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  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    One of these might help:

    https://www.topeak.com/global/en/produc ... arxtender-

    But also, the Halfords lights use a go-pro mount so lots of options to build scaffolding arrangement on the bike if necessary... Possibly even something that clamps to the front of the basket.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Bar extender looks ideal, thanks!

    Sadly the basket is tightly weaved wicker so cannot fit a light mount around it.
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    I bought the Lezyne Laser 250 rear from PBK this week for £35 ish. It's not the best rear light ever but it has some really good modes, seems to last a while and the laser thing is quite nice.

    Also got some Racing 5 C17 to stick on my Boardman, really nice.
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    Facebook? No. Just say no.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,335
    Some great offers out there for small heads and large buttocks... not a lot for normal sized people
    left the forum March 2023
  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    Couple of pairs of Novatec hubs from China - the super-light CX wheels I cunningly built with carbon rims and aluminium nipples a few years ago have started falling apart <facepalm>. Since I'm rebuilding them anyway, makes sense to switch to hubs that can be converted to through-axle if required in the future.

    Ordered them from China expecting delivery around Xmas, delivered less than 2 weeks later. Well impressed!

    Yes, I will be using brass nipples this time...
    Pannier, 120rpm.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,335
    TGOTB wrote:

    Yes, I will be using brass nipples this time...

    Don't forget to tell TheCyclecilinc... :lol:
    left the forum March 2023
  • monda
    monda Posts: 32
    Luv2ride wrote:
    Endura Pro SL Primaloft gilet off of the 'Bay.
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    ..and tried my other recent eBay acquisition today...a San Marco SKN saddle which I stuck on the gravel bike. Seemed really comfy, and a bargain at under a tenner :wink:
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    Literally about to pull the trigger on this gilet. Have you received and tried it yet? I'm guessing it will be quite big fitting?
  • luv2ride
    luv2ride Posts: 2,367
    Monda wrote:
    Luv2ride wrote:
    Endura Pro SL Primaloft gilet off of the 'Bay.
    E3069-BK-lg-11357-1487950754.jpg
    ..and tried my other recent eBay acquisition today...a San Marco SKN saddle which I stuck on the gravel bike. Seemed really comfy, and a bargain at under a tenner :wink:
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    Literally about to pull the trigger on this gilet. Have you received and tried it yet? I'm guessing it will be quite big fitting?

    Wouldn't describe it as big fitting tbh. I went for a small which Endura says fits a 37-39" chest. Fits well, but close, which is great for a cycling gilet, and has a lot ofcstretch in the windproof, non-insulated side panels. However, I wonder if I might have been better with a medium as it's quite short and when tried on over a medium Castelli Potenza jersey, the hem of the gilet is a good few cm higher than the bottom of the jersey underneath. Also means I probably won't use it off the bike, other than for running. So I'd say depends on what you want to use it for....if only for riding the snug fit looks like it'll work well. Seems nicely made too...havent used in anger yet, probably ride in it tomorrow.
    Titus Silk Road Ti rigid 29er - Scott Solace 10 disc - Kinesis Crosslight Pro6 disc - Scott CR1 SL - Pinnacle Arkose X 650b - Pinnacle Arkose singlespeed - Specialized Singlecross...& an Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 4 string...
  • luv2ride
    luv2ride Posts: 2,367
    Black Friday deal:
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    Down to £56 at Cycle Surgery, plus 5.25% off through TopCashBack.
    Titus Silk Road Ti rigid 29er - Scott Solace 10 disc - Kinesis Crosslight Pro6 disc - Scott CR1 SL - Pinnacle Arkose X 650b - Pinnacle Arkose singlespeed - Specialized Singlecross...& an Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 4 string...
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    A Makita SDS drill and an additional li-ion battery. Remodelling the Pain Cave.
    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    Few things to catch up on:
    1xSpecialized Diverge Elite 2019
    2x Specialized Roubauix Pro Tyres
    6 x Specialized inner tubes
    1x Garmin Twist Mount
    1x Cateye Front Mount
    1x Park Tool BBR-9T
    1x Topeak Super Tourist Rack.
    and was thrown a few park tool tube patches for free.
    Oh, and, er...
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    And some roller brake oil and Internal Hub Gear oil.
    :oops:
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
    Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,335
    Wolfsbane2k wrote:
    Oh, and, er...
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    Nice, but I prefer these

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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    Asprilla wrote:
    A Makita SDS drill and an additional li-ion battery. Remodelling the Pain Cave.
    :shock:

    Exactly how is the pain inflicted? Or don't I want to know?
    Pannier, 120rpm.
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    Nice, but I prefer these
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    Yeah, I was looking for a 2 wheeler bakfiets, rather than a trike, but I wasn't going to turn the trike down for the price I got it for.
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
    Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    TGOTB wrote:
    Asprilla wrote:
    A Makita SDS drill and an additional li-ion battery. Remodelling the Pain Cave.
    :shock:

    Exactly how is the pain inflicted? Or don't I want to know?

    At the moment the pain comes from drilling into brick with an under powered drill.

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    Bikes were previously hung on the left but I'm moving them to the back wall, apart from the CX and station hack which will be on the right where the CX is now. Means I can fit the running machine (currently wrapped in clingfilm) and turbo on the left. Booze fridge is out of shot left but you can reach it from the treadmill. TRX will hang from the bottom end when the turbo isn't there.

    Spent this weekend putting down the floor tiles.

    Managed to drill six holes this weekend and then realised I had another 52 to do so I ordered a bigger drill.
    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    If you're moving from a hammer drill to SDS it's a game changer!
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    keef66 wrote:
    If you're moving from a hammer drill to SDS it's a game changer!

