spin ,, bony little bastid

smokey_bacon

Some frame protector patches.
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.BBB-BBP-50-Bike ... ArPv8P8HAQ

tincaman

Schwalbe S-one tubeless tyres are expensive, around £42 each everywhere, so I've had a daily search going on eBay for weeks, finally turned up trumps and I got a new pair for £57 delivered

bigmat

fat daddy wrote:

a charge spoon .... I was happy with my saddles, they fit me fine for churning away at 65-70rpm ..... but Zwift workouts tell me to pedal at 90rpm for 30 mins, or 110rpm for 20 mins at 230watts ...... its really hurting my bum spinning away that fast, need to find something more comfortable .. by ars* does not like to spin ,, bony little bastid

Try lowering your saddle a bit?

wolfsbane2k

Smokey Bacon wrote:

Some frame protector patches.
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.BBB-BBP-50-Bike ... ArPv8P8HAQ

Any particular reason those rather than wiggle lifeline etc?
Cos, you know, I need them too.

smokey_bacon

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

Smokey Bacon wrote:

Some frame protector patches.
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.BBB-BBP-50-Bike ... ArPv8P8HAQ

Any particular reason those rather than wiggle lifeline etc?
Cos, you know, I need them too.

Other than they were the first I came across and cheap with free postage no particular reason.

smokey_bacon

Just pulled the trigger on two Schwalbe Ones 25mm.

Credit NitrousOxide for the spot in the bargains thread!

Tashman

2 pairs of these - The pad is effectively non-existant but it's enough to get me back on the bike without my ar*e hanging out after holing my Aldi ones

hopkinb

Smokey Bacon wrote:

Just pulled the trigger on two Schwalbe Ones 25mm.

Credit NitrousOxide for the spot in the bargains thread!

I bought some last spring - the rear kept on puncturing - utterly infuriating, so I replaced with a Michelin pro 4 endurance. The front on the other hand is still going strong after some >7k km (touch wood, as it has cut up quite badly!). In between the punctures, I really liked the tyres.

smokey_bacon

hopkinb wrote:

Smokey Bacon wrote:

Just pulled the trigger on two Schwalbe Ones 25mm.

Credit NitrousOxide for the spot in the bargains thread!

I bought some last spring - the rear kept on puncturing - utterly infuriating, so I replaced with a Michelin pro 4 endurance. The front on the other hand is still going strong after some >7k km (touch wood, as it has cut up quite badly!). In between the punctures, I really liked the tyres.

Thanks for the heads up. For £50 on the nose for a pair I couldnt say no.

itboffin

Smokey Bacon wrote:

Just pulled the trigger on two Schwalbe Ones 25mm.

Credit NitrousOxide for the spot in the bargains thread!

ditto even though I've just swapped out my Michelin pro 4 SC for endurance v2 which are the dogs dangly in comfort grip and protection not to mention better rolling resistance.

I also have a pair of schwalbe aqua which frankly should have been on my bike today

the ones will go in the spares box (to age)

spasypaddy

new saddle bag - scion elan 210
morgan blue chain keeper

SpongeArtist

spasypaddy wrote:

new saddle bag - scion elan 210
morgan blue chain keeper

Have both! Great items, saddle bag does it really tight and doesn't flap about.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Smokey Bacon wrote:

Just pulled the trigger on two Schwalbe Ones 25mm.

Credit NitrousOxide for the spot in the bargains thread!

I'm still undecided whether to pull the trigger, partly because 28mm tyres are on the lower limit of my FatNotFat 29er wheels set (21mm inside rim width, but I do vaguely recall PX claiming they were ok in the blurb), but also because part of me thinks get the 23mm or 25mm to fit on my ageing Felt F5C.

But here is the real reason I'm posting...

http://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com ... ncher-2014 tested the 25mm version and they came up measuring 27mm, which might be tight for clearance on some speed demon frames.

spasypaddy

SpongeArtist wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

new saddle bag - scion elan 210
morgan blue chain keeper

Have both! Great items, saddle bag does it really tight and doesn't flap about.

yeah been debating what saddle bag to get for a few weeks now (My fizik one is dead). managed to find this for £5 on wiggle. was going to get a tool roll but this will be better i think

been after a chain keeper for ages, saw it in the sale on wiggle