Thread to tell everyone what bargains you've spotted!

N0bodyOfTheGoat

redvision wrote:

PBK have the 4iiii 105 power meter for £199.
Ok, so it's in silver, but absolute bargain

https://www.probikekit.co.uk/cycling-po ... 73311.html

I could live with non-matching colour cranks for saving £140 over what I paid last spring! :shock:

gabriel959

Solstice21 wrote:

redvision wrote:

PBK have the 4iiii 105 power meter for £199.
Ok, so it's in silver, but absolute bargain

https://www.probikekit.co.uk/cycling-po ... 73311.html

Bargain.....now if someone could vinyl wrap in black for a tenner.....

You could spray it black for a tenner or less!

solstice21

Yeah, true. You've not seen my painting though!

gabriel959

It is very tempting! I have a £25 off voucher as I haven't bought from them in a while, £175 only.... argg...

solstice21

gabriel959 wrote:

It is very tempting! I have a £25 off voucher as I haven't bought from them in a while, £175 only.... argg...

Ridiculous price.

tincaman

Solstice21 wrote:

redvision wrote:

PBK have the 4iiii 105 power meter for £199.
Ok, so it's in silver, but absolute bargain

https://www.probikekit.co.uk/cycling-po ... 73311.html

Bargain.....now if someone could vinyl wrap in black for a tenner.....

Another 10% off if you sign up as a new customer using the ProBikeKit Referral Code: PBK-R4

gabriel959

I didn't buy it as I don't need it ;-)

keef66

Please make it go away!

I've never wanted a power meter, partly because I don't train / race, and partly because I know I'd be disappointed to actually know how little power I generate, and how even that is declining as I age.

But I do like a bargain, and whichever way you look at that it's a bargain...

joe_totale-2

Cheap women's winter jersey from Galibier who I'm a fan of generally:

https://galibier.cc/product/roubaix-female-jersey/

Only issue, the vomit inducing pattern on the back.

scott_w1987

Anyone spot any good deals on 700c road innertubes? Ribble seem cheapest from a quick look...

gabriel959

keef66 wrote:

Please make it go away!

I've never wanted a power meter, partly because I don't train / race, and partly because I know I'd be disappointed to actually know how little power I generate, and how even that is declining as I age.

But I do like a bargain, and whichever way you look at that it's a bargain...

Me too, but I don't need it, you don't need it, been cycling all these years without one, I mean it would be nice to see how much/little power I am outputting but I am not really that bothered to sink even £175 on it. I prefer to buy some clothing, or a holiday, etc... Incidentally I am going to the Alps in late May for a cycle holiday and that is going to cost me roughly £200! Each to their own of course.

gabriel959

scott_w1987 wrote:

Anyone spot any good deals on 700c road innertubes? Ribble seem cheapest from a quick look...

What size do you need? I have 2 vittoria 700x18-23 with presta valves that I want to get rid off as I don't have a bike for them anymore. Would you be interested?

solstice21

scott_w1987 wrote:

Anyone spot any good deals on 700c road innertubes? Ribble seem cheapest from a quick look...

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-p ... xxEALw_wcB

redvee

scott_w1987 wrote:

Anyone spot any good deals on 700c road innertubes? Ribble seem cheapest from a quick look...

Only 40mm valves and no box but only £1 plus £3.99 postage

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TUVAVXYZ7 ... shop-pack-)

pangolin

Similar question about tyres. Any good deals about for something reasonably nippy in 700c, preferably 27 or 28 wide?

My cube has vitorria pave 27's on at the moment which I've really enjoyed, but they have worn relatively quickly and last weeks puncture by large screw has left a hole that the replacement tube is starting to bulge through.

Been wanting to try conti gp 4000s ii for a while in 28c. Is £30 each as good as these are likely to get?

poptart242

pangolin wrote:

Similar question about tyres. Any good deals about for something reasonably nippy in 700c, preferably 27 or 28 wide?

Been wanting to try conti gp 4000s ii for a while in 28c. Is £30 each as good as these are likely to get?

IME if you're looking for a 28mm Conti GP 4k, buy the 25mm version - they're super wide. Brilliant tyres though, apart from the weak sidewalls (two failures last year!).

joe_totale-2

Schwalbe ones for £25? Better sidewalls than the GP4000 although allegedly worse wet weather performance.

https://www.merlincycles.com/schwalbe-o ... 02851.html

timothyw

I'm running these in 700x28 on my winter bike - https://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-prime ... road-tyre/

Perfect for winter - had one puncture in 2400km of wet commuting over the past few months, hardly any evidence of cuts or wear to the tyres.

They don't roll quite so well as some of the prior mentioned tyres but for the money they're quality.

elbowloh

Poptart242 wrote:

pangolin wrote:

Similar question about tyres. Any good deals about for something reasonably nippy in 700c, preferably 27 or 28 wide?

Been wanting to try conti gp 4000s ii for a while in 28c. Is £30 each as good as these are likely to get?

IME if you're looking for a 28mm Conti GP 4k, buy the 25mm version - they're super wide. Brilliant tyres though, apart from the weak sidewalls (two failures last year!).

I've only ever tried Conti tyres once, the GP4000s and had a sidewall bubble bulge out within the first few days of using them. Went back to my Rubino Pros.

pangolin

elbowloh wrote:

Poptart242 wrote:

pangolin wrote:

Similar question about tyres. Any good deals about for something reasonably nippy in 700c, preferably 27 or 28 wide?

