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

prawny

Man Of Lard wrote:

Free delivery to your local Asda... what's not to like?

Having to go to my local Asda

daniel_b

prawny wrote:

Man Of Lard wrote:

Free delivery to your local Asda... what's not to like?

Having to go to my local Asda

I don't have a local Asda :evil:
And I want one now.

roger_merriman

I have a elderly MTB which is now just shy of 12 years old, I had used it for MTBing funny enough! until a few years back, where I repurposed it as my town bike.

Taking it home from the bike shop the other day, realised that only original parts left is the frame, stem,handbar and seat post.

The first big things to go was the hydraulic brakes that never worked well, and replaced them with something more modern a few years back, last year both wheels died and most of the drive chain....followed this year by the remaining shifter.

while the bike isn't worth the money, it got me back riding etc hence keeping it. and becoming something of a Grandfathers Axe.

keef66

All I have of my old MTB is the bars and saddle. I'd swapped them out and then it got nicked. It was properly shagged by then so I hope the thief broke his knuckles trying to shift the BB (I saw the frame on Ebay)

Man Of Lard

prawny wrote:

Man Of Lard wrote:

Free delivery to your local Asda... what's not to like?

Having to go to my local Asda

Send your significant other

itboffin

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 excellent i'm amazed its taken so long to be invented

itboffin

Luv2ride wrote:

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:

was just going to say that chainset needs to go, praxis make a nice unit https://www.praxiscycles.com/cranks/

luv2ride

^Those Praxis cranks look very nice, but are they really much better than Ultegra? Can get a 6800 compact or semi-compact for around 160 quid I think. Only second bike with Shimano, all others have been Sram. Clearly took the lightweight carbon cranks, shifters and RD cage for granted on my CR1....

itboffin

Luv2ride wrote:

^Those Praxis cranks look very nice, but are they really much better than Ultegra? Can get a 6800 compact or semi-compact for around 160 quid I think. Only second bike with Shimano, all others have been Sram. Clearly took the lightweight carbon cranks, shifters and RD cage for granted on my CR1....

those cranks can be had for about the same and yes they are much better and not just in terms of weight

luv2ride

itboffin wrote:

Luv2ride wrote:

^Those Praxis cranks look very nice, but are they really much better than Ultegra? Can get a 6800 compact or semi-compact for around 160 quid I think. Only second bike with Shimano, all others have been Sram. Clearly took the lightweight carbon cranks, shifters and RD cage for granted on my CR1....

those cranks can be had for about the same and yes they are much better and not just in terms of weight

OK, I'm confused....which Praxis bottom bracket adaptor do I need for a Shimano BB72-41B Press Fit, or will the bottom bracket shell take their proprietary M30 bb, once the original is removed?

Edit: BB86, right? This is from the PX website:
"The SM-BB72-41B PressFit bottom bracket is made to press right into your frame. It will mate your Shimano HollowTech crankset to any frame equipped with a BB86 bottom bracket shell. This bottom bracket also comes with two steel cartridge bearings that are pressed into composite cups. The cups increase the outside diameter of the assembly to 41mm in order to match the frame's bottom bracket shell. There's a 1.75mm thick outer-lip that provides a positive stop for the cups when you press them into place."

redvee

Daniel B wrote:

prawny wrote:

Man Of Lard wrote:

Free delivery to your local Asda... what's not to like?

Having to go to my local Asda

I don't have a local Asda :evil:
And I want one now.

I do and can alter my journey to visit one but it'd mean locking my bike up outside so I used the InPost locker drop and there's a location right on my commute to work. Needless to say I've bought one too.

An addition to my collection of t-shirts that needs culling is this, which is on pre-order.



https://cantquitcartel.com/products/can ... w-preorder

Tashman

Pulled the trigger on a Polaris SS top and my first foray into bib-shorts. £26.99 delivered for the pair can't be bad/ Lets hope they measure up

daniel_b

Man Of Lard

And a can of yellow paint?

gabriel959

Bought one of these

daniel_b

Nope, no yellow paint MOL - it's only to go on the gf's red mountain bike anyway

gabriel959 wrote:

Bought one of these

Dayummmm, now I want one of those too! Looks good.
Where did you source yours from gabriel and for how much?

