The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread

[E91 Gaz]

Jimbo. said:

Welcome to my world. Tried an ISM Time Trial on the TT bike, loved it, now run ISM Attacks on all's the bikes. Expensive things to like! Although they do crop up on eBay quite regularly

That's what I've been waiting for, grabbed this one for £50 delivered and looks brand new.
Feel sorry for whoever paid the £160 rrp

[MonkeyHanger]

Black Cannondale bar tape for the Synapse because I've given up trying to keep the white clean..

[WestyCarl]

Just to perspective to this carbon porn, this is what I bought (well made actually) this weekend.

[loudlashadjuster]

WestyCarl said:

Just to perspective to this carbon porn, this is what I bought (well made actually) this weekend.

Ha! I like the fact you've included your liquid inspiration in the shot.

[Justin S]

Another Michelin mud tyre for the Stooge, a DT Swiss 350 hub from Poland, who seems pretty reputable on these things , a pair of flat Easton EA70 alloy bars for the F29 Cannondale to try and drop the front end a bit and soon a set of spokes and a Sun rim for the hub from CR.

[okgo]

Let us know when it arrives, all I see is obsolete pig iron

[Sandersports]

Still gives me schoolboy style excitement when unboxing top end components for a current bike build .

[Black can man]

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Very nice,

[yellowjack]

Soooo much 'want' for a Dura-Ace chainset. It just looks fabulous.

Sadly, Ultegra is probably more than I'll ever need/deserve...

[louiebaby]

yellowjack said:

Soooo much 'want' for a Dura-Ace chainset. It just looks fabulous.

Sadly, Ultegra is probably more than I'll ever need/deserve...

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXRT80DA/planet-x-rt-80-shimano-dura-ace-road-bike

£1500.

(Wheels and finishing kit aren't really in keeping with a Dura Ace bike through...)

[okgo]

Why did my post appear before Sandersports! I was replying to his!!

[Sandersports]

@Yellowjack .... get some , you will go loads faster with DA !

@OKGO , that is strange ...... Tempted to post up a new thread on it , as it does look a bit cool, IMO.

[ALawson]

yellowjack said:

Soooo much 'want' for a Dura-Ace chainset. It just looks fabulous.

Sadly, Ultegra is probably more than I'll ever need/deserve...

Yes a 10sp one for your recycled groupo on the Falcon!

[yellowjack]

ALawson said:

yellowjack said:

Soooo much 'want' for a Dura-Ace chainset. It just looks fabulous.

Sadly, Ultegra is probably more than I'll ever need/deserve...

Yes a 10sp one for your recycled groupo on the Falcon!

I can't justify the expense of Dura-Ace right now. And the 10 speed conversion for the Falcon isn't going ahead yet either. I've got another 7-speed cassette and chain waiting to go on it, so it'll remain 2 x 7 for at least another 2,000 miles. Then there's the possibility that I'll put all the old bits back onto the Falcon, and buy a Dolan Preffisio frameset to build the 10-speed Ultegra onto, as a more modern 'winter' bike.

I'm procrastinating again, I know, but that's me all over. Biggest priority for me right now is to get myself a functioning MTB, because I'm supposed to be racing "Battle on the Beach" in mid-March!

Which is only 44 days 15 hours 19 minutes 01 second away!! (they have a countdown timer on their home page)

[W00DY]

Not cheap, but 200 hour service intervals and very little in the way of problems reported mean I'll be able to ride my bike more and spend less time waiting on warranty repairs and that's before we get to the performance boost,

[Johnny]

Finally got round to putting up the bike rack I bought a while ago





Well pleased with that so I've just ordered another to got below that one, take the CX bike off the floor too.

My sudden enthusiasm to put it up has, in no way, been influenced by the questioning about where another bike would go when I mentioned my latest n+1 plan recently. At all

Orange Crush is my latest planned addition. Hopefully.

[Rich_W]

Sandersports said:

Still gives me schoolboy style excitement when unboxing top end components for a current bike build .

52/36?


Weak!

[JustinF]

53/39 is so last century

[Jimbo.]

Rich_W said:

52/36?


Weak!

"It's a Pro compact!" the MAMILS cry!

[GuinnessMK]

New wheels for the Cube. Wore out the original rear wheel bearings, cones and hubs knackered.

One of the few benefits of riding an outdated 26" bike is replacement parts seem cheap. £90 for a new pair of wheels with Deore hubs, delivered next day!!



Forgot to order rim tape though!