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

UndercoverElephant

TimothyW wrote:

I have an enormous head and someone got me a Rapha cap for christmas that fits, so it isn't just Smiths but those definitely look good.

I'll have to double check what size the Rapha one is.

I also have a Rapha cap, they call it large. I can wear it, but I have an indent for ages in my forehead afterwards. My dear chap, my napper is quite colossal.

wolfsbane2k

UndercoverElephant wrote:

TimothyW wrote:

I have an enormous head and someone got me a Rapha cap for christmas that fits, so it isn't just Smiths but those definitely look good.

I'll have to double check what size the Rapha one is.

I also have a Rapha cap, they call it large. I can wear it, but I have an indent for ages in my forehead afterwards. My dear chap, my napper is quite colossal.

Interesting, I've never had a cap that fits. What size is your head? Whats the manufacturing quality like, many of the pics on ebay seem to show some pretty shoddy work.

UndercoverElephant

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

TimothyW wrote:

I have an enormous head and someone got me a Rapha cap for christmas that fits, so it isn't just Smiths but those definitely look good.

I'll have to double check what size the Rapha one is.

I also have a Rapha cap, they call it large. I can wear it, but I have an indent for ages in my forehead afterwards. My dear chap, my napper is quite colossal.

Interesting, I've never had a cap that fits. What size is your head? Whats the manufacturing quality like, many of the pics on ebay seem to show some pretty shoddy work.

I’m about 62cm. Quality? Not quite Rapha, but certainly not shoddy. There was one slightly long thread which I snipped, other than that pretty tip-top. I’m happy with it and will buy more.

It’s not just the diameter that’s good, it’s the volume, looks much more like a proper bike cap than a kippah with a peak.

daniel_b

hopkinb

Castelli Idro, half price off Westbrook cycles as per someone's helpful post in the bargain thread, but still £££ for a very light plastic mac :shock: .

Ordered Fri p.m. arrived today. Fit is good, XL for me at 184 cm and 85kg, with a bit of room for a layer or two. Haven't read a negative review yet, apart from the price. I am assuming this purchase will lead to heatwaves and water shortages this summer, so you can all thank me when that happens.

wolfsbane2k

aldi:
2 jerseys, 1 shorts, 1 base layer top, 1 base layer vest.

Hit decathlon over the weekend, nothing fitted, and my "summer" stuff all got torn last year, so hoping this is also lightweight stuff.

bendertherobot

World Champion Ed Brompton S6L

wolfsbane2k

bendertherobot wrote:

World Champion Ed Brompton S6L

All about the plate I believe.

dinyull

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

aldi:
2 jerseys, 1 shorts, 1 base layer top, 1 base layer vest.

How do the jerseys size?

I saw them in the leaflet and was gonna try a couple, but saw sizes only started at M. I'm a small in most stuff and don't want to be trying it on in the shop haha.

wolfsbane2k

Dinyull wrote:

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

aldi:
2 jerseys, 1 shorts, 1 base layer top, 1 base layer vest.

How do the jerseys size?

I saw them in the leaflet and was gonna try a couple, but saw sizes only started at M. I'm a small in most stuff and don't want to be trying it on in the shop haha.

From past experience, definitely "general population sizes": - for example I'm a 2xl/3xl in decathlon stuff, at least a 3xl in a gabba, but a xl in these...

But that's one of the reason I order them to home - I can then try them on and return them for free to store, without worrying if they'll actually have them in stock.

daniel_b

After too many ales and red wine, have taken a speculative kickstarter punt on the IQ2 L/R power meter, due to ship in a couple of months allegedly.

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/iq2-149eur-first-power-meter.html

smokey_bacon

^ those were on GCN this week. Looks cool.

Treated myself to a Wahoo Elemnt Mini and Heart Rate Monitor.

daniel_b

Smokey Bacon wrote:

^ those were on GCN this week. Looks cool.

Treated myself to a Wahoo Elemnt Mini and Heart Rate Monitor.

Ah yes, that was indeed the place that I was alerted to them by!

As I say, too many quality ales (Tanglefoot), and red wine, combined with watching that, and also missing out on a Cannondale specific Stages crank arm for £200, meant I was willing to take a gamble on it.
And I do appreciate that that is indeed what it is.

smokey_bacon

Daniel B wrote:

Smokey Bacon wrote:

^ those were on GCN this week. Looks cool.

Treated myself to a Wahoo Elemnt Mini and Heart Rate Monitor.

Ah yes, that was indeed the place that I was alerted to them by!

As I say, too many quality ales (Tanglefoot), and red wine, combined with watching that, and also missing out on a Cannondale specific Stages crank arm for £200, meant I was willing to take a gamble on it.
And I do appreciate that that is indeed what it is.

