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  • denniskwok
    denniskwok Posts: 339
    Fizik shoes now on sale at Ribble.
  • pollys_bott
    pollys_bott Posts: 1,012
    Anyone have experience of these Lezyne lights? Purely on price seems like a good deal but is it a good product?

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lezyne-super-dr ... ight-2013/
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    Pollys Bott wrote:
    Anyone have experience of these Lezyne lights? Purely on price seems like a good deal but is it a good product?

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lezyne-super-dr ... ight-2013/
    I have the Mini Drive which works very, very well.
    The Super Drive is larger and heavier but also brighter.
    It depends on your usage. For use in town, the Mini Drive is more than enough. If you are going on dark roads then the brighter light of the Super Drive may make the weight increase worthwhile.
    I have not tried other manufacturers with similar output so I can't comment on value for money but Lezyne products are quality.
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • keyser__soze
    keyser__soze Posts: 2,067
    FSA SL-K megaexo compact chainset & bb at £149.99? I'll have one of those. Got a K-Force Light on the race bike and love it and if anything these are rated more highly.
    http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CSF ... et_megaexo

    They've also got K-Force Light stems/bars at £99 each, down from £249/299.
    "Mummy Mummy, when will I grow up?"
    "Don't be silly son, you're a bloke, you'll never grow up"
  • pollys_bott
    pollys_bott Posts: 1,012
    Keyser__Soze wrote:
    They've also got K-Force Light stems/bars at £99 each, down from £249/299.

    You, sir, are a naughty boy: you just knew that I have an OS99 stem that's been looking for a set of FSA bars to match up with, didn't you? When my missus starts divorce proceedings I'm naming this thread as a mitigating circumstance... :lol::lol:
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,969
    Pollys Bott wrote:
    Keyser__Soze wrote:
    They've also got K-Force Light stems/bars at £99 each, down from £249/299.

    You, sir, are a naughty boy: you just knew that I have an OS99 stem that's been looking for a set of FSA bars to match up with, didn't you? When my missus starts divorce proceedings I'm naming this thread as a mitigating circumstance... :lol::lol:

    Handlebar looks like a good deal - not a wing style 'flat top' bar though is it?
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • twist83
    twist83 Posts: 761
    Keyser__Soze wrote:
    FSA SL-K megaexo compact chainset & bb at £149.99? I'll have one of those. Got a K-Force Light on the race bike and love it and if anything these are rated more highly.
    http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CSF ... et_megaexo

    They've also got K-Force Light stems/bars at £99 each, down from £249/299.

    Cracking find. Ordering one tonight. Was just about to buy a Ultegra 6700 Chainset and BB for a bit more. :)
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,823
    Pollys Bott wrote:
    Anyone have experience of these Lezyne lights? Purely on price seems like a good deal but is it a good product?

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lezyne-super-dr ... ight-2013/

    Would also appreciate some feedback on this :
    I've a triple-XLM Lightmalls light that I purchased last winter as my main light but after recently trying to charge it I now think it's stopped taking a charge grr. I'm now fed up of the cheaper lightsets with separate battery packs as I've been through a number of these now.
    The Lezyne products, lights included, do seem to get a good rep : for me the drawbacks with that light are all related to the battery/charging. No separate charger is supplied and it's (internal) battery is only chargeable via USB port on the light.

    Alternative I've looked at is something like the Trustfire A8 which uses a bigger 26650 battery and for about £30 you get torch + battery + charger
  • pollys_bott
    pollys_bott Posts: 1,012
    Daniel B wrote:
    Pollys Bott wrote:
    Keyser__Soze wrote:
    They've also got K-Force Light stems/bars at £99 each, down from £249/299.

    You, sir, are a naughty boy: you just knew that I have an OS99 stem that's been looking for a set of FSA bars to match up with, didn't you? When my missus starts divorce proceedings I'm naming this thread as a mitigating circumstance... :lol::lol:

    Handlebar looks like a good deal - not a wing style 'flat top' bar though is it?

