Thread to tell everyone what bargains you've spotted!

N0bodyOfTheGoat

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-m ... in-machine £3 collection only

Tashman

NitrousOxide wrote:

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/bike-cleaning/muc-off-x3-dirty-chain-machine £3 collection only

Ordered, worth a punt for that much. According to the pictures it cleans the casette and frame too!!

dodgy

Tashman wrote:

NitrousOxide wrote:

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/bike-cleaning/muc-off-x3-dirty-chain-machine £3 collection only

Ordered, worth a punt for that much. According to the pictures it cleans the casette and frame too!!

I predict that will be in the bin by April.

corriebee1

dodgy wrote:

Tashman wrote:

NitrousOxide wrote:

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/bike-cleaning/muc-off-x3-dirty-chain-machine £3 collection only

Ordered, worth a punt for that much. According to the pictures it cleans the casette and frame too!!

I predict that will be in the bin by April.

I do use these machines, cos i'm a lazy @rse. I've ordered a couple as i'll be driving past Halfords this afternoon anyway and it's probably just about worth it just for the cleaning fluid!

london-red

The Vitus gravel bike a couple of us were agonising over is down to £800 now... Proper bargain at that price - https://www.wiggle.co.uk/vitus-energie- ... -1x11-2019

redvee

corriebee1 wrote:

dodgy wrote:

Tashman wrote:

NitrousOxide wrote:

https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/bike-cleaning/muc-off-x3-dirty-chain-machine £3 collection only

Ordered, worth a punt for that much. According to the pictures it cleans the casette and frame too!!

I predict that will be in the bin by April.

I do use these machines, cos i'm a lazy @rse. I've ordered a couple as i'll be driving past Halfords this afternoon anyway and it's probably just about worth it just for the cleaning fluid!

I had similar years ago and it wasn't the best but I now have a Park chain Cleaner and it's brilliant, supposed to only do four revolutions of the chain but I give it 5 minutes of cleaning and my chain comes out shiny shiny.

redvee

I've not seen any discount codes about for the bike show at ExCel this month, has anybody else?

thefilbertfox

redvee wrote:

I've not seen any discount codes about for the bike show at ExCel this month, has anybody else?

MARCH11 still works and knocks £5 off

solstice21

Eurosport player can be had (via mobile) for 6 months free if you're an ee mobile customer. See deal on hukd to get Amazon player deal (eurosport now included). Just in time for spring classics.

tincaman

Solstice21 wrote:

Eurosport player can be had (via mobile) for 6 months free if you're an ee mobile customer. See deal on hukd to get Amazon player deal (eurosport now included). Just in time for spring classics.

My Prime Video has EuroSport but I paid extra for that bit, are you are ESport is included?

solstice21

Arrrr, my mistake. I am getting Eurosport on a separate offer for a penny a month.

6 months free Amazon player plus free data whilst using it still good though!

bendip

https://www.prendas.co.uk/collections/w ... les-jersey

£15.99 delivered (there's a 10% pop up email sign up that could make it £14.40 floating around prendas site )

I bought it at £20 weeks ago..lovely colour and excellent santini fit.

W12_Lad

Swissstop Pro BXP pads are currently £16.55 on Amazon who have a £5 off code today only,( "BIGTHANKS"), on orders over £25 bringing it down to £28.10 for 2 sets. Swissstop have 4 pads per set.
6% back through quidco as well.

daniel_b

Some Carbon 3T bars on CRC and Wiggle for STOOPID money £250 now down to £81 - go through TCB, and it will be sub £80.

My pick is the Stealth Ergonova - gorgeous and comfortable bar, with no red on it anywhere :-)

These bars measure edge to edge, so if you want a 40 c2c, you need a 42.

Trying to stop myself ordering another one to have as a spare.

mostly

Some Shimano touring/ gravel etc spd lace ups at less than half price. £53.99
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-xc5-mt ... hoes-camo/

ryan_w-2

Daniel B wrote:

Some Carbon 3T bars on CRC and Wiggle for STOOPID money £250 now down to £81 - go through TCB, and it will be sub £80.

My pick is the Stealth Ergonova - gorgeous and comfortable bar, with no red on it anywhere :-)

These bars measure edge to edge, so if you want a 40 c2c, you need a 42.

Trying to stop myself ordering another one to have as a spare.

Cheers mate. Purchased!

daniel_b

Ryan_W wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

Some Carbon 3T bars on CRC and Wiggle for STOOPID money £250 now down to £81 - go through TCB, and it will be sub £80.

My pick is the Stealth Ergonova - gorgeous and comfortable bar, with no red on it anywhere :-)

These bars measure edge to edge, so if you want a 40 c2c, you need a 42.

Trying to stop myself ordering another one to have as a spare.

Cheers mate. Purchased!

No worries Ryan - they are such a lovely set of bars, I have two sets already 8)
Love the oval shaped tops, so comfy for climbing.

luv2ride

Daniel B wrote:

Ryan_W wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

Some Carbon 3T bars on CRC and Wiggle for STOOPID money £250 now down to £81 - go through TCB, and it will be sub £80.

