Thread to tell everyone what bargains you've spotted!

mroli

Ladies - a result. Lots of Ladies' Rapha stuff on sale: eg Rapha soft shell jacket/Gilet and classic shirt at 50%:

http://www.rapha.cc/womens-softshell-jacket

http://www.rapha.cc/womens-classic-jersey

Gilet http://www.rapha.cc/womens-gilet

woodnut

http://www.realcycles.com/m1b158s286p5041/2012_GENESIS_io_ID_Complete_Bike_8sp_Alfine_2012
8sp and 11sp IOids at nearly 1/2 price.

If you like that sort of thing.

bushu

jotko wrote:

coriordan wrote:

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say its the Biemme ones for sale here:
EDIT: yep, its the coronado ones

Only got them in a small, and they sound Itallian, so that probably means slightly too small for a stick thin midget.

The Altura's look ok for £35, might order some of those....

My Biemme's arrived today, only 30 beer tokens from the helpful JE James.
Another seller still has large on eBay @ 40 squid but, upon calling them last week they only wanted to sell me the yoga version.. :?

Usually an xl but not width-wise so managed to squeeze into my large biemme's, rather happy with them. My first set of bib longs, appear better than my roubaix leggings - suppose ill find out come monday as im determined to give up my waterproof pants as a weather barrier when all they do is make me sweat

pollys_bott

Smart Lunar R1 down to eight quid...

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/smart-lu ... 60189.html

Anyone any experience of this front light?

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/hawking0 ... 74638.html

Or would this do pretty much the same job (giving me enough light to see where I'm going on the un-lit parts of my commute) but with the bonus of not having to carry a 1 1/2lb battery with me?

http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDeta ... goryID=105

For reference am currently using a pair of CatEye HL-EL300s which are OK for making my presence on the road obvious to other users but fall a bit short in the help-me-see-where-I'm-going stakes...

Ian.B

meanredspider wrote:

Ian.B wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

GP4000s tyres cheap
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental-gra ... gn=conti35

Would I notice a difference if I paid the extra for these rather than my usual Rubino slicks?

In my experience, not a lot. I bought a set for the Etape Caledonia having previously found them good (faster) versus my Gatorskins. But, TBH, vs the Rubino Pros I was running, the only difference I could tell was that they punctured more (a lot more). The proof of the pudding is that when I rode Ireland end-to-end I rode on the Rubinos. If I was going to buy some "faster" but robust tyres I'd buy the Vittoria Paves

thanks MRS, I think that tells me all I need to know

Anonymous

I think MRS has had a bad experience. Everyone I know raves about them. I have had mine for 18m and about to replace like with like. No 'random' punctures unless I smash a pothole (which buckled the whole rim) and had a couple recently as they are now totally finished.

In my (and the majority!) opinion- highly recommended - quick and good puncture resistance in all weather

pangolin

I had a bad experience too. Bought a pair, used for a few hundred miles. Lots and lots of punctures, spread out over the time I had them not all at once. Got really annoyed with them, went back to rubino pro's, happy again.

vermin

pangolin wrote:

I had a bad experience too. Bought a pair, used for a few hundred miles. Lots and lots of punctures, spread out over the time I had them not all at once. Got really annoyed with them, went back to rubino pro's, happy again.

I'm with the scaly one (in much preferring Rubino Pros). But we are in a minority and probably don't know how to ride a bike properly

veronese68

Pollys Bott wrote:

Anyone any experience of this front light?

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/hawking0 ... 74638.html

Looks like any other Magicshine clone. Very bright, but variable in quality.

Pollys Bott wrote:

Or would this do pretty much the same job (giving me enough light to see where I'm going on the un-lit parts of my commute) but with the bonus of not having to carry a 1 1/2lb battery with me?

http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDeta ... goryID=105

I would say the top one is brighter, can't comment on beam pattern though. You can get a lens to fit the top light to improve the beam pattern.

cyclingprop

vermin wrote:

pangolin wrote:

I had a bad experience too. Bought a pair, used for a few hundred miles. Lots and lots of punctures, spread out over the time I had them not all at once. Got really annoyed with them, went back to rubino pro's, happy again.

I'm with the scaly one (in much preferring Rubino Pros). But we are in a minority and probably don't know how to ride a bike properly

(Touching wood while I say this), don't know what you're doing wrong. Mine are pretty good, maybe 3 visits in 3 years?

vermin

cyclingprop wrote:

vermin wrote:

pangolin wrote:

I had a bad experience too. Bought a pair, used for a few hundred miles. Lots and lots of punctures, spread out over the time I had them not all at once. Got really annoyed with them, went back to rubino pro's, happy again.

I'm with the scaly one (in much preferring Rubino Pros). But we are in a minority and probably don't know how to ride a bike properly

(Touching wood while I say this), don't know what you're doing wrong. Mine are pretty good, maybe 3 visits in 3 years?

I probably just rode them at a bad time of year. For me, the problem with the fairy visits was secondary to the lack of grip, which supports my theory that it is more a case of rider error than anything else.

willy b

Pollys Bott wrote:

Anyone any experience of this front light?

