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

daniel_b

I have been tempted by the Isadore sale, but have resisted - well done me.
#one/sixmonthsin

#bikegearIhavenotbought

pinno

daniel_b said:

I have been tempted by the Isadore sale, but have resisted - well done me.
#one/sixmonthsin

#bikegearIhavenotbought

daniel_b said:

I have been tempted by the Isadore sale, but have resisted - well done me.
#one/sixmonthsin

#bikegearIhavenotbought

Shall we start a thread about no threads?

That'll be 'The no threads thread'.

daniel_b

That has a good ring to it.

We could post pictures of what we wanted to buy, but have not, and we can congratulate each other etc etc.

daniel_b

Not bought by me, but my partner has agreed to have the loan of one of these bad boys for 6 months for her business, at no cost:


Our council have bought 4 of them, and are offering them to local businesses, which seems to be a stonking idea to me.
She's even allowed to put her companies livery on it - after 6 months, it looks like she can carry on using it, but they will charge a nominal amount just to cover servicing and parts.

This specific bike in this config seems to retail for £4500 +VAT.

I suspect she will more than save the servicing costs with the lack of diesel being used, less servicing for our van, and no car park tickets being required.

My only challenge is re-arranging the garage to accommodate it's 2.75m length (Happily it is not the XL) and the ~60cm wide cargo box.
I think her Tacx Vortex will be a casualty, but to be fair she uses it maybe twice a year at most

Hoping I get to have a go as well
Sadly that will almost certainly mean out trusty Kona Minute will have to go

On an unrelated note, I have been after a 2022 Scott Cadence helmet in stealth black for as long as they have existed.
Westbrook seem to be the only retailer in the UK to have any, but they are solidly stuck at £153, which to me just seems a bit steep, as good as a helmet as I know it is.

Lordgun Bicycles have 3 2022 helmets, a silver reflective one, a black and blue one, and this stealth black one.

They have also just reduced the price to a far more palatable £103!
The law of sod comes in here, as the only size and colour combination they do NOT have in stock, is of course stealth black in medium

I have sent them a pleading e-mail, as noticed that the Scott website says they have stock - but they want £180.

tincaman

Perfetto long sleeve at Merlin for £96, possible 8.5% cashback (new customer) from TCB as well.
If you go straight to Merlin the price is £105, however if you Google it, the sponsored results at the top of the page show Merlin offering it at £107, if you use that link then the Merlin site offers an extra 10% off after that

tincaman

This is the link for the extra 10% off 20 top brands at Merlin Cycles
https://mailchi.mp/merlincycles.com/overstock-sale-massive-savings

drhaggis

daniel_b said:

Why are Sportful obsessed with putting red stripes on everything

It's probably a way to help you with the #nopurchasesin6months goal, I guess? And to allow us mortals who like colours that match with black and red an opportunity to dust off our wallets?

Also, that blue bibs price is totally censored. I mean, I don't like those bibs in that colour, and I'm banging my head against the wall. Now, all I need is to urge the desire to buy a perfetto in orange, which is somehow back in stock in merlin...

pinno

tincaman said:

Perfetto long sleeve at Merlin for £96, possible 8.5% cashback (new customer) from TCB as well.
If you go straight to Merlin the price is £105, however if you Google it, the sponsored results at the top of the page show Merlin offering it at £107, if you use that link then the Merlin site offers an extra 10% off after that

You missed a previous sale then. I got one for £86.
My only gripe is that it is bright Yellow and I wanted the petrol coloured one which was £15 more... If you want to make me an offer?

pinno

daniel_b said:

Not bought by me, but my partner has agreed to have the loan of one of these bad boys for 6 months for her business, at no cost:


Our council have bought 4 of them, and are offering them to local businesses, which seems to be a stonking idea to me.
She's even allowed to put her companies livery on it - after 6 months, it looks like she can carry on using it, but they will charge a nominal amount just to cover servicing and parts.

This specific bike in this config seems to retail for £4500 +VAT.

I suspect she will more than save the servicing costs with the lack of diesel being used, less servicing for our van, and no car park tickets being required.

What is she going to deliver?

webboo

Dead people.

pinno

webboo said:

Dead dwarves.

FTFY

daniel_b

She doesn't deliver perse, well she delivers childrens music classes I guess, but she has a load of paraphernalia to cart about.

Massive foam floor mats is the biggest bulky item, though not that heavy.
Various cuddly toys depending on what that days theme is.
A fairly large and heavy bluetooth speaker thing
Musical shakers, and various other props, drums and drum sticks etc, plus usually a ukulele, xylophone, you get the idea.

We do have an undertaker down the end of our road, and one on the road behind ours, a bit of a hotspot, or coldspot I suppose you could say.
So potentially she could offer some kind of transportation service to them as a side hustle.
I think I may not suggest that though.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

webboo said:

Dead people who had complications while trying to become taller.

FTFY

roger_merriman

pinno said:

roger_merriman said:

pinno said:

Oh and BTW - that saddle looks 'orrible. Plain 'orrible.

I have a same saddle though different but equally as ugly on the commute beast!

Main thing is: is your backside happy?

It’s doing fine, been using Charge spoon for probably a decade or so! The colour changes but nothing else!

mrb123

pinno said:

daniel_b said:

Not bought by me, but my partner has agreed to have the loan of one of these bad boys for 6 months for her business, at no cost:


Our council have bought 4 of them, and are offering them to local businesses, which seems to be a stonking idea to me.
She's even allowed to put her companies livery on it - after 6 months, it looks like she can carry on using it, but they will charge a nominal amount just to cover servicing and parts.

