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

biondino

I am approx 38.5 inch chest* and XL fits me perfectly.

* I don't have a tape measure so I just measured myself using an old inner tube and a ruler

Stuey01

Jesus. Cycling gear is so small. On what planet is 38.5" XL?!

AndyManc

Stuey01 wrote:

Jesus. Cycling gear is so small. On what planet is 38.5" XL?!

XL in 'normal' cycle gear is often 44"-46".

Pro fit performance roadie gear is often a lot smaller, for some strange reason :roll:


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Aidy

AndyManc wrote:

Stuey01 wrote:

Jesus. Cycling gear is so small. On what planet is 38.5" XL?!

XL in 'normal' cycle gear is often 44"-46".

Pro fit performance roadie gear is often a lot smaller, for some strange reason :roll:


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Slightly sidetracking, as I'm wont to do... Does anyone else reckon clothes are getting larger for a given size? i.e. a new Medium is bigger than an old Medium?

stuaff

AndyManc wrote:

Stuey01 wrote:

Jesus. Cycling gear is so small. On what planet is 38.5" XL?!

XL in 'normal' cycle gear is often 44"-46".

Pro fit performance roadie gear is often a lot smaller, for some strange reason :roll:


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It's European sizes that are weird. I have a couple of German-made jerseys that are allegedly large. 38" chest. Sorry, that's medium.....

prawny

biondino wrote:

I am approx 38.5 inch chest* and XL fits me perfectly.

* I don't have a tape measure so I just measured myself using an old inner tube and a ruler

That's using your initiative.

On the subject of silly euro sizes there were some 'pro fit' euskaltel jerseys on prendas a couple of weeks ago M=26-28" chest XXXL=34-36" :shock: What adult has a 26" chest? Where would the lungs go?

hipshaker

About to buy my very first bike pump Got to start small!

biondino

I bought 2 x second-hand chrome toeclips for the fixie!

UndercoverElephant

Joe Blow Sport II pump:



To replace the Aldi one which exploded at 120 PSI and an Abus Granit X-Plus:



To replace the Kryptonite one which had the key break off in it the first time I tried to unlock my bike. :roll:

symo

A Aurora AK-P7-5 HA-III SSC P7-C 2-Mode 900-Lumen LED Flashlight with Assault Crown (Whew mouthful or what?) seen here Bought this for its spread and life of an hour on bright and longer on low.

TrustFire Protected 18650 Lithium Battery (2500mAh 2-Pack Blue)

UltraFire 2*18650/4*CR123A Battery Protective Case (2-Pack)

TrustFire All-in-One Charger (for 10430/10440/14500/16340 /17670/18650/CR123A)

Universal Bicycle Mount for Flashlights and Gadgets (2cm~3cm Diameter Adjustable)

Universal Nylon Mount for Flashlights and Lasers Item Number 12000 - to mount my £8 tesco light to my lid.

All for the princely sum of £37 which is less than half the price of a hope vision 1 I was thinking of. Hopefully come winter no-one is going to miss me coming with that searchlight going.

Aidy

Air flow meter for my car.

I mean, my car is really a bike accessory. I wouldn't need it if it wasn't to go biking places.

symo

BTW why is this most excellent of spendthrift thread not yet stickied????

biondino

After being delighted with my better-than-half-price Giordana Body Clone jacket, I found a better-than-half-price Body Clone jersey on eBay and bought that. NB there is one still available

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0352219501

missmarple

Its not strictly commuting but I'll use this bike to "commute" as it were.

Marzocchi 22LO 120mm Forks
Hayes HFX-9 Front & Rear Brakes
SRAM X7 Front & Rear Derailleurs
KMC X9 Chain
SRAM PG970 Cassette
Sigma Mirage Evo 15W Bike Lights http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SIGMA-MIRAGE-EVO-5W%2f10W-RECHARGEABLE-BIKE-LIGHTS-LA016_W0QQitemZ330351569371QQcmdZViewItem

Check out the lights, I got them for £60 - dirt cheap!

Aidy

symo wrote:

BTW why is this most excellent of spendthrift thread not yet stickied????

Does it need to be when someone buys something here every 5 minutes?

andrewlwood

I just bought an Ionos in the Livestrong colourway. Fits so much better than my Atmos, the black matches my bike, the yellow for viz (yeah, yeah) and I feel good about the charity donation.
I can justify almost any purchase as being 'essential', and 'worthy'.

hotnajers

aldi compression underwear

Tempestas

Aldi compression underwear? Or did you just buy 2 sizes down?

