Thread to tell everyone what bargains you've spotted!

ibr17xvii

daniel_b said:

Lots of places have the Castelli Free Aero Race 4 shorts down to around £90ish, but Merlin have it down to £88, and also currently in all sizes.

https://merlincycles.com/castelli-free-aero-race-4-bib-shorts-ss21-134942.htm

I have Progetto X2 pads in Omloop thermal bibshorts and Sorpasso 2 bibtights, but have never owned a pair of the Free Aero shorts, so am tempted I have to be honest.

Just a note on the Free Aero shorts, they are noticeably smaller in sizing than other Castelli bib shorts presumably cos they are supposed to be aero!

I’m a large in Castelli shorts & they are quite a bit tighter than any others I have. I can still get in them & wear them comfortably but you may want to go one size up.

ibr17xvii

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

daniel_b said:

Yep that rings a bell, was probably me

I didn't buy any then either, glad it works well for you.
Would you say the endurance 3 is slightly thicker material at all?
Not sure what encapsulates the difference between then and the free aero race 4s.

Yep shame no longer on tcb, they were for ages.

*Edited my previous post so it makes sense and no longer mentions sorpasso bibshorts......

That pair of Endurance 3 are the only Castelli clothing I have, I too am struggling to see differences in the Aero Race 4, although marketting blurb suggests to me the Progetto X² Air Seamless seat pad has been improved and it mentions 8 hour rides are no bother. A quick look at the photos again suggests to me the Aero Race 4 have thinner material on the outer side of the leg, maybe?

Tempted to get one of each.

The Endurance & the Aero are slightly different material wise, the Aero are slightly thinner & have some “dimples” in them which obviously makes you more aero…….

daniel_b

That's interesting re the fit of the race aero, would you have ever used a pair of Omloops or Sorpasso bibtights, just wondered how they compared.

I had a look at the weights, and I think they were within 20g or so of each other, so material difference must be pretty minor - I tend to prefer the shorts where the leg material is a bit thicker, much as I like a thin summer short, the reality is that there are precious few opportunities to use them (for me) in this country.

ibr17xvii

daniel_b said:

That's interesting re the fit of the race aero, would you have ever used a pair of Omloops or Sorpasso bibtights, just wondered how they compared.

I had a look at the weights, and I think they were within 20g or so of each other, so material difference must be pretty minor - I tend to prefer the shorts where the leg material is a bit thicker, much as I like a thin summer short, the reality is that there are precious few opportunities to use them (for me) in this country.

I have 1 pair of bib tights with the Progetto X2 pad, I think they might be Sorpasso, I'm not too sure TBH.

Either way they are a large & fit fine.

bmxboy10

Some good deals on Rapha summer gear.

daniel_b

Halfords have the Garmin Varia rear light/radar for only £125, AND you can use BC Discount on it, or you could - not classed as out and out tech it would seem.

Additionally they have decent cashback through TCB, which seems to track even if you buy with a gift card. Those of you who can buy gift cards at a discount through your workplaces might want to do so :-)

They also have the R8000 and R7000 4iiii power cranks on offer for £259.99 and £224.99, which is pretty darned cheap, especially once you factor in TCB and hopefully any gift card discounts.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

For these pandemic times and the cycling hobby getting silly expensive, there's some good deals at https://www.merlincycles.com/black-friday-sale-89976/ , if you fancy some new gear.

A few picks...
The Willier Montegrappa (Tiagra) is £679 and Wilier Jareen GRX is £1k.
Merlin RDA-1 Disc wheels are a bonkers ~£87 and Merlin CDR-1 Carbon Clincher Disc wheels are a tempting £400 (wish there was more info on the hubs used).
Those Castelli Endurance 3 are still £75 and Castelli Free Aero Race 4 are still £88.

shirley_basso

Thank you. Have been after some well-priced FAR for some time.

bendip

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cateye-AMPP-400-ViZ-150-Bike-Light-Set_238569.htm

use the ubiquitous pop up fiver off at tredz ..28.99 delivered...my 3 year old moon nebula rear struggles in any wet weather..so i was looking at cateye viz lights as an alternative..this set gets me the viz 150 and the ampp 400 for a few quid more than the viz 150 on it's own

bendip

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/vittoria-rubino-pro-folding-clincher-tyre

the older version of vittoria rubino pros..version 3 i believe (i prefer them to the graphene pros that came later ) in 23..25 and 28mm..£12.99..or £25.98 a pair delivered..they come up narrow..ie i get the 28mm on my old tcr sl2.

daniel_b

Not a bargain as such, but for those of us who use Topcashback - Tredz currently have 6% cashback, and Sigma are now on there (Pretty sure that is a recent development) currently sat at a very reasonable 4.4%.

ibr17xvii

daniel_b said:

Halfords have the Garmin Varia rear light/radar for only £125, AND you can use BC Discount on it, or you could - not classed as out and out tech it would seem.