Been wanting to try conti gp 4000s ii for a while in 28c. Is £30 each as good as these are likely to get?

IME if you're looking for a 28mm Conti GP 4k, buy the 25mm version - they're super wide. Brilliant tyres though, apart from the weak sidewalls (two failures last year!).

I've only ever tried Conti tyres once, the GP4000s and had a sidewall bubble bulge out within the first few days of using them. Went back to my Rubino Pros.

I use Rubino Pros on my Genesis for wet / gritty / suspicious weather. Wanted something a little plusher for my Cube which I use on nice days. The Schwalbes look interesting might try those at that price.

edit: Having said that Rubino Pros are good and they are currently £10 here: https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vit ... -prod31765?

Might just stick with that! Could get 5 for the price of 2 Schwalbes

keef66

pangolin wrote:

edit: Having said that Rubino Pros are good and they are currently £10 here: https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vit ... -prod31765?

Might just stick with that! Could get 5 for the price of 2 Schwalbes

Good spot! Just ordered a pair. My GP4S are doing their usual crazy paving type cracking which is usually a precursor to the tread giving up the ghost, and I can't bring myself to spend what Conti now charge.

RossoCorso34

elbowloh wrote:

Poptart242 wrote:

pangolin wrote:

Similar question about tyres. Any good deals about for something reasonably nippy in 700c, preferably 27 or 28 wide?

Been wanting to try conti gp 4000s ii for a while in 28c. Is £30 each as good as these are likely to get?

IME if you're looking for a 28mm Conti GP 4k, buy the 25mm version - they're super wide. Brilliant tyres though, apart from the weak sidewalls (two failures last year!).

I've only ever tried Conti tyres once, the GP4000s and had a sidewall bubble bulge out within the first few days of using them. Went back to my Rubino Pros.

My Contis have been amazing. The Schwalbe One are nice, but make sure you get the ones with V Guard otherwise it's puncture city.

singleton

Just got a Rapha Classic Rain Jacket II from ChainReactionCycles for £80 - not cheap but £100 off full price.
They're half price in the sale, then another £10 off with their current January offer.

the_rover

I’ve just bought this, it’s not cycling specific however it’ll go in one of my many bags as a back up.
It fits nicely and doesn’t bunch up when you assume the position!

I got mine delivered to my local Asda for 99p.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/trek-100-me ... 02278.html

scott_w1987

redvee wrote:

scott_w1987 wrote:

Anyone spot any good deals on 700c road innertubes? Ribble seem cheapest from a quick look...

Only 40mm valves and no box but only £1 plus £3.99 postage

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TUVAVXYZ7 ... shop-pack-)

That's ideal, especially for the winter bike!

Thanks

redvee

Poptart242 wrote:

IME if you're looking for a 28mm Conti GP 4k, buy the 25mm version - they're super wide. Brilliant tyres though, apart from the weak sidewalls (two failures last year!).

Same sizing with GP4Seasons, had a sidewall split on me mid-commute Friday and couldn't trust it to survive the return journey so called my Dad and he came into work with a 25c Gatorskin as a get me home tyre and that was a lot narrower than the 25c GP4Season it replaced.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

https://www.topcashback.co.uk/bonus/2-50-jan19-bonus
Spend £5 in one transaction and get £2.50 bonus cashback.

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/nor ... prod159482 £83
Pondered on this one overnight for myself, because it would mean having to buy a set of 3-bolt pedals, but now size 43 out of stock.

apreading

redvee wrote:

Poptart242 wrote:

IME if you're looking for a 28mm Conti GP 4k, buy the 25mm version - they're super wide. Brilliant tyres though, apart from the weak sidewalls (two failures last year!).

Same sizing with GP4Seasons, had a sidewall split on me mid-commute Friday and couldn't trust it to survive the return journey so called my Dad and he came into work with a 25c Gatorskin as a get me home tyre and that was a lot narrower than the 25c GP4Season it replaced.

Not in my experience - I have run GP4000S 25mm front and GP4S 28mm rear for about 5 years - there is maybe 1mm difference between the two.

keef66

apreading wrote:

redvee wrote:

Poptart242 wrote:

IME if you're looking for a 28mm Conti GP 4k, buy the 25mm version - they're super wide. Brilliant tyres though, apart from the weak sidewalls (two failures last year!).

Same sizing with GP4Seasons, had a sidewall split on me mid-commute Friday and couldn't trust it to survive the return journey so called my Dad and he came into work with a 25c Gatorskin as a get me home tyre and that was a lot narrower than the 25c GP4Season it replaced.

Not in my experience - I have run GP4000S 25mm front and GP4S 28mm rear for about 5 years - there is maybe 1mm difference between the two.

My 25mm GP4S always seem pretty true to size. GP4000 and Michelin Pro4 SC 25s come up a lot bigger IME

luv2ride

NitrousOxide wrote:

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/nor ... prod159482 £83
Pondered on this one overnight for myself, because it would mean having to buy a set of 3-bolt pedals, but now size 43 out of stock.

I've got the MTB version of these and found they come up a little big, and are quite wide. Might be worth trying the 42's and returning them if too small?