Thread to tell everyone what bargains you've spotted!

bendertherobot

I'd go with Betty but I'd be thinking of Wilma.

I think that was the line from Red Dwarf.

Similarly, I'd go with a Foray, but I'd be thinking of a Synthe.

Seriously, IF you can find a £100 deal on a Synthe, get that. If not, get a Foray.

lancew

I have the Foray, and so do quite a few people in my club as its the right colour.

I fully expect to see these everywhere now at that price. It's great. Comfortable and good lines IMO.

bendertherobot

What I would say, is that MIPs makes for a comfier helmet as it suspends the helmet off your head, so a Foray MIPS is a sound investment.

rhodrich

Job done! Giro Foray is in the post. Thanks for helping me make my decision.

itboffin

the Foray is very good and not too mushroom heady but the strap is bulky

matt_n-2

I'm waiting for my fluro yellow Foray to arrive from Gearchangers on eBay at £36. New commuter helmet for me.

luv2ride

Local Morrisons has bottles Guinness Sauce for a quid, livened up my evening Bratwurst nicely
....also peanut butter mini magnums £2 for 3. Guess what's for afters...?
Might have given up trying to get down to my ideal climbing weight, Alpha jersey has tonnes of stretch!

redvee

bendertherobot wrote:

I'd go with Betty but I'd be thinking of Wilma.

I think that was the line from Red Dwarf.

Similarly, I'd go with a Foray, but I'd be thinking of a Synthe.

Seriously, IF you can find a £100 deal on a Synthe, get that. If not, get a Foray.

My Foray was £31 from Cycle Surgery after they procematched Winstanleys but included P&P hence the £31 tag.

Moonbiker

Vittoria Rubino 3 pro folders 25mm £12

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/vittoria- ... #pid=29705

Caad8 claris £350


https://www.rutlandcycling.com/323873/p ... black.aspx

Laura Trott mtb £350 (BC discount also) so £315?

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/m ... utain-bike

All proper bargins.

Best value buy for a first bike/winter bike/budget bike, & best quality but cheap priced but good road tyres, & best value by miles mtb as "male" ones same spec areover twice the price?

rubertoe

I'm after some new rubino pro. Excellent work.

daniel_b

Bmc team machine frame at half price, IF you can get past the fact it has red on it....
https://www.mantel.com/uk/bmc-teammachine-slr03-frameset

And this Biemme top with weird sizing, if you take notice of the reviews. £150 down to £26!
https://www.mantel.com/uk/search/?q=Insertato

edindevon

rubertoe wrote:

I'm after some new rubino pro. Excellent work.

Granted they only offer the 23mm option, but Merlin have a package of a pair of Vittoria Rubino 3 Tyres & 2 Vittoria Tubes for £24.95. https://www.merlincycles.com/pair-vittoria-rubino-3-tyres-2-vittoria-tubes-90283.html

rubertoe

Edindevon wrote:

rubertoe wrote:

I'm after some new rubino pro. Excellent work.

Granted they only offer the 23mm option, but Merlin have a package of a pair of Vittoria Rubino 3 Tyres & 2 Vittoria Tubes for £24.95. https://www.merlincycles.com/pair-vittoria-rubino-3-tyres-2-vittoria-tubes-90283.html

When i checked earlier they had 25s at £10.50

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Moonbiker wrote:

Laura Trott mtb £350 (BC discount also) so £315?

Worth spending ~£15 on Toyota club membership and then getting 15% Halfords discount, making the Trott bike ~£305. If your employer allows you to buy vouchers at a discount than are accepted at Halfords, you could end up paying ~£270! :shock:

Semantik

NitrousOxide wrote:

Moonbiker wrote:

Laura Trott mtb £350 (BC discount also) so £315?

Worth spending ~£15 on Toyota club membership and then getting 15% Halfords discount, making the Trott bike ~£305. If your employer allows you to buy vouchers at a discount than are accepted at Halfords, you could end up paying ~£270! :shock:

Can't order those discounted vouchers online any longer. Website states you have to phone them. Not sure how it works these days. They seem to have plugged a loophole where you could buy the vouchers online at 10% less than face value. Stopped that now.

timbo_tim

I know it's the wrong section but I have an unused trott MTB for sale. See my thread in the MTB section, but I bought a small for my missus but it's too small (taken us 2 months to realise so unlikely to get anything out of Halfords). Would let it go for less than £300

timothyw

Ribble have the new Tiagra brakeset for £28.99 which seems pretty good:
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/shimano-t ... brake-set/

mrb123

R&D big tights now back up to 75 quid☹

Should really have got another pair at the lower price but hard to shell out now for gear that's likely to sit in the drawer for the next 8 months.

