Too much money! Not enough knowledge!

Stu07

Although the second half of the subject is correct, alas i mislead you about the first part.

Previously i used to bike on a fairly regular basis the 8 miles to work on my mountain bike with road tyres on (my old road bike broke on the first commute when i got into an arguement with a transit van...and LOST!). After moving the commute is about 14 miles and i dont particularly fancy it on a MB and have lost the will.

I have now bought a Boradman road comp bike (under cycle2work scheme) and need to get some kit to go with it, for the commute but also weekend and evening rides. I want to use some of the kit on my MB (to save money) hence the reason for some of the choices.

I have checked out the following items and was wondering if anyone can suggest alternatives or confirm the choices (the current selections give a rough guide to budget) -

Endura MT500 overshoes
Madison D'Arcs Glasses
Shimano M520's for MB, M540's for road bike
Shimano MO76 shoes
Seal skinz windproof skull cap.

Thanks

tardington

Red jockey wheels!

linsen

I have Endura Luminite overshoes - they are brilliant

_Brun_

tardie wrote:

Red jockey wheels!

Worthless without matching (or maybe complimentary?) chain.

Underscore

The only thing that I would say is to make sure you try on the shoes before you buy (or ensure that you can return them); I tried some Shimano shoes and they didn't fit my foot shape at all - far to narrow - and eventually ended up with some Spesh shoes, one size larger than I usually take, which are snug but comfy - even on long rides.

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edhornby

I ahve the altura neoprene road overshoes (the shiny ones) and they are brilliant

also yeah, try on the shimano shoes they are quite strange sizes, mine are too long in the toes but fine around the instep and a little too low around the heel....

I'd recommend a headband rather than a skullcap, helps the heat vent from the top of your head but keeps ears, forehead and neck warm

cougie

You do need to try shoes on for fit.

My fixie/MTB both use Time ATAC pedals - so I only need one pair of shoes for them both. Its only my Race bike that has the full on road pedals. May be an option - save you some dosh ?

Buffs are good - i think Oxford do something similar - buy them on Ebay pretty cheaply ?

I think the skullcap may be a bit OTT - in the olden days - I'd bung some tin foil in my hat - cheap and stops the voices ! ;-)

Barry Nice

I have one of the SealSkins skull caps.

Works well apart from the little holes in the ear flaps. They are supposed to be to help you hear (according to the sales blurb) but in fact all the holes do is amplify the wind noise!!

Mine now has elastoplast tape on the inside as a scratchy but effective solution.