So, I got Evans Cycles' vouchers
DonDaddyD
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So I got £110 in Evans Cycles' vouchers.
What should I get? Advice/Ideas welcome.
Personally was thinking:
Sun glasses[/ul]
Cycle camera - if there is a cheapish decent version that doesn't make me look like a 'nark'
Sports GPS Watch - I like G-shocks for sports but they don't sell those in Evans
Helmet - I need a new helmet (not a helmet debate I choose to wear one). My old one is broken.
Advice/Ideas welcome.
What should I get? Advice/Ideas welcome.
Personally was thinking:
Sun glasses[/ul]
Cycle camera - if there is a cheapish decent version that doesn't make me look like a 'nark'
Sports GPS Watch - I like G-shocks for sports but they don't sell those in Evans
Helmet - I need a new helmet (not a helmet debate I choose to wear one). My old one is broken.
Advice/Ideas welcome.
Food Chain number = 4
A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
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Helmet's are useless. Dont waste your money on one. Get a basket and some handlebar tassles - they do sell them right?0
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Down payment on Ui2. Go on. Do it. You know you want to. You just need to take that first step.
Or a decent Gore zip up top with removable sleeves, which costs errr £110. Best thing I own cycling clothes-wise.0 -
I recently bought a new helmet and tried loads on for fit. One thing I didn't take into account is that when riding over bumps the helmet sometimes bangs againt the adjuster thing on the back. It's really annoying, so check fit carefully as a banging helmet is quite irritating. A gimpy banging helmet would be even worse.0
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Helmet, its a no-brainer. Put any left over vouchers towards some fly shades.FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees
I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!0 -
This, I was thinking:EKE_38BPM wrote:Helmet, its a no-brainer. Put any left over vouchers towards some fly shades.
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lou ... t-ec033707
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/end ... s-ec033401
But these would be things I'd buy anyway.. the Camera would be a little more of a treat.Food Chain number = 4
A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game0 -
Just had a look at the prices.
When the hell did helmets get so expensive?!?!?!
They are all a good £20-£50 more than they were a few years ago.0 -
Assuming it's your birthday treat (happy birthday by the way) you should blow it on a treat. Unless money is particularly tight, which I don't think it is from other threads.DonDaddyD wrote:But these would be things I'd buy anyway.. the Camera would be a little more of a treat.
So, spoil yourself.0 -
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Get Evans to pricematch PX who are doing 50% off helmets atm...0
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Try on before you buy with helmets. It turns out I have a Giro shaped head, not Specialized, and certainly not Bell (thankfully). There's a no returns policy on helmets with most places, so an in person purchase is definitely preferable.Bike/Train commuter: Brompton S2L - "Machete"
12mile each way commuter: '11 Boardman CX with guards and rack
For fun: '11 Wilier La Triestina
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I bought my Specialized Propero in 2008 for £70. Back then that was BIG money for me and the model above that was the S-works with carbon fibre bits. I've just found out that I can repair the Propero - I can replace the broken retention straps. Would it be gimpy if I did this as I don't really want to spend over £70 on a helmet for one that I actually like the look of.
I could, for example, replace my 105 SPD pedals with Ultegra ones.Food Chain number = 4
A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game0 -
lardboy wrote:Try on before you buy with helmets. It turns out I have a Giro shaped head, not Specialized, and certainly not Bell (thankfully). There's a no returns policy on helmets with most places, so an in person purchase is definitely preferable.
Agreed. However I'm pretty sure that at least one of DDD's extremities is 'Bell-shaped'. :?Nobody told me we had a communication problem0 -
DonDaddyD wrote:I bought my Specialized Propero in 2008 for £70. Back then that was BIG money for me and the model above that was the S-works with carbon fibre bits. I've just found out that I can repair the Propero - I can replace the broken retention straps. Would it be gimpy if I did this as I don't really want to spend over £70 on a helmet for one that I actually like the look of.
I could, for example, replace my 105 SPD pedals with Ultegra ones.
Fix the helmet, keep the 105 pedals. As said above, it's your birthday - splash out on something that's really just a treat.
Oh, and Happy Birthday BTW!0 -
Thanks all.
My OCD means I like closure so: I got a water bottle with energy gels, bars, powder in it, a helmet, cycling jersey and a pair of bib shorts.
All in all not bad and I may have more vouchers comign to me. I was going to get glasses but I lose, break, scratch, chew the arms of them so I thought better of it. This did confirm one thing to me though - as I contemplated my oldest kit is some 5-6 years old and I still wear it - I don't spend nearly enough on cycling kit.Food Chain number = 4
A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game0 -
FTFYDonDaddyD wrote:This did confirm one thing to me though - as I contemplated my oldest kit is some 5-6 years old and I still wear it - I don't spend nearly as much as some people on here on cycling kit.0
