The Bargain of the Day thread

codfather

I don't know if this is something people would be interested in but I thought I'd put this up here just in case. The idea is to post any short term special offers and promotions you may come across with the aim of helping other riders spend less. There may be a similar thread somewhere else that I can't be bothered to find, or perhaps it's something no-one has any interest in, but I thought I'd get it rolling nonetheless.

For instance, Superstar currently have 20% off their Arctic line of finned pad kits and rotors with the FBFIN20
http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/shop/?q=arctic
Gives you two pairs of finned backing plates and four pairs of kevlar or sintered pads for the brake of your choice for £24 with free shipping

Feel free to post any similar offers, promotions and the like.

kyle17290

Typical when ive just ordered some from uber,oh well.

poah

I wouldn't say they are a bargin uber's semi-metalic are still cheaper even with the code and have fins on both sides. rotors are the same as uberbikes so you'd save with the code

codfather

Not true, the Uberbike pads are £20 for two pairs of fins with pads, a further £11 for two more pairs of inserts; a total of £31; 29% more than the Superstar with code deal. I wasn't suggesting this is some spectacular deal, just opening a thread for others to post good deals.

rockmonkeysc

I tried Uberbike finned pads and they didn't really do anything to improve brake cooling. The Koolstop Aero pads are loads more effective but quite a lot more expensive.

codfather

My experience with Uberbike pads has been something of a mixed bag. They're softer compound pads seem to work really well, but they seem to be rather prone to contamination and glazing. Plus the semi-metallic ones squeal like an absolute pig in the wet. Previously one bought them because they were the cheapest, but recently I've turned up a few more.

Race Ready Braking, £3.50 per pair for resin, £4 for sintered, free shipping on everything. Haven't used them yet but might give them a try for completeness sake soon.

http://racereadybraking.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=146

If you really want cheap though, I've just bought half a dozen pairs of Selcof pads from On-One's big summer sale dealy. They seem to take a while to bed in, but due to my collarbone I haven't been out much. Hard to argue with £1-2 a pair though, even if postage is £4

http://www.on-one.co.uk/c/q/deals/sale/sale-components/sale-brake-pads

I imagine the Koolstop pads work well but damn... at £25-30 per pair, you may as well buy new brakes if you're running Deores. No doubt they're supremely effective, but that is rather a sizeable outlay for what still amounts to a pair of brake pads.

poah

I didn't read that on the iphone last night, thats a pretty good deal then.

The thing with the uberbike pads I've found is that they are thicker than standard so greater chance of rubbing. I'll be testing them out at fort william on saturday. I bought them then broke my collar bone lol

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19691426#p19691426]Codfather[/url] wrote:

Not true, the Uberbike pads are £20 for two pairs of fins with pads, a further £11 for two more pairs of inserts; a total of £31; 29% more than the Superstar with code deal. I wasn't suggesting this is some spectacular deal, just opening a thread for others to post good deals.

rockmonkeysc

The Uberbike and Superstar pads are identical, made on the same production line using the same materials
Nukeproof pads are the same as well.

buddy_club

http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/shop/mountain/special-offers/
Few decent bits in the superstar sale

rockmonkeysc

Merlin have got Pikes for £399 plus an extra 10% off at the moment. By far the cheapest I found
That's roughly £360 for a £800 fork
http://bikes.merlincycles.com/search?p=R&srid=S13-UKSR02&lbc=merlincycles&w=Pike&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.merlincycles.com%2frockshox-pike-rc-dual-position-forks-275-70895.html&rk=1&uid=484163859&sid=2&ts=ajax&rsc=IMQmlm6ron47ceq0&method=and&isort=score&view=grid

codfather

It's times like this I wish I were slightly modern, fair few nice sets of forks in that clearance sale, but nothing interesting and affordable in 26"

BC reminded me of this; from Superstar's wheel clearance sale DHX wheelset, works out about 53% off, giving you downhill rated wheels for £100, bought a set myself.

http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/tank-evo-150mm-wheelset-dhx-clearance.htm

rockmonkeysc

27.5" forks are fine on 26" bikes. Usually the axle to crown is 10mm longer so not much in it. Plenty of mud clearance as well.
I used a 27.5" Marzocchi form on my 26" Nukeproof Mega and it looked and rode right.

