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

prawny

Yeah I've heard mixed reports about the HyRd lever throw too which is a bit of a concern, I'm on old style Tiagra levers so I'll unpack them carefully and give them a squeeze in the garage before I commit.

timothyw

prawny wrote:

Yeah I've heard mixed reports about the HyRd lever throw too which is a bit of a concern, I'm on old style Tiagra levers so I'll unpack them carefully and give them a squeeze in the garage before I commit.

My understanding is that Tiagra made the change with 4600 - if you're before that, I suspect you won't have much joy either.

tgotb

TimothyW wrote:

I do wonder how the Hope system is set up, as it strike me that it'll always be an issue with this kind of system. The Giant is quite deliberately set up so that you can't pre load the piston with tension - you can only access the bolt to tighten the cable when it is at rest.

I can't comment on the Hope system, but I have no less than 5 Parabox systems (same idea, same era), and they have similar limitations. I've actually got them working very well with SRAM levers, but they're quite fiddly to get right. You can adjust just about everything, but that gives you the ability to create problems for yourself. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone who doesn't either have a good understanding of how hydraulic brakes work, or a very good LBS (I can imagine lesser LBSs might struggle with these...)

prawny

TimothyW wrote:

prawny wrote:

Yeah I've heard mixed reports about the HyRd lever throw too which is a bit of a concern, I'm on old style Tiagra levers so I'll unpack them carefully and give them a squeeze in the garage before I commit.

My understanding is that Tiagra made the change with 4600 - if you're before that, I suspect you won't have much joy either.

Ahh, good oh, I'm on 4600 so fingers crossed.

I really really really can't be doing with the constant cable fettling that I was doing with my single sided calipers.

If I can't get these to work I'll sell the lot and buy a new bike.

veronese68

TGOTB wrote:

I can't comment on the Hope system, but I have no less than 5 Parabox systems (same idea, same era), and they have similar limitations. I've actually got them working very well with SRAM levers, but they're quite fiddly to get right. You can adjust just about everything, but that gives you the ability to create problems for yourself. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone who doesn't either have a good understanding of how hydraulic brakes work, or a very good LBS (I can imagine lesser LBSs might struggle with these...)

Mine was a pain to set up, partially because it had been removed carelessly and one hose was leaking I grant you. Since fitting I've barely touched it and have been very pleased with it. That's using 10 speed 105 levers.
I'm still envious of proper full hydraulics though.

bendertherobot

My Juin tech are 18 months old now. Zero issues, used in rubbish conditions constant

schlepcycling

Dinyull wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

https://www.edgesportsuk.com/store/juin-tech-r1-hydraulic-cable-pull-disc-brake-set-black-cyclocross-road.html

Juin Tech's are £150 the pair, all stuff included. Should even be a 10% code on the net somewhere.

I had bad experience using those - caliper seized which seems a common fault.

+1
I had to send one of my calipers back for a replacement after it seized.

daniel_b

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Rejoice, I will now stop asking questions about what turbo to buy and what skewer I need etc. \o/

Just bought an Elite Direto through PBK for ~£637, using a 15% off RRP discount code sent to me this morning by e-mail, where I had to visit site through e-mail link to validate the code. Expected in warehouse tomorrow, delivered before Xmas.

Half expecting to find the e-mail was a clever phishing scam*; turbo doesn't arrive before Xmas; Halfords to get them back in stock and sell them at ~£625 including BC discount like they did around Black Friday etc.

* So clever it lists all my previous purchases from PBK i.e Lezyne Super GPS for ~£100.

redvee

bendertherobot wrote:

My Juin tech are 18 months old now. Zero issues, used in rubbish conditions constant

Only issue I have is my rear one doesn't feel as harp as my Hy:Rds, spoke to Edge Sport and they recommended bleeding the calliper. I've got the kit but not had the time to do it yet.

daniel_b

Less than £60 and carbon soles really, unable to resist

daniel_b

Intrigued to see what one of these is all about - as a casual piece of clobber.

Price matched by Wiggle, from Merlin:

prawny

TimothyW wrote:

prawny wrote:

Yeah I've heard mixed reports about the HyRd lever throw too which is a bit of a concern, I'm on old style Tiagra levers so I'll unpack them carefully and give them a squeeze in the garage before I commit.