    No, not a wing style.
  • londoncommuter
    londoncommuter Posts: 1,550
    Does anyone know how wide the FSA bars are at the hoods?

    Was going to plump for 3T Ergonovas (picked up the stealth version for £150) - how do these compare?

    Many thanks
  • pollys_bott
    pollys_bott Posts: 1,012
    andyrr wrote:
    Pollys Bott wrote:
    Anyone have experience of these Lezyne lights? Purely on price seems like a good deal but is it a good product?

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lezyne-super-dr ... ight-2013/

    Would also appreciate some feedback on this :
    I've a triple-XLM Lightmalls light that I purchased last winter as my main light but after recently trying to charge it I now think it's stopped taking a charge grr. I'm now fed up of the cheaper lightsets with separate battery packs as I've been through a number of these now.
    The Lezyne products, lights included, do seem to get a good rep : for me the drawbacks with that light are all related to the battery/charging. No separate charger is supplied and it's (internal) battery is only chargeable via USB port on the light.

    Alternative I've looked at is something like the Trustfire A8 which uses a bigger 26650 battery and for about £30 you get torch + battery + charger

    All gone now... :(
  • Jezzery
    Jezzery Posts: 122
    Keyser__Soze wrote:
    FSA SL-K megaexo compact chainset & bb at £149.99? I'll have one of those. Got a K-Force Light on the race bike and love it and if anything these are rated more highly.
    http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CSF ... et_megaexo

    They've also got K-Force Light stems/bars at £99 each, down from £249/299.


    Would these fit he cr1 sl bottom bracket?
  • keyser__soze
    keyser__soze Posts: 2,067
    Yes but you need a different bottom bracket (about £30)
    "Mummy Mummy, when will I grow up?"
    "Don't be silly son, you're a bloke, you'll never grow up"
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,969
    Finally my waiting has paid off - I have now given up on a better deal coming about on Ultegra so have decided to get a pair of 105 groupsets for my two CR1's.

    Merlin have the black set only it would seem, on offer for £360 - go through quidco and it comes in a shade under £350!

    The £350 sold me, the cheapest I was going to get Ultegra was £570, and this is £220 saved towards wheels or what have you.

    http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/road-parts/transmission/groupsets-road-bike/shimano-105-5700-groupset-black.html
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • Tigger con carne
    Tigger con carne Posts: 181
    The Proviz sale is reaching the dregs but they have short and long sleeve shirts in men's and women's styles left at £5.49 posted. I appreciate it might not be much use for anyone who isn't a slightly built shortarse like me, as they only seem to have them in S, but that's not much more than the price of a couple of decent lattes
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Damn I bought that same groupo.last week still it does mean I have a fully built bike to take away to the alps next week.
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
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    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Keyser__Soze wrote:
    Yes but you need a different bottom bracket (about £30)
    MegaExo fits just fine in the regular BB, certainly mine fitted without any problems.
    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • keyser__soze
    keyser__soze Posts: 2,067
    Width is wrong for the FSA carbon cranks like K-Force Light and SL-K Light (diff from FSA alloy ones which I think are same as Shimano) and you'll have incorrect loading on bearings hence early wear. YMMV I guess.
    "Mummy Mummy, when will I grow up?"
    "Don't be silly son, you're a bloke, you'll never grow up"
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Keyser__Soze wrote:
    Width is wrong for the FSA carbon cranks like K-Force Light and SL-K Light (diff from FSA alloy ones which I think are same as Shimano) and you'll have incorrect loading on bearings hence early wear. YMMV I guess.

    I'm not sure if that's true, I'm using a carbon SL-K (not the light one), and it seems fine to me. The bearings are fine and the cranks appear to be plenty tight. Mine is, however, one of the newer ones that come with the wobbly-washer. I believe that it's the earlier ones that have trouble in this area.

