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

hopkinb

Cheers, I'll go ahead and put it on the bike at the weekend then.

imatfaal

apreading wrote:

imatfaal wrote:

it is the outer width of the chain which varies from 5 to6...to 10 to 11speed whereas the pitch (length of link) and the inner width have remained the same at 1/2" and 3/32".

Thats useful to know - I had assumed that the inner width would have changed too.

So my old 6750 chainset that I bought new for an old bike and never used due to the bike being written off and replaced with an 11 speed would work?

Yes I believe so
Found the article

Chain width, as defined by standard methods of measuring chains, is 3/32-inch on all bicycle derailleur chains. But this is NOT the “width” people are talking about when they say, “an 11-speed chain is narrower than a 10-speed (or 9-speed or 8-speed, etc.) chain.” Yes, chains have gotten narrower as the number of rear cogs has increased in bicycle drivetrains, BUT it is only the outside width dimension that has decreased, and really, we are actually describing the length of the roller pins, which is shorter on 11-speed chains than on 10-speed chains.

Read more at http://www.velonews.com/2016/01/bikes-a ... CfERdu3.99

apreading

But surely if the length of the pins is reduced and the with of the plates stays the same, this will reduce the inner width aswell as the outer width. The pin isnt/wasnt any wider than the widest part of the plates.

To reduce the outer width without affecting the inner width, the only way to do that would be by narrowing the outer plate (but not the inner plate) along with the pin.

[Edit] - OK, I read the article you linked to. This says that pins used to extend outside the width of the plates. I didnt think that was the case - the amount they extend must be minimal.

daniel_b

One of these, mostly to make us more visible when I'm towing my daughter to big school come september, but might also don it for early Sunday rides in the depths of winter.
Bought a blue one for my gf last winter, and it's bloody good, and now they have brought out higher vis versions, I went for a lime green one, the yellow was a bit too custardy, and not vibrant enough to my eye.




And this is exquisite

itboffin

hanger alignment tool, recently had to take the Scott to the LBS because it just wouldnt index, sure enough bent hanger even though it looked straight to me.

the difference now when riding is night and day, silent positive shifting every time just like it used to be, in fact i think its been bent for so long i'd forgotten what normal gears should be like.

I figure its time to check all my bikes and it was a tool not in my arsenal

bendertherobot

Daniel B wrote:

One of these, mostly to make us more visible when I'm towing my daughter to big school come september, but might also don it for early Sunday rides in the depths of winter.
Bought a blue one for my gf last winter, and it's bloody good, and now they have brought out higher vis versions, I went for a lime green one, the yellow was a bit too custardy, and not vibrant enough to my eye.




And this is exquisite

I thought you might get that helmet!

the_rover

First cycling purchase for a while.
Some DHB aeron bib shorts with my Father's Day cash! Apparently I'm difficult to buy for!

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-aeron-bib-s ... 60718380uk

meanredspider

A puncture repair kit from Sainsbury's (I know - check me out). Left all my bike repair stuff at the other places I'm living and it seems irresponsible to head out on a ride with no repair stuff.

mamil314

Daniel B wrote:

my gf

Can you, please, point me to the source of cycling girlfriends, my credit card is ready.

aberdeen_lune

itboffin wrote:

hanger alignment tool, recently had to take the Scott to the LBS because it just wouldnt index, sure enough bent hanger even though it looked straight to me.

the difference now when riding is night and day, silent positive shifting every time just like it used to be, in fact i think its been bent for so long i'd forgotten what normal gears should be like.

I figure its time to check all my bikes and it was a tool not in my arsenal

My Cannondale frame instructions states a hanger alignment tool should not be used while the hanger is attached to the frame. That kind of put me off purchasing one.

meanredspider

Aberdeen_lune wrote:

My Cannondale frame instructions states a hanger alignment tool should not be used while the hanger is attached to the frame. That kind of put me off purchasing one.

Ha - so Cannondale think you should align the hanger off the bike? That's a neat trick.

