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

[yellowjack]

Squadrone Rosso said:

New Boardman pedals for my MHT8.8.

Running excellent Shimano flats at the moment but fancied these.

I have a set of those. Nothing to get excited about, but great pedals nevertheless. Mine move about between bikes and are currently on my "gravel" bike, although they should probably go back onto my MTB soon. The bearings are certainly still smooth and show no signs of being either too loose or too tight, even after at least 3 or 4 years of use. The contact surfaces have worn to the underlying metal, and I've lost a couple of pins from them, but they are definitely plenty "grippy" enough. Even though I wear ordinary Decathlon trail-running shoes with them, not anything "cycling specific" on my feet. I reckon they should serve you well...

Edited by yellowjack on Tuesday 22 June 13:50

[TheDrownedApe]

After my Ribble debacle ended up getting cancelled i jumped on an instock Cube Attain GTC in 60cm, my size too. It was an extra £500 but then it's not likely i'm gonna find anything else this year. delivered within 4 days, happy camper here

[Robster]

Been looking at the Garmin 130 cycling computer and found the 130 plus for £60 quid off Amazon Prime day

[Robster]

hyphen said:

Robster said:

Finally arrived HT PA03A Pedals , very impressed for the cost

Why pink if you don't mind me asking?

As I often see male cyclists wearing pink and often wondered if a fashion thing/lgbt thing or a local or famous team colour?

They are purple brought it to go with my bike and purple grips , hopefully looks ok !?

[TheJimi]

Aye, nice contrast.

[Kes Arevo]

Went into Decathlon and ended up with a helmet thing, and a backup light that does red or white, so can go either end.

[vwsurfbum]

Robster said:

They are purple brought it to go with my bike and purple grips , hopefully looks ok !?

Get some custom purple lettering too.

I did that on my Heckler.

[AJB88]

A new chain on my Giant Revolt 1 2020, it's done 900 miles. Apparently riding it during winter has knackered if according to Giant. I'd been cleaning it with degreaser and lubing with muc off wet lube.

[MiltonBaines]

Robster said:

hyphen said:

Robster said:

Finally arrived HT PA03A Pedals , very impressed for the cost

Why pink if you don't mind me asking?

As I often see male cyclists wearing pink and often wondered if a fashion thing/lgbt thing or a local or famous team colour?

They are purple brought it to go with my bike and purple grips , hopefully looks ok !?

Just about to buy these in pink for my new Orbea Laufey. Be interested to know what you think of them, online reviews seem good. As for pink, against matt black it just looks good, I also have pink marble deathgrips coming, no big deep meaning to my colour choice.

[Robster]

MiltonBaines said:

Robster said:

hyphen said:

Robster said:

Finally arrived HT PA03A Pedals , very impressed for the cost

Why pink if you don't mind me asking?

As I often see male cyclists wearing pink and often wondered if a fashion thing/lgbt thing or a local or famous team colour?

They are purple brought it to go with my bike and purple grips , hopefully looks ok !?

Just about to buy these in pink for my new Orbea Laufey. Be interested to know what you think of them, online reviews seem good. As for pink, against matt black it just looks good, I also have pink marble deathgrips coming, no big deep meaning to my colour choice.

They are very very good indeed , when first purchased I turned the spindles by hand to try out the bearings , and zero friction, they are also extremely grippy and shaped well.

I brought them as all the reviews seemed to highly rate them and I'm not dissapointed

[Robster]

vwsurfbum said:

Robster said:

They are purple brought it to go with my bike and purple grips , hopefully looks ok !?

Get some custom purple lettering too.



I did that on my Heckler.

Nice bike!

[Hugo Stiglitz]

TheDrownedApe said:

After my Ribble debacle ended up getting cancelled i jumped on an instock Cube Attain GTC in 60cm, my size too. It was an extra £500 but then it's not likely i'm gonna find anything else this year. delivered within 4 days, happy camper here

After being mucked about with wildly changing dates I told ribble I was cancelling. Suddenly they put me on a fast track route. I assume it takes parts from those who were ahead of me. Hence many having put back orders.

Those that shout get managed forward to a degree.

I cancelled anyway.

[hyphen]

Robster said:

They are purple brought it to go with my bike and purple grips , hopefully looks ok !?

Everyone has an opinion, and only yours counts as its your bike and what you are happy with.

But at risk of offending, those colours clash and don't go, in my humble opinion. Particularly as the Pedals are currently new, and so, shiny.

If Brighton Council started to paint the tips of their railings purple, there would be protests.

But very much your bike and your opinion. And pics don't always match reality.

Plus once you get some mud and dirt on the purple it will all blend in.

Edited by hyphen on Wednesday 23 June 12:30

[TheJimi]

By clash, you mean contrast?

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

TheJimi said:

By clash, you mean contrast?

Clash. I agree I'm affriad...but then I'm a fan of oilslick so have zero taste

I think Orange would work better - because Gulf racing.

[Mars]

Mars said:

I tried to order a Wahoo earlier in the week but my payment never went through which gave me time for a change of heart.

I really like Google maps but I didn't want to use my old Pixel 2XL because the battery wouldn't last a whole day of bike-packing (which is my intention for August) however when you deduct the cost of a Wahoo from the cost of a new Pixel 5, it made more sense to buy the phone So I have.

... and a load of Quadlock accessories.

It all turned up today. It's really decent stuff. I'll fix it to my bike after work.

[MiltonBaines]

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

TheJimi said:

By clash, you mean contrast?

Clash. I agree I'm affriad...but then I'm a fan of oilslick so have zero taste

I think Orange would work better - because Gulf racing.

The good thing about adding accent or contrasting colours with grips and pedals is they are cheap items that will need replacing relatively often. On my matt black bike I've gone with pink, next summer I'll choose something else.

Oil slick though... are you 12?!

Edited by MiltonBaines on Wednesday 23 June 20:31

[TheJimi]

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

TheJimi said:

By clash, you mean contrast?

Clash. I agree I'm affriad...but then I'm a fan of oilslick so have zero taste

I think Orange would work better - because Gulf racing.

Wait, you're totally right. Gulf-esque colours! How did I miss that?

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

MiltonBaines said:

The good thing about adding accent or contrasting colours with grips and pedals is they are cheap items that will need replacing relatively often. On my matt black bike I've gone with pink, next summer I'll choose something else.

Oil slick though... are you 12?!

Edited by MiltonBaines on Wednesday 23 June 20:31

When I bmx'd in the 80s it (oilslick) was cool AF. Sadly my pocket money didn't extend to anything cool... Just replacing rear tyres from imoressiving girls with skids and getting wheels trued.

Now I'm my 40s I'm reliving my youth and I can afford tacky ste to bolt onto my bike.

E.g. Oilslick spokes and valve on my carbon wheelset. To be fair, the bike is raw ally so a little colour helps it not be completely monochrome.

The 12 YO me loves it So does my 12 YO son.
Sadly girls STILL aren't impressed with skids and wheelies - wife just tuts loudly.

[vwsurfbum]

Robster said:

Nice bike!

Cheers