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

itboffin

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

Frankly, with 3k of insurance from teh lock maker and the household insurance I have, if they can get through it, fine. At least next I will be covered fully.

Though feck me the time it takes to hunt down all the bits and pieces and find the best prices is unreal.

You could use this opt to buy kit made in this century

ryan_w-2

Oops...

asprilla

Ryan_W wrote:

Oops...

I was very close to doing this on my new build. Its a much better option than the junction under the stem. I prefer standard road bars to aero ones though and the Enve road bars dont have the appropriate holes yet.

mrb123

Some Mark 1 Sorpassos, only 70 quid on Chain Reaction with the current discount code.

Also some Galibier Barrier overshoes.

Winter is coming!

luv2ride

MrB123 wrote:

Some Mark 1 Sorpassos, only 70 quid on Chain Reaction with the current discount code.

Also some Galibier Barrier overshoes.

Winter is coming!

Same. £68.50 through TopCashBack. Only all black left in my size (large), but figured theyd "go" with everything 8)
Plus some neoprene gloves from Aldi (went back for a lihht/camera but none left...)

mrb123

Luv2ride wrote:

MrB123 wrote:

Some Mark 1 Sorpassos, only 70 quid on Chain Reaction with the current discount code.

Also some Galibier Barrier overshoes.

Winter is coming!

Same. £68.50 through TopCashBack. Only all black left in my size (large), but figured theyd "go" with everything 8)
Plus some neoprene gloves from Aldi (went back for a lihht/camera but none left...)

Exactly the same as I went for. Plain black the sensible choice.

Just hoping the fit is the same as my Sportful R&Ds which are a good fit for me in large.

bendertherobot

The XL are more expensive. However my practically unworn spare pair are in the classifieds for £65.

MisterMuncher

Won three brand new pairs of Oakley Jawbreaker on Friday. Which is nice.

Picked up a pair of second hand Planet X 50 tubs simply because they were too cheap to pass up. Not sure if I'll keep them or not. I'll have a spin out on them this week to see what I think.

keyser__soze

Found my rear light (Moon Shield) had packed in Friday night when I came to cycle home and as luck would have it I'd removed my back-up from my helmet so had to go to Evans for emergency purchase. Chose a Cateye Kinetic which looked ok, was rechargeable and more importantly actually had charge and didn't need batteries. Discovered this morning that unlike the other rechargeable lights I have the only way this Cateye can be charged is by taking it off the bike, meaning it's bound to get forgotten or the O ring it uses to mount is going to get lost at some point

lettingthedaysgoby

prawny

Got myself some lightly used R550 SPD SL pedals to try after my look cleats were wearing too fast, and my MTB shoe/pedal combo was just a bit too flexy.

Seem pretty good so far. float is nicer than the looks, clip out is much more positive, even if the clip in isn't any better (but I am using toe warmers so might be better without)

daniel_b

Technically one of these, though a good chance it will be returned:

kleinstroker

Another set of lights for the coming dark

greg66_tri_v2.0

I bloody own this thread, I do.

Yesterday afternoon, once the insurance was confirmed (well, a bit before, actually):

R3SL frameset, 2008 vintage
Enve 2.0 Road fork
3T Arx Pro stem
3T Ergosum Pro bars
Deda Elementi bar tape
Chorus 11 brakes, ergos, FD, RD, chain, cassette (you can still find Chorus 10 carbon stuff new, but it's no cheaper than 11. Weird) plus cables & outers
SRAM blackbox ceramic GXP BB
Quarq DZero
Rotor OCP3 50/34 rings
Bora One 35 tubs (a-fucking-gain! That's the most painful bit about this. I hummed and harred the first time about spending so much on wheels, and now I'm fucking well doing it again).
Keywin carbon ti pedals
Pedal washers
ANT+ speed sensor
Hirame adaptor
Knock off carbon bottle cages
Some diddy Knog lights

Then limped home nursing a ruptured wallet trying hard not to think about what I could have left off the list to keep within "budget".

rick_chasey

Don't want to p!ss on your chips, but weren't you tempted to go for a frame that wasn't already nine years old?

daniel_b

Rick Chasey wrote:

Don't want to p!ss on your chips, but weren't you tempted to go for a frame that wasn't already nine years old?

defever

kleinstroker wrote:

Another set of lights for the coming dark

I bought this exact set few weeks ago. I really like them. My recent favourite purchase!

greg66_tri_v2.0

Oh, for goodness sake, do TRY to keep up, Chasey.

The R5 frameset is 3300. So the finishing kit would have been made out of twigs and it would have had no wheels.

The R3 frameset is 2300 and not available until Jan. And the stack is higher than the R3SL but the reach is shorter and the chain stays are longer. So that’s a ginger stepchild, right there.

There was only one logical choice in the end.

kleinstroker

^There was an RCA frame on ebay last week for £1600, was sorely tempted myself

luv2ride

MrB123 wrote:

Luv2ride wrote:

MrB123 wrote:

Some Mark 1 Sorpassos, only 70 quid on Chain Reaction with the current discount code.

Also some Galibier Barrier overshoes.

Winter is coming!

Same. £68.50 through TopCashBack. Only all black left in my size (large), but figured theyd "go" with everything 8)
Plus some neoprene gloves from Aldi (went back for a lihht/camera but none left...)

Exactly the same as I went for. Plain black the sensible choice.

Just hoping the fit is the same as my Sportful R&Ds which are a good fit for me in large.