My pick is the Stealth Ergonova - gorgeous and comfortable bar, with no red on it anywhere :-)

These bars measure edge to edge, so if you want a 40 c2c, you need a 42.

Trying to stop myself ordering another one to have as a spare.

Cheers mate. Purchased!

No worries Ryan - they are such a lovely set of bars, I have two sets already 8)
Love the oval shaped tops, so comfy for climbing.

Please don't...very tempted :shock: when you say "oval shaped tops", are they similar to FSA Energy wing bars, i.e flattish?

daniel_b

Hey L2R, yep not dissimilar, but as they are more errr, ergonomic, they kind of fit the curve of your palm better imho.
I always leave the tops untaped, and just wrap to the 'elbow' if that makes sense.

I just find traditional narrow round bars not as comfortable in comparison.

I have these on 2 bikes, and some Ritchey Carbon WCS Streem bars (wingtop again, don't think you can get them anymore) on my CR1. Unlikely to ever change them, as have matching wcs stem and seatpost.

luv2ride

^cheers DB. Only thing putting me off getting some for my Solace is getting the hydro brake cables through the routing holes, though suppose no great harm in routing them outside instead. That and needing to get a matching stem! Will sleep on it. Do they really help with dampening road vibration?

daniel_b

Luv2ride wrote:

^cheers DB. Only thing putting me off getting some for my Solace is getting the hydro brake cables through the routing holes, though suppose no great harm in routing them outside instead. That and needing to get a matching stem! Will sleep on it. Do they really help with dampening road vibration?

No worries.

I fitted to my alloy synapse, and chickened out, and just routed externally for the disc brake cables, it's fine.

In my honest opinion, I believe it does make for a more comfortable ride. I have no proof, and it could just be placebo effect, but I am a convert 8)

keef66

I can't claim the credit for this but

thiscocks wrote:

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/se/ ... prod171496

keef66

Although it's not absolutely clear if they are the disk brake model.

Description of the rims / spoke count suggests not, but the photos are ambiguous.

dhope

They're disc brake. 6 bolt
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/fulcrum-racing ... -wheelset/
Wiggle page mentions it as does the question/answer bit on the CRC page

daniel_b

keef66 wrote:

Although it's not absolutely clear if they are the disk brake model.

Description of the rims / spoke count suggests not, but the photos are ambiguous.

Not that this is conclusive, but a CRC employee answered a question for this product only 6 days ago - at least you could use that to argue they pay for the return I guess if they turn out not to be so, though I'd be inclined to take a screenshot of it in case it mysteriously disappeared.

Q: Disc brake or not?
I am looking at the three pictures for this wheelset and the first two show the front and rear hub with disc mount. The third picture shows a different set of wheels. Just wondering which one it is?

A: Yes, from the info we have these would be a Disc Brake wheelset.

EDIT: Ah dhope beat me to it!

keef66

The Wiggle page has the correct product name, description and photos of the DB model.

The CRC page is a dog's dinner with elements of both rim and disc in the photos and description. I'd phone them before committing

londoncommuter

keef66 wrote:

I can't claim the credit for this but

thiscocks wrote:

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/se/ ... prod171496

I'm no wheel expert and I may have been unlucky but these were the worst bit of cycling kit I've ever owned. They came on a Genesis Equilibrium. Within a few months the freehub died. Obviously forums aren't always representative but that seems reasonably common. The same thing happened to a clubmate. Worth stocking up now:

https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/fulcru ... eehub-body

Fulcrum did send me a warranty replacement freehub but I had to wait ages for them to get them in stock so had to buy an Aksium rear in the meantime.

The bearings on the front died after six months and then spokes started to break after nine months. I gave up and bought an Aksium front...

This was really gentle commuting use, I weigh nothing, avoid potholes and the weather was great that year so not an issue. Does make a mockery of the idea that rims don't wear out on disk brake wheels so they last for years. The tyres lasted longer than the wheels in my case.

Anyway, enough moaning and of course I could have been unlucky.

timothyw

Just a heads up that Evans Cycles are leaving the Tesco Clubcard voucher scheme again (presumably for good!) - you have until the 31st March to claim Evans Vouchers:
https://secure.tesco.com/clubcard/boost ... 009830.prd

If you don't have any credit in your clubcard account but have points you can convert them to 'Faster Vouchers' now in time to claim Evans vouchers:
https://secure.tesco.com/clubcard/faster-vouchers/

luv2ride

TimothyW wrote:

Just a heads up that Evans Cycles are leaving the Tesco Clubcard voucher scheme again (presumably for good!) - you have until the 31st March to claim Evans Vouchers:
https://secure.tesco.com/clubcard/boost ... 009830.prd

If you don't have any credit in your clubcard account but have points you can convert them to 'Faster Vouchers' now in time to claim Evans vouchers:
https://secure.tesco.com/clubcard/faster-vouchers/

Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered and received mine. Anyone know if Evans will honour the 6 months you normally have to use the voucher once converted?

redvision

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Endura-FS260-P ... _70716.htm

Use code spring10 for extra 10% off, and don't forget quidco too!