The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread

[Black can man]

neilbauer said:

First week with the K-Edge out front mount and love it

Don't let the Kermit see this, he may well burst an arm.

[neilbauer]

Black can man said:

neilbauer said:

First week with the K-Edge out front mount and love it

Don't let the Kermit see this, he may well burst an arm.

Burst an arm lol?

[CoolC]

Got a bit excited with other peoples money............



For a work project

[TonyHetherington]

Spoke tool question;

I snapped a spoke on Fulcrum 3 (2012 set) at the weekend. I always use something like this as an opportunity to learn, so want to fix myself. Have a spoke kit on order, but need to buy a spoke key/tool.

What do I go for? I've seen some videos whereby they just use a key into the nipple, and some where they hold the spoke half way down with a circular tool. I assume that's for the flat spokes, so they don't turn? (or am I wrong?).

So anyway...what do I buy!??!

[wildwaters]

Had a cheap Chinese out front mount which held my Garmin 1000 and lighting on it, but today found a very small crack ...probably my fault as I have also been using it on my mountain bike on some very bumpy terrain and to be honest it was never designed for such abuse!
However as we all know when something breaks its time to upgrade!
So I've gone for this set-up to replace it
http://morsadesigns.com/
I plan on doing a few Longer rides this summer and will need extra ommmph for the Garmin and as the standard or out-front Garmin mount just won't let you plug in,but this certainly will.
Anybody heard of this Brand before? Not the cheapest answer out there when you throw in shipping costs but ticks the boxes I'm looking for and as an impulse buy I hope I'm not proved wrong

Edited by wildwaters on Saturday 18th April 18:20

Edited by wildwaters on Saturday 18th April 18:31

[JustinF]

This little lot

[Craikeybaby]

Arrived back from holiday to a CRC delivery, socks, a jersey but most importantly some Oakley Racing Jackets, with Prizm Trail lenses!



Hopefully no more mud in my eyes!

[ALawson]

Not bought but it's my size. Colour looks good.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/261850409478?ul_ref...

[bakerstreet]

JustinF said:

This little lot

Saab 9-5 Aero? This is PH, I hope its an Aero!

[JustinF]

bakerstreet said:

JustinF said:

This little lot

Saab 9-5 Aero? This is PH, I hope its an Aero!

pulls like a train, such a q-car it.

Good car geekery from that angle

[jamiebae]

ALawson said:

Not bought but it's my size. Colour looks good.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/261850409478?ul_ref...

That looks lovely, right size for me, and right size bars too, but I'm trying to be sensible so I won't challenge you for it

[CoolC]

Nothing particularly exciting, just a new chain and brake blocks ready for the spring service.

What is impressive though is:

Ordered from PBK at 20:34 last night
Delivered at 09:35 this morning

[BadgerBenji]

JustinF said:

Good car geekery from that angle

Not really it's listed in your garage

[JustinF]

BadgerBenji said:

JustinF said:

Good car geekery from that angle

Not really it's listed in your garage

Well I did consider that but thought it a little odd to look then ask anyway, so I checked his profile and he has one too so I guess it would have been more odd if he didn't recognise one
Anywho bike stuff...

[ALawson]

jamiebae said:

That looks lovely, right size for me, and right size bars too, but I'm trying to be sensible so I won't challenge you for it

Have contacted the buyer, will hopefully speak to him tomorrow!

[anonymous-user]

Planet X have a socks on sale so I bought a load of Save Our Soles merino ones, you dont need a picture.

[neilbauer]

New stem and seat post.





And some carbon spacers for the stem as it was a different size to the one it replaced.



And £2.99 fronm Halfords to finish it off.



My bike as it stands now.

Edited by neilbauer on Friday 24th April 13:51

[jamiebae]

Your stem is upside down, and the spacers are the wrong side of it too

[neilbauer]

jamiebae said:

Your stem is upside down, and the spacers are the wrong side of it too

Yes stem is in novice mode, no where near slamming it yet

[snowdude2910]

JustinF said:

This little lot

Snap. One of the t-track bolts on mine pulled through the rack on the m5 though so I may have to bend over and pay the rip off prices for genuine thule t-track bolts by the looks of it or make some :-(