The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread

[Vladimir]

Chris King BB just ordered...

[anonymous-user]

a simple one, changed from red to grey LOOK keo plates (grip variety) - very much better for me

[okgo]

Which are they? Grey are middle float,
Are red no float?

[The Walrus]

Red are 9 degrees from memory, grey have some float plus grippy bits to stop you falling on your arse

[asnail99]

ZTR Flow rim, hope pro hub.

[anonymous-user]

okgo said:

Which are they? Grey are middle float,
Are red no float?

black = 0, grey = 4.5, red = 9

all are available in grip variant with the bits to stop you falling over (as easily)

[Mars]

BlackBerry holder:

[okgo]

I'm having knee issues, do you think red cleats might be a good idea? Do you lose anything by having more float? What's the point of having none at all?

[Mars]

700cX28 Conti Gator Hardshells turned up too today. Gonna fit them tomorrow. My Maxxis Detonators don't come out too well in reviews but I've actually enjoyed the way they roll. They're wearing thin so I'll put the Contis on and keep the exploders for emergency spares.



To line up the logos or to spread them out? In this instance, I favoured the latter:

Edited by Mars on Friday 29th April 18:41

[DrMekon]

Mars said:

P.S. Chariot does a "baby sling" which looks interesting. Everyone is over-protective of their babies, and we were the same but I'm quite impressed with this. In a softly sprung Chariot, it might be OK. 11 weeks sounds a bit too young though.

We had our second in a Chariot with a sling from 12 weeks. Just set the suspension to the softest and lower the tyre pressure. If you are really worried, go slower and chuck some schwalbe big apples on.

[shalmaneser]

okgo said:

I'm having knee issues, do you think red cleats might be a good idea? Do you lose anything by having more float? What's the point of having none at all?

less float is theoretically more efficient because you're not wasting energy 'skating' on the pedal. It can be bad for your knees though, and people with knee problems are always advised to go for as much float as possible to prevent torsional stress on the knee ligaments.

So yeah, reds would be highly recommended

[ar 145]

Rock shox SIDS and raceface deus crank , for my kinesis maxlight

[ar 145]

Rock shox SIDS and raceface deus crank , for my kinesis maxlight

[village idiot]

Turner Flux frame
RS Revelation RLT 20mm maxle lites
Stans Crests (white) on Hope Pro II Evo hubs (red) with black ST Comp spokes
pair of Nobbly Nick Snakeskins
Full 2011 Deore XT groupset with RT76 rotors
Thomson layback seatpost
Thomson stem
Hope QR seat collar
Easton EC70 Monkeybars
ODI lock-on grips
Fizik saddle
Specialised Tactic helmet
Camelback
Chain cleaning device
Rear LED light
pair of Fast Fred tyres
Bike stand
Cateye Micro wireless computer

that's enough for one week... i think... just gotta wait to put it all together now :-)

[theboymoon]

That flux sounds nice!

[Vladimir]

Village - very nice!

ar - got some SIDs a few months ago - superb forks!

[Mars]

Village, I have a Spec Tactic. It's a great lid..!!

[Markp13]

A pair of lake cx211 triathlon shoes to go with my recently purchased look keo classic pedals, in red with grey cleats.

Smashing, they should be here in the next few days.

[okgo]

That looks good Steve.

What prompted that? What size you get? 70cm?

[E21_Ross]

set of front brake avid juicy pads (i know, i know. they're not the best!) for me....the fronts were about 0.00001mm off from the backing plate! time to change i think