Gamble yes, but if it works then its a hell of bargain.

milemuncher1

I’ve just purchased a new 11-32 cassette, a B.B. removal tool, and a BB71. I was using a piece of plastic pipe to knock the B.B. cups out with, but I prefer shiny things, so I bought a proper one.

bmxboy10

Rapha Classic Jersey with Rapha arm warmers for £48!

bendertherobot

solboy10 wrote:

Rapha Classic Jersey with Rapha arm warmers for £48!

Source?

bmxboy10

bendertherobot wrote:

solboy10 wrote:

Rapha Classic Jersey with Rapha arm warmers for £48!

Source?

The eBay shop that Rapha use treasure4u-2sell or something like that!

bmxboy10

Also Kalf Flux bib shorts £30 down from £90 on evans eBay site

dinyull

Thanks to the bargains thread, this:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vitu ... bc9d53d2ed

CRC were willing to honour the sale price of £850 (which ended last night) through Cyclescheme - so means I'll end up paying about £630 for it. Considering the groupset is north of £450, I'm pretty happy with that.

keef66

Also thanks to the bargains thread, a Castelli Alpha ROS jacket for £130 from Westbrooks. I'm actually quite excited that it's looking cold and rainy for the weekend

Unlike my son who just picked up a discounted 2017 Cube Attain GTC Race from Paul's Cycles. Just under a grand for a full carbon F&F, Aksium Elites, Ultegra 6800 groupset (apart from the non series Shimano brake calipers)

veronese68

The old Italian frame I bought on Ebay in Italy before Christmas has just arrived. Stupidly I had the seller send it to one of my customers that was local to him. Customer said he had some stuff to send back to me in early January. He finally shipped the stuff last week.
It's an old Chesisni frame, don't think it's anything particularly special but it was cheap and the free carriage made it cheaper still. Just need to but the bits to build it up with now. I'll try to post pictures over the weekend.

phil485

Cervelo S5, finally....

Sitting at home waiting to be setup tonight, then waiting for dry roads.

could be a long wait!!!

drhaggis

Shimano gear cables, a pair of socks, overshoes for next winter, and a pair of price-matched (hopefully!) Crud Roadracers Mk3 mudgards. All from wiggle.

This cycling thing is turning very expensive very quickly...

keef66

DrHaggis wrote:

Shimano gear cables, a pair of socks, overshoes for next winter, and a pair of price-matched (hopefully!) Crud Roadracers Mk3 mudgards. All from wiggle.

This cycling thing is turning very expensive very quickly...

Hmm, if you think that's expensive, you've not been doing it long enough. The previous post was more like it!

UndercoverElephant

Veronese68 wrote:

The old Italian frame I bought on Ebay in Italy before Christmas has just arrived. Stupidly I had the seller send it to one of my customers that was local to him. Customer said he had some stuff to send back to me in early January. He finally shipped the stuff last week.
It's an old Chesisni frame, don't think it's anything particularly special but it was cheap and the free carriage made it cheaper still. Just need to but the bits to build it up with now. I'll try to post pictures over the weekend.

You see, I hadn't heard of Chesisni before so I googled. They have some wonderful looking things that I can't afford and I was, admittedly drooling. Then I saw one of their gorgeous Ti disk frames, which they'd kitted out with the ugliest damn disk calipers I've ever seen. Now I feel sick.

Don't click this link.

http://www.chesini.it/eng/bikes/kreios

redvee

I've got the same callipers on my bike but on that Kreios they do look out of place.

MisterMuncher

Slightly ambitiously bought an Alpha RoS jacket as well. Only medium left, but given large was a good fit two stone ago, I'm hoping it'll not be ridiculously small on arrival

keef66

MisterMuncher wrote:

Slightly ambitiously bought an Alpha RoS jacket as well. Only medium left, but given large was a good fit two stone ago, I'm hoping it'll not be ridiculously small on arrival

I find the size chart to be pretty accurate; I'm 5'6" and 65kg and the medium is a good, snug fit on me.

I went out in the rain on Saturday morning and deliberately picked a lumpy route and rode at a pretty brisk (for me) tempo. I'd put on a thin base layer underneath it, and found:
a) I was borderline too hot at times, but the ability to unzip just the windstopper front soon sorted it without chilling me
b) Not a hint of clamminess from my exertions; it clearly breathes very well indeed
c) The DWR performed flawlessly; the rain / driving drizzle beading up and running off with no sign of wetting out / getting through. The base layer was utterly dry. Hopefully it will continue to work as well with long term use.

So I'm really impressed. My wife refuses to accept that it's even a jacket; she thinks I've bought a very expensive synthetic cardigan. I think it's an outstanding piece of design / construction

milemuncher1

This is much nicer than the old bit of pipe I was using previously.



Which will make fitting this easier.
Then It’s on to this.


11-32 Cassette, for the 10 speed Triban 560 CF.