The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread

The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread

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muckymotor

2,279 posts

220 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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ferrisbueller said:
The Walrus said:
ferrisbueller said:
What's that then please? I think that would work well with the miniguards mentioned earlier.
Made by Zefal looking now to see how much biggrin
Looks like about £12 on eBay.
Sorry for the delay in replying. Yes it's made by Zefal, the 26" version is called the No Mud and the 27.5"-29" is the Deflector.

Woody

2,187 posts

283 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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Ordered a set of Nukeproof Warhead 760mm riser bars from CRC's Black Friday Deals - bargain at £19.99!

And a set of Superstar SuperGrippa lock-on grips using the 25% off code (NOV25) so £6.74 delivered!

MiseryStreak

2,929 posts

206 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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I got my Christmas present a bit early this year:



I've worn it out in the pissing rain and 3 degrees already on its own and it's great, no flappy rain jacket and it kept me dry and warm. The only trouble is you feel you have to stay on the drops and add a few kph to justify wearing it.

neilbauer

2,467 posts

182 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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It's my birthday on Sunday and expecting some cycle goodies. Torque wrench, track pump, yellow gillet and some vouchers with any luck biggrin

CoolC

4,213 posts

213 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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Just bought two of these on a BOGOF deal.



There was rave reviews about them on Facebook, so took the plunge.

richardxjr

7,561 posts

209 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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I'm building another bike! This time a PubCross [tm] bike for a mate. 700c x40mm and these fit a treat, SKS Velo 42 Urban. £13 quid odd from Halfords atm.



Celtic Dragon

3,161 posts

234 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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A shimano windbreak jacket as CRC have them reduced to 37 from 90 odd, should stop me freezing to death on the rides. A sleeveless gillet wasn't enough, although I doubt its breathable, but should doble as a light rain jacket as well.

And some Castelli overshoes as the last cheapy set I had were neither warm or waterproof.


then I get the joy nxt year of replacing it all when I'm a fair bit slimmer! Next years won't be cheap either as once I've lost the numerious spare tyres I'm carrying I'll replace with Goretex. For now everything has to be cheapish as its all expendible.

SoliD

1,112 posts

216 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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CoolC said:
Just bought two of these on a BOGOF deal.



There was rave reviews about them on Facebook, so took the plunge.
Got one from amazon today for bit more than half the bogof deal, but only the one!

benny.c

3,473 posts

206 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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benny.c said:
Well, more than a month gone and I still can't use my new brakes. Never again will I order anything from Planet X. Ordered end of Sept and a week later a shifter for an MTB arrives. Not even close. I send it back to them the next day and nearly three weeks later the TRPs turn up. I open the packet to find three left arms and one right. Phone them up and they tell me they'll send a new one out ASAP. That was a week ago and I'm still waiting. Useless tts. I would never in a million years order a bike from them.
So, two months from the date of order and I've finally got a fully functioning brake set. It took numerous phone calls and I'd still never order from them again. On the plus side they seem completely incapable of the simplest of tasks, so they actually sent me out a second complete pair of brakes in the end leaving me with numerous spares that will last me a good while. Every cloud and all that…

andySC

1,187 posts

157 months

Friday 28th November 2014
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Ultegra DI2 gear kit....Merlin have a 10% deal this weekend so I've decided to take the plunge and go electronic. These parts are going on my Scott Foil which is a non di2 frame so I'll have to be brave & get the drill out. It would appear I'll have to enlarge a few holes & not get too brutal with the Bosch. The Foil is a 3 season workhorse so I'm not too precious about it tbh. I'll be taking off Dura Ace 7900 transmission parts & getting those on eBay soon enough. The wheels on the bike (Zipp 404's) are a few years old so can't be upgraded to 11speed so the rear is being rebuilt with a Hope RS Mono hub. There's a bit of tinkering to be done which I'll no doubt enjoy.

CoolC

4,213 posts

213 months

Friday 28th November 2014
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^^ NICE ^^

But surly there are some "black Friday" deals on Di2 compatible frames today wink

tuffer

8,849 posts

266 months

Friday 28th November 2014
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CoolC said:
^^ NICE ^^

But surly there are some "black Friday" deals on Di2 compatible frames today wink
Really, I have looked but cannot see any : http://surlybikes.com/bikeswink

MadDad

3,834 posts

260 months

Friday 28th November 2014
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I've am doing the Wiggle Fallen Leaves MTB thingy around the South Downs next weekend. I don't ride the MTB very much so I thought that I had better give it the once over and noticed the front tyre had a huge tear in the sidewall, and the rear had no tread in the centre so I have ordered these;

Front; http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/TYGXDTTT/geax-datura-m...



Rear; http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/TYGEGMUST/geax-gato-mu...


Usget

5,426 posts

210 months

Friday 28th November 2014
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A set of these popped up for what seems like a bargain on Facebook. Under 600 miles usage, at 25% of their original value, with a SRAM Red cassette and GP4000s tyres thrown in... I couldn't say no. Pickup on Saturday and then straight into the garage ready for spring!

littleandy0410

1,745 posts

203 months

Friday 28th November 2014
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Some 25c Michelin Pro4 Endurance tyres, for my 13 Intuition Beta. Delivered to work, but decided to take them home to fit this weekend. No rucksack, no pannier rack. So had the choice of either forcing them into a jersey pocket, or....

Gruffy

7,212 posts

258 months

Friday 28th November 2014
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You missed an opportunity to look super cool carrying them as the pros did in the days before support cars; in a figure-eight and worn like a backpack.

littleandy0410

1,745 posts

203 months

Saturday 29th November 2014
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Gruffy said:
You missed an opportunity to look super cool carrying them as the pros did in the days before support cars; in a figure-eight and worn like a backpack.
I did contemplate that option, but decided against it as I get enough funny/dirty looks on the train journey part of my commute as it is!

BadgerBenji

3,524 posts

217 months

Saturday 29th November 2014
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Way too much, in fact almost enough to finally the build the frame up that's been sat in my bedroom for the past six months, internet sales are bad for your bank account smile

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Saturday 29th November 2014
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Two pairs of brake pads for my Deore M615 brakes...




...to replace the set that were shredded during Round 1 of the Merida Brass Monkeys winter enduro series.

I'd described the brakes as sounding "like a bag of spanners in a tumble drier" at the time. Now I know why. The race was last Sunday, and the bike has been sat ever since, due to other commitments this week. Today, I had time to clean it up and check it over. So much mud on the outside of the bike, so no surprise that some of it got to the 'inside' bits. The bottom bracket looks like it'll need doing too, but the brakes were the most important items at the moment.

My only worry is that these pads are 'organic', whereas what I really wanted was 'sintered'. The ones that got shredded are 'resin' pads, which are supposedly a kind of halfway house between the performance of the organics and the robustness of the sintered. I'd tried Superstar Components earlier in the week, but they were out of stock on all types of pad for these brakes.

tobinen

9,184 posts

144 months

Sunday 30th November 2014
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Thanks to PHers' parts advice I managed to fit the cassette and chain using my new workstand. Why didn't I buy one of these sooner?




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