The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread

[ukbabz]

waiting for a pair of new tyres from wiggle after way too many visits from the puncture fairy.

[neilbauer]

Took these back as they started to show signs of wear after just 2 or 3 rides!



and swapped them for these

[Gizmoish]

I, er... seem to have spent about £50 in Aldi. Winter softshell, 100% merino base layer, Roubaix tights... It had better be a cold winter.

[tuffer]

Gruffy said:

Steve vRS said:

Gruffy said:

Now the long wait until delivery begins. ETA Christmas week. Don't try to evade the swear filter, Santa.

I do like that. In what cost ball park is one of these should a large pot of money somehow land in my lap without my wife noticing?

Steve

£2,699 + a couple of options + delivery

I used Canyon's sizing wizard and it reckon I need a Large. I'm 6'4" and ride an upright 60 at the moment so I was a bit surprised too. I did read that they ride a size larger than they are, so it might be right. I've asked them to double check the measurements before they build it though. And the options I mentioned above was the saddle with extra setback range, just in case it's undersized.

I'm 6'1" and have a size L (59) Aeroad, I have always felt it is on the larger side of large.

[Don1]

One of these. Naturally because it goes with the new bike.

[benny.c]

Saying goodbye to my squeaky cantis….

[Gruffy]

tuffer said:

Gruffy said:

Steve vRS said:

Gruffy said:

Now the long wait until delivery begins. ETA Christmas week. Don't try to evade the swear filter, Santa.

I do like that. In what cost ball park is one of these should a large pot of money somehow land in my lap without my wife noticing?

Steve

£2,699 + a couple of options + delivery

I used Canyon's sizing wizard and it reckon I need a Large. I'm 6'4" and ride an upright 60 at the moment so I was a bit surprised too. I did read that they ride a size larger than they are, so it might be right. I've asked them to double check the measurements before they build it though. And the options I mentioned above was the saddle with extra setback range, just in case it's undersized.

I'm 6'1" and have a size L (59) Aeroad, I have always felt it is on the larger side of large.

Cool, that's more reassurance that they've got it right in my case then.

Steve, I checked out lots of different options at the £2,500 mark and the Aeroad SLX feels like a clear winner in the VFM stakes. 7kg aero frame (as ridden by Rodriguez et al) with Ultegra and Cosmics - feels like a bargain at £2,699.

[Berz]

Delivered to work yesterday, put it together when I got it home, didn't take it out for a test because it had been raining and I didn't want to get it dirty

[722Adam]

Didn't post a pic of the forks when they arrived, so here they are, along with the Crank Brothers Iodine 3 wheel set that arrived today to complete the 20mm front axle conversion.

Forks are X-Fusion Vengeance 140-170mm with all the adjustments.

[Don1]

I'm running the iodine 3's - loving them so far.

[bakerstreet]

Gizmoish said:

I, er... seem to have spent about £50 in Aldi. Winter softshell, 100% merino base layer, Roubaix tights... It had better be a cold winter.

I picked one of their jerseys and found the rear panel too itchy and a bit odd, so it went back. To be honest, I didn't think it was that much cheaper the bottom of the range DHB stuff from Wiggle.

[Jayfish]

I've been offered one of these
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bik...
for £450, I'm not flush atm but think I could offload my 2014 scott aspect 740 for maybe £375 (cost £550 6 months ago), how good a deal is the Boardman?

[neilbauer]

Jayfish said:

I've been offered one of these
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bik...
for £450, I'm not flush atm but think I could offload my 2014 scott aspect 740 for maybe £375 (cost £550 6 months ago), how good a deal is the Boardman?

That's quite a hit to take on the Scott, the Boardman has nice forks and hydraulic brakes so looks like it'll be a nice upgrade. I have an mx race hybrid and love it.

[Jayfish]

neilbauer said:

Jayfish said:

I've been offered one of these
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bik...
for £450, I'm not flush atm but think I could offload my 2014 scott aspect 740 for maybe £375 (cost £550 6 months ago), how good a deal is the Boardman?

That's quite a hit to take on the Scott, the Boardman has nice forks and hydraulic brakes so looks like it'll be a nice upgrade. I have an mx race hybrid and love it.

I'd rather get £400-£425 for it but it's an XL so limited market and the Boardman is almost half price (£849), I may have to offload my winter roadie to justify...

Yes I'm just talking myself into it....

[S13_Alan]

Just ordered myself a set of Campagnolo Zondas

Thanks to those on here who replied to my thread the other week and convinced me it was a good idea!

Threw in some new tyres and light as well while I was at it. Can't wait for Thursday now, got a week off to go out and try them

[richardxjr]

Tricky. Fork is an upgrade but I'd rather have the Shimano drivetrain on the Scott vs Sram & Shimano BR-M395 are fine hydros vs Avids. I think I'd hold out for a better fork for the Scott when funds allow, will cost less than depreciation if you sell it (man maths calculation that), or a bigger step up new bike.

Edited by richardxjr on Tuesday 30th September 22:25

[gazza285]

Bought a complete Shimano 600AX groupset to put on my NOS Vitus 979 MkII frameset. This is getting very expensive very quickly.

[Black can man]

Looks like i'm buying a new front wheel for my commuter ride tomorrow, Bloody spokes don't stop bloody pinging.
grrrrr....

[wobert]

Berz said:

Delivered to work yesterday, put it together when I got it home, didn't take it out for a test because it had been raining and I didn't want to get it dirty

Same here, 4 weeks in an 151 miles later, no looking back.....

[wobert]

Berz said:

Delivered to work yesterday, put it together when I got it home, didn't take it out for a test because it had been raining and I didn't want to get it dirty

Same here, 4 weeks in an 151 miles later, no looking back.....