Thread to tell everyone what bargains you've spotted!

N0bodyOfTheGoat

@daniel_b have you seen this Castelli jersey offer?
https://www.merlincycles.com/castelli-aero-race-60-short-sleeve-cycling-jersey-ss21-176691.html

https://www.merlincycles.com/castelli-ineos-grenadiers-aero-race-60-short-sleeve-cycling-jersey-229692.html orange has extra discount so is ~£45.

https://www.merlincycles.com/castelli-ineos-grenadiers-free-aero-race-4-bib-shorts-213018.html has extra 10% discount too that ends tonight, making it ~£74.

daniel_b

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

@daniel_b have you seen this Castelli jersey offer?
https://www.merlincycles.com/castelli-aero-race-60-short-sleeve-cycling-jersey-ss21-176691.html

Thankyou :-)

Yes I have seen it, well when it was £60, and was initially tempted, but the kind of green and yellow aren't quite the ones I want, but on paper it should be perfect I agree, so thankyou for the thought

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Heads up to anyone still awake that tonight is the last night you can book any remaining cheap Advanced train tickets to use by 26th May (typically outside rush hour peak times).

I've just booked Southampton to Warminster for £6 each way this Thursday, to either ride the hills near Longleat (including Gare Hill, King Alfreds Tower, Park Hill), or head over to the Mendips for a few bigger climbs for just under six hours.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

4iiii v2 power meter £185 at Merlin in most flavours!

daniel_b

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

4iiii v2 power meter £185 at Merlin in most flavours!

That is an excellent deal - I keep looking at the V3 9100 crank arm, as it 'might' fit my Foil without having to change the BB located rim brake for a TRP one which is smaller, BUT heavier.

The 105 one I bought some time ago, may actually be able to be fitted in the next few months, as the GRX equipped gravel bike has come back from December to July.....

And yes it will not match (Well they are both 172.5mm) but no I do not care.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Am I reading the Rutland sale correctly?

https://www.rutlandcycling.com/accessories/turbo-trainers/direct-drive-trainers/saris-h3-direct-drive-silent-smart-turbo-trainer/SAR9830TF.html listed at ~£570, but there's 15% discount off £100+ spend, so it will actually cost ~£485?

wolfsbane2k

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

Am I reading the Rutland sale correctly?

https://www.rutlandcycling.com/accessories/turbo-trainers/direct-drive-trainers/saris-h3-direct-drive-silent-smart-turbo-trainer/SAR9830TF.html listed at ~£570, but there's 15% discount off £100+ spend, so it will actually cost ~£485?

Argh, don't tempt me
(I definately can't afford that, but oh so want)

MattFalle

wolfsbane2k said:

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

Am I reading the Rutland sale correctly?

https://www.rutlandcycling.com/accessories/turbo-trainers/direct-drive-trainers/saris-h3-direct-drive-silent-smart-turbo-trainer/SAR9830TF.html listed at ~£570, but there's 15% discount off £100+ spend, so it will actually cost ~£485?

Argh, don't tempt me
(I definately can't afford that, but oh so want)

Just buy it it.

You want it, you need it, you'll use it.

Buy it. Buy it. Buy it now. Buy it.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/prime-primavera-aero-carbon-road-handlebar-3939629

£120

N0bodyOfTheGoat

https://www.merlincycles.com/vision-team-30-comp-clincher-tlr-wheelset-700c-218060.html ~£122 including extra 10% discount in basket, before applying a loyalty voucher.

daniel_b

Not in the spirit of the thread I know, but do the masses think that now is a decent time to buy a Garmin 1030 Plus, or that there might be better deals on the horizon as the 1040 was announced today.

Not many good deals (or suppliers) come to that, possibly something to do with current shortages of parts/chips etc.

Wiggle/CRC have it for £399, annoyingly the BC £10 code does not work for some reason, but there is 2.2% cashback through TCB, so about £391.

I could just buy it of course, and leave it in a box for a bit, as they have 365 day free returns, and buy from another retailer if one turns up cheaper, but I suspect that may well not happen, or not by much.

Opinions?

seanoconn

daniel_b said:

Not in the spirit of the thread I know, but do the masses think that now is a decent time to buy a Garmin 1030 Plus, or that there might be better deals on the horizon as the 1040 was announced today.

