The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread Vol 2

[old'uns]

loudlashadjuster said:

I have one of them. Lovely and unobtrusive looking, but just too quiet.

Correct.... useless as a bell but at least I have one as part of a defence in the ongoing trail wars

[vwsurfbum]

take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey said:

Dyneema if it's a project. Then let us know what they're like

Still waiting on them being sent out, Chinese new year delay on the rims and back order on the purple pulley wheels from superstar.

[Your Dad]

Just ordered some new wheels for my CX bike, less weight (over half kilo less than stock) and tubeless ready.

[Tall_Paul]

Some IXS carve EVO+ kneepads after a small off at the weekend resulted in a whack to my knee in my Fox launch pads which are lightweight foam. These are about 100x more burly, meant to be nice and comfy though according to reviews.

Plus bought some oakley jawbreaker prizm trail torch glasses.

[PomBstard]

Bell Sixer mtb lid, Camelbak LOBO and a new pair of short mtb gloves. Still forgot to get bloody tyre levers

[wobert]

One of these for the gravel bike...



And a pair of these as my Pearl Izumi gloves have gone into holes after 5 years....

[PomBstard]

PomBstard said:

Bell Sixer mtb lid, Camelbak LOBO and a new pair of short mtb gloves. Still forgot to get bloody tyre levers

Today? Tyre levers

[take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey]

Or that bargain bike in the sales... That just cannot be missed.... And again forgotten tyres levers.

[troc]

How can anyone need to buy tyre levers. I’m not sure I’ve ever actually bought any, yet I appear to own loads of them.

[Teebs]

Mid-Off chain cleaning device. Brilliant little thing, fully recommended especially for this time of year.

[Simes205]

Jagwire dropper cable.
Another 12 point bb tool as the last didn’t anticipate high tight my LBS did up my dub bb.
GX chain.
Internal cable routing tool.

[cheesewotsit]

Bit of an exorbitant purchase, but I've got a Kickr Snap coming Friday. I'm hoping that and zwift get me into a better shape than less frequent (due to weather, etc) outdoors riding this year.

[VFX_Artist]

Sorted out my new wheels
Santa Cruz rims (30 front, 27 rear)
Chris King hubs
Oil slick spokes (should match my tie dye eewing cranks)

Can't wait

[frisbee]

A Selle Italia SLR Boost Superflow Saddle. One with a huge cutout.

I'm fairly insensitive to saddles outside but start suffering with a little numbness indoors after an hour.

Wow! 2 hours yesterday and right from the very start it was incredibly comfortable. Seems to encourage more pelvis rotation than the old saddle.

[VFX_Artist]

https://instagram.com/stories/harveygoodall2019/22...
New jockey wheels.... bringing back the 90s look.

How do I get my post to show the image?

Edited by VFX_Artist on Tuesday 4th February 15:11

[alistair1234]

Can anyone recommend some decent grips for my new stump jumper, took it for the first ride to Llandegla at the weekend and found them awful. Really hard and painful half way round even with gloves on.

Thanks

[Steamer]

alistair1234 said:

Can anyone recommend some decent grips for my new stump jumper, took it for the first ride to Llandegla at the weekend and found them awful. Really hard and painful half way round even with gloves on.

Thanks

My favorite for trail & long distance - ODi lock ons



Slightly larger diameter than most, really grippy / soft and seem to wear really well too... going back to anything else just feels skinny and feeble.

[yellowjack]

alistair1234 said:

Can anyone recommend some decent grips for my new stump jumper, took it for the first ride to Llandegla at the weekend and found them awful. Really hard and painful half way round even with gloves on.

Thanks

I've found silicone ('foam') grips are the answer. I use Bontrager ones, but plenty of options out there. The joy of them is that you can stretch them out a bit to make them thinner, or "bunch them up" more to provide a larger diameter grip.

https://www.trekbikes.com/gb/en_GB/equipment/cycli...

They are literally just a tight fitting silicone foam sleeve you push onto the bar and an end cap to close the hole. Pretty difficult to rave about them, as they're so damned simple, but the best thing I can say is that I never give them a second thought. Which means they don't have any deficiencies that would make me think about them on a ride.

There are some other versions that consist of the foam, combined with a lock-on system. Not used those, but maybe worth considering...

https://www.google.com/search?q=bontrager+foam+gri...

I came from lock-on grips. Not sure which brand now, but I've not once regretted switching to the silicone foam sleeves. They just work.

[Master Bean]

A brand new GP5000 replacing my rear one which has covered over 3000 miles of crappy Cotswold lanes.

[yellowjack]

Master Bean said:

A brand new GP5000 replacing my rear one which has covered over 3000 miles of crappy Cotswold lanes.

Aye, thee's 'ad thee money's wuth outta that one, lad...