The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread Vol 2
Discussion
M1K3 said:
troc said:
Nice wheels. I have 2 sets for my gravel bike - road ones with Pirelli’s and gravel ones with continentals.
Have been thinking about getting a second set of wheels for my gravel bike, did you also buy a second rear cassette?
JEA1K said:
I have set on my gravel/winter bike which I've been riding since last September, so far so good. They feel pretty robust.
Tubeless set up is easy, especially with hookless. If new tyres, mount them with tubes and leave inflated for a few days ... they're then easier to mount tubeless.
Thanks for the tip. The bike workshop down the road set them up for me today and I've been for a quick spin. No problems so far. Will be going for a long ride this weekend so hopefully they'll hold up. Tubeless set up is easy, especially with hookless. If new tyres, mount them with tubes and leave inflated for a few days ... they're then easier to mount tubeless.
First thing I have noticed is that the ride at 72psi is much more comfortable over rough road surfaces compared to my old wheels at 100psi, even though the tyre size is in theory the same (28).
WhisperingWasp said:
Guys, are these too much of a compromise or do they offer best of both worlds?
Have a new-to-me bike incoming and it probably deserves clip in pedals but as an only-bike I wonder if flats would be helpful to have too?
My girlfriend has those on her bike and honestly, for a dual sided pedal I would search on Amazon for : “GEWAGE Mountain Bike Pedals”Have a new-to-me bike incoming and it probably deserves clip in pedals but as an only-bike I wonder if flats would be helpful to have too?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GEWAGE-Platform-Non-Slip-...
They are half the price, have a better/wider/grippier flat side and the clip in side is much lower profile so the difference between the flat and the clip side is much less than the Shimano pedals.
I bought the Gewage set recently as a stopgap when the bearings in my Shimano M324s wore out and they are absurdly good for the money.
This wee haul of basic essentials, plus a chain...
After a very sloppy ride...
Left me hauling around a fair chunk of extra weight...
None of it did the shiny bits much good, but I stood it in the sun to dry, poked, prodded and dry-brushed the mud off, and after some fresh chain lube and a squirt of WD40 on the mech pivots I managed a ride this morning without mishap. I'll fit all the new swag when I manage to get myself a new cassette. I didn't buy one because I'd convinced myself I already had a spare one stashed in the garage, but I couldn't find it with the rest of the hoarded spares...
After a very sloppy ride...
Left me hauling around a fair chunk of extra weight...
None of it did the shiny bits much good, but I stood it in the sun to dry, poked, prodded and dry-brushed the mud off, and after some fresh chain lube and a squirt of WD40 on the mech pivots I managed a ride this morning without mishap. I'll fit all the new swag when I manage to get myself a new cassette. I didn't buy one because I'd convinced myself I already had a spare one stashed in the garage, but I couldn't find it with the rest of the hoarded spares...
Edited by yellowjack on Saturday 8th April 19:48
Was supposed to be having a less spendy month however a trip to my local LBS (Cycleworks Penistone) yesterday had me walk out with a 35mm Hope Gravity stem that I didn't need but... look at the shiny shiny! Still, better than the £7.5k Mondy e-bike I was eyeing up!
Also got a set of 50mm rise 35mm clamp DMR ODUB bars on order to collect when I'm next there.
Also got a set of 50mm rise 35mm clamp DMR ODUB bars on order to collect when I'm next there.
A pair of p clips £4 to mount a rack to my pub bike. And a rack top bag.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00EHDTN7C?ref=pp...
Having a well stocked shed I already had a spare Tubus Cargo rack lying about.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00EHDTN7C?ref=pp...
Having a well stocked shed I already had a spare Tubus Cargo rack lying about.
In my eternal quest for the perfect grip for reducing arm pump at bike parks, I've convinced myself to spend a frankly ludicrous hundred quid on a set of rev grips - they have built in elastomer so the grips essentially float on the bars.
Fingers crossed... Although that might the cause of the problem.
Fingers crossed... Although that might the cause of the problem.
TGCOTF-dewey said:
In my eternal quest for the perfect grip for reducing arm pump at bike parks, I've convinced myself to spend a frankly ludicrous hundred quid on a set of rev grips - they have built in elastomer so the grips essentially float on the bars.
Fingers crossed... Although that might the cause of the problem.
New Rockshox buttercups look interesting…Fingers crossed... Although that might the cause of the problem.
trails said:
New Rockshox buttercups look interesting…
Quite mixed reviews last I looked. You tried them? I'm going to try a smashpot conversion on some old pikes I have fitted to my hardtail. Other than the faff of getting the spring weight right, I've always preferred coil forks - although my EXT Era forks that came on my Geometron get damn close.
TGCOTF-dewey said:
In my eternal quest for the perfect grip for reducing arm pump at bike parks, I've convinced myself to spend a frankly ludicrous hundred quid on a set of rev grips - they have built in elastomer so the grips essentially float on the bars.
Fingers crossed... Although that might the cause of the problem.
I run a set on my hardtail, comfy grips but I'm yet to properly use them 'in anger' where I'll really get a feel for them. I did recently do a ride where at the bottom of a downhill section my mate was complaining of a bit of arm pump wheres I wasn't, he was on a fully too.... Fingers crossed... Although that might the cause of the problem.
ODI have recently released a set of grips they say can reduce fatigue and arm pump. I've had a set on my fully for a month now and whilst not RevGrips, they're better than the Deathgrips I had on before...
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/embargo-until-316-od...
bobbo89 said:
I run a set on my hardtail, comfy grips but I'm yet to properly use them 'in anger' where I'll really get a feel for them. I did recently do a ride where at the bottom of a downhill section my mate was complaining of a bit of arm pump wheres I wasn't, he was on a fully too....
ODI have recently released a set of grips they say can reduce fatigue and arm pump. I've had a set on my fully for a month now and whilst not RevGrips, they're better than the Deathgrips I had on before...
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/embargo-until-316-od...
Useful to know. And glad yours work. Which setting do you run them on? ODI have recently released a set of grips they say can reduce fatigue and arm pump. I've had a set on my fully for a month now and whilst not RevGrips, they're better than the Deathgrips I had on before...
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/embargo-until-316-od...
I tried ergons and sqlabs enduro/DH grips... The latter being the best so far.
bobbo89 said:
ODI have recently released a set of grips they say can reduce fatigue and arm pump. I've had a set on my fully for a month now and whilst not RevGrips, they're better than the Deathgrips I had on before...
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/embargo-until-316-od...
I was looking at these recently…but I’m actually considering moving to push on grips from lock on, as in theory it should be a bit softer without the lock on ‘tube’ inside.. Now everything control wise is removable without having to slide off the end, as long as the grips are stuck down (hairspray/wd40/spray paint) there shouldn’t be any issue.. https://www.pinkbike.com/news/embargo-until-316-od...
Helpfully ODI do a push on vans model as well as my current lock on vans model so I can do a direct b2b to test the feel
Edited by GCH on Wednesday 12th April 14:46
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