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  • SimonAH
    SimonAH Posts: 3,730
    Note to self BUY NEWSPAPER BEFORE SETTLING DOWN FOR PINT MIDDLE OF LONG RIDE AS THE ALTERNATVE IS INVARIABLY INTERNET SHOPPING ONCE YOU'VE CHECKED THE CT FORUM YOU SAD GIT

    This time a pair of FiveTen Minnaar shoes, 77 sqidlets vs 99 in the Wiggle sale bit.
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  • wakou
    wakou Posts: 165
    :lol: CurlyWurly 6 for £1 at your local Martin's Newsagent. Now THAT'S what I call a bargain! :lol:
    "I had righteous got my wheel backmost from a fettlin' at the LBS and was hunt transport to equitation it. As it was Refrigerated in the AM......"
  • mercedism
    mercedism Posts: 102
    Was looking for some cheap sports headphones, around the ear style as the push in bud ones kept falling out.
    Ordered these for £3.19 delivered with volume control.

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    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003DPRGLK/ref=sc_pgp__m_A1ENUJSL38FKGR_8?ie=UTF8&m=A1ENUJSL38FKGR&n=&s=&v=glance

    A few different styles available.
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Ox cheeks in Waitrose reduced to 2.50/kg. 4 cheeks purchased, plus mushrooms, onions and carrots. 4 hours and some storeroom ingredients later and a had 11 portions of braised ox cheeks at about 70p a portion. 2 eaten and 9 in freezer, nom nom nom.....
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  • sexysi
    sexysi Posts: 50
    This is a good one if you are just about to use the Ride2work scheme.

    Just ordered a new Bianchi @ £1,200.
    So pay the £1,000 voucher from my company and my £200.
    At the moment Evans are doing £150 worth of Accessories at their branch's on all 2012 bikes ober £999.

    But there is nothing worth having in the Accessories section, I wanted a set of Mitch training wheels and a pair of SPD's.

    But found a little loop hole, you can get £50 vouchers in the Accessories section.
    So got 3 vouchers and then just gave them back to the Guy at Waterloo Evans and got my wheels and SPD's, and was even more cheeky as I had preiousily price matched both items and got them cheaper as well lol.

    Nice one.

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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Tenn Outdoors have reduced the price of their lobster gloves quite a bit recently:

    http://www.tenn-outdoors.co.uk/cold-wea ... -black-sml

    Not tried them, but they look pretty good for the price.
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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Tenn Outdoors have reduced the price of their lobster gloves quite a bit recently:

    http://www.tenn-outdoors.co.uk/cold-wea ... -black-sml

    Not tried them, but they look pretty good for the price.

    Shame they're non-washable and not for wet weather - makes them a little impractical
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    meanredspider wrote:
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Tenn Outdoors have reduced the price of their lobster gloves quite a bit recently:

    http://www.tenn-outdoors.co.uk/cold-wea ... -black-sml

    Not tried them, but they look pretty good for the price.

    Shame they're non-washable and not for wet weather - makes them a little impractical

    Must be hand-washable, though. The times I've used my Seal Skinz lobsters have generally been on days like today, really cold but dry (as really cold days tend to be) and I always get sweaty hands due to the waterproofing. Not saying it's perfect, but they may be a good option.
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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Yeah - anything is better than SealSkinz IME

    Just surprising it's so overt - they looked really good otherwise. I bought some Assos lobsters on eBay and they are great: 851 material - windproof and reasonably waterproof and washable to boot
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    meanredspider wrote:
    Yeah - anything is better than SealSkinz IME

    Just surprising it's so overt - they looked really good otherwise. I bought some Assos lobsters on eBay and they are great: 851 material - windproof and reasonably waterproof and washable to boot
    Assos though? Wouldn't it be cheaper to hire Cav to cycle next to you with an umbrella?
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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    dhope wrote:
    meanredspider wrote:
    Yeah - anything is better than SealSkinz IME

    Just surprising it's so overt - they looked really good otherwise. I bought some Assos lobsters on eBay and they are great: 851 material - windproof and reasonably waterproof and washable to boot
    Assos though? Wouldn't it be cheaper to hire Cav to cycle next to you with an umbrella?

    Think I paid £25 - not expensive for the quality.
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/asso ... aid:187020 - even cheaper at £20 (albeit limited sizes)
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    meanredspider wrote:
    Yeah - anything is better than SealSkinz IME

    Really? The Extra Cold Weather gloves are excellent so hardly a case of anything is better. The All Weather gloves on the other hand are notorious - meant to be good for all winter weathers ie warm and cold. They apparently fail to insulate the cold and cause sweatiness on warmer days. I think the manufacturers misjudged the name of the product as most people don't take the 'all' bit literally and misjudged their technology as the gloves apparently don't work anyway.

    The Extra Cold Weather gloves are good though still not warm enough for me. But then nothing is. I did manage 20 miles this morning with these gloves and a pair of latex gloves underneath and was a bit cold but not too bad.

    All weather (avoid)
    http://www.shinybikes.com/sealskinz-all ... loves.html
    Extra Cold Weather (good)
    http://www.shinybikes.com/seal-skinz-ex ... loves.html
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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Yup - my hands sweat like fork in SealSkinz gloves so they end up soaked whatever the weather.

