The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread

[neilbauer]

HereBeMonsters said:

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/H9752VC/B/wahoo-...

Cadence sensor that works with my iPhone. Bike still not here though...11 weeks since deposit!

Like that, on my Xmas list

[louiebaby]

Looks like I'm in the market for some new jockey wheels, as one lunched itself this evening.

Are they all reasonably interchangeable? Or to put it another way, can I pinch one off the wife's bike to get me back on the road tomorrow?

Also, any recommendations? SRAM X5, commuter, durability over light weight, sensible price.

[Gruffy]

47p2 said:

Gabba is an awesome bit of kit

I have the shorts, the tights, Nanoflex arm warmers and knee warmers. Just counting the pennies until I can get the jersey. Love the stuff and because I ride hot anyway it's making clothing choices dead easy at the moment.

[MadDad]

New chain arrived today, just as a matter of interest I laid the new and old chains next to each other, both cut to 114 links, both Shimano Ultegra. This is about normal when I change my chains!

[MadDad]

Back on topic, taking advantage of the Tesco Club Card £2.50 for £5.00 of Evans vouchers I just received these (costing me the sum total of zero);







Plus one of these from Ribble to replace once with a giant slice down the side of it;

[benny.c]

benny.c said:

Saying goodbye to my squeaky cantis….

Well, more than a month gone and I still can't use my new brakes. Never again will I order anything from Planet X. Ordered end of Sept and a week later a shifter for an MTB arrives. Not even close. I send it back to them the next day and nearly three weeks later the TRPs turn up. I open the packet to find three left arms and one right. Phone them up and they tell me they'll send a new one out ASAP. That was a week ago and I'm still waiting. Useless tts. I would never in a million years order a bike from them.

Edited by benny.c on Tuesday 11th November 23:28

[HereBeMonsters]

neilbauer said:

HereBeMonsters said:

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/H9752VC/B/wahoo-...

Cadence sensor that works with my iPhone. Bike still not here though...11 weeks since deposit!

Like that, on my Xmas list

There's a computer that goes with it as well that's on mine:

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/HA248ZM/B/wahoo-...

[Steve vRS]

benny.c said:

Well, more than a month gone and I still can't use my new brakes. Never again will I order anything from Planet X. Ordered end of Sept and a week later a shifter for an MTB arrives. Not even close. I send it back to them the next day and nearly three weeks later the TRPs turn up. I open the packet to find three left arms and one right. Phone them up and they tell me they'll send a new one out ASAP. That was a week ago and I'm still waiting. Useless tts. I would never in a million years order a bike from them.

Edited by benny.c on Tuesday 11th November 23:28

I ordered a rear light from Planet X a few weeks ago. It arrived the day after the internet order was placed. Quite a difference in customer service there!

Steve

[neilbauer]

HereBeMonsters said:

neilbauer said:

HereBeMonsters said:

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/H9752VC/B/wahoo-...

Cadence sensor that works with my iPhone. Bike still not here though...11 weeks since deposit!

Like that, on my Xmas list

There's a computer that goes with it as well that's on mine:

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/HA248ZM/B/wahoo-...

Also now on Xmas list

[benny.c]

Steve vRS said:

I ordered a rear light from Planet X a few weeks ago. It arrived the day after the internet order was placed. Quite a difference in customer service there!

Steve

You're not helping Steve!

[ALawson]

neilbauer said:

Also now on Xmas list

I used this for speed, cadence as well as a HR strap. Good quality and was only removed when it was replaced by a Garmin 1000.

Beware though that they do run the iPhone battery down, I never got more than 3.5hrs out of a 4S with 3G turned off.

[neilbauer]

ALawson said:

neilbauer said:

Also now on Xmas list

I used this for speed, cadence as well as a HR strap. Good quality and was only removed when it was replaced by a Garmin 1000.

Beware though that they do run the iPhone battery down, I never got more than 3.5hrs out of a 4S with 3G turned off.

I was thinking turbo trainer, I have a 6 and battery is quite good on that but this is bluetooth so guess it zap it.

[AndyWoodall]

Dull mechanical purchases in the form of a deore cassette and new chain. Unfortunately adding these revealed the front crank to be toast, so a matching Deore crank is being fitted tomorrow.

[Woody]

Treated myself to some new pads:

661 Rage Knee Pads:


661 Rage Elbow Pads:


And a new top:


All from StartCycles as the pads were half price in the sale - looks like there's a few other bargains on there too

[Silvs]

I have gone and got myself a cheap (knock-off) GoPro. It came yesterday and it seems excellent!

[S13_Alan]

I might have accidentally ordered one of these last night (same finish but not the same spec as the photo)... 2015 Rose Uncle Jimbo.

Looks to be a better designed frame than previous versions, seems to be getting good comments already, and is certainly great value.. so hope it's good

[Watchman]

Silvs said:

I have gone and got myself a cheap (knock-off) GoPro. It came yesterday and it seems excellent!

How much was it? Any idea how it compares to the £99 GoPro?

[Woody]

Watchman said:

How much was it? Any idea how it compares to the £99 GoPro?

You can get them from HERE for about £50.

[Woody]

S13_Alan said:

I might have accidentally ordered one of these last night (same finish but not the same spec as the photo)... 2015 Rose Uncle Jimbo.

Looks to be a better designed frame than previous versions, seems to be getting good comments already, and is certainly great value.. so hope it's good

Nice!!!

[Watchman]

Woody said:

Watchman said:

How much was it? Any idea how it compares to the £99 GoPro?

You can get them from HERE for about £50.

They seem rather good value against the £99 GoPro but I worry about the supportability of them vs a GoPro... although for that price I probably shouldn't.

Video seems slightly different to a GoPro looking at the videos posted (colours), but I'm no expert and couldn't say one was better than the other.