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

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

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Usget

5,426 posts

210 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
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I seem to be in the wars lately.

Firstly, on TINAT at the beginning of June, this happened...

Photo 03-06-2018, 11 50 54 by Russell Gowers, on Flickr

Which necessitated me riding 20 miles stood in the drops like this:

Photo 03-06-2018, 13 15 11 by Russell Gowers, on Flickr

It was definitely my epic seated climbing power, and not too many pies, which caused this issue. Consequently I've had to invest in a more robust seatpost, an Easton EA70.

Then last night I decided to see how my MTB would look with one swept back bar.

Photo 19-06-2018, 21 03 56 by Russell Gowers, on Flickr

Turns out it looks st. And it was quite a painful experiment too. My knee is more swollen and stiff than a priest in MotherCare. So I've got a replacement set of RaceFace bars on order too.

Surprisingly cheap, £66 for the both from Chain Reaction.

idiotgap

2,112 posts

132 months

Thursday 21st June 2018
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Usget said:
What a bargain!
CoolC said:
Bargain indeed. I've been looking at 1x11 hydraulic groupsets, and those alone are £500ish.
biggrin I'm very pleased!

JEA1K

2,484 posts

222 months

Thursday 21st June 2018
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Haven't been comfortable with such a relatively upright/non-aero position on my Madone h2 fit bike compared to my race bike which is an Emonda SLR h1 fit and I had removed as much fork steer as possible ... or so I thought.

After some searching a considering a new frame, I went for a -17 degree stem and a Cane Creek 'slam set' top bearing which have brought the geometry in line to the mm with the Emonda. The bike feels so much better, so much more comfortable .... should have done this a while ago :-)




Craikeybaby

10,369 posts

224 months

Wednesday 27th June 2018
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A new cassette for my hardtail, I already had a new chain, but when I went to fit it, I noticed the cassette was looking a bit worn. It had probably been on for 2 or 3 chains. Luckily Halfords had one available for click and collect. A bonus of still running 1x10 is that an SLX cassette was under £30. Shifting is now significantly smoother!

Matt_N

8,900 posts

201 months

Wednesday 27th June 2018
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Rapha Pro Team bibshorts for £71.25 here using SAVE25:

https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/pro-team-bib-short...

Your Dad

1,924 posts

182 months

Wednesday 27th June 2018
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Matt_N said:
Rapha Pro Team bibshorts for £71.25 here using SAVE25:

https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/pro-team-bib-short...
Tempting.

I've got the Classic shorts, anyone got real life experience of how different the fit is between Classic and Pro?

Matt_N

8,900 posts

201 months

Wednesday 27th June 2018
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Your Dad said:
Tempting.

I've got the Classic shorts, anyone got real life experience of how different the fit is between Classic and Pro?
I've got Rapha Core and Lightweigt and went for the same size in Pro Team so we'll see, I'm expecting the straps to be a bit tighter over the shoulders.

The Classic is cut a bit bigger alround and also a stretchier material so I guess it depends how they currently fit you?

Could always order the same size and a size up then return one?

Your Dad

1,924 posts

182 months

Wednesday 27th June 2018
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Matt_N said:
Could always order the same size and a size up then return one?
I had to size up from Endura to Rapha, I refuse to size up again!!

louiebaby

10,651 posts

190 months

Wednesday 27th June 2018
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Matt_N said:
Rapha Pro Team bibshorts for £71.25 here using SAVE25:

https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/pro-team-bib-short...
How the hell did you find the discount?

I can only seem to get to it from your link...

Matt_N

8,900 posts

201 months

Wednesday 27th June 2018
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louiebaby said:
How the hell did you find the discount?

I can only seem to get to it from your link...
Yeh for some reason it's not on the website if you search but someone on Bikeradar posted the direct link.

I've ordered a pair with a mate to get free delivery and we've had dispatch email so seems legit!

CoolC

4,213 posts

213 months

Wednesday 27th June 2018
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Some bling new rotors in the Superstar end of line clearance sale.



And new pads, but you don't want to see a picture of those.

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 27th June 2018
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Matt_N said:
Rapha Pro Team bibshorts for £71.25 here using SAVE25:

https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/pro-team-bib-short...
Hearing that the shorts without the 30mm longer leg are pretty short

Steve91

489 posts

119 months

Wednesday 27th June 2018
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Dirt cheap saddle from Amazon for my Giant Hardtail. Its used as a runaround when I can't be bothered with clipless pedals on my road bike!