    Moving from a Makita BHP453SH 18V Li-Ion Cordless Combi Drill to a Makita DHR202Z 18v SDS+. Given it takes a full charge of a 1.3Ah battery pack to make a 6x50mm hole, I'm hoping the difference is night and day.

    I also got a reciprocating saw and a cordless vacuum cleaner while I was at it. Amazon black Friday had some decent deals on Makita kit.

    I originally only went on for a 5Ah battery but bids kept coming in for the wheels I was selling on eBay.
    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    keef66 wrote:
    If you're moving from a hammer drill to SDS it's a game changer!
    Take it easy; I once managed to dislodge a whole brick whilst attempting to drill a hole in it using an SDS drill. Admittedly the brick was made of kryptonite and the mortar of rice krispies and soft cheese, but I'm sure it's not the only one...
    Pannier, 120rpm.
  • luv2ride
    luv2ride Posts: 2,367
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    Just over £40 from PBK with CMUK code, plus 8% TopCashBack (though looking at the t&cs might reduce to 2% if used with a voucher code)...
    Titus Silk Road Ti rigid 29er - Scott Solace 10 disc - Kinesis Crosslight Pro6 disc - Scott CR1 SL - Pinnacle Arkose X 650b - Pinnacle Arkose singlespeed - Specialized Singlecross...& an Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 4 string...
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    keef66 wrote:
    If you're moving from a hammer drill to SDS it's a game changer!

    Never a truer word spoken. Where I was taking an hour to put up a wheel hook at the weekend, I just did six in an hour. Awesome.
    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • drhaggis
    drhaggis Posts: 1,150
    Garmin speed & cadence sensors. The speed one so I have no excuse to get a turbo. By the way, how weatherproof are these things? My bike ends up looking just out of a CX race after 5 miles on a shared path, and maybe I should save the sensors for the now rare weekend ride.
  • lincolndave
    lincolndave Posts: 9,441
    DrHaggis wrote:
    Garmin speed & cadence sensors. The speed one so I have no excuse to get a turbo. By the way, how weatherproof are these things? My bike ends up looking just out of a CX race after 5 miles on a shared path, and maybe I should save the sensors for the now rare weekend ride.

    I have had a Garmin cadence senor on my winter bike and have not had any problems with water ,water spray etc
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    A freehub body for my M785 rear hub, current one doesn't want to freewheel easily if the cones are set up correctly.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    2x6 pack of Belgium beers from lidl..

    Nice bit of post workout recovery drink.
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
    Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Does a bike fit* count?

    *for a custom frame I'm having built
    Ben

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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,064
    Asprilla wrote:
    keef66 wrote:
    If you're moving from a hammer drill to SDS it's a game changer!

    Never a truer word spoken. Where I was taking an hour to put up a wheel hook at the weekend, I just did six in an hour. Awesome.

    I too have a very high opinion of the SDS drill - my only issue is the lack of small 4mm bits, I'm pretty sure they simply do not exist, and I don't know why.
    I appreciate you can use a different drill, or use one of those chuck adaptors, but why not simply manufacture all the drill bits anyone could ever want?
    Or perhaps there is some technical issue I am unaware of.
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
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    Scott Foil 18
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,335
    Daniel B wrote:
    Asprilla wrote:
    keef66 wrote:
    If you're moving from a hammer drill to SDS it's a game changer!

    Never a truer word spoken. Where I was taking an hour to put up a wheel hook at the weekend, I just did six in an hour. Awesome.

    I too have a very high opinion of the SDS drill - my only issue is the lack of small 4mm bits, I'm pretty sure they simply do not exist, and I don't know why.
    I appreciate you can use a different drill, or use one of those chuck adaptors, but why not simply manufacture all the drill bits anyone could ever want?
    Or perhaps there is some technical issue I am unaware of.

    Probably the same reason why you can't buy a Land Rover with a 900 cc engine, just not the right tool for the small hole
    left the forum March 2023
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,218
    Daniel B wrote:
    I too have a very high opinion of the SDS drill - my only issue is the lack of small 4mm bits, I'm pretty sure they simply do not exist, and I don't know why.
    I appreciate you can use a different drill, or use one of those chuck adaptors, but why not simply manufacture all the drill bits anyone could ever want?
    Or perhaps there is some technical issue I am unaware of.
    Higher torque might shear off the bit if it's so small?

    Looks like you can get a 4mm if you want one: https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-sds-p ... gJzW_D_BwE
  • luv2ride
    luv2ride Posts: 2,367
    For the off-road bike:
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    £31 from Tredz (assuming they actually have any stock, often a gamble with them.). Supposedly provides a little damping, and much cheaper than the (probably far superior) Redshift suspension stem but they don't do one in 80mm which is what I need for my Arkose. Looks like Avanti used to stick these Antishock stems on their road bikes a couple of years ago.
    Titus Silk Road Ti rigid 29er - Scott Solace 10 disc - Kinesis Crosslight Pro6 disc - Scott CR1 SL - Pinnacle Arkose X 650b - Pinnacle Arkose singlespeed - Specialized Singlecross...& an Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 4 string...
  • PhilipPirrip
    PhilipPirrip Posts: 616
    I have one of those stems sitting in my parts bin.

    I already had a Redshift stem on my main bike and bought one of these hoping to give a little bit more comfort on my second bike but I'd been spoilt by the Redshift and found this stem offered little over a standard stem. Now have Redshift on both bikes.

    I hope this gives you a bit more ride comfort though.

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