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  • hegyestomi wrote:
    TedLaRue wrote:
    indyP wrote:
    Canyon having a clearance with some good deals on glasses, lids, gels ......

    https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/accessorie ... y=T130#id=

    Is the price on the gels too good to be true? £3.95 on an RRP of £42.95? I'd worry about the use by dates at that rate!

    Gels go forever, I'm not even sure if there is anything natural in them which could go bad. Maybe you should team up with some local cyclists the you can split the box/cost of postage between you.

    The price of the Vector 2 looks very inviting, I'm wondering if it would work without the left pedal...
    https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/accessories/?category=T130#id=58352

    Pretty sure some bargain SiS ones I picked up had a short shelf life but for a few quid it seems silly not to. Mate of mine is a runner so will take your advice and split the cost with him - cheers!
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    TedLaRue wrote:
    indyP wrote:
    Canyon having a clearance with some good deals on glasses, lids, gels ......

    https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/accessorie ... y=T130#id=

    Is the price on the gels too good to be true? £3.95 on an RRP of £42.95? I'd worry about the use by dates at that rate!

    I'd guess that's the reason they are discounting them. But what do you think will happen to a gel when it reaches it's use by date? They don't suddenly become hazardous waste. I'd guess they'll still be fine this time next year...

    I don't use the things myself, I'm a fig rolls and jelly babies kinda cyclist, but if I did I would take a punt on a box at that price...
  • indyp
    indyp Posts: 735
    TedLaRue wrote:
    indyP wrote:
    Canyon having a clearance with some good deals on glasses, lids, gels ......

    https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/accessorie ... y=T130#id=

    Is the price on the gels too good to be true? £3.95 on an RRP of £42.95? I'd worry about the use by dates at that rate!

    I'd take their rrp with a pinch of salt. IIRC yesterday, Tweeks had similar Isogels for £9.99 and Wiggle about £15, so it's not a massive saving, but good if buying a few as I did. I had a chat with someone online and asked the question if they were cheap due to short sell by date, and he said no it's just a great deal.
  • indyP wrote:
    TedLaRue wrote:
    indyP wrote:
    Canyon having a clearance with some good deals on glasses, lids, gels ......

    https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/accessorie ... y=T130#id=

    Is the price on the gels too good to be true? £3.95 on an RRP of £42.95? I'd worry about the use by dates at that rate!

    I'd take their rrp with a pinch of salt. IIRC yesterday, Tweeks had similar Isogels for £9.99 and Wiggle about £15, so it's not a massive saving, but good if buying a few as I did. I had a chat with someone online and asked the question if they were cheap due to short sell by date, and he said no it's just a great deal.

    On that basis I'm in - cheers!
  • keef66 wrote:
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    I've gone for one of these from Canyon to replace my ageing Edge 500. Looks like a gargain to me for £80.

    https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/accessorie ... Q#id=60181

    I nearly jumped at that as my son's after a GPS and was debating an Edge 520 for £170. But having done a bit of homework I think he'd want the newer 'Enhanced' version which will do Live Segments on Strava plus give you turn by turn directions if paired with a smartphone. Only came out last year so it's £130 everywhere, but it looks/sounds good. DC Rainmaker gives it a glowing review. And with the £40 he saves he can buy a Rapha sock or something.

    But if you don't want those features, the older unit is a bargain at < £80

    Thanks for the heads up Keef. Not having done my homework properly, I would have pulled the trigger on the old one thinking it was the one DC Rainmaker reviewed but turns out Canyon´s eurozone clearance pricing (much higher than in Sterling) was a blessing in disguise.

    It seems the old one has recently gone for 60 quid and 60 euros, PBK and Futurumshop(.nl), respectively. Perhaps it is worth waiting for similar deals in the future.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,070
    Halfords have shimano md-662 slx rear mech for £10 its the older 9 speed but damn thats cheap
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  • matt_n-2
    matt_n-2 Posts: 581
    For the fluro lovers Evans have the Louis Garneau Sprint helmet for £40 at the mo, marketed as a Autumn/winter helmet but is also an aero one:

    https://www.evanscycles.com/louis-garne ... t-EV258612

    Quite tempted.
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  • keef66 wrote:
    57abeef912d5efd1bbaa1cce491df.jpg

    I've gone for one of these from Canyon to replace my ageing Edge 500. Looks like a gargain to me for £80.

    https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/accessorie ... Q#id=60181

    I nearly jumped at that as my son's after a GPS and was debating an Edge 520 for £170. But having done a bit of homework I think he'd want the newer 'Enhanced' version which will do Live Segments on Strava plus give you turn by turn directions if paired with a smartphone. Only came out last year so it's £130 everywhere, but it looks/sounds good. DC Rainmaker gives it a glowing review. And with the £40 he saves he can buy a Rapha sock or something.

    But if you don't want those features, the older unit is a bargain at < £80

    If you're looking for one of these you'll get them a bit cheaper at Freeborn bikes in Horsham (and online). Yes, the new version with a small discount.
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    itboffin wrote:
    Halfords have shimano md-662 slx rear mech for £10 its the older 9 speed but damn thats cheap

    Wow. Well, they did.. nearest to me is miles away.
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
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  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
    Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,070
    i have an older dura ace front mech its no different to ultegra and very little diff to 105, now the campag record front mech is a total work of art
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Wasn't somebody after a large Giro Foray a few pages back? Winstanleys have got them for £28...

