Pointless bling you MUST have...

The Big Cheese

I am anxiously waiting for tomorrow - hopefully all my shiny new stuff will turn up (ordered it before 6:00 last night) - got the tools ready and waiting to put it all on, the only thing I cannot do is index the gears - but ill fit all the other stuff and take it down to LBS for him just to index it all..... can't wait!!! Yay - like a big kid!

I hope it's as nice as you say - wants to be for the money anyway!

boneyjoe

I've just ordered a carbon bottle cage for £38 - how stupid is that?! Not even sure it will keep the bottle in place as I bounce around on hardtail MTB. Think I need help! I used to drink and gamble, but this is far worse.

(just posted this on another thread too, but thought you could help!)

yoohoo999

i just spanked £150 on a pair of Super.Fi 5 Pro earphones.

the next day I ordered 2 little boxes of replacement foam tips, which came to about £40 including delivery.

My girlfriend, after only seeing the second receipt from Hand Held Audio, couldn't believe that I had spent £40 on a PAIR OF BLOODY EARPHONES!!!!

I just bit my tongue and reminded her she had just bought a new car.


As for bike parts, I will never forget the day my mum phoned to tell me my Big Hit III had been stolen from her garage (I was living in Italy at the time and kept all my valuables at her house).

She was quite upset because she knew it was my pride and joy.

She kindly agreed to fill out all the paperwork and report it to the police in my absence. So when it came to "how much was it worth?", I replied "£2,000" for the bike plus about another £500 in upgrades.

I had forgotten that I told her that the whole bike cost £399 when I bought it!!!!

She went absolutely mental, just couldn't understand how a "push bike" could cost so much and that I had obviously been ripped off by the shop and had been very stupid.

Now, when my mum asks what anything i've bought costs, she doesn't even blink an eyelid.

(I'm a bit older at 28 now and a lawyer, so I guess things are a bit different )

But I had my Fox RP23 sent to her house when I was on holiday and I asked her to open it, tell me what was in it, and then send it to Noahs Ark.

She said "it looks like a can of Pepsi or something like that, with 2 bits coming out of the top of it"

When I told her what it was and that it was a £320 rear shock, she didn't believe me!

People just don't get it at all. If it had been for a motorbike people could understand the cost involved, but not for a "push bike"

Surf-Matt

Cheesey wrote:

Matt - just checked the helmet out - very nice, is that shiney carbon in-between the vents on the top - very nice - good deal too!!

I used to use a Giro Xen which I thought was ace, but now use a pisspot-style lid - I look like I'm going through a midlife crisis - a XC-specific helmet is on the cards... I think it will have to be a cheap one as I have spent all my 'bike fund' on the Saint stuff

And a kevlar skeleton thingy too. Lightest MTB lid available apparently. The main plus is that it's much easier to get on and off quickly than the Giro which also used to catch on my bike jacket at the back.

When's the Saint stuff arriving?

The Big Cheese

'Hopefully' tomorrow....

I ordered it yesterday - normally arrives in two days - so am getting my hopes up - hope they are not dashed tomorrow.. I have allocated the whole morning/afternoon for removing old kit and fitting new stuff... won't be able to ride it though as I can't index to save my life, so will book time with LBS sometime next week to just index the gears.....

Most things I can do - but the whole indexing thing gets me every time

Surf-Matt

Same here - indexing is a black art worthy only of the darkest of MTB disciples.

I half hate, half love waiting for stuff to arrive by post! Good luck tomorrow!

The Big Cheese

Surf-Matt wrote:

Same here - indexing is a black art worthy only of the darkest of MTB disciples.

I half hate, half love waiting for stuff to arrive by post! Good luck tomorrow!

Cheers buddy - have canceled a night out with friends tonight as I don't want to be hungover* tomorrow - and there is a certain young lady there that I have an 'interest' in..

So if they don't turn up tomorrow I shall be double pissed off lol

* have fell off the wagon after a while of not drinking lol

ThanksBye

To do with lying about prices my GF thinks my Tora 302's were £25, and my juicy 5's were 30 for the pair:D

allthegearnoidea

indexing is simple!!!
make sure both ends are fully un adjusted (wound in as far as they go - my xt m750 gear kit has an adjuster ont he mech as well as one on the gear pod, dont know if the modern kit is the same or no??), then with the mech attatched, take up the slack in the cable and clamp it down, run it up through the gears then check it and tighten if needed!
its not all that difficult to do! then its the occasional 1/4 turn on the adjusters if needed!

we have an agreement in our house, i will never understand or pretend to understand the need for countless pairs of shoes and handbags or question the amount of time spend at church on a sunday morning after the service etc. and she never questions or tries to understand the need to upgrade the bike constantly with shiny bits!

result! two happy sides!

currently looking at a new rear mech as mine is 5 years old and although faultless the lower cage is very out of line! Cant aford a new shiny XTr one but have been looking at the slightly older Xtr that you can upgrade the cage on! More carbon! 8)

Foshizzle

bigbenj_08 wrote:

How about this for a bit of night time boredom?