Craikeybaby

10,369 posts

224 months

Thursday 28th June 2018
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Craikeybaby said:
A new cassette for my hardtail, I already had a new chain, but when I went to fit it, I noticed the cassette was looking a bit worn. It had probably been on for 2 or 3 chains. Luckily Halfords had one available for click and collect. A bonus of still running 1x10 is that an SLX cassette was under £30. Shifting is now significantly smoother!
I spoke too soon! The bike was much better on a short spin around the block, but when I got out for a proper ride it was creaking a lot under power. I expect that it is the chainring, rather than the bottom bracket, so I have ordered a new chainring from uberbike. It was dispatched this morning, so hopefully it will arrive tomorrow or Saturday, so I can fit a ride in over the weekend.

Not strictly bought, but just spent a lot of money getting the suspension on my other bike serviced/tuned at Fox. Including custom valving to hopefully give more support and reduce pedal strikes.

Craikeybaby

10,369 posts

224 months

Tuesday 3rd July 2018
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Craikeybaby said:
Craikeybaby said:
A new cassette for my hardtail, I already had a new chain, but when I went to fit it, I noticed the cassette was looking a bit worn. It had probably been on for 2 or 3 chains. Luckily Halfords had one available for click and collect. A bonus of still running 1x10 is that an SLX cassette was under £30. Shifting is now significantly smoother!
I spoke too soon! The bike was much better on a short spin around the block, but when I got out for a proper ride it was creaking a lot under power. I expect that it is the chainring, rather than the bottom bracket, so I have ordered a new chainring from uberbike. It was dispatched this morning, so hopefully it will arrive tomorrow or Saturday, so I can fit a ride in over the weekend.
New chain ring didn't arrive until yesterday, then even more annoyingly it didn't fix the creak.

Yesterday I also learned about the Syncros Trail Fender, a short mudguard that bolts onto the bosses on the back of the arch on my Fox 34 forks. I think this is a much neater solution than zip ties, so bought one for each bike.

snake_oil

2,039 posts

74 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Not bought as I've already got one but noticed the Garmin Forerunner 235 is down to £154 in Prime Day. Think I paid £220 in November.

Craikeybaby

10,369 posts

224 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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A really expensive tiny bit of metal - the coupler on my dropper post, to replace the previous on which snapped.

I had been hoping for no more bike expenses for a while, but discovered I need a new shifter too.

Matt_N

8,900 posts

201 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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JPJPJP said:
Hearing that the shorts without the 30mm longer leg are pretty short
Forgot to update post receipt of the shorts.

They're exactly the same length as my Rapha Core & Lightweight (and Altura ProGel commuters), fit me really well, bargain for £72!

JEA1K

2,484 posts

222 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Matt_N said:
Forgot to update post receipt of the shorts.

They're exactly the same length as my Rapha Core & Lightweight (and Altura ProGel commuters), fit me really well, bargain for £72!
I bagged a pair as well, have two other pairs of Pro Team shorts and also some Rapha team kit .... they're slightly shorter certainly not 30mm. But yes cracking deal!

Solocle

3,247 posts

83 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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An expensive few weeks for me. I went to get my wheels trued. Not expensive. But a spoke broke on the ride immediately after. Which showed a crack in my front wheel, so I got a new wheel. Not an expensive wheelset, but still £40.

A couple of days later, I'm riding in the city centre and I had a breakdown. Of course, it's in a section of road that's contraflow (in a very urban manner, 30 mph, opposite direction closed, single carriageway). But there's still barriers to both sides of me. Fortunately, the one on the right is low and there's a pavement the other side, so I managed to pull over, hop over, and haul my bike over.

The above was caused by a snapped derailleur hanger.The chain was hopelessly bent in places, the rear derailleur bent too much too. On further inspection, the cassette was worn, and the chainring was a recommended replacement. Despite this, I was able to fixieise the bike into gear 2-4 to get home, although spinning at 10 mph was... a little lethargic.

On the quote, they were going to put on another 42/32/22 chainring, but I got them to do a 48/38/28, which'll be much more suited to my largely road focused riding.