Bought any cycling stuff today?

[Mr Arch]

Bought a gear cable inner and a set of front and rear flashing lights from Wilkinsons.  The cable was 96p and the lights were £6.49.

[tiermat]

2 charge spoon saddles from eBay, one black leather with Ti rails and one brushed black fake leather.

One for the Ridley, one for the Holdsworth.

[spindrift]

Millets for £30 off everything, got a good Hi Vis backpack for £15.

[Aidan]

One gatorskin , so I can fit that and one I've already got to the Holdsworth. I've also ordered a Minoura Spacegrip, as it looks like theyve done a big redesign since I last had a cheese one. If its made of more solid and durable cheese it might actually be useful

[tiermat]

One gatorskin , so I can fit that and one I've already got to the Holdsworth. I've also ordered a Minoura Spacegrip, as it looks like theyve done a big redesign since I last had a cheese one. If its made of more solid and durable cheese it might actually be useful

they are actually quite good now, I bought one earlier in the year.

One tip, when fitting it, put the clear plastic bit inside the clamp, attach to bars, clip down the over-centre clip THEN tighten up the allen bolt to suit.

If you try it the other way it will rattle about.

[Aidan]

One gatorskin , so I can fit that and one I've already got to the Holdsworth. I've also ordered a Minoura Spacegrip, as it looks like theyve done a big redesign since I last had a cheese one. If its made of more solid and durable cheese it might actually be useful

they are actually quite good now, I bought one earlier in the year.

One tip, when fitting it, put the clear plastic bit inside the clamp, attach to bars, clip down the over-centre clip THEN tighten up the allen bolt to suit.

If you try it the other way it will rattle about.

Will do, thanks. 

[jogler]

they are actually quite good now, I bought one earlier in the year.

One tip, when fitting it, put the clear plastic bit inside the clamp, attach to bars, clip down the over-centre clip THEN tighten up the allen bolt to suit.

+1 on both comments

[Kim]

In the interests of practicality, and because such things are basically inevitable, I bought barakta some Carradice.

[interzen]

I've just been to the LBS and come back with about £300 worth of kit including:

• A pair of 32mm Panaracer RibMos - I'll now be able to fit mudguards onto the yellow Genesis
• A folding 32mm Ribmo, just in case
• A ludicrously orange Altura jacket (the orangeness just about offsets the fact that I needed a 3XL)
• A retina-ripping front light for commuting duties
• A rear rack for the yellow Genesis and a retina-ripping rear light for same
• Assorted other odds and sods

I also might have accidentally bought myself

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a 'Black Ops' (or 'Necromancer', as Surly have evidently renamed it) Pugsley, although it isn't available until March http://surlybikes.com/bikes/neck_romancer_pug - the ultimate fat bike for a fat bastard

[alexb]

I just bought on of those big dutch "bing bong" type bells. I have always thought they sound lovely and I finally caught someone who was using one and got the details off him.
£12 from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Widek-Dingdong-Bell-Chrome-80mm/dp/B001QSWLW0/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322762909&sr=8-1-fkmr1

[CrinklyLion]

Might have done....

4 YACF water bottles.  And a couple of Alpkit headtorches.

Oh, and these....



 

[Kim]

That's like n+1.5 or something   

[Feline]

A pair of Northwave tights with no chamois so I can make use of all my best shorts over the winter too. These ticked the boxes of fitting a 32" inside leg and not having zips at the bottom of which I am not a fan. Christened them today and they were nice and warm 

[Frere]

In the interests of practicality, and because such things are basically inevitable, I bought barakta some Carradice.

 

Frere

[citoyen]

Staff sale today, so picked up some of the cycling mags' subscription offer cast-offs cheaply...

Cyclo torque wrench
Green Oil Ecorider deluxe bike cleaning set
2x Altura Nevis jackets

All for the grand total of £20! #win

Not expecting much from the jackets, but for a fiver each, I'll be happy enough if they last through the winter.

d.

[fuzzy]

2 packs of those reflective spoke thingys from that gent Andrij

[jogler]

I pack of those reflective spoke thingys from that gent Andrij

 

[Butterfly]

A waterproof for the bike seat.

And a nice gore fleece and a jersey from wiggle

[Juan Martín]

100mm Bontrager stem from Ebay for a fiver.

Which when it arrived was 31mm rather than the 26mm described.

[bazzerp]

4 lots of pink bar tape for my pink Mercian, from Cycle Lab at the Koeberg interchange (N1/M5) in Cape Town - just R10 for a pack for  both bars. May never see it again in Africa. Registering for the Die Burger 92km event at Stellenbosch on Sunday.

http://www.dieburgercycletour.co.za/

Also got my Race Tec timing thingy to fit to my ankle for all future events around Cape Town - they take it very seriously here - when I try & explain Audax I get blank looks - maybe it's just Africa or the Afrikaanse mentality ...

[Juan Martín]

A carbon seatpost from Ebay. I have bid for a few of these recently and have been amused that my budget appeared to be hovering just below the going rate; I was taking a perverse pleasure in being the leading bidder but being picked off at the last moment. I don't know what I am going to do for amusement now.

It'll probably be the wrong size anyway.

[L CC]

After Yet Another Chain Faffage...

[Regulator]

A studded rear tyre for Regina, from the Schwalbe online shop.

I am now ready for the SNO.

[fuzzy]

Some cheapo post commute fuel- 4 pack of Sainsbury's onion bagles

Get to work and sort myself out. Fire up the Babbage Engine, clear the e mails and sup a cup of tea. It is then bagle O'Clock-

Cut in half and toasted. One half with butter, one half with Marmite

[jogler]

Cut in half and toasted. One half with butter, one half with Marmite

 
that's classy