Not many good deals (or suppliers) come to that, possibly something to do with current shortages of parts/chips etc.

Wiggle/CRC have it for £399, annoyingly the BC £10 code does not work for some reason, but there is 2.2% cashback through TCB, so about £391.

I could just buy it of course, and leave it in a box for a bit, as they have 365 day free rerurns, and buy from another course if one turns up cheaper, but I suspect that may well not happen, or not by much.

Opinions?

Let me know if you spot a reduced 830 during your research. 👍

daniel_b

@seanoconn what kind of price are you looking for it to be below?

seanoconn

daniel_b said:

@seanoconn what kind of price are you looking for it to be below?

I’d probably go for the bundle and the cheapest I can find is £350 at the moment. Don’t know if I’d find anything cheaper with patience 🤷‍♂️

daniel_b

Do you need a bundle though, do you not have all the accessories and mounts you need from existing kit?

seanoconn

daniel_b said:

Do you need a bundle though, do you not have all the accessories and mounts you need from existing kit?

I have a stem mount, rubber bands and possibly a 10 year old heart monitor in a draw somewhere?

daniel_b

seanoconn said:

daniel_b said:

Do you need a bundle though, do you not have all the accessories and mounts you need from existing kit?

I have a stem mount, rubber bands and possibly a 10 year old heart monitor in a draw somewhere?

I suspect you'll need to wait for the likely 840 to be released before prices dip, but even then I wouldn't be surprised if bundle offers are thin on the ground, and whether you'll be better to buy the unit on it's own, and then source peripherals separately - to be fair, I don't use Garmin mounts, all mine are after market ones, which are often cheaper and better. I do have a really old Garmin HR Strap, but I also have a wahoo tickr, and I have seen posts on here about generic Ant+ straps bought off amazon with great success.

If I see something, I'll message you though :-)

combatclaret

daniel_b said:

Not in the spirit of the thread I know, but do the masses think that now is a decent time to buy a Garmin 1030 Plus, or that there might be better deals on the horizon as the 1040 was announced today.

Not many good deals (or suppliers) come to that, possibly something to do with current shortages of parts/chips etc.

Opinions?

I'd definitely wait for Amazon Prime day which will be June/July again this year.
Like Black Friday it's always quite tech-heavy and Garmin is often one of the brands you see featured, with a small reduction across all ranges.

daniel_b

I'm assuming you need to be a prime member to have access to that though?

Which I am not.

It arrived today, so it's stashed in the wardrobe unopened - screen protectors collected to, but will resist the urge for the moment anyhow.

pinno

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/prime-primavera-aero-carbon-road-handlebar-3939629

£120

That's 142 grams lighter for an extra £70 on the prime Alu bars.

£1 per 2 gms roughly.

Apart from a weight saving, what do carbon bars add in terms of comfort and 'performance'?
(it's a straight question).

MattFalle

Just commenting on the Prime ali vs carbon, the carbons give nicer, smoother feel - same wheels, same tubs, same no taping from lever hoods upwards.

They also look cooler which is worth a tenner or so any day.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

pinno said:

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/prime-primavera-aero-carbon-road-handlebar-3939629

£120

That's 142 grams lighter for an extra £70 on the prime Alu bars.

£1 per 2 gms roughly.

Apart from a weight saving, what do carbon bars add in terms of comfort and 'performance'?
(it's a straight question).

I've got the old version of these bars and just like my "chewy" On One Knuckleball hybrid/mtb bars, they have a nice bit of flex that really dampens road buzz, so much so I've never bothered to wrap them and I wear very lightly padded mitts. This is with a 23mm GP5000 on the front at ~97PSI (32mm @ ~85PSI on rear, both with Vittoria latex tubes).

Cav has nothing to fear from me with my quite pathetic MAMIL sub 8W/Kg 15sec sprint, so I'm far less likely to stress this flex, apparently the newer version from ~12 months ago is stiffer.

Hard to quantify performance, my 38cm version is ~4cm narrower at the hoods (drops flare out) than the bars that came with my Cube with very similar drop/reach numbers. My "58cm" Cube has a crazy 610mm stack, but I do seem to get a bit more speed for my effort since fitting these bars and the 23mm tyre. I have an adjustable stem ready to fit to try and drop the bars another ~4.5cm, but I tweaked my lower back injury quite badly last weekend, so this stem needs to wait.