    That said, maybe I was just lucky and the whole bike will explode when I ride it.
    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • keyser__soze
    keyser__soze Posts: 2,067
    I think the non-light SL-K used the original width. FSA definitely sell two varieties of BBs, one for what they label alloy cranksets and one for the SL-K Light and K-Force Light. Had this issue when trying to replace the borked BB on my race bike with K-Force Light, LBS said a standard Shimano one would be fine then came back and said I'd need the FSA 'carbon' one.

    http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/01/ ... emma_86337
    The short answer; no, the FSA K-Force Light Rd. Crank is not compatible with a Chris King bottom bracket (made to Shimano compatible dimensions). Also, the K-Force Rd. crankset will not be compatible either.

    The FSA BB8200 (meant for K-Force Light) uses a 6 mm width bearing. This allows us to make the bottom bracket outside to outside dimension more narrow providing room for a wave washer. The BB8000 (meant for K-Force) does indeed use a 7 mm width bearing, yet its design does not allow for use of a Chris King bottom bracket.

    However our popular alloy cranksets, the Gossamer Rd. and the Energy Rd. is compatible with the Chris King bottom bracket (made to Shimano compatible dimensions). These cranks use BB6000, this BB’s dimensions are compatible with Shimano.
    Dae Oh
    Full Speed Ahead
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    its not good when you look at a sale bundle and think oooh that's good, that jacket is only £200 but has a free cap and two matching bidons

    :?
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • iwantblue
    iwantblue Posts: 134
    itboffin wrote:
    its not good when you look at a sale bundle and think oooh that's good, that jacket is only £200 but has a free cap and two matching bidons

    :?
    What bundle I need some Bidons, whats a £200 jacket between friends... :wink:

    Ahhh Rapha... No FB sizing so an easy decision for me :cry:
  • pollys_bott
    pollys_bott Posts: 1,012
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Keyser__Soze wrote:
    Width is wrong for the FSA carbon cranks like K-Force Light and SL-K Light (diff from FSA alloy ones which I think are same as Shimano) and you'll have incorrect loading on bearings hence early wear. YMMV I guess.

    I'm not sure if that's true, I'm using a carbon SL-K (not the light one), and it seems fine to me. The bearings are fine and the cranks appear to be plenty tight. Mine is, however, one of the newer ones that come with the wobbly-washer. I believe that it's the earlier ones that have trouble in this area.

    That said, maybe I was just lucky and the whole bike will explode when I ride it.

    The FSA cranks on Planet X come with a BB though, so if the crank doesn't fit the Shimano one already installed on the Scott frame then the LBS could swop them over...
  • patrickf
    patrickf Posts: 536
    The BB included is a BSA threaded jobbie though. No good for those of us with press fit BBs.
  • pollys_bott
    pollys_bott Posts: 1,012
    patrickf wrote:
    The BB included is a BSA threaded jobbie though. No good for those of us with press fit BBs.

    There's a choice between the BSA threaded and a PF30. (I am of course assuming that PF stands for Push Fit)
  • patrickf
    patrickf Posts: 536
    Good call.

    Scott (ala the currently favourite CR1 frame) needs a BB86/91 though that takes chainsets with 24mm spindles. PF30 takes BB30 chainsets with 30mm spindles.
  • pollys_bott
    pollys_bott Posts: 1,012
    OK, thanks...
  • finknottle
    finknottle Posts: 177
    Does anyone know any current wiggle discount codes please? I have a largeish order to place and none of the usual ones (EXTRA10, 10OFF etc) are working.
  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    Finknottle wrote:
    Does anyone know any current wiggle discount codes please? I have a largeish order to place and none of the usual ones (EXTRA10, 10OFF etc) are working.

    They publish the active codes in their customer services pages.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • Jezzery
    Jezzery Posts: 122
    Silver 105 groupset at Merlin for £337

    http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/r ... ilver.html

    All sizes available at writing

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