Additionally they have decent cashback through TCB, which seems to track even if you buy with a gift card. Those of you who can buy gift cards at a discount through your workplaces might want to do so :-)

They also have the R8000 and R7000 4iiii power cranks on offer for £259.99 and £224.99, which is pretty darned cheap, especially once you factor in TCB and hopefully any gift card discounts.

Great price for the Varia, genuine gamechanger for road riding IMHO.

daniel_b

I have seen it in action, and was won over - plus the reliability/false positives from the previous ones would appear to be a thing of the past.

For a little over a ton, it's easy for me to justify for both the light and more so the radar notification element.
I'll probably add it to my existing lighting setup, so will now be running 3 on the rear, 3 on the front, and 1 in the middle :-)

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Is £169 for https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/garmin-edge-530-performance-gps-cyclingbike-computer-ps169-delivered-at-amazon-uk-3834176 a good deal?

No good to me (although the climb profile feature looks handy in theory), I'm still using my 2017 Lezyne Super GPS which seems to go through battery quickly these days, but I bought a Lezyne Mega XL last year for ~£130 as a spare-in-waiting that I've taken on trips to unfamilar ground like my Road To Hell ride in October for its offline routing.

daniel_b

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

Is £169 for https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/garmin-edge-530-performance-gps-cyclingbike-computer-ps169-delivered-at-amazon-uk-3834176 a good deal?

No good to me (although the climb profile feature looks handy in theory), I'm still using my 2017 Lezyne Super GPS which seems to go through battery quickly these days, but I bought a Lezyne Mega XL last year for ~£130 as a spare-in-waiting that I've taken on trips to unfamilar ground like my Road To Hell ride in October for its offline routing.

VERY cheap compared to most prices out there, but no touch screen, which may or may not be an issue for you.
I believe they are quite highly rated though.

My 1000 soldiers on for the time being - had to glue a replacement tab thing on the back after a specific mount started braking it off.

daniel_b

Cleva Vacmaster remote control fan I bought one at £90, bargain at £80, and they usually have a10% code knocking about if you search, might even get one if you are a new customer and sign up.

It's quite a directional fan, so don't expect it to cool your whole body down - it's a shame they don't sell some kind of diffuser to widen the target area.

The remote is a real boon, especially at this time of year - off, or 3 different speed settings - I use mine for upper body/face, and use a 18" floor fan for the legs.

I used to have a remote Sealey 16" pedestal fan for upper body, but it died after about 10 years, and they had stopped making the part I needed which was frustrating.

https://cleva-uk.com/collections/blackfriday/products/vacmaster-cardio54-fan



In my humble opinion this pic might be a tad generous with where the air will reach, but arguably the further away you put it the wider the field will be, but also the weaker it will be - I don't have a ton of scope in my garage, so it's fairly close (Probably about 6" in front of my front wheel), but also very powerful as a result.

daniel_b

The Scott Cadence Plus is probably my favourite helmet of all time, so comfy, light, and imho very nice looking/

Three stonking bargains if you are after a small yellow and black one, or a large green one - £29.99 each instead of £170!
https://jscycleshack.com/dpt/pgr/scott-cadence-plus-road-bike-helmet__19740

https://jscycleshack.com/rider-protection/helmets/scott-helmet-cadence-plus-yellow-rc__6647

They did have 3 green ones left but I just tipped a mate off and it's now down to 2.

Additionally they have a Small Centric for only £24.99!

https://jscycleshack.com/rider-protection/helmets/scott-centric-plus-road-bike-helmet-yellow-rc__20258


Also just noticed they have another colour centric in small, and one other in large, but for £24.99

Pro level MIPS helmets for bargain basement Halfords prices.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Feeling in the mood to fall out with your partner over cycling?

https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/16185415/polygon-impression-ax-tandem-bike-16185415 £585 with the 10% code... Which doesn't appear to work right now.

daniel_b

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

Feeling in the mood to fall out with your partner over cycling?

https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/16185415/polygon-impression-ax-tandem-bike-16185415 £585 with the 10% code... Which doesn't appear to work right now.

