Thread to tell everyone what bargains you've spotted!

willy b

3 pairs of white sports socks - £1 at Poundland

Just plain, boring white socks, but feel ok and do the job for the commute.

walkingbootweather

willy b wrote:

3 pairs of white sports socks - £1 at Poundland

Would they go with my burgundy stay-press and Fred Perry top?

bails87

10% off kit at Wiggle with voucher code 10KIT

I used it last night to buy a replacement Kask Mojito (insurance £ has been cleared). I saved 12% because I'm a platinum/British cycling customer and then put the code in to get another 10% off the original price, so saved over £20.

PBo

walkingbootweather wrote:

willy b wrote:

3 pairs of white sports socks - £1 at Poundland

Would they go with my burgundy stay-press and Fred Perry top?

only if you were grey loafers with them - or how about kickers?

petemadoc

Smart lunar R1 for £8.99 at Evans

Very bright rear light but does need help with waterproofing

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/sma ... t-ec024286

Mr Sworld

Not cycling kit but there are enough geeks here to appreciate this...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007P3RMLU/ref=nosim/?tag=hotukdeals-21

120GB Intel 330 SSD at £55! :shock:

Get it before it goes out of stock...

buy_my_cookies

Mr Sworld wrote:

Not cycling kit but there are enough geeks here to appreciate this...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007P3RMLU/ref=nosim/?tag=hotukdeals-21

120GB Intel 330 SSD at £55! :shock:

Get it before it goes out of stock...

Up to £80 now

Mr Sworld

buy_my_cookies wrote:

Up to £80 now

Bugger... Sorry guys.

Lucky I got mine in just before.

mroli

Mr Sworld wrote:

Not cycling kit but there are enough geeks here to appreciate this...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007P3RMLU/ref=nosim/?tag=hotukdeals-21

120GB Intel 330 SSD at £55! :shock:

Get it before it goes out of stock...

Is it carbon?

Mr Sworld

mroli wrote:

Is it carbon?

Mostly silicon I'm afraid.

mroli

Planet X sale - 10% off with code UKBANKERS10. Puts (for example) the excellent Shimano rs80s at £269.99 delivered....

edindevon

Halfords have the compact version of Campagnolo Veloce Power Torque Chainsets in Silver for £65.99.

Here's a link - http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?catalogId=10151&storeId=10001&categoryId=165545&langId=-1&action=listrefine&constraints=teq||Brand||Campagnolo||sor||Price||1&mode=list.

This is £30 cheaper than the best price I could find elsewhere.

If you go via Quidco, there's also 4% cashback.

Edindevon

tc345

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=77088

Pretty amazing reduction Kask K-10 60% off. Got one in red to match the bike and very pleased with the helmet. However when i bought it (friday) it was at 50% off, £64.99. So i've 'lost' £12... Bugger. Anything i can do?

edindevon

tc345 wrote:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=77088

Pretty amazing reduction Kask K-10 60% off. Got one in red to match the bike and very pleased with the helmet. However when i bought it (friday) it was at 50% off, £64.99. So i've 'lost' £12... Bugger. Anything i can do?

Your link shows that the red one is still £64.99, so it seems like you haven't lost out.

Edindevon

optimisticbiker

may not be a bargain... time will tell... Evans are doing Raleigh 19-23/700c long valve tubes (TA500LV) for £2.99 each in bargain bins in store.

keyser__soze

Can anyone find me a bargain on a 51cm race frame, a Kask C50 helmet, a left Force shifter and a front Zipp 404 clincher? Oh and if anyone has any experience with getting money out of councils due to accidents caused by potholes (or rather meteor craters, given the size of it) please let me know.

dhope

Keyser__Soze wrote:

Can anyone find me a bargain on a 51cm race frame, a Kask C50 helmet, a left Force shifter and a front Zipp 404 clincher? Oh and if anyone has any experience with getting money out of councils due to accidents caused by potholes (or rather meteor craters, given the size of it) please let me know.

:shock:
Does not like this.

twist83

Keyser__Soze wrote:

Can anyone find me a bargain on a 51cm race frame, a Kask C50 helmet, a left Force shifter and a front Zipp 404 clincher? Oh and if anyone has any experience with getting money out of councils due to accidents caused by potholes (or rather meteor craters, given the size of it) please let me know.

Oh dear. Ignorning bike damage how is Pilot? That sounds nasty!!! Have you taken a picture of the said crater? I know with damaging wheels councils usually cough up. I would get a picture of it very quickly.

veronese68

Keyser__Soze wrote:

Can anyone find me a bargain on a 51cm race frame, a Kask C50 helmet, a left Force shifter and a front Zipp 404 clincher? Oh and if anyone has any experience with getting money out of councils due to accidents caused by potholes (or rather meteor craters, given the size of it) please let me know.

Ouch. Presumably you're a member of British Cycling, I'd get some advice of their legal people about making a claim. They should have half an idea.

