The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread

[HughG]

louiebaby said:

HughG said:

The cost ratio of bike bits to handbags is all wrong there....

Knowing the handbag costs more will cost you 10 man points too, chap.

Only because I've too have felt the pain of handbag compensation after I've dented the bank balance on bike bits!

[Schmy]

HughG said:

louiebaby said:

HughG said:

The cost ratio of bike bits to handbags is all wrong there....

Knowing the handbag costs more will cost you 10 man points too, chap.

Only because I've too have felt the pain of handbag compensation after I've dented the bank balance on bike bits!

Bike shops should sell Radley dog tags so that we can attach them to market stall specials.

[Kermit power]

Schmy said:

Bike shops should sell Radley dog tags so that we can attach them to market stall specials.

Oh, it's Radley???

That may explain why my wife was less than chuffed with her birthday present...

[Schmy]

When I got my Ridley it certainly cost me in Radley

[SixPotBelly]

straight dad said:

Daftest musette I ever saw. Still, best not say anything. Just be happy she wants to stand on the side of the road and hold out your lunch.

[blinkythefish]

ALawson said:

Thorpy said:

I've just got these today! Fulcrum Racing 3. Gives me the option to go tubeless to if I want. Cant wait to get out and see how they compare to my old Fulcrum Racing 7CX's

Got a set of 2012/13 era racing's 3's may well get another as you can get them at wiggle for a good price. Also looking at Cero A30 or whatever there £329 wheels are.

I got a pair of Fulcrum Racing Quatro CXs delivered today from bike24(in Germany). The Euro price on bike 24 was less than the GBP price on Wiggle(262EUR vs 278GBP) so it might be worth a look there if you are after some racing 3's.

Edit: I just checked and at the current exchange rate, Racing 3s are £93 cheaper than wiggle on bike 24:
https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;navigation=...
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fulcrum-racing-3-clincher-...

Edited by blinkythefish on Monday 29th June 12:34

[louiebaby]

SixPotBelly said:

Daftest musette I ever saw. Still, best not say anything. Just be happy she wants to stand on the side of the road and hold out your lunch.

[stongle]

Finally arrived and not before time.

[straight dad]

HughG said:

straight dad said:

E65Ross said:

straight dad said:

After a slipping chain under stress the solution had to be:

What.... No new derailleurs?

I like your thinking, getting these past the finance committee was a struggle, which involved the additional purchase of this:

The cost ratio of bike bits to handbags is all wrong there....

Speculate to accumulate, no real opposition when this was suggested, might cost me a birding weekend too though:

Edited by straight dad on Monday 29th June 16:24

[ALawson]

blinkythefish said:

ALawson said:

Thorpy said:

I've just got these today! Fulcrum Racing 3. Gives me the option to go tubeless to if I want. Cant wait to get out and see how they compare to my old Fulcrum Racing 7CX's

Got a set of 2012/13 era racing's 3's may well get another as you can get them at wiggle for a good price. Also looking at Cero A30 or whatever there £329 wheels are.

I got a pair of Fulcrum Racing Quatro CXs delivered today from bike24(in Germany). The Euro price on bike 24 was less than the GBP price on Wiggle(262EUR vs 278GBP) so it might be worth a look there if you are after some racing 3's.

Edit: I just checked and at the current exchange rate, Racing 3s are £93 cheaper than wiggle on bike 24:
https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;navigation=...
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fulcrum-racing-3-clincher-...

Edited by blinkythefish on Monday 29th June 12:34

Thanks for that I will take a look. I have just emailed this lot to see if they will take some money of these. http://roadcycleexchange.com/collections/wheels/pr...

Wheels seem to get a good write up. Although in Oz there seemed to be a few bad reviews about spoke breaking on the drive side rear wheel.

[loudlashadjuster]

Not for me, but just railroaded Mrs LLA into buying this on C2W. Run-out 2015 Specialized Dolce Sport.



Means I should now be able to leverage her guilt into me getting a new roadie in at some point!

[SoliD]

My chinese 50mm clinchers turned up last night! Only had a quick ride up and down the road, but seem to roll really well and they sound great. Slightly out of balance (mm's) on the front, so going to give them a ride at the weekend and get them all tensioned up by the local shop next week!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/f3DO3ljkPshbyD6C...

[louiebaby]

stongle said:

Finally arrived and not before time.

Have you found it from somewhere a bit cheaper than £40???

[anonymous-user]

I'm glad other people suffer "handbag compensation" as well...

[tuffer]

I get double wammied, I have to buy her a matching bike part and a handbag.

[E65Ross]

Just collected my bike from its gold service from velocity bikes in Cosham.

Had it done before 2 years ago but I'm still amazed at how it's come back. Looks incredible. New parts include new brake pads, cassette, chains (I'm going to alternate the chains every week or so... To get more life out of cassette), new ultegra rear derailleur, new wheel bearings and a few other bits and bobs.

They remembered doing the bike 2 years ago and said it was in far better condition this time around than last time. Last time cost me around £320 IIRC but this time it was around half that, but I did supply a few bits.

Where they strip the frame of everything and put all serviceable parts into a parts washer all the components (such as chain rings, brake calipers etc) look brand new again.

Can't wait to ride it home tonight now

[louiebaby]

E65Ross said:

I'm going to alternate the chains every week or so... To get more life out of cassette.

This is not an approach I've ever heard of before. Care to discuss the thinking? Are they SRAM chains with Quick Links? Are Quick Links re-usable?

[ALawson]

louiebaby said:

E65Ross said:

I'm going to alternate the chains every week or so... To get more life out of cassette.

This is not an approach I've ever heard of before. Care to discuss the thinking? Are they SRAM chains with Quick Links? Are Quick Links re-usable?

A friend does this allows him to bathe the chain for the week and clean/relube it properly before swapping it the next week.

I think powerlinks that come with a chain are supposed to be single use, but they can be used more than once (just carry a spare).

[E65Ross]

louiebaby said:

E65Ross said:

I'm going to alternate the chains every week or so... To get more life out of cassette.

This is not an approach I've ever heard of before. Care to discuss the thinking? Are they SRAM chains with Quick Links? Are Quick Links re-usable?

Chains wear far quicker than cassettes..... If you ride until you need a new chain, you should get a new cassette and chain. Alternating between 2 chains means that the cassette will wear more evenly with 2 chains and thus in the long run you'll spend less.... But it isn't that big of a deal as a cassette (ultegra 10 speed) can be had for £30 these days. It also means that I can take the chain off, put another on and clean the other at my leisure.

[Celtic Dragon]

1 of the impending holiday and as Planet were so kindly doing £20 off it seemed rude not to.