The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread

[Craikeybaby]

That is what I think I'll go for on my next bike.

[freakynessless]

Afternoon guys,
I'm looking for some recommendations on Autumn gloves. It's a bit too cold for fingerless mitts and too warm for thermals.
So I'm looking for something in between. The best option I've come across so far is Castelli Lightness gloves. Any others I should be looking at?
Thanks

[WinstonWolf]

freakynessless said:

Afternoon guys,
I'm looking for some recommendations on Autumn gloves. It's a bit too cold for fingerless mitts and too warm for thermals.
So I'm looking for something in between. The best option I've come across so far is Castelli Lightness gloves. Any others I should be looking at?
Thanks

I bought a pair from Aldi for about a fiver, they've seen me through two winters and are perfect for when it's too cold for fingerless but not yet sub zero. Their only 'fault' is they don't have any padding on the palm but that's never been an issue on hour long rides.

[Magic919]

Socks.

[anonymous-user]

freakynessless said:

Afternoon guys,
I'm looking for some recommendations on Autumn gloves. It's a bit too cold for fingerless mitts and too warm for thermals.
So I'm looking for something in between. The best option I've come across so far is Castelli Lightness gloves. Any others I should be looking at?
Thanks

Buy some mountain biking gloves.

I really mean that. I use mine all year for MTB, and between March and November commuting on my CX.

[okgo]

http://www.alwaysriding.co.uk/defeet-electronic-to...

[Adrian E]

Had a bit of an MTB clothing spree at the weekend at my local Evans Cycles

Some Singletrack trousers - lots of vents, not heavy, but take my existing liners. Replacing my Pearl Izumi long tights which have finally died.


SealSkinz waterproof merino wool socks - these are super toasty, but not sweaty.


Hummvee Plus gloves - good option for the person above looking for some recommendations. They're too light for full on winter use, but perfect for this time of year and when it gets a bit chillier. I have some heavier weight ones for really cold winter commutes.


Long sleeved wicking top - needed something long sleeved that isn't too tight to be decent now I'm a bit bigger than I once was!

[Craikeybaby]

I've bought an Airshot, after failing miserably to get my new tyres seated on the rims this evening. (After thinking I'd saved myself some money by straightening out my dented rim.)

[richardxjr]

^ Airshots are brilliant. Not failed me yet on dozens of non TLR combinations. Invented in a garage in Wales and just licensed to Schwalbe I hear, so a nice success story too.

[Craikeybaby]

That was part of the reason I went for an Airshot, rather than the trackpumps with a similar chamber.

[DJFish]

Nothing fancy, but I treated my commuter to some new brake pads, Conti 4 Seasons & a ruddy good pre-winter clean & lube.

It looks & feels like a new bike!

[Herman Toothrot]

richardxjr said:

^ Airshots are brilliant. Not failed me yet on dozens of non TLR combinations. Invented in a garage in Wales and just licensed to Schwalbe I hear, so a nice success story too.

But, Rrp£49???

When you could get a real compressor for basically that much :-

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/sc6h-6-litre-oil-le...

[anonymous-user]

Herman Toothrot said:

But, Rrp£49???

When you could get a real compressor for basically that much :-

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/sc6h-6-litre-oil-le...

Resisting the urge to give you a roll eyes for this.

That weighs 14kg and needs 230V power.

The brilliance of Airshot is it doesn't require any power. It's also small and light.

You won't be hauling an air compressor onto a flight when you MTB abroad! Not to mention the other times you need to seat a tyre when there is no power around.

[Herman Toothrot]

RenOHH said:

Resisting the urge to give you a roll eyes for this.

That weighs 14kg and needs 230V power.

The brilliance of Airshot is it doesn't require any power. It's also small and light.

You won't be hauling an air compressor onto a flight when you MTB abroad!

But the airshot for £50 will sit on a shelf in the garage doing nothing except for the once a year when you may change your tyres. A compressor you will find you use all the time, every time want to pump up your bike tyres, car tyres, decide you want to spray paint something, clean dust out of something, etc etc. Overall it's a far more useful tool to have In your garage. Why worry about having to take it on a plane, just stick an inner tube in if you are unfortunate enough to have to completely reseat a tyre when away from home.

[anonymous-user]

Herman Toothrot said:

But the airshot for £50 will sit on a shelf in the garage doing nothing except for the once a year when you may change your tyres. A compressor you will find you use all the time, every time want to pump up your bike tyres, car tyres, decide you want to spray paint something, clean dust out of something, etc etc. Overall it's a far more useful tool to have In your garage. Why worry about having to take it on a plane, just stick an inner tube in if you are unfortunate enough to have to completely reseat a tyre when away from home.

If I buy the airshot I use it when at home or when away.

If I buy the compressor I use it only at home.

That's my thinking. Or buy both! I like to have all the tools to service my bike properly. I don't run tubeless, but if I did I don't think I'd be happy to have to go back to tubes because I didn't spend the extra 50 quid.

[tenohfive]

freakynessless said:

Afternoon guys,
I'm looking for some recommendations on Autumn gloves. It's a bit too cold for fingerless mitts and too warm for thermals.
So I'm looking for something in between. The best option I've come across so far is Castelli Lightness gloves. Any others I should be looking at?
Thanks

I've got a pair of these and I've worn them pretty much every ride since they arrived at the beginning of the month.
http://galibier.cc/product/roubaix-vision-iii-glov...

Very comfortable and seem to work in a decent range of temperatures.

[JustinF]

having gone from not owning a gravel bike, to owning one and full bikepacking kit, this year has been a bit spendy what with crash replacements on wheels and lids to boot.
I was therefore rightly pleased I wasn't spending anything, not one bean in October.

Which went out the window when this dropped into my inbox today

http://milltag.cc/news-1/rich-mitch-legends-cap

[magpies]

New cassette and front brake. Commencal Supernormal.

[Pachydermus]

The rubber bands on standard garmin mount snapped so figured I needed something a bit more robust:

[Craikeybaby]

Craikeybaby said:

I've bought an Airshot, after failing miserably to get my new tyres seated on the rims this evening. (After thinking I'd saved myself some money by straightening out my dented rim.)

I got the front tyre seated, but discovered that the rear rim is cracked at the weld. Looks like I'll be buying a new wheel.