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

rubertoe

Just ordered a pear of these bad boys for the alur.

Time to upgrade the wheels



With schwalbe 0ne tubeless.

Bit of a wait as they are on pre order - looking forward to seeing how they affect the climbing.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Luv2ride wrote:

Sram s500 tt shifter, £35 from Planet X - rear only. Helpful advice over on the Workshop section confirmed this should work with a new 11sp Apex 1 rear derailleur as both are "Exact Actuation". Plan is to finally convert my single speed gravel bike to 1 x 11, with this as a bar end shifter (bike already has Hylex hydro disc brakes, so no brifters wanted or needed). The new Apex RDs are pre-order only at the moment, so thought I'd best bag this shifter as hadn't seen them at this low price for ages. Let the acquisition of essential parts begin....

Seeing this post again this morning gave me a silly idea...

Did a test ride on CX Team yesterday, first time ever trying SRAM Double Tap rather than Shimano on a drop bar bike, really didn't like how unpredictable upshifts were at all.

Buy CX Team for £720 with BC, buy right TT shifter from PX, get LBS to route gear shifting through TT bar end shifter instead, similar to the Arkose X?

Or simply try/buy an Arkose X for the extra tyre clearance?

timothyw

I suspect you'd get used to the SRAM shifts if you bought it!

N0bodyOfTheGoat

TimothyW wrote:

I suspect you'd get used to the SRAM shifts if you bought it!

Maybe, but during a test on a turbo trainer in-store for well over an hour, I really struggled to gauge how far to move the lever to accurately upshift one or two gears as if I was approaching a hill base.

Maybe part of my unconvincing experience was an indexing issue, maybe part of of it was the 4-6 tooth jumps on the larger sprockets on the 10-42 cassette, maybe part of it was that the 105 shifting on my 2006 Felt F5C's 10-speed (14-25T?) is still buttery smooth since it was fitted in 2010 (albeit the bike has ~400 miles on it since fitting, due to my lower back).

I nearly bought a fluro yellow Arkose 2 2014, but I dropped the idea after my lower played up after my 2013 RTA and consequently bought the Wazoo last year. My back has been the best it has been since 2008 in recent months, while my fitness and weight have come on leaps and bounds since January. The problem now is finding an adventure bike with proper hydraulic discs and tyre clearance for at least 38c under £1k, they are like hen's teeth, basically the CX Team (which is borderline on the tyres) or the Arkose X!

itboffin

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

https://www.orrobikes.com/bikes/road/go ... ltegra-di2

When I first saw that link I read it as "horriblebikes.com"...
I wonder how apt that might be...

my club LBS is a stockist they look lovely and i'm told ride really well, in fact he's sold a lot of them locally, i was eyeing up one of the disc versions today, very nice bit of kit and very well priced

oldbazza

rubertoe wrote:

Budgie fan innit?

Edited

TIC are in Fulbourn so technically outside Cambridge,think thay are online only.

luv2ride

NitrousOxide wrote:

TimothyW wrote:

I suspect you'd get used to the SRAM shifts if you bought it!

Maybe, but during a test on a turbo trainer in-store for well over an hour, I really struggled to gauge how far to move the lever to accurately upshift one or two gears as if I was approaching a hill base.

Maybe part of my unconvincing experience was an indexing issue, maybe part of of it was the 4-6 tooth jumps on the larger sprockets on the 10-42 cassette, maybe part of it was that the 105 shifting on my 2006 Felt F5C's 10-speed (14-25T?) is still buttery smooth since it was fitted in 2010 (albeit the bike has ~400 miles on it since fitting, due to my lower back).

I nearly bought a fluro yellow Arkose 2 2014, but I dropped the idea after my lower played up after my 2013 RTA and consequently bought the Wazoo last year. My back has been the best it has been since 2008 in recent months, while my fitness and weight have come on leaps and bounds since January. The problem now is finding an adventure bike with proper hydraulic discs and tyre clearance for at least 38c under £1k, they are like hen's teeth, basically the CX Team (which is borderline on the tyres) or the Arkose X!

Not sure what size you are, but I saw Evans have an ex-demo Arkose X in size large for £750 (plus you get extra money off if you trade in a banger)
https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-ar ... o-EV306461
For reference, I'm 5'8 and the medium fits me very well with the stock 80mm stem (they have a long top tube, and the Hylex hoods are also quite long). Did 45-50 miles on the Old Fosse Way (bridleway) last weekend set up as single speed, with the 40mm WTB Nano's running tubeless at 30 psi and it was comfy as....

oldbazza

Castelli Gabba and C-Bear pf30 bb for the Helium from Sigma and 105 gear kit and chainset for the new bike.

timothyw

Eastway Balun C2 Cyclocross bike:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/eastway-balun-c2-tiagra-2016/

Not an outright purchase, but part warranty settlement from wiggle (Verenti Isolation died), part cash contribution.

Now to decide whether to part it out or keep it as stock...

Anyway, new bike excitement takes the edge off snap election trepidation somewhat!

luv2ride

Maybe not entirely bike-wear but Rosso Corsa by the red scorpion nonetheless:

Nice close fitting fleece, been used lots over past few days. The rarest of things, an eBay bargain

bendertherobot

10 inner tubes
Some Wiggle energy drink
Two elite Corsa bottles

I'm slipping.

oldbazza

bendertherobot wrote:

10 inner tubes
Some Wiggle energy drink
Two elite Corsa bottles

I'm slipping.

