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

bendertherobot

Daniel B wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Giro Empire SLX £129.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/giro-empire-slx-road-shoe-2016/

Probably that NRA connection bringing them down

If they didn't have the orange bit on the green ones, I'd give a pair a go.

Marker pen

bmxboy10

I ordered them with the BC discount for £116 not worried about the colour but slightly concerned about the shinyness if you know what I mean. Need to see em in the flesh!

daniel_b

Fair point BTR!

solboy10 wrote:

I ordered them with the BC discount for £116 not worried about the colour but slightly concerned about the shinyness if you know what I mean. Need to see em in the flesh!

From Wiggle?

daniel_b

bendertherobot wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Giro Empire SLX £129.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/giro-empire-slx-road-shoe-2016/

Probably that NRA connection bringing them down

If they didn't have the orange bit on the green ones, I'd give a pair a go.

Marker pen

Fair point, or automotive vinyl.

Delighted to see they are out of stock in any sizes I would need now. Phew.

roger_merriman

Got these, since my present commuting shoes are a) too soft soled and b) far too well vented!

I’m hoping they will be good for both on the bike, and pottering about in work as i do change shoes at the moment which is a faff.

bmxboy10

Look Keo Max Gift Set from PX £45 notes!

Anonymous

Planet X padded double wheel bag.....and a new chain whip tool...

£16 for the two - posted .....and just noticed the bag I purchased ( the blue and yellow one ) has increased in price since last week !!
https://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/accessori ... wheel-bags

Good quality bag and a cheap price

daniel_b

Eeek, have just entered for this, via BC - still a huge wodge of cash to my mind, but with other personal events this year, and not getting into Ride London, thought this was worth a crack - parking added on to.

Might see if my gf wants to ride it too.

https://www.velosouth.com/

bmxboy10

Daniel B wrote:

Eeek, have just entered for this, via BC - still a huge wodge of cash to my mind, but with other personal events this year, and not getting into Ride London, thought this was worth a crack - parking added on to.

Might see if my gf wants to ride it too.

https://www.velosouth.com/

Hi how did you enter? Can’t see this on the BC website?

elbowloh

solboy10 wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

Eeek, have just entered for this, via BC - still a huge wodge of cash to my mind, but with other personal events this year, and not getting into Ride London, thought this was worth a crack - parking added on to.

Might see if my gf wants to ride it too.

https://www.velosouth.com/

Hi how did you enter? Can’t see this on the BC website?

Received an email from BC just now about it. Get priority entry for BC members until midnight tonight.

bmxboy10

elbowloh wrote:

solboy10 wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

Eeek, have just entered for this, via BC - still a huge wodge of cash to my mind, but with other personal events this year, and not getting into Ride London, thought this was worth a crack - parking added on to.

Might see if my gf wants to ride it too.

https://www.velosouth.com/

Hi how did you enter? Can’t see this on the BC website?

Received an email from BC just now about it. Get priority entry for BC members until midnight tonight.

No email yet how much is the entry cost?

elbowloh

solboy10 wrote:

elbowloh wrote:

solboy10 wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

Eeek, have just entered for this, via BC - still a huge wodge of cash to my mind, but with other personal events this year, and not getting into Ride London, thought this was worth a crack - parking added on to.

Might see if my gf wants to ride it too.

https://www.velosouth.com/

Hi how did you enter? Can’t see this on the BC website?

Received an email from BC just now about it. Get priority entry for BC members until midnight tonight.

No email yet how much is the entry cost?

£70 for the basic entry package (after £10 discount for BC members).
£120 for the fast track package that includes a parking space and having your registration stuff posted to you rather than having to attend in person.

asprilla

DALESMAN999 wrote:

Planet X padded double wheel bag.....and a new chain whip tool...

£16 for the two - posted .....and just noticed the bag I purchased ( the blue and yellow one ) has increased in price since last week !!
https://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/accessori ... wheel-bags

Good quality bag and a cheap price

Anyone buying a chainwhip should get this one from decathlon: https://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip- ... 09913.html

It's just brilliant. Sure, it' more expensive, but it's worth it.

drhaggis

And the money trickle continues. Cycling is so tough for us pennypinchers.

This time I got a bottle Muc-off drivetrain cleaner (500ml, being 25% cheaper per litre than the 750ml one), a box of nitrile gloves and then a set of glueless patches and a Crank Brothers M17 multitool to replace the one stolen last week.

-Dash

elbowloh wrote:

solboy10 wrote:

elbowloh wrote:

solboy10 wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

Eeek, have just entered for this, via BC - still a huge wodge of cash to my mind, but with other personal events this year, and not getting into Ride London, thought this was worth a crack - parking added on to.

Might see if my gf wants to ride it too.

https://www.velosouth.com/

Hi how did you enter? Can’t see this on the BC website?

Received an email from BC just now about it. Get priority entry for BC members until midnight tonight.

No email yet how much is the entry cost?

£70 for the basic entry package (after £10 discount for BC members).
£120 for the fast track package that includes a parking space and having your registration stuff posted to you rather than having to attend in person.