buddy_club

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/GLSRX0GS/sram-x0-grip-shift-gear-lever-with-lock-on-grip
Seems reasonable

rockmonkeysc

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19692757#p19692757]buddy_club[/url] wrote:

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/GLSRX0GS/sram-x0-grip-shift-gear-lever-with-lock-on-grip
Seems reasonable

No it's not, it's a gripshift.

buddy_club

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19692773#p19692773]RockmonkeySC[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19692757#p19692757]buddy_club[/url] wrote:

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/GLSRX0GS/sram-x0-grip-shift-gear-lever-with-lock-on-grip
Seems reasonable

No it's not, it's a gripshift.

About £50 elsewhere, some people prefer gripshift.

The Rookie

Two bikes on gripshifts (well as one is Shimano it's strictly a Revoshift)......not better or worse, just different, although I would use it for very gnarly riding as it does degrade the quality of grip on the bars by a small amount.

codfather

They're for front mechs so it's not like it makes a lot of difference. A slightly crude shifter operating an inelegant, clumsy piece of metal.
For something of X0 level, it's a decent price. Shame there's no rears though.

codfather

As mentioned elsewhere, Superstar components have a 25% off UK made with the code BTS25WEB, valid throughout September.

So if you're looking to go 1xanything now's the time as you can get a narrow wide ring for £19.50 and a range expander for £22.50 among other things.

http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/shop/mountain/uk-made-gear/

buddy_club

Would really like an expander for the new build but they aren't sram compatible yet

codfather

In the jump from the 36t to 40/42t sprocket I doubt that Shimano/Sram compatibility is going to make a lot of difference.

In any case, Uberbike do a nearly identical product which they claim is cross compatible, but of course, it's not in Superstar's sale. Same £30 as the non-offer SS. I was going to try one for the hell of it, but I sold the Bizango and run 9spd on the Pitch

codfather

Anyone building a bike? Merlin currently flogging Deore 2/3x10 groupset without cranks for £110.
Superb M615 brakes, shifters, mechs, cassette and chain. The brakes alone are £70 normally, so you're getting everything else for £40 essentially

http://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-deore-mountain-bike-groupset-sale-80038.html?utm_campaign=googlebase-GB&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=shopping&utm_term=Groupsets&ucpo=20316&gclid=CjwKEAjwyemvBRDFpN3E5_bs9BQSJAA5n8L2lb3hNksKad9wefxIGYPww2KB3P0_iIfYDF7QmFcMbBoCHAHw_wcB

buddy_club

http://www.bikebargains.co.uk/weekly/
Some great stuff on there, mostly road bike kit but just ordered a Dare2b jersey and shorts for £2 a piece!

chrisrobs

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19694805#p19694805]Codfather[/url] wrote:

As mentioned elsewhere, Superstar components have a 25% off UK made with the code BTS25WEB, valid throughout September.

So if you're looking to go 1xanything now's the time as you can get a narrow wide ring for £19.50 and a range expander for £22.50 among other things.

http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/shop/mountain/uk-made-gear/

Nice one just got myself order. Thanks

codfather

Glad to be of service.

Superstar currently have 25% off all braking components with the code BK25WEB

4x organic now £13.50
4x sintered now £17.25
4x Kevlar now £18.75

The nice thing about buying four packs of Superstar brake pads is that you can mix and match the pads you want. 3 Zees and an SLX for me

http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/shop/mountain/mountain-braking/

codfather

Time to resurrect this for the festive period methinks..
Uberbike and Superstar both have 20% off everything until tomorrow(?) with codes BOX20 and SANTA21 respectively. Time to stock up on sintered pads and such

mike hunts alpine

Superstar are having a bargain clear out, pedals, bars, wheels, seats, you name it they've got it on offer.
http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/shop/mountain/special-offers/

mike hunts alpine

25% of all custom wheelsets bringing most cheàper than prebuilt sets, on superstar components. Use code EXTRADAY in checkout until 6th march.
http://www.superstarcomponents.com