Just bought a new lid from Catlike



Awesome lid, the ventilation is so much more than my Met. Going to have to wear a cap under it if the temperature drops

Jamey

Does free stuff count in this thread?

I managed to shear my right crank arm through a few weeks back so I took it back to the shop for a warranty replacement (was less than a year old) and even though I only gave them back the one crank arm they've sent me an entire replacement chainset, with all three chainwheels.

Only difference is that the new cranks are 175mm whereas the ones currently on the bike are 172.5mm but I'd actually been thinking about maybe going to 175mm anyway as I don't tend to lean much in corners and on the rare occasions that I do I'll usually stop pedalling and rotate the inner side so it's pedal upwards.

Gazzaputt

Tempestas wrote:

Aldi compression underwear? Or did you just buy 2 sizes down?

Just bought a new lid from Catlike



Awesome lid, the ventilation is so much more than my Met. Going to have to wear a cap under it if the temperature drops

Think of this to replace the Ionos I have so you'd recommend it?

prawny

Gazzaputt wrote:

Tempestas wrote:

Aldi compression underwear? Or did you just buy 2 sizes down?

Just bought a new lid from Catlike



Awesome lid, the ventilation is so much more than my Met. Going to have to wear a cap under it if the temperature drops

Think of this to replace the Ionos I have so you'd recommend it?

Yeah just how good is it? What met are you coming from? I really fancy one of these but I might get a Bell array because I can't be arsed to wait for a white one :?

roger_merriman

bunch of stuff, new chain for old red, new brake pads for the MTB so get to play with pistons etc, and a basket for the good ladies bike, see if it all goes on well!

gabriel959

Got myself a couple of things from Wiggle:

1x Cateye Strada Wireless for my second bike
1x Lezyne Road Drive Large for my second bike too

Then from Ribble I bought

3 x Deda Bar Tape of different colours
1 x Bike Tools Aluminium Workstand
4 x Vittoria Inner Tubes

Wallace1492

gabriel959 wrote:

Got myself a couple of things from Wiggle:

1x Cateye Strada Wireless for my second bike

Got one of those last week. Didn't realise there is no manual setting. i.e. it records actual cycling time rather than elapsed time. It stops the clock when wheels not turning. Been used to recording actual journey time, more realistic when measuring against other forms of transport. Grrrrr. Still stuck with it now.

Tempestas

prawny wrote:

Gazzaputt wrote:

Tempestas wrote:

Aldi compression underwear? Or did you just buy 2 sizes down?

Just bought a new lid from Catlike



Awesome lid, the ventilation is so much more than my Met. Going to have to wear a cap under it if the temperature drops

Think of this to replace the Ionos I have so you'd recommend it?

Yeah just how good is it? What met are you coming from? I really fancy one of these but I might get a Bell array because I can't be arsed to wait for a white one :?

I had a Stradivarius, and the difference is like comparing a warm beer to a cold beer, it really is so cool and comfortable with the banded retention system. The only slight downside is the straps are quite long, I will get it set up and shorten them with a heat knife once I get it 100%

AndyManc

This ............... in Hi Vis Yellow




29% off


http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=17969


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symo

Just been on wiggle.

1 x 1.5kg Torq Pink Grapefruit Enegy Drink Powder (Nearly out of go powder and fancied a change).
2 x dhb M1 Sunglasses. They cost less than a fiver and Millets have them branded as blocs for £45. Simples.

cjcp

More bar tape. This time for the nice bike. Grey Fizik stuff.

gabriel959

Wallace1492 wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

Got myself a couple of things from Wiggle:

1x Cateye Strada Wireless for my second bike

Got one of those last week. Didn't realise there is no manual setting. i.e. it records actual cycling time rather than elapsed time. It stops the clock when wheels not turning. Been used to recording actual journey time, more realistic when measuring against other forms of transport. Grrrrr. Still stuck with it now.

Cheers for the mini-review. Not too bothered about that as I am not using it for commuting.

Going to get a Vectra for that!

redvee

symo wrote:

2 x dhb M1 Sunglasses. They cost less than a fiver and Millets have them branded as blocs for £45. Simples.

Ditto. Need a new pair to ride to work in. My Lidl £3 specials are getting marked where I wear them at work so they will stay at work now. Gone for the cheapskate post option so hopefully tuesday I shall have a new pair of sunnies