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

daniel_b

Taken a punt on these Uranium framed ones with Jade lenses - youth size, so may be snug, or too snug, I do have a bit of a peahead, so hoping to get lucky.

oldbazza

Silca tool roll and phone wallet;been looking at these for a while and have had some money come in so pulled the credit card trigger.

indyp

Conti GP4000s ii 25mm, plus for mates Defy Shimano RS010 wheels and RS650 brakes.

reformedfatty

Aliexpress purchases made. Will they arrive? well they be rubbish? will my bank account be emptied? who can say. I'm risking it for

Cycling glasses.. unknown brand stuff in the style of oakley radar paths.
Bikepacking seat pack and handlebar roll.

Watch this space (for a while, est delivery 20-40 days)

redvee

reformedfatty wrote:

Will they arrive?

Yes they will arrive but as you say, won't be quick. Not had anything go missing in the three years I've been buying off AliExpress

reformedfatty wrote:

will they be rubbish?

Could be , on the other hand some items have been good too.

reformedfatty wrote:

Will my bank account be emptied?

Not had any worries with this, your bank details are held securely on a scrap of paper by some bloke in Peking who then goes to the local Western Union and transfers the money to the seller when you confirm the item has arrived. Payments are made to AliExpress who holds the funds till you confirm delivery then releases the funds to seller that is why you need to confirm delivery of the goods.

apreading

I only ever use paypal for these sellers like Ali-express.

schlepcycling

pastryboy wrote:

schlepcycling wrote:

A pair of these https://www.sigmasport.co.uk/item/Bont/Riotand-BOA-Road-Shoes-2017/F2HV :shock:

Those are some fine looking disco slippers. I like every colour option - which did you go for?

I thought if you're gonna go, go big, so I went for the green ones.

spasypaddy

Monster isport headphones for turbo duties.

Baron Greenback

The last thing I purchased was this, a towbar carrier (Atera Strada Sport M3). Really happy with it.



Next on the list for me are some lock-on grips, and some new pedals for my eldest son.

Websta24

reformedfatty wrote:

Aliexpress purchases made. Will they arrive? well they be rubbish? will my bank account be emptied? who can say. I'm risking it for

Cycling glasses.. unknown brand stuff in the style of oakley radar paths.
Bikepacking seat pack and handlebar roll.

Watch this space (for a while, est delivery 20-40 days)

Mate, i bought some radars from Ali-Express, pic on the website was of a blank plain frame, turned up fully branded frames, lenses, carry case...the works. A mate of mine bought some of another style and even got the lenses tested at Specsavers...fully UV protective etc!

I think i paid £12 included delivery!

roubaixmb

This is the road section....

meanredspider

RoubaixMB wrote:

This is the road section....

Umm - no.

wolfsbane2k

Websta24 wrote:

reformedfatty wrote:

Aliexpress purchases made. Will they arrive? well they be rubbish? will my bank account be emptied? who can say. I'm risking it for

Cycling glasses.. unknown brand stuff in the style of oakley radar paths.
Bikepacking seat pack and handlebar roll.

Watch this space (for a while, est delivery 20-40 days)

Mate, i bought some radars from Ali-Express, pic on the website was of a blank plain frame, turned up fully branded frames, lenses, carry case...the works. A mate of mine bought some of another style and even got the lenses tested at Specsavers...fully UV protective etc!

I think i paid £12 included delivery!

One of the big concerns for me with Aliexpress stuff is not the UV protection - that's easy.
It's the strength/deformation tests that should be done to meet CE marking, and then the trust that they have been made to that standard that worries me.
I'd rather have trust in the things protecting my eyes rather than none..

tincaman

reformedfatty wrote:

Aliexpress purchases made. Will they arrive? well they be rubbish? will my bank account be emptied? who can say. I'm risking it for

Cycling glasses.. unknown brand stuff in the style of oakley radar paths.
Bikepacking seat pack and handlebar roll.

Watch this space (for a while, est delivery 20-40 days)

Was it one like this?

lancew

5800 Chainset
105 11-32 cassette
2x 5800 11 speed chains
Superstar 32t Raceface cinch chainring
Askium rear wheel

Already bought: SRAM 11-46 cassette
Still to buy: Roadbike cables, singlespeed chainrings, cassette and chain.

Eeeek, bikes could have worn out not all at the same time.

daniel_b

london-red

Campy CX Carbon chainset. Going to convert my Sigma to Campy to match the Bottecchia. I'm now a full Campag fanboy, and anything else just isn't up to it.

If anyone has some 10-speed Ergo levers & Centaur or above 10-speed rear mech going cheap, let me know!

UndercoverElephant

London-Red wrote:

Campy CX Carbon chainset. Going to convert my Sigma to Campy to match the Bottecchia. I'm now a full Campag fanboy, and anything else just isn't up to it.

