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

daniel_b

twotoebenny said:

daniel_b said:

Finally managed to bag a 7Mesh Oro jacket in XS, and for half rrp :-)
Have been sold out for AGES seemingly everywhere.



Will probably sell on an Assos jacket of similar weight - or should do anyway.

You do realise it's black?

Oh I do, but I'm bound to have something yellow on elsewhere, or be on a black and yellow bike, so it's all good

itboffin

33T chainring for the winter bike, spinning for the winning

And some wheel bearings

elbowloh

twotoebenny said:

daniel_b said:

Finally managed to bag a 7Mesh Oro jacket in XS, and for half rrp :-)
Have been sold out for AGES seemingly everywhere.



Will probably sell on an Assos jacket of similar weight - or should do anyway.

You do realise it's black?

and resembles a leather jacket.

wolfsbane2k

wolfsbane2k said:

Cancelled that order, and went with 2 pairs of Sintered and 2 pairs mix from gorrilla brakes, and i grabbed a single set of the swissstop 34rs's from fleabay.

Just as well I went for a mixed bag - I hadn't realised the bike had come from the shop with a L02 resin front and a K03 sintered rear

Longshot

2 x 38mm Schwalbe G One All Road for the 'gravel' bike. With the tan side walls.

mrb123

Some Ultegra 8000 rim brake calipers from Ebay. Hoping they will provide a bit more clearance than my 6800 calipers and in particular solve the problem I've always had with them of little stones getting jammed under the rear brake.

mrfpb

Longshot said:

2 x 38mm Schwalbe G One All Road for the 'gravel' bike. With the tan side walls.

They are one of the few things I love about my Boardman ADV.

daniel_b

elbowloh said:

twotoebenny said:

daniel_b said:

Finally managed to bag a 7Mesh Oro jacket in XS, and for half rrp :-)
Have been sold out for AGES seemingly everywhere.



Will probably sell on an Assos jacket of similar weight - or should do anyway.

You do realise it's black?

and resembles a leather jacket.

lol, yes it does, I could go all Steve McQueen perhaps

wolfsbane2k

DHB Troika MTB shoes from wiggle.

Longshot

mrfpb said:

Longshot said:

2 x 38mm Schwalbe G One All Road for the 'gravel' bike. With the tan side walls.

They are one of the few things I love about my Boardman ADV.

Not a fan? A friend of mine has one and it looks a decent enough bike.

mrfpb

Longshot said:

mrfpb said:

Longshot said:

2 x 38mm Schwalbe G One All Road for the 'gravel' bike. With the tan side walls.

They are one of the few things I love about my Boardman ADV.

Not a fan? A friend of mine has one and it looks a decent enough bike.

After 300 miles the front brakes stopped working - pads bare, rear pads almost bare. I got my free Halfords service which failed to pick up that the chain was worn past the "replace now" point. Small chainring was bent towards the big ring (probably a contirbutor to chain wear) and I couldn't find a replacement in the UK. But I was not getting on with the Super Compact set up anyway, so chose to transfer my cross chainset (46/34) from my other bike.

Tyres are great though.

I am considering getting some 650B wheels for next winter, then having the 700 wheel set up with ice tyres on standby.

daniel_b

Castelli midweight jersey, basically half price (@£47) after cashback from Merlin cycles.

aberdeen_lune

I’ve been panic buying. New bike Giant TCR advanced Pro 0 disc. Nice blue one. Was tough not getting to ride it to work this morning. The winter bike does not look nearly as good.

Don’t GP5000 tubeless 28s to fit on new bike. Hope the clearance is good, should be.

New Look Keo Carbon max for the new bike. Shoved blades on it for the moment but I prefer the max version.

Need to panic buy some more bottle cages and bottles today.

Feel the need to panic buy 11 speed chains in case of shortage once we get to the Mad Max stage.

itboffin

Wahoo KICKR core

daniel_b

itboffin said:

Wahoo KICKR core

££?

edward.s

borrowed some rollers, I should probably panic buy bandages

daniel_b

edward.s said:

borrowed some rollers, I should probably panic buy bandages

Good luck with that one!