Yukirin

sky team ss jersey at wiggle for £40.95 free delivery. Until 2pm today when the extra 10% off ends. Was quite tempted this morning!

pitchshifter

Keyser__Soze wrote:

Can anyone find me a bargain on a 51cm race frame, a Kask C50 helmet, a left Force shifter and a front Zipp 404 clincher? Oh and if anyone has any experience with getting money out of councils due to accidents caused by potholes (or rather meteor craters, given the size of it) please let me know.

Wow, sounds like a nasty one.

I ruined a wheel on Queens Ride a while ago. Pretty simple process although takes ages for the claim to come through. They also took off 10% off the replacement cost due to the original wheel being in used condition. Didn't bother me on my £50 front wheel but on a Zipp you might want to emphasize the fact that they are very new!.

Edit: Take pictures of the pot hole & the damage!

bigmat

pitchshifter wrote:

Keyser__Soze wrote:

Edit: Take pictures of the pot hole & the damage!

Put something in the picture for scale - ideally a ruler, but something like a biro would do.

cyclingprop

50% off selected Schwalbe, Continental and Specialized tyres today at cycle surgery online.

dhope

cyclingprop wrote:

50% off selected Schwalbe, Continental and Specialized tyres today at cycle surgery online.

Good spot!
Might buy a job lot of GP4000S'
Edit: Not on GP4000s

davmaggs

Do you have a link to the part of the cycle surgery site that has the tyre deals? Nothing obvious on the homepage

dhope

http://www.cyclesurgery.com/road-tyres/ ... lters=true

willy b

BigMat wrote:

pitchshifter wrote:

Keyser__Soze wrote:

Edit: Take pictures of the pot hole & the damage!

Put a really accurate model car inside/next to it. They may pay attention then


Put something in the picture for scale - ideally a ruler, but something like a biro would do.

KateF

twist83 wrote:

Keyser__Soze wrote:

Can anyone find me a bargain on a 51cm race frame, a Kask C50 helmet, a left Force shifter and a front Zipp 404 clincher? Oh and if anyone has any experience with getting money out of councils due to accidents caused by potholes (or rather meteor craters, given the size of it) please let me know.

Oh dear. Ignorning bike damage how is Pilot? That sounds nasty!!! Have you taken a picture of the said crater? I know with damaging wheels councils usually cough up. I would get a picture of it very quickly.

Rider was me. Am okay thanks, face and skin on limbs is somewhat messed up albeit not as badly as the bike. Few cracked bones in the face but nothing serious enough to need surgery, just rest and care. We have a photo of said crater with ambulance behind, it was about 6 inches deep. From looks of the bike, the wheel got stuck in it and the head tube has ripped off the front before smashing to the right hand side of the bike. Unfortunately its around an hour or so's drive from the house so not too easy to pop back for a photo with something next to it but I think you can tell the size of the pothole from the photo

Origamist

KateF wrote:

twist83 wrote:

Keyser__Soze wrote:

Can anyone find me a bargain on a 51cm race frame, a Kask C50 helmet, a left Force shifter and a front Zipp 404 clincher? Oh and if anyone has any experience with getting money out of councils due to accidents caused by potholes (or rather meteor craters, given the size of it) please let me know.

Oh dear. Ignorning bike damage how is Pilot? That sounds nasty!!! Have you taken a picture of the said crater? I know with damaging wheels councils usually cough up. I would get a picture of it very quickly.

Rider was me. Am okay thanks, face and skin on limbs is somewhat messed up albeit not as badly as the bike. Few cracked bones in the face but nothing serious enough to need surgery, just rest and care. We have a photo of said crater with ambulance behind, it was about 6 inches deep. From looks of the bike, the wheel got stuck in it and the head tube has ripped off the front before smashing to the right hand side of the bike. Unfortunately its around an hour or so's drive from the house so not too easy to pop back for a photo with something next to it but I think you can tell the size of the pothole from the photo

Sounds nasty, Kate. Glad you seem to be bearing up.

I'd recommend getting legal advice - if you're a BC member call their incident hotline (if you've not already done so).

Check "Fill that hole" http://www.fillthathole.org.uk/ to see if the road defect had been reported previously. Find out the council or borough who are responsible for the maintenance of the road and request, via FOI, their inspection regimen over the last couple of years.

If the road is residential and Keyser fancies a ride down there, he could knock on a few doors in the vicinity to try and ascertain how long the pothole had been in situ. Furthermore, photographs of the pothole with a ruler for scale would be good. That said, if you've already reported it, they might have repaired it by now.

Good luck and heal up fast.

davis

Eeek. Bad news Kate. Hope you heal up.

As ever, see if the pothole has been reported. Even if you're not considering legal action then write down damage and pain experienced.

Where was the pothole, anyway? Can you get a friend to take a picture with something for scale?