With the sun shining I'm thinking about new jerseys instead!

itboffin

top tip, if you see a bargain like those bibs or the campag wheelset buy them, you'll be right glad you did later when you actually need them or proper annoyed when you need replacements and didnt buy at the bargain price

crossed

Semantik wrote:

NitrousOxide wrote:

Moonbiker wrote:

Laura Trott mtb £350 (BC discount also) so £315?

Worth spending ~£15 on Toyota club membership and then getting 15% Halfords discount, making the Trott bike ~£305. If your employer allows you to buy vouchers at a discount than are accepted at Halfords, you could end up paying ~£270! :shock:

Can't order those discounted vouchers online any longer. Website states you have to phone them. Not sure how it works these days. They seem to have plugged a loophole where you could buy the vouchers online at 10% less than face value. Stopped that now.

Take a look on the NHS Discounts website and register for it. You can buy Halfords and Evans gift vouchers with a 7 or 8% discount. From what I remember, they don't actually check that you work for the NHS when you register.

luv2ride

itboffin wrote:

top tip, if you see a bargain like those bibs or the campag wheelset buy them, you'll be right glad you did later when you actually need them or proper annoyed when you need replacements and didnt buy at the bargain price

Exactly how I feel now I need some Pave CG's, none available anywhere, but had plenty of chances to get them at considerable discounts before Xmas.

londoncommuter

Luv2ride wrote:

itboffin wrote:

top tip, if you see a bargain like those bibs or the campag wheelset buy them, you'll be right glad you did later when you actually need them or proper annoyed when you need replacements and didnt buy at the bargain price

Exactly how I feel now I need some Pave CG's, none available anywhere, but had plenty of chances to get them at considerable discounts before Xmas.

Any interest in some new 27c Challenge Paris-Roubaix tyres instead? Just arrived on my Equilibrium Disc but they seem a bit over the top for my commute:

http://www.challengetech.it/products/ro ... 4/00935/en

On the whole stocking up with bargains, don't do it! I've got a house full of bikes and clothes I don't need (including the aforementioned "bargain" Equilibrium)....

mostly

ASV overshoes down to £10 http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-asv-race-overshoe/ I like a wee bit of fluro here and there, also in ninja.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

£16 http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TYSCMRCFOL ... -raceguard

If your bike can fit 38s, do it, do it now!

Bought mine for £20 each last summer, now typically £23+, they roll very well.

£23 http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TYSHONEVFT ... lding-tyre (700x23)

£20 http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TYSCG1RG/s ... wired-tyre (looks like the old model, not G-One Speed)

wolfsbane2k

mostly wrote:

ASV overshoes down to £10 http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-asv-race-overshoe/ I like a wee bit of fluro here and there, also in ninja.

Interesting, having just binned my old ones, and wanting a set of spares to replace the pair I just opened.

As more interested in "commuting resilience" vs "aero benefits", wondering if the ASV or the Aeron (in Navy/Green) which are the same price.

matt_n-2

I sent my Giro Foray back, it just didn't sit well on my head no matter what I adjusted.

I've gone for a Specialized Echelon in fluro from my LBS for £45 so not too bad, fits really well too.

mostly

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

mostly wrote:

ASV overshoes down to £10 http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-asv-race-overshoe/ I like a wee bit of fluro here and there, also in ninja.

As more interested in "commuting resilience" vs "aero benefits", wondering if the ASV or the Aeron (in Navy/Green) which are the same price.

They look pretty similar I wonder if the zip or lack of on the asv is the only difference.

Just turned up and they are thin I don't see them lasting more than a season, depending on how hot/cold you run I'd say these are a better bet http://galibier.cc/product/depart/

imatfaal

NitrousOxide wrote:

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£20 http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TYSCG1RG/s ... wired-tyre (looks like the old model, not G-One Speed)

Bit odd that advert - both wired and folding, both raceguard and tubeless-easy. I think it is a very old stock of wired, non-tubeless - which will mean it is not that much of a bargain. Checking - will revert

imatfaal

OK those G-ones are wired and not tubeless ready - so nice tyres but not so much of a bargain

N0bodyOfTheGoat

imatfaal wrote:

OK those G-ones are wired and not tubeless ready - so nice tyres but not so much of a bargain

Had a feeling they might not be the highly desirable ones at that price, but PX's info is diabolical at times!

It's been posted in "road buying" section since yesterday, but Wiggle have some Endura bargains, I bought Hummvee baggies with liners for £20 and a Pakajak for £13 earlier.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/february-furthe ... &ris=1&o=5