The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread

[Black can man]

New Wheels for the Summer


Lovely Clicky DT-Swissies

[Brads67]

Just bough Wheelsmith race 30`s on Dura Ace hubs. Lovely

[anonymous-user]

First decent ride on the new wheels from Cycleclinic today. Compared to the Fulcrum Zero's, supposedly a pretty decent wheel they're just much better all round. Wider rims (Ryde Pulse Sprint) and using 25mm GP4000 they come up at 28mm, mega comfortable with medium weight tubes. The hubs are so smooth, rear hub seems to engage better than the Fulcrum. Not sure if it's rim weight or hubs but they're very quick to spin up, the perfect summer alloy wheel I reckon. Salmon pads though, not sure, they feel like soap!

Very chuffed with them, well worth considering if you're looking at the usual £4-500 suspects.

[louiebaby]

W00DY said:

Surely "the rules" are satirical and meant as a bit of fun, but everyone's forgotten that because roadying is such serious business.

Back on topic, I've just received this:



No bike to put it on, but it is a lovely chainring.

On "the rules", quite.

On the chainring, quite.

(I don't think I'll ever be man enough to ride a 55 though.)

[Teebs]

Giro Synthe mips to replace my 3 year old Giro Atmos. Been after one for a while, expensive, but it's probably the best purchase you can make.

[Magic919]

Some short Ultegra cranks. Found 165mm at a good price.

[jamiebae]

Magic919 said:

Some short Ultegra cranks. Found 165mm at a good price.

Are you an Oompa Loompa? Or a Verne Troyer? (Or female)?

[R1gtr]

47p2 said:

Jersey and bib-shorts for £29.90





Link

Nobody wonder you photo-shopped yourself out of the pics, you have the worst Camel-Toe I have ever seen.....

[Banana Boy]

jamiebae said:

Are you an Oompa Loompa? Or a Verne Troyer? (Or female)?

Recent research suggests that short cranks can be more efficient! Well worth a Google.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/product-news/a...

[anonymous-user]

Banana Boy said:

Recent research suggests that short cranks can be more efficient! Well worth a Google.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/product-news/a...

And not a bad idea on a TT bike for certain people. Mike Burrows has spent years re-drilling crank arms and believes most people ride the wrong size.

[Magic919]

jamiebae said:

Are you an Oompa Loompa? Or a Verne Troyer? (Or female)?

Building a new Winter bike for my wife. She's not much over 5'.

[neilbauer]

Front light for the Brompton.

[okgo]

Bought some Velotoze having seen the forecast in Belgium for this saturday, 175 miles in 7 deg and rain doesn't sound ideal to me!

[JustinF]

okgo said:

Bought some Velotoze having seen the forecast in Belgium for this saturday, 175 miles in 7 deg and rain doesn't sound ideal to me!

Oooh doing LBL I assume, that's a bucket list route here (not necessarily on the 'sportive' day), the velotoze are great but they can be an absolute arse to get off with properly fatigued arms.

[okgo]

I'll be so gagging for beer by that point I'll probably rip them off

Yes, not normally my cup of tea, but a few mates heading out and they had a spot, and they're good boozers, so I was keen.

[nammynake]

okgo said:

Bought some Velotoze having seen the forecast in Belgium for this saturday, 175 miles in 7 deg and rain doesn't sound ideal to me!

If you start putting them on now, you'll be just about done by the weekend

[JustinF]

nammynake said:

okgo said:

Bought some Velotoze having seen the forecast in Belgium for this saturday, 175 miles in 7 deg and rain doesn't sound ideal to me!

If you start putting them on now, you'll be just about done by the weekend

getting them on is easy unless you have typical roadie wasted away arms...oh wait..

[okgo]

Not a problem I have. Still look like an extra from 'over the top'

Took me only a minute to get on earlier.

[anonymous-user]

okgo said:

Bought some Velotoze having seen the forecast in Belgium for this saturday, 175 miles in 7 deg and rain doesn't sound ideal to me!

23 degrees here, just saying

[okgo]

yonex said:

23 degrees here, just saying

Meh, I'll be in Spain soon.