Do report back ;-)

itboffin

edward.s said:

borrowed some rollers, I should probably panic buy bandages

or you could surround yourself with a ring of toilet rolls

itboffin

daniel_b said:

itboffin said:

Wahoo KICKR core

££?

£674 from Sigma i think it was the last one as well, have a search and you'll see turbo trainers are in demand

The way I figure it is as i'm not going into the office at all i'm saving £50-60 a week on fuel plus whatever on food etc, i'd say £100 a week. including the time i've been at home already it'll 6 weeks before I go back to the office.

A free turbo trainer pretty much

the_rover

itboffin said:

daniel_b said:

itboffin said:

Wahoo KICKR core

££?

£674 from Sigma i think it was the last one as well, have a search and you'll see turbo trainers are in demand

The way I figure it is as i'm not going into the office at all i'm saving £50-60 a week on fuel plus whatever on food etc, i'd say £100 a week. including the time i've been at home already it'll 6 weeks before I go back to the office.

A free turbo trainer pretty much

My kind of accounting! Don’t forget the extra time gained by not commuting allowing you more time to use it!

tincaman

Kickr Core from Cotswoldoutdoors for £629 to replace my twice broken Elite Drivo

itboffin

tincaman said:

Kickr Core from Cotswoldoutdoors for £629 to replace my twice broken Elite Drivo

Good bargain hunting i cant see that on their website

itboffin

for anyone that's interested i'll be selling my Tacx Vortex smart once the kickr arrives, the classifieds section on here is dog poo now so i'll most likely be putting it on fleabay unless someone wants to make me an offer first.

tincaman

itboffin said:

tincaman said:

Kickr Core from Cotswoldoutdoors for £629 to replace my twice broken Elite Drivo

Good bargain hunting i cant see that on their website

Yes, its gone now, I just checked. I used a code AF-TOTUM-C1 which gave me the money off, works on the standard Kickr too

tincaman

tincaman said:

itboffin said:

tincaman said:

Kickr Core from Cotswoldoutdoors for £629 to replace my twice broken Elite Drivo

Good bargain hunting i cant see that on their website

Yes, its gone now, I just checked. I used a code AF-TOTUM-C1 which gave me the money off, works on the standard Kickr too

I used a Google Chrome extension called Honey, https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/honey/bmnlcjabgnpnenekpadlanbbkooimhnj?hl=en
which shows any promotional codes when you get to the checkout.

itboffin

ah okay, that why i couldnt see stock. I tell ya turbo trainers are the new loo roll, get em while you can

daniel_b

I wasn't planning to buy any more shoes, but then these cropped up on ebay, and ebay had a 10% discount code of PROUD10, which means these £399 shoes I managed to purchase for £134.

They are reputed to be very light, and wouldn't want a stiffness index of 10?



In my defence, I have just sold some Sidis.

*The seller currently has one pair in a 46 left - mine are 44.

Oh and the 7Mesh Oro arrived, and it's just what I was looking for fit wise, versus the Gore version which I will keep for winter, but is a bit flappy if we're being honest.
This is proper 'race' fit.

itboffin

Kickr owners how/where is the workout mode selection in the mobile app?

"Swipe right twice to find the different resistance modes at the top of the screen."

The current app version does have that option

https://support.wahoofitness.com/hc/en-us/articles/204281764-What-Are-the-Different-Modes-On-My-Smart-Trainer-

Found it on the 6th screen across in workout, why dont these companies update their guides and videos when they update apps.

schlepcycling

Just bought one of these panniers https://upsobags.co.uk/recycled-bike-bags/panniers in anticipation of having to lug my laptop to work and back everyday in case the office went into lockdown and on the very day it arrived we all got sent home to work from home until further notice.

wolfsbane2k

schlepcycling said:

Just bought one of these panniers https://upsobags.co.uk/recycled-bike-bags/panniers in anticipation of having to lug my laptop to work and back everyday in case the office went into lockdown and on the very day it arrived we all got sent home to work from home until further notice.

Heh, I feel for you. I spend close to £400 on parts this week to refurb my 10 year old mountain bike (new set of wheels, new headset bearing, new forks, new pedals) so that I could take all the bumpf to and from work without overloading the normal commuter - and then had to self isolate before they turned up...