    I am now after breaking the Roc Loc on my Savant earlier this week but need to size my head up and see if I can get a pricematch in Cycle Surgery.
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    Assos intermediate jersey £102 with the clearance code
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129

    Dammit, no L. XL seems too big according to the size chart.
  • Jeepie1999 wrote:
    keef66 wrote:
    57abeef912d5efd1bbaa1cce491df.jpg

    I've gone for one of these from Canyon to replace my ageing Edge 500. Looks like a gargain to me for £80.

    https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/accessorie ... Q#id=60181

    I nearly jumped at that as my son's after a GPS and was debating an Edge 520 for £170. But having done a bit of homework I think he'd want the newer 'Enhanced' version which will do Live Segments on Strava plus give you turn by turn directions if paired with a smartphone. Only came out last year so it's £130 everywhere, but it looks/sounds good. DC Rainmaker gives it a glowing review. And with the £40 he saves he can buy a Rapha sock or something.

    But if you don't want those features, the older unit is a bargain at < £80

    If you're looking for one of these you'll get them a bit cheaper at Freeborn bikes in Horsham (and online). Yes, the new version with a small discount.

    Hopmans seem to have the lowest eurozone price for the new Y10 version at 130 EU bucks. Looks like lunch and satnav shopping in Bergen op Zoom in the middle of my next 200km+ ride then...

    https://www.hopmansfietsgigant.nl/assor ... scomputer/
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,496
    redvee wrote:
    Wasn't somebody after a large Giro Foray a few pages back? Winstanleys have got them for £28...

    I am now after breaking the Roc Loc on my Savant earlier this week but need to size my head up and see if I can get a pricematch in Cycle Surgery.
    Sigma still have it for £26.99 although it appears only in small now
  • hopkinb wrote:

    Dammit, no L. XL seems too big according to the size chart.

    What chest size?
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    40". Somewhere between L and XL in Castelli, depending on what I have eaten/how much beer I have been drinking in the previous couple of weeks.
  • hopkinb wrote:
    40". Somewhere between L and XL in Castelli, depending on what I have eaten/how much beer I have been drinking in the previous couple of weeks.

    Should be fine with an XL, I'm just under 40 and take an XL. Pit to pit it's pretty much bang on 20 inches and 16 inches at the waist.
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    hopkinb wrote:
    40". Somewhere between L and XL in Castelli, depending on what I have eaten/how much beer I have been drinking in the previous couple of weeks.

    Should be fine with an XL, I'm just under 40 and take an XL. Pit to pit it's pretty much bang on 20 inches and 16 inches at the waist.

    Dammit, now I'm going to be £100 worse off. :lol:
  • bigmonka
    bigmonka Posts: 361
    I need some new commuting inner tubes - anyone seen any good deals on them or boxes of 5?
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,070
    BigMonka wrote:
    I need some new commuting inner tubes - anyone seen any good deals on them or boxes of 5?

    yeah tweeks cycles have 5 for £10
    http://www.tweekscycles.com/components/ ... inner-tube
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  • indyp
    indyp Posts: 735
    Rapha have their Pro Team Training Jacket all sizes in stock, Grey colour only.
  • spasypaddy
    spasypaddy Posts: 5,180
    indyP wrote:
    Rapha have their Pro Team Training Jacket all sizes in stock, Grey colour only.
    is that their version of the gabba?
  • bigmonka
    bigmonka Posts: 361
    itboffin wrote:
    BigMonka wrote:
    I need some new commuting inner tubes - anyone seen any good deals on them or boxes of 5?

    yeah tweeks cycles have 5 for £10
    http://www.tweekscycles.com/components/ ... inner-tube
    Great shout Mr Boffin, pack of 5 ordered for £12 (different widths are different prices). Thanks.
  • A search didn't bring anything up recently...
    Polaris have a Love the Road sale. Best was a pair of Pursuit bib shorts for £20 reduced from £75. Can't go wrong for that.
  • indyp
    indyp Posts: 735
    spasypaddy wrote:
    indyP wrote:
    Rapha have their Pro Team Training Jacket all sizes in stock, Grey colour only.
    is that their version of the gabba?

    Not sure tbh. I've not had a Gabba. I did look at it in store once and to me it was more a less just a shell, whereas the PTJ is fleece lined. It's worth noting it's different in cut than the old PT jacket. I had to go up a size to get the right fit - XL in new, large in old.
    There are also a few changes - the new one has a shorter neck which leaves more exposed to the elements, but ok with a buff, and the sleeves are much shorter in length.
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    FYI, I think the Wiggle codes have now finished.
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  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,821
    gabriel959 wrote:
    FYI, I think the Wiggle codes have now finished.

    It was good while it lasted...
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,821
    spasypaddy wrote:
    indyP wrote:
    Rapha have their Pro Team Training Jacket all sizes in stock, Grey colour only.
    is that their version of the gabba?

    More like their version of the Alpha jersey. Softshell front. Non-softshell but DWR treated back. Probably not great in very wet conditions but superb on fairly cold and dry or drizzly days. More breathable than the Gabba I would assume.

    Check out Bendertherobot's recent review.