Over £1 per mile. Wow. I might have been tempted at £70 which is still pretty steep but I'd want to start in the first few waves to not be stuck behind people walking up hills etc. The fast track package just appears to guarantee a parking space... realistically it can't be that hard to park at Goodwood - a place that hosts an event that sees over 200,000 visit over a weekend.

roger_merriman

Veronese68 wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

I'm about to return my Strada 1200 as it just keeps cutting out. I wouldn't trust the charge % displayed or the run time until you've used it for a while. I'd recommend always having a back-up to hand in the short term.

I remember seeing you wrote that before, as with you I've been a bit of an Exposure fan so was surprised to hear that. I did wonder if the newer ones had a better beam pattern as I fear the old one may be dazzling for oncoming riders even when pointing down a bit and on dip. I'll stick with my old one then.

Thus far, it’s not missed a beat, it’s mostly used on the commute old MTB where it’s mostly on low bar the parks where I knock up to full, the remote I love, since I can easily dip/full beam on a whim. And since it’s mostly on low it lasts quite a few days, before it drops too low for comfort. The run time does drop, but not unexpectedly so, loose a few % on cold days.

Since it’s the 600 it’s it doesn’t have the power that my older light did/has but bar one section that’s fine since I mostly don’t need it.

whatleytom

This just turned up today, new commuter.

davis

whatleytom wrote:

This just turned up today, new commuter.

That is simply beautiful.

bendertherobot

They're properly good, useful bikes.

redvee

Nearly bought an Exposure Strada 900 from Cycle Republic but didn't like the look of it cause of the size and had concerns about it fitting in the cockpit on the front of the bike so went with a Joystick MK12 that came down from £139.99 instore to £111.99 on their website then dropped further to £100.76 with BC membership
As I have to take my bike up and down stairs to get into my flat I've smashed the rear reflector off the rear guard again so have bought some High Intensity Reflective Tape in red to replace it.

daniel_b

A mahoosive thankyou to NitrousOxide for DM'ing me with the reduced price on the Boardman Hybrid Pro.

£1000, down to £800, then with my BC discount, and work discount, that comes down to £640 - plus, as it's a display model (We'll ignore I was the first person to ride it), they have offered me 10% of the value (£80) to use on accessories - so I make that a take home price of effectively £560
Should be picking up this Wednesday.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Bargaintastic, enjoy!

bendertherobot

A K-Edge XL Garmin out front mount cos the Garmin 1000 supplied one is too high and not long enough (IMO)

luv2ride

Blackburn Outpost seat pack holster and dry bag from CRC. Looking forward to some light bikepacking once I've got a good lightweight sleeping bag and sleeping mat sorted.

Also got a Berghaus Peak 3.1 Pro tent for £100 last weekend (trail weight only 1.6kg) which fits easily in the new Topeak handlebar harness system I picked up at a bargain price from Merlin just after Christmas. Only paid £37 for it and reckon it's a great design.

smokey_bacon

New fizik antares saddle to replace my antares that has given up the ghost after 3 and a half years. Also a muc off sponge!

bendertherobot

WTB Resolute 700c 42mm from R2 bike. Oh, and an Ultegra 11-30 cassette

If the Resolute clear the stays on my Vitus, which they should do, it becomes semi monster cross. Oh, got the tan walls too.

mtb-idle

probably should have gone under rants initially but i was out riding at the weekend. up and out the door at 06:30 for a planned 100 miler to Brighton and back.

20 miles in and a lack of concentration led to me losing the front wheel and falling off the bike and totalling spanging my Mavic Kysirium Elite's. End of ride and had to 'phone a friend' to get him to pick me up. the other four riders headed off to complete the ride.

Given I am planning on riding this bike at the end of the month for the Flanders sportive I have just splashed out on:

- a new to me set of Fulcrum Racing Quattro LG wheels. Not as nice as the Ksyriums but given they are half decent I was more than happy to give a mate £60 for the two of them and he even left a newish looking cassette on the rear!
- a new Canyon mech hanger no 25. £18 plus seven quid postage makes it a bit expensive but at least it did it's job and protected my expensive 11 speed Ultegra rear mech and even more expensive crabon Canyon Ultimate frame
- a new set of rubber. Conti GP4000sii's in 28mm to give me a bit of comfort on the cobbles

drhaggis

A set of Castelli Omloop bibshorts. In L. I've got some weird proportions, so fingers crossed it fits.

tgotb

Gave the CX bikes their post-season rebuild at the weekend. You can never find this stuff when you need it (which is generally 10pm on a Saturday evening in late November), so time to restock:

4 10-speed chains
3 mech hangers
2 pairs of jockey wheels
8 pairs of brake pads
2 pairs of bottom bracket bearings

wolfsbane2k

Swissstop Flash Evo BXP Pads
Swissstop Flash Pro BXP Pads

I only wanted 1 pack, in principle the Pros I think, but inadvertently ordered both after looking at them.