I had an issue, I thought, with the hanger on my Foil and just bought a new hanger. Ever since the hanger broke on my Boardman and only a tweet to Chris himself managed to source one, I've thought it's a good idea to carry a spare. I also have the Park alignment tool though I can currently guarantee that the bike and the tool will never be in the same place when required. I'm so looking forward to having one home (rather than 3)

daniel_b

bendertherobot wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

One of these, mostly to make us more visible when I'm towing my daughter to big sct hool come september, but might also don it for early Sunday rides in the depths of winter.
Bought a blue one for my gf last winter, and it's bloody good, and now they have brought out higher vis versions, I went for a lime green one, the yellow was a bit too custardy, and not vibrant enough to my eye.

I thought you might get that helmet!

You know me too well!

mamil314 wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

my gf

Can you, please, point me to the source of cycling girlfriends, my credit card is ready.

Ah apologies, I converted mine to cycling by buying her two bikes after we got together (17 years ago), but I imagine your local cycling club, and or Strava might be the best place to start looking these days!

daniel_b

Just nabbed another one of these beauties:

mamil314

Wouldn't these gills wear the shorts quicker? Seems sweet saddle, otherwise

itboffin

they do a little bit, my Rapha core bibs in particular

meanredspider

Did someone on here see this?



https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/pro-tea ... ct/OAJ01LS

luv2ride

meanredspider wrote:

Did someone on here see this?



https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/pro-tea ... ct/OAJ01LS

Don't know about the yellow pictured but the red and black version is a stunner. Grateful i don't have a red bike otherwise I'd find it difficult to resist!

daniel_b

mamil314 wrote:

Wouldn't these gills wear the shorts quicker? Seems sweet saddle, otherwise

I haven't been riding mine for that long, and only one ride on Core shorts so far, but no notable wear on my other bib shorts - LP, Etxeondo, Craft, that I have noticed.
It is a work of art though.

Worth noting, that if you like your ICS clip bags, this saddle has no docking point for one.

As for the LS Rapha jersey above, it's very nice, but also £150!
I think I have pretty much the SS version of it at home.

elbowloh

Daniel B wrote:

Just nabbed another one of these beauties:

I tried an arione for a while, I wanted to like it so much, because I think they look cool, but ended up with saddle sores like golf balls.

bmxboy10

Cannondale Contro Urban Bike! Bought on RTW.

Wanted a Bad Boy but this was £250 cheaper. Marmite looks but I have heard at least three people say Wow!

ugo.santalucia

One of these in 6Lt format... at 40 pounds an absolute bargain!

elbowloh

solboy10 wrote:

Cannondale Contro Urban Bike! Bought on RTW.

Wanted a Bad Boy but this was £250 cheaper. Marmite looks but I have heard at least three people say Wow!

OMG. What is that? Has it melted?

I have that saddlebag though...

dinyull

solboy10 wrote:

Cannondale Contro Urban Bike! Bought on RTW.

Wanted a Bad Boy but this was £250 cheaper. Marmite looks but I have heard at least three people say Wow!

As in wow......what the fark is that?!

Haha, I actually liked it when I first saw it...but the more and more I look the less I like.

MisterMuncher

The Bad Boy is getting a big redesign this coming model year, too. Old models might well be getting serious discounts. I miss my old disc Bad Boy, stolen a few years back. It was a cracking little bus.

meanredspider

Dinyull wrote:

Haha, I actually liked it when I first saw it...but the more and more I look the less I like.

I'm a fan of utility but that looks as though it was made from old scaffolding tubes.

DrLex

And a rigid lefty? So all the oddness (and hub uniqueness) without the concomitant comfort of some suspension travel.

meanredspider

DrLex wrote:

And a rigid lefty? So all the oddness (and hub uniqueness) without the concomitant comfort of some suspension travel.

Not to mention challenges with guards (at both ends).

Still, I like the fact that it's different.

thistle_

meanredspider wrote:

I'm a fan of utility but that looks as though it was made from old scaffolding tubes.

That was my first impression too.

luv2ride

ugo.santalucia wrote:

One of these in 6Lt format... at 40 pounds an absolute bargain!

Used mine quite a few times now - capacious

bendertherobot