If anyone has some 10-speed Ergo levers & Centaur or above 10-speed rear mech going cheap, let me know!

I have some silver Veloce levers in the garage that I could part with.

london-red

UndercoverElephant wrote:

London-Red wrote:

Campy CX Carbon chainset. Going to convert my Sigma to Campy to match the Bottecchia. I'm now a full Campag fanboy, and anything else just isn't up to it.

If anyone has some 10-speed Ergo levers & Centaur or above 10-speed rear mech going cheap, let me know!

I have some silver Veloce levers in the garage that I could part with.

Hmmm, I'm going to come across like a right spoiled brat here, but, I'm looking for the black (preferably carbon effect) look. Thanks though - appreciate it.

mtb-idle

I'm a bit of a tart and always willing to join in with the latest trend (well, aside from tattoos; I'm not that vain) so have decided to increase my sock game from lame (black or grey or variants of black and grey) to strong with the purchase of some Castelli Fausto socks from Ev*ns this lunchtime



I also always wear a cap under my lid for various reasons (fashion, sun, sweat, all three) but my thickish winter cap is getting a bit sweaty over the last few weeks so I upgraded to a thin summer version (Castelli inferno) in preparation for climbing in the Alps in July



Strong sock game and caps aplenty in evidence in my latest video which covers my 225km ride from Richmond Park to Oxford and back a couple of weeks ago. Special feature is the now infamous 'stella shower' scene (safe for work).

Weapon of Choice

Best viewed with sound

bigmat

London-Red wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

London-Red wrote:

Campy CX Carbon chainset. Going to convert my Sigma to Campy to match the Bottecchia. I'm now a full Campag fanboy, and anything else just isn't up to it.

If anyone has some 10-speed Ergo levers & Centaur or above 10-speed rear mech going cheap, let me know!

I have some silver Veloce levers in the garage that I could part with.

Hmmm, I'm going to come across like a right spoiled brat here, but, I'm looking for the black (preferably carbon effect) look. Thanks though - appreciate it.

I have a 10 speed Centaur carbon rear mech in the shed, never quite made it to eBay. Some Centaur skeleton brake calipers as well (silver).

UndercoverElephant

London-Red wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

London-Red wrote:

Campy CX Carbon chainset. Going to convert my Sigma to Campy to match the Bottecchia. I'm now a full Campag fanboy, and anything else just isn't up to it.

If anyone has some 10-speed Ergo levers & Centaur or above 10-speed rear mech going cheap, let me know!

I have some silver Veloce levers in the garage that I could part with.

Hmmm, I'm going to come across like a right spoiled brat here, but, I'm looking for the black (preferably carbon effect) look. Thanks though - appreciate it.

I'm at least as bad, that's why I specified that they're silver.

london-red

BigMat wrote:

London-Red wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

London-Red wrote:

Campy CX Carbon chainset. Going to convert my Sigma to Campy to match the Bottecchia. I'm now a full Campag fanboy, and anything else just isn't up to it.

If anyone has some 10-speed Ergo levers & Centaur or above 10-speed rear mech going cheap, let me know!

I have some silver Veloce levers in the garage that I could part with.

Hmmm, I'm going to come across like a right spoiled brat here, but, I'm looking for the black (preferably carbon effect) look. Thanks though - appreciate it.

I have a 10 speed Centaur carbon rear mech in the shed, never quite made it to eBay. Some Centaur skeleton brake calipers as well (silver).

Interesting. I'll drop you a pm.

redvee

Been after a stand to lift the backwheel up for those times when I need to play with the gears/brakes and couldn't find anything cheap but browsing in my local Cycle Surgery jumble sale I came across on of these marked up at £22 like other retailers but with the CDS 20% made it under £18.

http://www.minoura.jp/english/storage-e/ds30blt-e.html

daniel_b

I think I am in love....

asprilla

Torq Summer Shandy gels flavoured with Adnams Mosaic Pale ale.

Can't taste any worse than then the 'fruit' flavour of most gels.

dhope

dhope wrote:

Front derailleur has cross threaded a limit screw :evil:

Seems Shimano limit screws may have been outsourced to FSA. Not sure what else would explain them being made of Camembert.

Anyway. Ghetto solution cost £0.91 from Toolstation 8)



I'll get something prettier at some point

meanredspider

What steel is the ghetto solution made of?

spasypaddy

if you swap them out again i'd recommend using torx or allen key bolts

dhope

meanredspider wrote:

What steel is the ghetto solution made of?

'Zinc plated mild steel screws with a Phillips pan head.'
Probably not as good as stainless but hopefully they'll not rust up straight away with a bit of a zinc plating.

spasypaddy wrote:

if you swap them out again i'd recommend using torx or allen key bolts

Yeah. I'll pick up some stainless steel ones with a torx head I think to swap them out I think. Screwfix had sold out of these