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/hawking0 ... 74638.html

Or just buy it here for £24
http://dx.com/p/ultrafire-cree-xm-l-t6- ... 650-162765

dhope

willy b wrote:

Pollys Bott wrote:

Anyone any experience of this front light?

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/hawking0 ... 74638.html

Or just buy it here for £24
http://dx.com/p/ultrafire-cree-xm-l-t6- ... 650-162765

Or here for £20
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200855317230

jotko

Gazzaputt wrote:

jotko wrote:

Anyone seen any decent deals on bib tights?

Currently using some Sports direct MFX ones, comfy enough but they have the structural integrity of jam so want to try something different.

Dont really want to spend more than £50 if I can help it....

http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDeta ... oryID=1241

These arrived on Friday and used them for 57 mile ride on Sun - they were excellent, much thicker and better quality than the Sports direct efforts I had before. Thumbs up from me.

Gazzaputt

jotko wrote:

Gazzaputt wrote:

jotko wrote:

Anyone seen any decent deals on bib tights?

Currently using some Sports direct MFX ones, comfy enough but they have the structural integrity of jam so want to try something different.

Dont really want to spend more than £50 if I can help it....

http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDeta ... oryID=1241

These arrived on Friday and used them for 57 mile ride on Sun - they were excellent, much thicker and better quality than the Sports direct efforts I had before. Thumbs up from me.

Agree for £35 you cannot go wrong with a pair of these. I'm a fussy b'stard but I like these.

bushu

My Biemme coronado's @ 30 squids, today already paid for themselves
Though may try the altura ones myself anyway as they are cheaper than alot i've seen

pollys_bott

dhope wrote:

willy b wrote:

Pollys Bott wrote:

Anyone any experience of this front light?

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/hawking0 ... 74638.html

Or just buy it here for £24
http://dx.com/p/ultrafire-cree-xm-l-t6- ... 650-162765

Or here for £20
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200855317230

Aha.... thank you for enlightening me!

Cycloslalomeur

One of those £10 off £75 purchase codes for Chain Reaction Cycles would be much appreciated.

cyclingprop

Cycloslalomeur wrote:

One of those £10 off £75 purchase codes for Chain Reaction Cycles would be much appreciated.

99UK for £10 off £99

paulintheforest

Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro at Planet X for £19.99

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/TYS ... lding_tyre

Hopefully that's not a bad deal as I just bought two of them to keep for next winter.

meanredspider

paulintheforest wrote:

Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro at Planet X for £19.99

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/TYS ... lding_tyre

Hopefully that's not a bad deal as I just bought two of them to keep for next winter.

That's the best price I've ever seen for my favourite studded tyre - I've ordered a replacement set for mine (which have lasted me 3 winters of commuting - over 2000 miles)

ETA - Thank You, paulintheforest!

shdaxner

Lidl cycling bits n bobs for sale from the 21st
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/SID-F5F31156-40F52F7F/www_lidl_uk/hs.xsl/our-offers-2491.htm?id=16

andy9964

shdaxner wrote:

Lidl cycling bits n bobs for sale from the 21st
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/SID-F5F31156-40F52F7F/www_lidl_uk/hs.xsl/our-offers-2491.htm?id=16

The grips are good if you get tingly hands, I got some similar from Aldi

shdaxner

Yes the grips are good, the pump is also good for the price cheap enough to warrant leaving it at work or as a back up at home, the gilet doesn't look too bad either, maybe worth a punt at that price.

redvee

Free Fulcrum Racing Zero's from Wiggle

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5050/image1nqd.jpg

Anonymous

Promo code for Sportspursuit:

£5 off your next order - simply use the following code at checkout: SPSURVEY5
(Code valid for orders over £25, and until the 29th March 2013)

If you haven't yet joined, can I shamelessly plug my own account?
http://www.sportpursuit.com/join/coriordan

cyclingprop

coriordan wrote:

Promo code for Sportspursuit:

£5 off your next order - simply use the following code at checkout: SPSURVEY5
(Code valid for orders over £25, and until the 29th March 2013)

If you haven't yet joined, can I shamelessly plug my own account?
http://www.sportpursuit.com/join/cyclingprop

FTFY

willy b

This might be good for bike cleaning duties?
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/www_lidl_ ... ail&id=725

pinkteapot

Sorry if this has already been mentioned - I looked through the last few pages but can't sneakily browse back further at work.

Amazon have the Abus Granit 54 X-Plus 230mm D-lock for £41.35
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Abus-Granit-54- ... 459&sr=8-1

Best price I'd found it for elsewhere was £67.48!

Not sure which bracket (if any) it comes with. I didn't care as I won't be attaching it to the frame to carry it. I'll let you know when it's delivered.

With thanks to InkZ who mentioned it on my thread about D-locks in the general forum.

daniel_b

£100 Santini Bib shorts (Royal Medium only) with the NAT silicone pad for £46 Using discount code Spring10

And they come in a natty Santini tin - much like you would expect a bottle of whisky to come in!

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/santini-santini-bib-shorts-santini-smart-bib-shorts/santzbbs220