On One 456 TI £999
Chris King NoThreadset Titanium £176.99
Nuke Proof Carbon Fork £169.99
FSA OS-99 CSI Stem £126.99
Nuke Proof Warhead Ti Riser Bars £199.99
Nuke Proof Carbon Fork £169.99
SDG Ti-Fly Titanium Saddle £74.99
USE Alien Titanium Cyclops Seatpost £94.99
Controltech Control Carbon-Alloy Seat Clamp (Ti bolts) £34.99
Hope Mini X2 Pro Brakes £330
FSA Team Issue XC Chainset MegaExo £379.99
Shimano XTR Front Derailleur Conventional M971 £58.99
Shimano XTR Shifters £134.99
Shimano XTR Rear Derailleur Shadow M972 £117
Shimano XTR Cassette 9 Speed M970 £129.99
MC X9 SL Chain Ti & Gold 9 Speed £44.99
Hope Pro2 with Mavic XM819 DT Swiss Spokes Competition Spokes £287.98
X-Lite Tech 9 Titanium 79g Skewers £39.99

£3572

Tee hee :twisted:

nice! i am just a dumb yankee, but i built up (Friday) a similar bike but with parts i preferred over the above...here was my new dream result

Frame --> 20" On One Ti 456
Fork --> Pike 426
Brakes --> Shimano XT M775 w/ HEL Performance steel-braided lines, 180mm XT rotors
Cranks --> FSA Gravity Light
Front derailleur --> Shimano SLX Top swing M665 (2-ring specific)
Rear Derailleur --> Shimano Saint M810
Shifters --> Shimano Saint M810
Cassette --> Shimano XT M770 11-34t
Shifter Cables --> Jagwire Switch
Chain --> SRAM PC991
Pedals --> Shimano 646
Stem --> Chromag Ranger "pewter" 70mm
Handlebar --> Nukeproof Warhead Ti (Brant designed/Lynskey Made), 710mm x 31.8mm clamp x 35mm rise
Seatpost --> Moots Ti 27.2mm x 380mm
Seatpost Clamp --> Chromag Pewter 35mm
Saddle --> On One Bignose
Headset --> chris King Pewter 1 1/8"
Grips --> On One lock-on
Tires --> Schwalbe Big Betty 2.4 front / Schwalbe Fat Albert 2.4 rear
Wheels --> Industry Nine Pewter 20mm front/10mm rear Hubs w/ Silver Spokes, Syncros DS28 rims, 10mm x 135mm rear Hadley axle

weight = 29.59 lbs

Uncle Peter

bigbenj_08 wrote:

Cheesey wrote:

Surf-Matt wrote:

Cheesey -I found somewhere selling an 08 one in the right size - so it was a bit cheaper. Wife is out - time for that sheepish "I've just had this delivered.." followed by a minor bo77ocking!

It's is a big improvment on my Giro Encinal though - better fit, half the weight, etc!

Since I have been single I no longer have that 'dread' feeling, waiting for the missus to get home ha ha

.. or the time that I told her that my XTR crank set cost £40 lol

I was living in a web of deceit

Thats nothing!! My parents think my bike cost £500

My Missus thinks I did a straight swap for my third hand, Ebay bought SC Superlight for a Merlin XLM.

The amount I bike mags I leave laying around and she still hasn't cottoned on :shock:

nickbennett

Mrs: How much was that helmet then?

Me: erm £45 (was a Giro Zen paid £95)

Mrs: £45 just because its white! They saw you coming then didn't they?

:shock: :shock: :shock:

allthegearnoidea

ive been looking at new discs as mine are lightly warped, but not just any discs! gold Ones! hahah! are they worth the couple of quid more over the silver ones, hmmmn, Hell Yeah baby! 8) 8)

even the wife commented that i ought to get the gold ones as they looked nicer over the silver! 8) thats another converted then! hahahah!

Surf-Matt

Who does gold disks?!

I'm seriously considering Formulas although my Juicys are currently behaving (very rare!)

Chaz.Harding

Surf-Matt

Ebay. Or, you could search for ''Alligator discs'' and there's a few shops that sell 'em. I'm almost certain they come in 180 and 200 sizes too.

allthegearnoidea

yeah they are alligator discs come in 3 different patterns (no details on the 4th set yet) in gold and silver, Look the Nuts too and are cheaper than the std. discs! is the aries/cirrus style i will be getting! 8)
http://www.readytoridecycles.co.uk/disc ... s-12-c.asp

unfortunately aftre 10 years of faithful use the heater blower motor int he car died ont he weekend so the disc money has gone on a replacement loL! Sods law i thinkits called! :roll:

Dazzza

bigbenj_08 wrote:

How about this for a bit of night time boredom?

