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Forgot ive got boxes of odd different size spokes
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How old ARE you?veronese68 said:I think a 1970s headset has done well and warrants replacing.
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A little older than that headsetFirst.Aspect said:
How old ARE you?veronese68 said:I think a 1970s headset has done well and warrants replacing.
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last time I cleared the shed out I found a full veloce groupset that I'd forgotten about and....
38 sets of wheels.Insert bike here:1 -
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I have to admit to being a little embarrassed. I didn't even count the tyres I found!ugo.santalucia said:Insert bike here:0 -
If we are talking new and unused I keep the usual; chains, cassettes, tubes, tires etc. I recently bit the bullet and purchased a spare RD, FD & shifters but that was more to do with my irrational fear that at any point Sram mechanical could become obsolete, replaced in a tidal wave of overpriced AXS parts!!
If we are counting used parts with some mileage left in them, that pretty much triples my inventory!1 -
Quick recall:
* Several sets of spare tyres (Michelin and Schwalbe)
* Several spare inner tubes
* Several spare 9s cassettes (12-27)
* Several spare 9s chains (KMC)
* 2 x Campag triple front derailleurs (9/10s)
* 1 x Campag rear derailluer (long)
* Spare spokes for Shimano Dura-Ace WH-7850-C24-CL Wheels
* Spare gear and brake cables
* 2 x Minoura handlebar map holders
* 1 x Campag (nos) Centaur 10s ergo levers
* Several spare brake blocks
* Several spare handlebar tape
* 2 x Shimano UN55 bottom brackets
Regarding clothing........
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I don't really have spares of anything apart from brake tubes, tires, calipers and hangers.
I do currently have 7 bikes in the shed though, only 3 are mine. This is after a clear out as we've just moved.
Felt F1
Felt Z6 (upgraded to Ultegra)
Arthur Caygill Chorus 12
Merlin Malt 2
Brother's
Specialized Allez
Specialised Hardrock from about 2003
Wife's
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I sold a lot of stuff when I thought I was moving out to a house without a garage including four bikes and I still have seven bikes, five additional wheel sets all fitted with tyres, discs QR etc, I have enough spares minus frame to build at least two complete bikes and spares of everything including tools, more than most small bike shops would carry. I don’t swap anything over between bikes all are completely ready to go for all conditions, pumps, saddle bags, lights, computer and sensors etc.
I’ve filled my bike travel boxes with spare part worn tyres of all types and sizes, things like inner tubes co2 are always bought in bulk.
I was kidding myself if I thought I could have moved to a house without a garage.Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.1 -
Well....
Four or five framesets, 2 unused Ultegra 11 speed gruppos, one unused 105 11 speed jobs, a few pairs of shifters (Record, Dura Ace, some random ones), unused carbon cranks, unused normal cranks, 4 sets of perfect wheels, a few sets of used wheels, boxes of used 'bars, cranks, pedals, stems, saddles, posts, tubes, a few tubs, b/bs, headsets, forks, shed loads of the stuff packed into a loft and a couple of sheds.
Too much of the junk tbh but as its tucked away I don't notice it.
And 6 fully working bikes..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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no.First.Aspect said:Why on earth does everyone have so many headsets? I think I've worn out two, ever. Just use mudguards, you muppets!
.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Welcome back Matthew. How's TDV?0
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Ciao! Grazie. All good your side?shirley_basso said:Welcome back Matthew. How's TDV?
She's groovy thank you. Still cutting about doing things I don't understand but groovy. Still putting up with piles of bicycle junk bless 'er.......The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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tutto bene, gracie.
Slow 2020 watching the world go round, but on the good side I think only 1 personal I know of was affected by COVID so a bit weird trying to be sensible when everything seemed to be happening all around my F+F but not TO anyone. Plus side wife bought a business. Has full rights to wear a labcoat (I even found one in an outbuilding we were clearing out) but refuses to.
2021 much more interesting. New job and new rugrat en route.0 -
Fine. Get a wet bum, wet feet, spray in your face and wear your winter bike out faster then. See if I care. You will look a bit cooler than I do for the first 10 minutes or so though.MattFalle said:
no.First.Aspect said:Why on earth does everyone have so many headsets? I think I've worn out two, ever. Just use mudguards, you muppets!
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Fantastic mews re rugrat/job - many, many congrats all round. I understand Matt is a simply spiffing name for new ones. Its going to be the new Harry in a couple of years so jump in ahead of the masses.shirley_basso said:tutto bene, gracie.
Slow 2020 watching the world go round, but on the good side I think only 1 personal I know of was affected by COVID so a bit weird trying to be sensible when everything seemed to be happening all around my F+F but not TO anyone. Plus side wife bought a business. Has full rights to wear a labcoat (I even found one in an outbuilding we were clearing out) but refuses to.
2021 much more interesting. New job and new rugrat en route.