Lightweight

To add to the above Deda superzero 110 stem,Superleggera bars and two KMC 11-speed chains.

Also new (steel) frame ordered.

Thick Mike

Tacx Vera bottle cages, shimano 11/32 casette, ultegra 6800RD GS, 34t inner ring...those hills are too steep for my legs!

meanredspider

I'm delighted to see that I'm Wiggle Gold now - I've dropped from being Platinum for the last 8 or 9 years (at a guess). This is a Good Thing. If I finally get to consolidate all of my cycling gear to one location (rather than the three I'm currently managing), I think I'm going to have a lifetime stock of stuff

daniel_b

Luv2ride wrote:

Maybe not entirely bike-wear but Rosso Corsa by the red scorpion nonetheless:

Nice close fitting fleece, been used lots over past few days. The rarest of things, an eBay bargain

@L2R - what is the name of the aforesaidmentioned fleece shaped object?

Good job you do like it, as otherwise you might potentially feel that you had been fleeced........

luv2ride

Daniel B wrote:

Luv2ride wrote:

Maybe not entirely bike-wear but Rosso Corsa by the red scorpion nonetheless:

Nice close fitting fleece, been used lots over past few days. The rarest of things, an eBay bargain

@L2R - what is the name of the aforesaidmentioned fleece shaped object?

Castelli CX 2nd layer, from their "pre-race" CX range. RRP is steep at £90, but around for less. Got mine for well under £40 Inc postage Great for quick town trips on the single speed...

grant2307

Just picked up a Paria jersey in the sale for £19.00


That will do for me.

I need to get a small saddle bag and a bottle

timothyw

A whole bunch of wheel building tools from Bike-Discount.de, a Zac 2000 rim and some spokes from Malcolm - going to try my hand replacing a rim on my old steel ride.

Should pay for itself sooner or later, given the money I currently have to spend on handbuilts and rebuilds.

That's my bank holiday weekend planned.... of course the wife and son might have other ideas.

Man Of Lard

Bought a 105 5700 front derailleur, described by the seller as "105 double front derailleur...", Didn't spot that the item in the drop down box was actually a FD-5703, which is a triple. So front derailleur swappage postponed, while I find the correct combo of colour, band on size & doubleness.

wolfsbane2k

New spoke& nipple for the askium one wheel set.
Plus fitting.

luv2ride

5 x yellow Bike fit cleat shims for my "summer race slippers" (Mavic Zxelliums), to hopefully emulate those fitted to my Mavic Road Pros following a BikeScience fit some years ago. And a Blackburn Outpost top tube bag in special edition camo, to match the frame bag on the Arkose single speed graveller....

UndercoverElephant

One of the super-fancy Decathlon chainless chain whip thingies.

Man Of Lard

Man Of Lard wrote:

Bought a 105 5700 front derailleur, described by the seller as "105 double front derailleur...", Didn't spot that the item in the drop down box was actually a FD-5703, which is a triple. So front derailleur swappage postponed, while I find the correct combo of colour, band on size & doubleness.

Return returned & swapped for an Ultegra FC-6700 (10sp) double - which for unknown reasons was £5 cheaper than the 105 FC-5703.

Also two Decathlon Cassette tools (as above) - but neither of those is for me...

dinyull

Shifter hoods, brake pads, chain and Cosine Disc Wheels to try and tart up the commuter bike a bit.

And some spare inner tubes and spare gear and brake cables to replenish the spare box.

luv2ride

After much procrastination, have finally pressed the button (aided and abetted by a certain Daniel B of this parish)....2016 Scott Solace 10 disc in 54cm. £1,599 from CycleDivision, reduced from £2,700 or thereabouts. Perhaps overpriced at list, but great price for Ultegra, hydro disks and able to take 28-30mm tyres. Hopefully a slightly more compliant ride than my CR1 SL....


...looking to upgrade the non-series chainset already :roll:

daniel_b

Woof! She's a beauty!

veronese68

UndercoverElephant wrote:

One of the super-fancy Decathlon chainless chain whip thingies.

Ooh, report back on how well it works. I fancy one of those.

luv2ride

Daniel B wrote:

Woof! She's a beauty!

I've got so much bike clothing with flouro hints it seemed rude not to!

Man Of Lard

Veronese68 wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

One of the super-fancy Decathlon chainless chain whip thingies.

Ooh, report back on how well it works. I fancy one of those.

They're amazing. Buy one now. No way for it to slip... It's better in every possible way. Everyone that's seen or used mine has bought one for themselves within days. Free delivery to your local Asda... what's not to like?

wolfsbane2k

Man Of Lard wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

One of the super-fancy Decathlon chainless chain whip thingies.

Ooh, report back on how well it works. I fancy one of those.

They're amazing. Buy one now. No way for it to slip... It's better in every possible way. Everyone that's seen or used mine has bought one for themselves within days. Free delivery to your local Asda... what's not to like?

Thirded.
Got myself one for xmas, so much better.