My understanding is that Tiagra made the change with 4600 - if you're before that, I suspect you won't have much joy either.

It's early days - I've only ridden 20 miles on them but so far the HyRds are working perfectly with my old Tiagra levers. Lever pull is perfect, power is as good as the old brakes, potentially no better, but they were good enough for me anyway and they're probably not fully bedded in anyway.

Touching wood, but as long as they stay this way I will be a happy bunny.

lettingthedaysgoby

FWE Roubaix Long Sleeve LTR Jersey.

20 quid, reduced from 50, bargain.

bendertherobot

Fizik Aliante Open Regular R1. Interesting to see what it's like.

I guess I may need a Fizik post to match it. But my stem is Deda. So I may have to swap that to Fizik too.

mrb123

lettingthedaysgoby wrote:

FWE Roubaix Long Sleeve LTR Jersey.

20 quid, reduced from 50, bargain.

Snap - ordered one of these yesterday which I'll be collecting later on.

lettingthedaysgoby

MrB123 wrote:

Snap - ordered one of these yesterday which I'll be collecting later on.

Picked mine up earlier. Fits perfectly and seems nicely made

mrb123

lettingthedaysgoby wrote:

MrB123 wrote:

Snap - ordered one of these yesterday which I'll be collecting later on.

Picked mine up earlier. Fits perfectly and seems nicely made

Yeah, definitely a keeper for 20 notes.

prawny

Got some 38c Hyper Voyagers for the Hack, PX were doing a free knock off evade helmet if you bought a £50 voucher, so I got a helmet, 2 tyres and a new SS Baselayer for the price of postage.

Happy days.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Having ordered yesterday afternoon, I just received https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00LIIMHP4 and https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00NH12O5I , so I have the option of using the Elite Training app on my pc.

But unbelievably, my Elite Direto seems to be lost, having somehow started with DPD and then upgraded to Hermes... Except the tracking number for Hermes doesn't exist! No turbo trainer for me until after Xmas, as things stand.

drhaggis

NitrousOxide wrote:

But unbelievably, my Elite Direto seems to be lost, having somehow started with DPD and then upgraded to Hermes... Except the tracking number for Hermes doesn't exist! No turbo trainer for me until after Xmas, as things stand.

Don't you worry. Xmas is meant to be joyful, an occasion to share with the family. The pain, the real pain, is reserved for Easter.

Sorry, I attended RC schoool.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

My "missing" Direto was delivered by Hermes while I was at work, Yay!

trivial_poursuivant

NitrousOxide wrote:

My "missing" Direto was delivered by Hermes while I was at work, Yay!

I guess they did it properly then? Must be too heavy to just throw over the hedge.

luv2ride

Castelli Nanoflex Pro Omloop shorts. Got Wiggle to price match Merlin's sale price of £62.50 (guessing they might be too long for me as I'm a short-arse, so may benefit from the free returns). With TopCashBack came to just over 60 quid. Not bad for shorts with the Progetto2 pad....

daniel_b

And these clashtastic calf compression thingies - only colour in my size at the reduced price


Wanted these, but only in the very smallest size :-(

daniel_b

prawny

prawny wrote:

Got some 38c Hyper Voyagers for the Hack, PX were doing a free knock off evade helmet if you bought a £50 voucher, so I got a helmet, 2 tyres and a new SS Baselayer for the price of postage.

Happy days.

The Carnac helmet fits really nicely, no good for the winter because the vents are in the wrong place for my Link light, but I'm really tempted to get another couple of the other styles, I've never been 100% happy with the fit of my Giro Foray.

lettingthedaysgoby

Primal wind gillet. Arrived this morning, seems to fit nicely.

prawny

Gyah!

Ebay were offering 20% off anything today and my feet were cold this morning, so I bought a pair of Shimano MW5 boots for £84. Bit more tasteful than the scott heaters, plus a bit of cashback from quidco.

trivial_poursuivant

2 new Conti GP4000s 25mm.
New KMC chain to replace the utterly rubbish Wippermann Connex one On my winter bike - just way too much lateral movement in it. Causes vibration in highest gears.
New headset - £28 ffs!!
New Bottom Bracket
Mam bought me some new Rudy Project Tralyx glasses for Christmas. Just got them.