The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread Vol 2
Discussion
dirtbiker said:
President Merkin said:
It was Ribble, You'd pay that for the Charger damper alone, couldn't pass it up.
Argh, looks like they've sold out which is a massive shame, they would have been perfect for my wife's Fuel EX!
bobbo89 said:
Stereolab said:
Barrel nuts. Size wise you'll need to measure yours as well as work out the bolt size, likely m5.... 
tertius said:
Had my Arkose nicked at the weekend - double locked in broad daylight in a busy area … 
… so my next purchase will have to be a replacement gravel bike.
Having had three bikes nicked now, two from outside the pool complex at a Centerparcs, and one from outside the shop where my son was working, I feel your pain. None of the bikes we lost would have been considered "high end", either. And all were locked with "proper" brand name 'sold secure' locks. … so my next purchase will have to be a replacement gravel bike.It's a huge source of frustration for me. I'd really like to make more use of my bike(s) for "normal life" stuff. Appointments, shopping, errands, etc. But it's the anxiety that you're going to get back to where you left it and find it's no longer there that has me either walking the shorter trips, or reaching for the car keys. We'll never persuade the average person out of their car and onto a bicycle for local trips unless they can be at least as confident of their bike being safe from thieves as their cars are.
My most recent purchase of bike bits? A Shimano 10-speed 11-36t gear cassette, from UK Bike Parts. Price was great. Delivery, despite EVRi being involved, was great, once it was in the hands of the courier. But "Holy ticking clocks, Batman...", it took them4 days to process and consign a simple one item order. Good price, but don't order from them if you're in any kind of hurry. "Order confirmed" email received on 14th April, "order dispatched" email received 19th April, item delivered smack in the middle of the two-hour forecast delivery window on 20th April.
tertius said:
Had my Arkose nicked at the weekend - double locked in broad daylight in a busy area … … so my next purchase will have to be a replacement gravel bike.
Sorry to hear that. … so my next purchase will have to be a replacement gravel bike.I just walk to the train station now rather than taking the bike. Leaving it all day at the station is not really an option these days.
Latest purchase was some DMR V12 magnesium pedals for my hybrid. They looked quite big when I put them on but they are lovely things - light and grippy.
nickfrog said:
Relaxed 
I went out for my first real ride this year on Sunday btw. Chanctonbury and then down the Lyons trail and back up the pigs farm. It was lovely!
Nice! I'm on the injured list right now but my last ride was essentially that route minus the Lions trail. The pig track was reassuringly smelly - stopped to take a photo looking toward the Bostal road.I went out for my first real ride this year on Sunday btw. Chanctonbury and then down the Lyons trail and back up the pigs farm. It was lovely!
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