It worked now when I just tried it, £590 as they charge you a fiver for the membership card or something.

Looks heavy!

seanoconn

daniel_b said:

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

Feeling in the mood to fall out with your partner over cycling?

https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/16185415/polygon-impression-ax-tandem-bike-16185415 £585 with the 10% code... Which doesn't appear to work right now.

It worked now when I just tried it, £590 as they charge you a fiver for the membership card or something.

Looks heavy!

Don’t worry daniel, I’ll be averaging a good 20/30watts at the back so we’ll be fine 👍

combatclaret

daniel_b said:

The Scott Cadence Plus is probably my favourite helmet of all time, so comfy, light, and imho very nice looking/

Three stonking bargains if you are after a small yellow and black one, or a large green one - £29.99 each instead of £170!
https://jscycleshack.com/dpt/pgr/scott-cadence-plus-road-bike-helmet__19740

Pro level MIPS helmets for bargain basement Halfords prices.

I was tempted when you posted this in August at £50. Size right and my Giant Defy has green accents.
Buuut my Giro Syntax was only a couple years old and doing fine.

£30!? Nearly giving them away. Couldn't pass it up.
Looks great, super comfy, excellent quality. Thanks!

daniel_b

Delighted to hear it @combatclaret, you're very welcome.
My mate ordered Thursday mid afternoon, received it Friday afternoon, and was similarly blown away by it, if it fits your noggin, it really is a class helmet imho.

*I notice they are sold out now.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

https://www.probikekit.co.uk/turbo-trainers-bicycle-rollers/saris-h3-smart-trainer/12684886.html £550

daniel_b

250ml Muc off chamois cream - I've tried a few, this is the best for me.
Used to be available cheapish from Halfords, not any more though, and Sigma currently have it reduced from £25 to only £10, plus 4.4% cashback through TCB makes it an awesome deal - order 3 for free postage.

https://sigmasports.com/item/Muc-Off/Athlete-Performance-Luxury-Chamois-Cream-250ml/DSQQ?id=643778

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Just had email from Probikekit...

CYBER10 gets an additional 10% (max £25) discount on their cyber sale items for first 50 customers.

~£525 for Saris H3 turbo
~£190 for 4iiii Precision 105 7000
etc.

daniel_b

Morvelo have a sale on, and are offering a free pair of socks (Up until December 6th I think) with any order over £20.

Pick of the bunch for me, especially as I know some people were lamenting the cost of base layers, is their excellent mesh short sleeve variant, reduced to £21 from £35 - with the added 'free' £10 worth of socks (6 colours I think) it makes it £11 delivered :-)

https://morvelo.com/elysium.search?search=base+layer&pageNumber=1&facetFilters=morvelo_GBP_price:%5B10+TO+25%5D

No prizes for guessing which one I opted for

They also have free returns.

Only just noticed, when checking out, and subsequently googling, that they are now part of the hut group - I know some people have bad things to say about them, but personally my dealings have all been perfectly fine.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/2-months-free-strava-with-o2-priority-3842906

pinno

mountainpenguin said:

fenix said:

Buy the shakedry for the rides when you don't wear a ruxksack?

Rucksacks suck. How long are you riding with one ?

its about a 1/2 hour into work and 45 mins back.

Damn one way systems.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Hard to know what is a bike bargain in these crazy times, but I had an email from Halfords earlier to say the Boardman SLR 8.9 was back in stock. My local store in Hedge End has the small available to collect next week.

https://www.halfords.com/bikes/road-bikes/boardman-slr-8.9-disc-mens-road-bike-2021---s-m-l-xl-frames-365622.html

Surprisingly heavy at 9.4Kg in the marketing blurb, heavy wheels?

Small has 378mm reach and 546mm stack, comes with a 90mm stem, C-T of 485mm and a 350mm seat post.

daniel_b

It's certainly uninspiring (for me) to look at, I thought it had been taken in black and white for a second


Looks like all sizes could be at my local store within a week - cheapest way to get your hands on a groupset currently and in a timely fashion?

I like the dropped stays, but as you say it is pretty weighty - decent set of wheels and you are into 2k+ territory.
I'm sure they will sell.

Top tube a touch too long for me, and the 170 cranks on both the small and medium perhaps a tad unusual.

If you could use BC discount on it, and are able to buy discounted gift cards, and go through top cash back, it would bring it down to something like £1290, which IS a good deal in the current market I would say.