    The biggest misnomer is the "waterproof" gloves - not in the slightest bit waterproof. The only gloves I've had to wring out at work - and totally refuse to dry out.
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    Well, as I say, the Extra Cold Weather ones are fine - they have got wet inside but that's down to deluges of water running down my sleeve. They could maybe do with longer wrists.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • FoldingJoe
    FoldingJoe Posts: 1,327
    Mavic Zxellium's (2010 model and only in white), but a decent range of sizes - £71 on CRC.
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  • Wrath Rob
    Wrath Rob Posts: 2,918
    New commuting wheels? How about Shimano RS10 for less than £90?[/url}
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Wrath Rob wrote:
    New commuting wheels? How about Shimano RS10 for less than £90?
    I had those on my Ribble (still got them, I just don't use the bike any more) and they were great. Smashed into a couple of potholes and they stayed dead true and smooth.
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  • Cycloslalomeur
    Cycloslalomeur Posts: 349
    bails87 wrote:
    Wrath Rob wrote:
    New commuting wheels? How about Shimano RS10 for less than £90?
    I had those on my Ribble (still got them, I just don't use the bike any more) and they were great. Smashed into a couple of potholes and they stayed dead true and smooth.

    Agreed. I ran a set of R550s, these being essentially the same as RS10, for about 25,000 kliks of horrid year-round abuse in Finland and they simply refused to go out of true. Even a rear mech in the spokes at about 35kph failed to defeat the wheel. The bearing surfaces are not that great however.

    Closer to 80 squid in Germany, though wheelsets may incur bulky goods postage surcharges:

    http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k632/a ... ilber.html

    http://www.bike-components.de/products/ ... satz-.html

    http://www.bike24.de/1.php?content=8;na ... oduct=6482
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    meanredspider wrote:
    Yup - my hands sweat like fork in SealSkinz gloves so they end up soaked whatever the weather.

    The biggest misnomer is the "waterproof" gloves - not in the slightest bit waterproof. The only gloves I've had to wring out at work - and totally refuse to dry out.

    I bought the waterproof glove. I do like it as a warmish glove. However it is soooo far from waterproof.
    However it was more waterproof that a DHB "waterproof" glove I bought the year before, it was as waterproof as moss. In fact it seemed to attract moisture.
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  • DrLex
    DrLex Posts: 2,142
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    meanredspider wrote:
    [...]
    In fact it seemed to attract moisture.

    :-)
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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Colleague pointed me towards this site

    www.bike-discount.de

    Some very good prices from what I can see and delivery was only €2

    I order the Ultegra Di2 upgrade kit which was a full 20% cheaper than I could get the stuff from Wiggle or anywhere else (even after 12% Platinum Wiggle discount)
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  • MarksMintness
    MarksMintness Posts: 484
    Saw these and as i don't have any yet I thought I would have a pair and see what they were like!
    http://www.tenn-outdoors.co.uk/mens-bib-front-cycling-leggings-with-moulded-pad--black-s

    Anybody tried them? It was either them or spend twice as much for something like dhb etc...
    Current bike: 2014 Kinesis Racelight T2 - built by my good self!
  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    MarksMintness wrote:
    Saw these and as i don't have any yet I thought I would have a pair and see what they were like!
    http://www.tenn-outdoors.co.uk/mens-bib-front-cycling-leggings-with-moulded-pad--black-s

    Anybody tried them? It was either them or spend twice as much for something like dhb etc...

    Looks like a bargain. I think you should go for it Mark. That way you can then let me know if they're any good and if so I'll buy some too.
  • Brakeless
    Brakeless Posts: 865
    Sale on at Prendas

    http://www.prendas.co.uk/
  • velohutts
    velohutts Posts: 288
    castelli pazzo jacket - most sizes black / white & white / black - £95 with the 10% discount started at £150 down to 105 then the discount applied at

    www.jejamescycles.co.uk

    just ordered mine , no more shiny kit for a while now !!
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  • wakou
    wakou Posts: 165
    Cycloslalomeur wrote:

    Closer to 80 squid in Germany, though wheelsets may incur bulky goods postage surcharges:

    http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k632/a ... ilber.html

    http://www.bike-components.de/products/ ... satz-.html

    http://www.bike24.de/1.php?content=8;na ... oduct=6482
    Bike discount.de freight charges offer a choice; DHL or DPD (yeugh) very reasonable @ 4e95
    "I had righteous got my wheel backmost from a fettlin' at the LBS and was hunt transport to equitation it. As it was Refrigerated in the AM......"
  • hstiles
    hstiles Posts: 414
    MarksMintness wrote:
    Saw these and as i don't have any yet I thought I would have a pair and see what they were like!
    http://www.tenn-outdoors.co.uk/mens-bib-front-cycling-leggings-with-moulded-pad--black-s

    Anybody tried them? It was either them or spend twice as much for something like dhb etc...

    My wife bought me a pair for Christmas. They're great - well made, warm and, now I know how much the tight cow paid for them, very good value for money.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    All terrain cycles are doing 26" city jet's for just under £8 right now.....

    Simon
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    hstiles wrote:
    MarksMintness wrote:
    Saw these and as i don't have any yet I thought I would have a pair and see what they were like!
    http://www.tenn-outdoors.co.uk/mens-bib-front-cycling-leggings-with-moulded-pad--black-s

    Anybody tried them? It was either them or spend twice as much for something like dhb etc...

    My wife bought me a pair for Christmas. They're great - well made, warm and, now I know how much the tight cow paid for them, very good value for money.

    And if you use the code TENOFFTENN, they're 10% cheaper (as is everything else).
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