On One 456 TI £999
Chris King NoThreadset Titanium £176.99
Nuke Proof Carbon Fork £169.99
FSA OS-99 CSI Stem £126.99
Nuke Proof Warhead Ti Riser Bars £199.99
Nuke Proof Carbon Fork £169.99
SDG Ti-Fly Titanium Saddle £74.99
USE Alien Titanium Cyclops Seatpost £94.99
Controltech Control Carbon-Alloy Seat Clamp (Ti bolts) £34.99
Hope Mini X2 Pro Brakes £330
FSA Team Issue XC Chainset MegaExo £379.99
Shimano XTR Front Derailleur Conventional M971 £58.99
Shimano XTR Shifters £134.99
Shimano XTR Rear Derailleur Shadow M972 £117
Shimano XTR Cassette 9 Speed M970 £129.99
MC X9 SL Chain Ti & Gold 9 Speed £44.99
Hope Pro2 with Mavic XM819 DT Swiss Spokes Competition Spokes £287.98
X-Lite Tech 9 Titanium 79g Skewers £39.99

£3572

Tee hee :twisted:

Nice spec, im not too far away from that though i have easton cnt bars, xtr chainset with hope ceramic bb, hope xc hubs on x717 wheels,tf tuning pushed rp23, oro puro brakes and a thomson elite seatpost, oh and a charge spoon saddle.

I will however all being well and good end of the year get me a pair of industry nine xc wheels at £745 for a pair or £150 more should i want ceramic bearings.

However i might go extreme and buy some shimano yumeya bits at some point. :shock:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Sear ... ano+Yumeya

Im really running out of bling.

allthegearnoidea

I9 wheels are Stunning!

not sold on Yumeya, just seems A LOT more for some blingy bits that are only a little lighter, shelf bike kit then yeah why not! loL!

Dazzza

Oh yes I9 wheels are the absolute dogs from what i've read up, that quote is from today i was thinking green hub and spoked on a white dt swiss 4.2 rim will look schaweet. 8)

I won't buy much yumeya just tiny things like the cable adjusters, even xtr ones feel cheap and plasticy.

Something like this but green instead, on a commie it will be stunning, plus my wheels are getting older anyway time for retirement methinks.

http://www.industrynine.net/Enduro

Chaz.Harding

It's not really pointless (ok, the colour maybe is, but still really cheap!!)

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Kool_Stop_Dura_Ace~Ultegra~105_Pair_Of_Cartridge_Inserts/5300005952/

Yep, some brake pads for my roadie, the red ones though, as my current pads are pure shite!! I crashed at 30mph into someone because I couldn't stop! Was lucky to get away with just a graze! :shock:

8)

LoUiS1985

Something like this but green instead, on a commie it will be stunning, plus my wheels are getting older anyway time for retirement methinks.

http://www.industrynine.net/Enduro

I'm after some I9 wheels too, and also an IBIS tranny frame!!
why?? do i need it....no
can i afford it....no
does my missus know how much i have spent on bikes and gear....no

do i care....no!!

bring it on

Dazzza

Exactly if you can afford it why not, besides i've been good and been tighter than a ducks arse of late.

allthegearnoidea

Dazzza wrote:

i've been good and been tighter than a ducks ars* of late.

What do you mean Of Late! :P

xand_xand

Ive so far spent £40 on chainstay protectors.......keep chaning my mind about whihc i prefer and since i have to do some minor trimming to each in order to fit correctly I cant send any of them back......after trying dmr, lizard, raceface I eventually settled on a plain black jobby from ebay!

Of course the gf doesnt have a clue...or at least i dont think she does!

allthegearnoidea

£40 on them! crickey! mines an old inner tube cable tied on! same as the front fork one!

joshtp

i need a new helmet too, honest i reallyu do, iv smashed my old one, concrete+head+speed= new helmet!

Stoo61

I am having a wee dilemma...what colour coordination could possibly go with my Boardman Team 09? Its that sorta guna metal colour, but I dont think silvery bits are bling enough....at the same time I cant see any other colour working. Its eventually going to be Ritchey Carboned oot its nut. The wee dial on the forks is cobalt blue.....

Anyone any suggestion of BLING colour coordination? :roll:

joshtp

go for gloss black, pearl white, or a nice deep red

Dazzza

allthegearnoidea wrote:

Dazzza wrote:

i've been good and been tighter than a ducks ars* of late.

What do you mean Of Late! :P

Hey i resemble that remark!!!

As for the chainstay, easy this stuff.

http://www.biketart.com/products/framewrap

Surf-Matt

I present to you THE most pointless bling I have ever bought:

A carbon bottle cage!!



That's on top of the XT SPDs (could have got M540s but they were the wrong colour), totally OTT saddle and seatpost and a few naughty bits for the road bike.

Help me someone!!