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

prawny

Thanks Lit.

Biondino, I'm seriously considering the girls headbands idea, £2.50 for 2 of £11 for an Assos one hmmmm.

I'll let you know if they work.

lost_in_thought

prawny wrote:

Thanks Lit.

Biondino, I'm seriously considering the girls headbands idea, £2.50 for 2 of £11 for an Assos one hmmmm.

I'll let you know if they work.

Yeah, I looked at the receipt last night and the sweaty betty one was £10... :shock:

prawny

lost_in_thought wrote:

prawny wrote:

Thanks Lit.

Biondino, I'm seriously considering the girls headbands idea, £2.50 for 2 of £11 for an Assos one hmmmm.

I'll let you know if they work.

Yeah, I looked at the receipt last night and the sweaty betty one was £10... :shock:

I wish I could do that, I'm really struggling to afford the £2.50 for 2 option, in my experience, don't have kids if you like to buy things

jonginge

Whenever I hear of headbands I think back to Jean-Francois Bernard in the 1987 TDF. Last 30s of this video:
http://video.bicycling.com/video/1987-J ... ernard-win

I may have had one of those Look headbands... :oops:
Last year I bought a couple of these (one red, one black):
http://castelli-cycling.com/en/products/detail/138/

Oooh, aaar

sarajoy

Go look in somewhere like Claire's accessories, or down your local market, or Superdrug, or somewhere cheap and nasty - I wouldn't spend more than £1!

prawny

sarajoy wrote:

Go look in somewhere like Claire's accessories, or down your local market, or Superdrug, or somewhere cheap and nasty - I wouldn't spend more than £1!

Ta very much, I never thought about superdrug, I think I'll give claire's a miss tho, I'd look a bit suspicious in a shop full of teenage girls - on second thoughts 8) how you doin? :P

fossyant

A Charge Knife Ti.....in black for the fixed.

biondino

A Knog Skink rear light - in pink, natch - and a Cateye Velo 8 computer for my girlfriend. I went for this model as it has a calorie counter and you know what women are like

itboffin

I may pop into Condor on the way home and purchase some cheap shorts £12 people £12 and a little cap or two, it's all the rage you know, all the cats are doing it...

ride_whenever

Yesterday bought some new forks for my inbred, in white obviously, but also picked up an Abus Granite Extreme.... That is one serious lock...

AndyManc

biondino wrote:

Oh yeah, my platinum discount at Wiggle has risen to 12%!

Shame everything there has got so expensive and their sale stock is next to non-existent...

They have nothing :shock: , what's gone wrong , they are the fastest most reliable company ...... with nothing to sell :roll:

Except these .................

Descente Spirit Bib Shorts (white and blue)



Just got mine today ........... £65 .. down from £130

They are a class apart , I now have 5 bib shorts, better to organise the washing.




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biondino

Yeah, I bought them as well - should get them tomorrow! Though not with the Castelli mitts I also bought as they're out of stock till "mid-June" (i.e. Xmas). Grr.

edit: Andymanc - how do you know they are a class apart? Do you already own those bibs?

AndyManc

biondino wrote:

edit: Andymanc - how do you know they are a class apart? Do you already own those bibs?

I'm just commenting that they are far better than the other bibs I own , DHB,TREK and Cannondale all that I bought at around the £40 mark (some on sale).

The quality of the material, the pad , the cut , you can feel the quality.



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jedster

LiT,

how are you getting on with those Asos bibs? I don't generally wear mine for the commute - partly it is just looking after my "good" gear, partly it's because I followed the Asos guidance and got them snug so they are comfortable on the bike but pull a bit at the shoulder when I'm walking.

However, the clean gear drawer was a bit barren today so I wore them and I have to say they are mighty comfy

J

lost_in_thought

jedster wrote:

LiT,

how are you getting on with those Asos bibs? I don't generally wear mine for the commute - partly it is just looking after my "good" gear, partly it's because I followed the Asos guidance and got them snug so they are comfortable on the bike but pull a bit at the shoulder when I'm walking.

However, the clean gear drawer was a bit barren today so I wore them and I have to say they are mighty comfy

J

I'm actually wearing them today as well, been out evey night this week so haven't had the opportunity to do any laundry. Bl**dy stupid front came undone 3 times, not a huge hassle to do it back up but just annoying.

I'm almost considering writing to Assos to give them a good talking-to.

However, due to the colder weather today the lack of ventilation was less of a problem.

Shorts bit, however, remains excellent.

prawny

I picked up some spec arm warmers at lunch. It's been a it chilly for short sleeves but a bit warm for longs in the avo, I think they look pretty sexy too :P

itboffin

prawny wrote:

I picked up some spec arm warmers at lunch. It's been a it chilly for short sleeves but a bit warm for longs in the avo, I think they look pretty sexy too :P

Good god man look at the seams just thing of the aero drag :shock:

prawny

itboffin wrote:

prawny wrote:

I picked up some spec arm warmers at lunch. It's been a it chilly for short sleeves but a bit warm for longs in the avo, I think they look pretty sexy too :P

Good god man look at the seams just thing of the aero drag :shock:

I think they're special one's to make vortices 8)

I like the flappy tag too :roll:

Allez Mark

Won't be used for cycling but you can see why I bought them.

Cycling on the brain. Even when Im buying casual clothes.

always_tyred

Allez Mark wrote:

Won't be used for cycling but you can see why I bought them.

Cycling on the brain. Even when Im buying casual clothes.

Um... no?

sarajoy

Sooo pretty...

biondino

Always Tyred wrote:

Allez Mark wrote:

Won't be used for cycling but you can see why I bought them.

Cycling on the brain. Even when Im buying casual clothes.

Um... no?

God you hate fun.

Allez Mark, I've got them! They're gorgeous, a brilliant design.

itboffin

my eyes my eyes - stop now!

Cafewanda

sarajoy wrote:

Sooo pretty...

In red, size 5.5. PM me for delivery address

sarajoy

You're getting rid of some, or you want some?

Cafewanda

Want a pair. I just luuurrrrrvvvv subtle colours this time of year......

il_principe

Some Fizik Dual Tape:



And White Hudz:

sarajoy

Cafewanda

Sadly they took a lot of scouring eBay to find! Dirt cheap, and a bit too big for me (I'm usually 5.5 or 39 myself, these are 40s).

If you can find some nice red ones that don't cost the Earth, let me know...

Cafewanda

sarajoy wrote:

Cafewanda

Sadly they took a lot of scouring eBay to find! Dirt cheap, and a bit too big for me (I'm usually 5.5 or 39 myself, these are 40s).

If you can find some nice red ones that don't cost the Earth, let me know...

Double socks - they'll fit

Gazzaputt

jashburnham wrote:

Some Fizik Dual Tape:



And White Hudz:

Send them back you'll regret both buys. I had the tape it looks awful and stays white for one ride and doesn't clean. Same for the Hudz a real bastard to clean and keep white.