My bargain Sorpassos arrived today. Notice they have a Progetto X2 Air pad, which feels pretty "nappy-like" compared with the plain Progetto X2 pad in my San Remo Thermosuit (effectively Sorpasso bottoms). Mind you, went for large in the new Sorpassos, whereas the Thermosuit is medium. Not quite as good a fit as the Thermosuit or my Sportful R&Ds (also in large). Considering a return... Annoying size discrepancy given I'd recently had to send some medium Castelli Omloop bib shorts back as could barely get in them...

roger_merriman

Somewhat less expensive and swish than Greg’s bike build, bought some tyres.



Since my new commute to work though a decent bike path is liberally peppered with broken glass, and these well do the job!

itboffin

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

Oh, for goodness sake, do TRY to keep up, Chasey.

The R5 frameset is 3300. So the finishing kit would have been made out of twigs and it would have had no wheels.

The R3 frameset is 2300 and not available until Jan. And the stack is higher than the R3SL but the reach is shorter and the chain stays are longer. So that’s a ginger stepchild, right there.

There was only one logical choice in the end.

never mind that fact that any new Cervelo is entirely different beast post 2012 takeover, rumors were that any unsold R5 ended up repainted as R3 sold off then a new cheaper entire range produced to appeal to a wider audience.

Might be BS but for sure the new model are pretty different.

@DanB defo dont go looking at the new S3 model, you'll hate the colour scheme :roll:

dhope

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

Oh, for goodness sake, do TRY to keep up, Chasey.

The R5 frameset is 3300. So the finishing kit would have been made out of twigs and it would have had no wheels.

The R3 frameset is 2300 and not available until Jan. And the stack is higher than the R3SL but the reach is shorter and the chain stays are longer. So that’s a ginger stepchild, right there.

There was only one logical choice in the end.

Couldn't you have bought the whole bike rather than the frameset?
Frameset 3300

Whole bike with Ultegra 3400
https://www.swiftcycles.co.uk/6708/prod ... -bike.aspx

Edit: 3100 for a 54
https://www.chelmercycles.co.uk/m1b0s6p ... R5-Ultegra

Edit 2: Actually 3000
https://www.nrgcycles.co.uk/60461/produ ... y-red.aspx

Edit 3: Or 2800 if you're short
https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/cervel ... -2017.html

Then you could get a spare frame (obviously you have a spare frame already) and put the Ultegra on it, then maybe lock that bike outside the swimming pool instead of the Cervelo :roll:

rick_chasey

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

Oh, for goodness sake, do TRY to keep up, Chasey.

The R5 frameset is 3300. So the finishing kit would have been made out of twigs and it would have had no wheels.

The R3 frameset is 2300 and not available until Jan. And the stack is higher than the R3SL but the reach is shorter and the chain stays are longer. So that’s a ginger stepchild, right there.

There was only one logical choice in the end.

Sure, but I kinda meant looking beyond bike frames made for dentists...

daniel_b

It's certainly red. And is that navy?

greg66_tri_v2.0

dhope wrote:

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

Oh, for goodness sake, do TRY to keep up, Chasey.

The R5 frameset is 3300. So the finishing kit would have been made out of twigs and it would have had no wheels.

The R3 frameset is 2300 and not available until Jan. And the stack is higher than the R3SL but the reach is shorter and the chain stays are longer. So that’s a ginger stepchild, right there.

There was only one logical choice in the end.

Couldn't you have bought the whole bike rather than the frameset?
Frameset 3300

Whole bike with Ultegra 3400
https://www.swiftcycles.co.uk/6708/prod ... -bike.aspx

Edit: 3100 for a 54
https://www.chelmercycles.co.uk/m1b0s6p ... R5-Ultegra

Edit 2: Actually 3000
https://www.nrgcycles.co.uk/60461/produ ... y-red.aspx

Edit 3: Or 2800 if you're short
https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/cervel ... -2017.html

Then you could get a spare frame (obviously you have a spare frame already) and put the Ultegra on it, then maybe lock that bike outside the swimming pool instead of the Cervelo :roll:

Ultegra?

How very dare you, sir!

So I buy a bike cover in junk, errr, Ultegra, then take the junk, errr, Ultegra and put it on a frame I don't have, use that, and leave the frame I actually want at home.

Run that one by me again...

greg66_tri_v2.0

Rick Chasey wrote:

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

Oh, for goodness sake, do TRY to keep up, Chasey.

The R5 frameset is 3300. So the finishing kit would have been made out of twigs and it would have had no wheels.

The R3 frameset is 2300 and not available until Jan. And the stack is higher than the R3SL but the reach is shorter and the chain stays are longer. So that’s a ginger stepchild, right there.

There was only one logical choice in the end.

Sure, but I kinda meant looking beyond bike frames made for dentists...

Ok, Chasey, that's enough from you, and stand up when you're being spoken to.

Oh. You *are* standing up.

I see.

dhope

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

Run that one by me again...

It saves you £500 on the frameset, plus whatever you get from the scrap metal dealer for the Ultegra kit.

greg66_tri_v2.0

dhope wrote:

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

Run that one by me again...

It saves you £500 on the frameset, plus whatever you get from the scrap metal dealer for the Ultegra kit.

But it still would not have left enough over to buy the gruppo and wheels I actually want.

And, and seriously, let's not forget this, this bike is supposed to be my winter hack. I don't want to go mad on it.

dhope

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

And, and seriously, let's not forget this, this bike is supposed to be my winter hack. I don't want to go mad on it.

Well you could always save the Ultegra for the summer bike