The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread
Discussion
graememac said:
Where did you get the Archetype rims from?? debating building another set of these if i can find them at a decent price
I just needed a rim, so bought from Sigma Sport who were about same price as wiggle. For full wheels you could try Strada?Ponk - off a mate actually it's in fantastic condition and nearly new and he did an OK price on it.
okgo said:
graememac said:
Where did you get the Archetype rims from?? debating building another set of these if i can find them at a decent price
I just needed a rim, so bought from Sigma Sport who were about same price as wiggle. For full wheels you could try Strada?Ponk - off a mate actually it's in fantastic condition and nearly new and he did an OK price on it.
Didn't buy it as it was a birthday present, but it's still bike stuff 
Just got a Clug which is a type of bike rack:
http://www.getclug.com/
Just got a Clug which is a type of bike rack:http://www.getclug.com/
MadDad said:
A set of these to replace some extremely worn pads on my Ti bike, wondered why it took so much effort to scrub speed! Usually use the green pads but none in stock so I thought I would give these a go, apparently they are better in the wet.....
I've got a full set of those in the garage, still in the packet. I bought them (from Wiggle) almost as soon as I'd bought my 'best' road bike back in 2010, as they came highly recommended as a cheap early upgrade. But the bike came with a full Ultegra groupset, including the brakes, and I never felt the need to switch them out unused after I tested them on a couple of early rides. I'm light on brakes too, so after 4,000-ish miles I'd still not worn the Shimano originals out. The bike is broken now, after a crash in February, and the Swisstop pads are still sitting in the garage waiting for an excuse to use them...Watchman said:
It looks to be a very useful item, and I should very much like to hear a brief review/recommendation from you. If you would be happy to then recommend it, please let me know what exactly it is for which I should be looking. I'm currently using a 'Crud Catcher' fixed to the underside of the down tube with silicone 'rubber bands' and it only really does it's job when the wheel is positioned exactly 'dead ahead' (which is not very often on twisty-turny off road trails
).yellowjack said:
I've got a full set of those in the garage, still in the packet. I bought them (from Wiggle) almost as soon as I'd bought my 'best' road bike back in 2010, as they came highly recommended as a cheap early upgrade. But the bike came with a full Ultegra groupset, including the brakes, and I never felt the need to switch them out unused after I tested them on a couple of early rides. I'm light on brakes too, so after 4,000-ish miles I'd still not worn the Shimano originals out. The bike is broken now, after a crash in February, and the Swisstop pads are still sitting in the garage waiting for an excuse to use them...
Hold onto them, I will have you back on a roadie in 2015...... MadDad said:
yellowjack said:
I've got a full set of those in the garage, still in the packet. I bought them (from Wiggle) almost as soon as I'd bought my 'best' road bike back in 2010, as they came highly recommended as a cheap early upgrade. But the bike came with a full Ultegra groupset, including the brakes, and I never felt the need to switch them out unused after I tested them on a couple of early rides. I'm light on brakes too, so after 4,000-ish miles I'd still not worn the Shimano originals out. The bike is broken now, after a crash in February, and the Swisstop pads are still sitting in the garage waiting for an excuse to use them...
Hold onto them, I will have you back on a roadie in 2015...... 
It might not be too long before I'm starting a (yet another
) "What bike?" thread on that very subject. As at last Friday, my solicitor was waiting for the driver's insurance company to come up with a cheque for the amount we've (I've?) agreed to settle the claim for. I don't want to say too much on t'internet, nor 'jinx' the payment by 'spending' it before it's in the bank, but suffice to say that the medical reports, arguments, and negotiations are over and done with, and I should soon be in a position to comfortably replace the Merida Road-Race 905 that I had before it argued with a Mercedes-Benz van.
yellowjack said:
Watchman said:
It looks to be a very useful item, and I should very much like to hear a brief review/recommendation from you. If you would be happy to then recommend it, please let me know what exactly it is for which I should be looking. I'm currently using a 'Crud Catcher' fixed to the underside of the down tube with silicone 'rubber bands' and it only really does it's job when the wheel is positioned exactly 'dead ahead' (which is not very often on twisty-turny off road trails
).https://www.themudhugger.co.uk/
I have a lime green frame-mounted guard (similar to yours by your description) to match the rear too but I was concerned with crap going up the steerer... that and I don't like the "hi viz" mudguards really. What I mean is, they're useful as another hi viz item to make me more visible on the road but I prefer the look of the bike without them. The mudhugger is suitably low viz so as to not ruin the look of the bike so much.
Does it work? Yes. Well it does what I wanted it to - keeps the crap out of the steerer. It's a little short to keep the frame clean though but I'm not too bothered about that as I don't run a bottle and cage on the downtube (the only reason I originally put the frame mudguard on).
And it's "paper mache" lightweight.
Edited by Watchman on Monday 22 December 22:58
What I really want is one of these:
It's long enough to keep the bike clean, my face clean, AND the steerer tube empty of crap.
I'd want one for the back too, but they don't do one.
From here:
http://www.rockguardz.com/mudguard-cg570-long.html...
It's long enough to keep the bike clean, my face clean, AND the steerer tube empty of crap.
I'd want one for the back too, but they don't do one.
From here:
http://www.rockguardz.com/mudguard-cg570-long.html...
Thanks Watchman! I've bookmarked the mudhugger site ready for when I get my new bike. I'm not sure about that other carbon fibre kit though. Lovely as it looks, I'd prefer my guards to match front and rear, and £50 for a mudguard looks a bit 'rich' for me. I'm hoping to protect the tops of my forks, and the front of my jersey and my face from the worst of the mud, and I'm hoping that the mudhugger front guard will do that to a greater extent than the CrudCatcher I'm using now.
So far, I haven't had a faceful but I have seen mud throw up to the sides and its clearly on the frame now.
If the Rockguardz people did a front and rear, I would spend £100 on them. I don't smoke or drink so bike-spend isn't too hard to justify as long as I stretch the spend over a few weeks.
If the Rockguardz people did a front and rear, I would spend £100 on them. I don't smoke or drink so bike-spend isn't too hard to justify as long as I stretch the spend over a few weeks.
Annoyingly an accident and torn mech hanger meant I had to speant £100 odd on practical stuff like chain, cables and other vital bits to actually, you know, move.
On the other hand, I decided I needed to balance this out with something blingy and not strictly (well, not at all really) required, so I splurged on a set of one of these, in turqoise to match my grips obviously;
Oh and I also bought a road bike, but thats for another thread. Oh go on then, we all love a bit more bike stuff...
Cube Peleton Race, heavily discounted as its a 2014. Never had a road bike before, have no idea what I'm doing, hence the first thing I'm doing is fitting MTB SPD pedals to it.
On the other hand, I decided I needed to balance this out with something blingy and not strictly (well, not at all really) required, so I splurged on a set of one of these, in turqoise to match my grips obviously;
Oh and I also bought a road bike, but thats for another thread. Oh go on then, we all love a bit more bike stuff...
Cube Peleton Race, heavily discounted as its a 2014. Never had a road bike before, have no idea what I'm doing, hence the first thing I'm doing is fitting MTB SPD pedals to it.
Edited by AndyWoodall on Tuesday 23 December 15:55
AndyWoodall said:
Cube Peleton Race, heavily discounted as its a 2014. Never had a road bike before, have no idea what I'm doing, hence the first thing I'm doing is fitting MTB SPD pedals to it.
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