See Bike Discount have it for £171.

dhope

dhope wrote:

Well that took longer than I'd hoped. Still

daniel_b

Looking good 8)

50mm Wheels? - what make are they out of interest and are they clincher?

dhope

Daniel B wrote:

Looking good 8)

50mm Wheels? - what make are they out of interest and are they clincher?

55mm clinchers, China's finest interwebs (light-bicycle, these rims I think, though not the build from them)
Shimano CX75 hubs
Sapim D-Light spokes

Ugo built

meanredspider

Loving the deep rims with discs look - they accent each other in some designy type of way.

ETA - you lose some cool bike pic points for having the chain fully crossed

ugo.santalucia

dhope wrote:

dhope wrote:

Well that took longer than I'd hoped. Still

Love it

dhope

meanredspider wrote:

ETA - you lose some cool bike pic points for having the chain fully crossed

was just testing the shifting, honest

ugo.santalucia

A pair of Ultegra 6800 pedals on Wiggle at a good price... in composite... very nice but I am a bit disappointed Shimano has rolled out the 8 mm Allen key fixing also on road pedals... the pedal spanner was so much easier than having to reach the inner side of the crank to undo them... anyone else think it's a totally pointless thing?

meanredspider

ugo.santalucia wrote:

... anyone else think it's a totally pointless thing?

I suppose I agree - though about the only use for a 15mm spanner is to do pedals on a bike. Most bikes seem to come with one and perhaps the bike manufacturers are pushing to just be able to supply a cheap Allen key.

ugo.santalucia

meanredspider wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

... anyone else think it's a totally pointless thing?

I suppose I agree - though about the only use for a 15mm spanner is to do pedals on a bike. Most bikes seem to come with one and perhaps the bike manufacturers are pushing to just be able to supply a cheap Allen key.

Ahh... it's not a 15 mm spanner, I seem to recall it is a 9/16 of an inch, which works out as 14 point something.

You wouldn't think about such small savings on Ultegra or Dura Ace though, would you? It's just very inconvenient to access and therefore need a fairly long 8 mm key to get decent leverage. Basically it is a shoot system

veronese68

dhope wrote:

Well that took longer than I'd hoped. Still

Very nice. Old Ugo built wheels or have you dragged him out of retirement?

ugo.santalucia

Veronese68 wrote:

dhope wrote:

Well that took longer than I'd hoped. Still

Very nice. Old Ugo built wheels or have you dragged him out of retirement?

Old Ugo... these must be a 2015 build

dhope

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

dhope wrote:

Well that took longer than I'd hoped. Still

Very nice. Old Ugo built wheels or have you dragged him out of retirement?

Old Ugo... these must be a 2015 build

Yep, that's them. Not missed a beat so far

UndercoverElephant

ugo.santalucia wrote:

meanredspider wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

... anyone else think it's a totally pointless thing?

I suppose I agree - though about the only use for a 15mm spanner is to do pedals on a bike. Most bikes seem to come with one and perhaps the bike manufacturers are pushing to just be able to supply a cheap Allen key.

Ahh... it's not a 15 mm spanner, I seem to recall it is a 9/16 of an inch, which works out as 14 point something.

You wouldn't think about such small savings on Ultegra or Dura Ace though, would you? It's just very inconvenient to access and therefore need a fairly long 8 mm key to get decent leverage. Basically it is a shoot system

Prefer the allen key, to be honest (actually, would prefer Torx...). The good thing is that you've got much less chance of scratching expensive shiney stuff, especially if you have carbon cranks.

meursault

ugo.santalucia wrote:

dhope wrote:

dhope wrote:

Well that took longer than I'd hoped. Still

Love it

Agreed, molto freddo.