The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread
Discussion
ALawson said:
I could ask the same question about http://www.solocc.com/ but then again perhaps you already know about them.
La-la-la, I'm not listening!(Althought the merino base layer looks quite nice...)
First autumn purchase 
15% off Evans Sale instore yesterday, so popped in to the Gatwick head office showroom and picked up an Altura Transformer for £30. What a fantastic bit of kit for the money. Light softshell, Windproof front & Arms that unzip whilst riding as one, leaving proper short sleaves under, and stuff into one of the massive pockets. Zipped phone pocket too.
Sizes similar to DHB rather than Castelli.
15% off Evans Sale instore yesterday, so popped in to the Gatwick head office showroom and picked up an Altura Transformer for £30. What a fantastic bit of kit for the money. Light softshell, Windproof front & Arms that unzip whilst riding as one, leaving proper short sleaves under, and stuff into one of the massive pockets. Zipped phone pocket too.
Sizes similar to DHB rather than Castelli.
E65Ross said:
Pair or bont vaypor Road shoes off the Wiggle eBay store. Very lightly used for £51. Rrp £225 but you can buy brand new for around £130
Also a set of blue spd-sl cleats to go with them!
I paid full price for some a little over a year ago.Also a set of blue spd-sl cleats to go with them!
I find them very stiff, and seem to transfer the power well, but not very comfortable over c. 50 miles. I might need to get them in the oven again...
louiebaby said:
E65Ross said:
Pair or bont vaypor Road shoes off the Wiggle eBay store. Very lightly used for £51. Rrp £225 but you can buy brand new for around £130
Also a set of blue spd-sl cleats to go with them!
I paid full price for some a little over a year ago.Also a set of blue spd-sl cleats to go with them!
I find them very stiff, and seem to transfer the power well, but not very comfortable over c. 50 miles. I might need to get them in the oven again...
I had planned on using the old R220 shoes for wet weather riding and the Bont shoes for nicer days
They may not even fit.... I've heard they're on the small side. I'm usually an 8.5 and these are a 9 so hohopefully they'll be dandy!
E65Ross said:
Pair or bont vaypor Road shoes off the Wiggle eBay store. Very lightly used for £51. Rrp £225 but you can buy brand new for around £130
Have you got Wiggle's ebay account name? Thought it could be useful to keep an eye on, and had a quick search but only found a dress maker (I'm not a big ebayer, if that explains my searching incompetence..).SixPotBelly said:
E65Ross said:
Pair or bont vaypor Road shoes off the Wiggle eBay store. Very lightly used for £51. Rrp £225 but you can buy brand new for around £130
Have you got Wiggle's ebay account name? Thought it could be useful to keep an eye on, and had a quick search but only found a dress maker (I'm not a big ebayer, if that explains my searching incompetence..).I wouldn't have known if it wasn't for a friend of mine who works at Wiggle.
The build hasn't been as straightforward as I hoped. No insurmountable problems, but a few choice words have been needed
1. A couple of bits were missing (the cable guide for the front v brake, the fork steerer tube insert for tightening the headset, the special tool for installing the power arms). The seller has been brilliant and sent them over.
2. I went for record EPS (rather than super record) and setting up the front mech is a good way to try one's patience. Not sure if that is because I am not using the record chainset and the power arms somehow space the chainrings differently or if, as various installation videos say, it is just a pig to get right
3. Also, installing the V2 battery / brain inside the seat tube without the special tool to hold it in place whilst screwing into it through the bottle cage bosses required a trip to B&Q to buy a bit of 4mm threaded bar (£1.48 and did the job perfectly)
4. The built in hidden brakes are narrow and my rolf prima wheels are fat (27mm rims). This has required cutting down some brake blocks so that the wheels will fit between them. Not sure how long the brake blocks will last now, but they are already '80% worn' and the bike isn't built yet!
But it is nearly done. I reckon it will be finished and test ridden on Tuesday (would be tomorrow, but I will be away for the weekend).
Quite exciting!
1. A couple of bits were missing (the cable guide for the front v brake, the fork steerer tube insert for tightening the headset, the special tool for installing the power arms). The seller has been brilliant and sent them over.
2. I went for record EPS (rather than super record) and setting up the front mech is a good way to try one's patience. Not sure if that is because I am not using the record chainset and the power arms somehow space the chainrings differently or if, as various installation videos say, it is just a pig to get right
3. Also, installing the V2 battery / brain inside the seat tube without the special tool to hold it in place whilst screwing into it through the bottle cage bosses required a trip to B&Q to buy a bit of 4mm threaded bar (£1.48 and did the job perfectly)
4. The built in hidden brakes are narrow and my rolf prima wheels are fat (27mm rims). This has required cutting down some brake blocks so that the wheels will fit between them. Not sure how long the brake blocks will last now, but they are already '80% worn' and the bike isn't built yet!
But it is nearly done. I reckon it will be finished and test ridden on Tuesday (would be tomorrow, but I will be away for the weekend).
Quite exciting!
JPJPJP said:
It has arrived and it is, bluntly, obscene
Here it is being weighed: 57cm frame, fork, headset, stem, bottom brankset, crank arms, brakes ... 1.98kg. Absolutely bonkers!
Here it is being weighed: 57cm frame, fork, headset, stem, bottom brankset, crank arms, brakes ... 1.98kg. Absolutely bonkers!
Magic919 said:
If only we had a thread for showing off our bikes...
That would be a top idea 
To be fair, I'd only gone on to buy some chamois cream and ended up pulling the trigger on a bike... strictly speaking it is *lots* of bike bits (just all together)! I'll post correctly when aforementioned bike bits arrive and I can take a proper photo rather than stock one
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