Agree re Covid - fortunate not to have had anyone actually have it - a couple of possibles & isolations - but no positives, so fingers crossed it stays thay way until I get started sticking needles in people.
Top stuff re Mrs SB's job as well - and lab coats to boot as well. Just plant the seed that lab coats are practical, warm and safe and let it germinate until, voila, lab coats a go-go.
Just imagine that burd frpm the Queen's Gambit in a lab coat.Now ypu're talking..... #TDBFTQG.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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I guess i can understand 1 unused groupset (a project you haven't started yet), but 3 and 2 of them the same?MattFalle said:Well....
Four or five framesets, 2 unused Ultegra 11 speed gruppos, one unused 105 11 speed jobs, a few pairs of shifters (Record, Dura Ace, some random ones), unused carbon cranks, unused normal cranks, 4 sets of perfect wheels, a few sets of used wheels, boxes of used 'bars, cranks, pedals, stems, saddles, posts, tubes, a few tubs, b/bs, headsets, forks, shed loads of the stuff packed into a loft and a couple of sheds.
Too much of the junk tbh but as its tucked away I don't notice it.
And 6 fully working bikes.0 -
1 from the S3 that broke (from what the shop said Ultegra 8000 has a propensity for breaking for some reason) - everything sent back and replaced and now sitting in a box as its been replaced by Red and, tbh, I don't particularly like Ultegra so I've no rush to use it.elbowloh said:
I guess i can understand 1 unused groupset (a project you haven't started yet), but 3 and 2 of them the same?MattFalle said:Well....
Four or five framesets, 2 unused Ultegra 11 speed gruppos, one unused 105 11 speed jobs, a few pairs of shifters (Record, Dura Ace, some random ones), unused carbon cranks, unused normal cranks, 4 sets of perfect wheels, a few sets of used wheels, boxes of used 'bars, cranks, pedals, stems, saddles, posts, tubes, a few tubs, b/bs, headsets, forks, shed loads of the stuff packed into a loft and a couple of sheds.
Too much of the junk tbh but as its tucked away I don't notice it.
And 6 fully working bikes.
1 Ultegra I received in payment of sourcing a frameset and building up a bike for a friend but nothing to put it on and, tbh, I don't particularly like Ultegra so I've no rush to use it.
105 bought to build up the Soloist as a hacker/winter bike but sitting in the box as its cold. I'm only using it as its dirt cheap and I don't mind smashing it up when I fall off..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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The original poster DEFINITELY has a problem........Only ONE bike?! WTF? 😀0
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yeah, lack of space... should get rid of the wife to make room...redbikejohn said:The original poster DEFINITELY has a problem........Only ONE bike?! WTF? 😀
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There has to be a solution. I have one by the front door in a cupboard next to the washing machine, one in the bedroom closet where the clothes I have never bought should be, three in a shed and one in Devon. Well, two in Devon but one has metal fatigue.ugo.santalucia said:
yeah, lack of space... should get rid of the wife to make room...redbikejohn said:The original poster DEFINITELY has a problem........Only ONE bike?! WTF? 😀
Can't you store another bike somewhere in another county?0 -
That's impressive. My one is free-roaming but I could maybe manage more if I could convince her to stay put.1
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Mmm. I guess my post was open to a range of interpretations.Harry182 said:That's impressive. My one is free-roaming but I could maybe manage more if I could convince her to stay put.
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No i mean just my personal stuff.First.Aspect said:
But you run a bike shop.thecycleclinic said:Thats not hoarding ugo. If i tried to write all the spare kit i have my fingers would hurt. Got everything to build a few bikes.
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There is nothing wrong with being slightly obsessive.thecycleclinic said:
No i mean just my personal stuff.First.Aspect said:
But you run a bike shop.thecycleclinic said:Thats not hoarding ugo. If i tried to write all the spare kit i have my fingers would hurt. Got everything to build a few bikes.
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I find that somewhat reassuring, if a guy that runs a bike shop hasn't got a serious stash for himself what would it say about the rest of us?thecycleclinic said:
No i mean just my personal stuff.First.Aspect said:
But you run a bike shop.thecycleclinic said:Thats not hoarding ugo. If i tried to write all the spare kit i have my fingers would hurt. Got everything to build a few bikes.
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two more bikes and a box of random schizzle stashed in the cantina in the house in Italy here.First.Aspect said:
There has to be a solution. I have one by the front door in a cupboard next to the washing machine, one in the bedroom closet where the clothes I have never bought should be, three in a shed and one in Devon. Well, two in Devon but one has metal fatigue.ugo.santalucia said:
yeah, lack of space... should get rid of the wife to make room...redbikejohn said:The original poster DEFINITELY has a problem........Only ONE bike?! WTF? 😀
Can't you store another bike somewhere in another county?
#spreadthejoy.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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