This specific bike in this config seems to retail for £4500 +VAT.

I suspect she will more than save the servicing costs with the lack of diesel being used, less servicing for our van, and no car park tickets being required.

What is she going to deliver?

Second hand cycling clothing. Mostly in black and yellow.

pinno

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

webboo said:

Dead people who had complications while trying to become taller.

FTFY

'Dial a hearse' ?

daniel_b

*This was on my exclusion list*

Bit the bullet, and ordered the stealth black Scott Cadence helmet from Westbrook, seemingly the only retailer in the UK to have access to any

Lordgun had the 2022 range, and 2 colours in all 3 sizes, but the stealth black in only 2 sizes, and of course the one combination they did not have, and could not get hold of was stealth black in medium - a real bummer, as they had just dropped the price to an entirely reasonable £103

So Westbrook had it for £153, but had a 10% code, so £137 - not stunning, but I suspect the best I am going to be able to do.


IF it turns up, it will be ready for the Scott Addict in the spring.

You have to admit, it is exceedingly stealthy and black

pinno

Not quite as 'stealthy' but a good helmet:

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/kask-valegro-road-helmet-wg11-/rp-prod204159?gs=1&sku=sku824922&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=base&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgribBhDkARIsAASA5btNk9e9pF3cQ9o-WKcoM4etb1_VhvQmry0W9p4hrRqKyFBk6eU_VQsaAnVoEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

daniel_b

Yep, great value to, though the white lettering would annoy me.

Alas I tried Kask several years ago, and it's not compatible with the shape of my bonce.
Same goes for Met and Giro

drhaggis

I have a Giro Cinder MIPS which is alright. Not perfect, but alright. However, Kask is completely incompatible with my head. Can't do a cheap decathlon helmet for commuting either. It's like they're designed for alien or something.

seanoconn

Endura pro sl waterproof gloves
Gribgrab racethermo overshoes.
Specialized footbeds.
Specialized t nuts, managed to mess the thread in new shoes with ‘simple’ cleat installation.

daniel_b

Digital Lezyne pump thing. A reasonable (I thought) £41 from PBK after cashback.


Came in a MAHOOSIVE box, with no less than 108 of those air filled pockets

pinno

seanoconn said:

Endura pro sl waterproof gloves
Gribgrab racethermo overshoes.
Specialized footbeds.
Specialized t nuts, managed to mess the thread in new shoes with ‘simple’ cleat installation.

You got on the train dressed like that?

daniel_b

You'll be proud of me - I managed not to buy a couple of pedal mafia jerseys and a pair of socks.

#nearly2monthsin

In other news, I was able to raise the request for my latest C2W voucher today, having made the final payment on the gravel bike a few days ago

daniel_b

After finding this remote control floor fan for £120, which I think is the fault of @kingstongraham possibly as I wasn't remotely looking, I then found it here for £105, so have ordered.

Will report back with the performance.

https://growpro.co.uk/products/tornado-dc-18-floor-fan



Full remote control, with 6, yes that's right SIX speeds I tell thee!

My knee has to get better now.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Is the above rated better than the ~£85 sale price, without looking anywhere else for the Vacmaster? https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Vacmaster-Cardio54-Control-Cycling-trainers/dp/B08WJ2XST9/ref=sr_1_1

I was all set to buy one last year and then received a Toatronics pedestal fan out of the blue as a gift, it's not bad to be fair, but I always wondered if I missed out on a super turbo fan.

daniel_b

Dude, it's on a better offer here direct:
https://cleva-uk.com/products/vacmaster-cardio54-fan

Plus 10% discount if you sign up, so £72 - someone else posted the offer recently.

£72 versus £105.

Presuming the one I have just bought is as good as the sealey 18" fan, if I were just to have one, it would be the big floor fan.

The Cleva is excellent, but due to the size of the outlet, it's a fairly narrow channel of air - you could of course move it further away to counteract that, but I have to have mine fairly close so use mine for face and upper body.
The remote with 3 speeds is great and reliable.

If they had some kind of diffuser you could put on it to spread the airflow, it would probably be sufficient as a one unit job, but personally I like having two.

I had a pedestal fan for several years, and due to it's nature they just can't generate the airflow in the same way a floor fan can - only suitable as a face cooler in my opinion - well definitely in the warmer months.

Also at that point, many years ago, I had a fluid wheel on trainer, no erg of course, and thought the pedestal fan was more than sufficient.
Now I know much more what working really hard is on a V02 or Anaerobic workout, and now realise more cooling is needed.

daniel_b

If noise is an issue, the Cleva is quieter than my sealey, but neither are horrendously loud imo, but then I use mine in a garage, so perhaps my family would think differently if I was using it at 6am on the weekend indoors.

I see the headwind can be had for £190ish, but the Cleva at £72 seems a much better buy, and appears to be more powerful as well.

Happy to take a video so you can hear the sound difference if that helps, although not sure how long the Cleva will be on at that price for.

daniel_b

This is a little bit crazy I think, a 4iiii P2 105 crank arm, for £168 from PBK, after discount code and TCB cashback.

Oh and a couple of pairs of celeste socks as a present for my daughter, they were also bargainous, £10 down to £3.50 a pair.

mrb123

First the fan. Now this.

Well and truly fallen off the wagon.