Comfort, marginal gains, looks... Happy purchase for me.

ibr17xvii

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/prime-primavera-aero-carbon-road-handlebar-3939629

£120

These have gone back up to £139.99 now.

For the price I don't think you can knock the Prime aero bars.

I have the Alu version, I really like the bit where you can rest your wrist when on the hoods as it means they've been well thought out when designed.

Yes they probably look & feel a bit cheap but that's cos they are.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

15% off £100+ baskets again at Rutland, where I got my new Saris H3 for ~£485 a couple of weeks ago (includes the 30 day voucher code for Zwift and Rouvy).

https://www.rutlandcycling.com/15-percent-off-pac-tiered.html

daniel_b

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

15% off £100+ baskets again at Rutland, where I got my new Saris H3 for ~£485 a couple of weeks ago (includes the 30 day voucher code for Zwift and Rouvy).

https://www.rutlandcycling.com/15-percent-off-pac-tiered.html

Did you go through TCB as well?

How have you found the turbo?

Defblade

Got a 50% off voucher for Huub from a Strava challenge... it works with their sale stock, too
I've got a pair of their Archimedes bibs coming for £56... worth a punt at that price

N0bodyOfTheGoat

daniel_b said:

Did you go through TCB as well?

How have you found the turbo?

I did go through TCB, but a quick look now the transaction has vanished, only 0.85% but still... Yet to try the H3, I jumped on the Direto a few times last week for the first time in weeks when I was really struggling for energy to get out. Sleep pattern crazy at mo, up late on days off work, 0515 alarm on work days killing me!

daniel_b

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

daniel_b said:

Did you go through TCB as well?

How have you found the turbo?

I did go through TCB, but a quick look now the transaction has vanished, only 0.85% but still... Yet to try the H3, I jumped on the Direto a few times last week for the first time in weeks when I was really struggling for energy to get out. Sleep pattern crazy at mo, up late on days off work, 0515 alarm on work days killing me!

That's crap, make sure you log a ticket to challenge/query it - I've had to do that a few times, and 0.85% on the best part of £500 is still better than a poke in the eye with a stick after all.

Ah I'd forgotten you had a direto as well - is the H3 just for backup?

I was considering one for my partner to replace the so-so tacx vortex wheel on trainer she uses, that I passed onto her when I bought my Neo

Doesn't sound like the ideal sleep pattern, although my own is up at 04:50 when commuting to work, then maybe 6 if it's a turbo before work, and if neither and just wfh, then up at about 08:30
So pretty varied!

N0bodyOfTheGoat

daniel_b said:

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

daniel_b said:

Did you go through TCB as well?

How have you found the turbo?

I did go through TCB, but a quick look now the transaction has vanished, only 0.85% but still... Yet to try the H3, I jumped on the Direto a few times last week for the first time in weeks when I was really struggling for energy to get out. Sleep pattern crazy at mo, up late on days off work, 0515 alarm on work days killing me!

That's censored , make sure you log a ticket to challenge/query it - I've had to do that a few times, and 0.85% on the best part of £500 is still better than a poke in the eye with a stick after all.

Ah I'd forgotten you had a direto as well - is the H3 just for backup?

I was considering one for my partner to replace the so-so tacx vortex wheel on trainer she uses, that I passed onto her when I bought my Neo

Doesn't sound like the ideal sleep pattern, although my own is up at 04:50 when commuting to work, then maybe 6 if it's a turbo before work, and if neither and just wfh, then up at about 08:30
So pretty varied!

Will chat TCB up.

The Direto is semi broken, in that my four easiest sprockets (34/30/27/24) with my 34 chainring cover approx 150-400W, so big power jumps and no z1 plus z2 is mostly at very low cadence around 60rpm. Plus gradient emulation up to 14% doesn't work right, so often used like a dumb trainer.

Crazy at the mo as outside, my 11-34 cassette with 50 ring is getting me up most stuff!

Need to do quick compare of H3 against my 4iiii on the road bike, then set up for the hybrid, which my better half might be able to use a little for some long Covid slow and steady fitness recovery after 18 months of hell.

daniel_b

That's annoying about the Direto - it's not old is it?
Is it basically junk now then?