Author Topic: Bought any cycling stuff today? (Read 870039 times)

zigzag · « **Reply #4700 on:** 13 October, 2015, 11:56:42 am »

Quote from: zigzag on 12 October, 2015, 10:01:56 pm

had two(!) punctures on my runabout bike today and realised that tyres are well past their decommission date. couple of replacement tyres bought (michelin lithion 2 reinforced)

they ride surprisingly well, feel more like a racing tyre rather than a utility tyre and weigh a modest 300g (700c x 25, folding bead). i'll see how they last through the winter months - i hope the protection belt will do what it's supposed to do

phantasmagoriana · « **Reply #4701 on:** 15 October, 2015, 10:47:50 am »

Quote from: Bledlow on 12 October, 2015, 10:09:36 pm

Quote from: phantasmagoriana on 12 October, 2015, 11:14:39 am
A couple of Open Pro rims, because I'm sick of breaking wheels with low spoke counts so I've decided to resurrect my old 36-hole wheelset and attempt some rim transplants.
My Open Pros are 32 hole, & I haven't broken a wheel yet. Bent a rim wall* dropping my front wheel into a pothole once (instant blowout), & apart from that the wheel was more or less OK. A touch of truing. LBS said rim wasn't too bad to straighten, & did it. The spokes are all still fine.

I managed to trash my last set of OP rims pretty quickly, so I've gone for the fancy CD ones this time to see whether they're any longer lasting. I never did break any spokes on them, though, and they never seemed to go out of true (unlike the 24-spoke cheapy wheel I was using until recently).

andrew_s · « **Reply #4702 on:** 15 October, 2015, 02:32:14 pm »

CD don't last significantly longer than plain rims. The brakes will wear the black anodising off fairly quickly, and after that they are just the same.
If you are having problems with rim wear, look at changing the brake blocks you use - some pick up lumps of grit or fragments of metal much more easily than others. I use koolstop.

T42 · « **Reply #4703 on:** 15 October, 2015, 05:52:37 pm »

Put a deposit down on a 7-day stay in Provence starting at Easter. Now thinking of going there by flèche.

andrewc · « **Reply #4704 on:** 15 October, 2015, 08:07:18 pm »

A pair of Shimano MT91s in size 46. The 45's that turned up last week were a bit too snug, so will go back to CRC.

tiermat · « **Reply #4705 on:** 25 October, 2015, 08:41:14 am »

For once a future purchase, I have just discovered that the Garmin Explore 1000 is now available. I am due an overnight in Sheffield on Wednesday so I shall visit Evans and let them liberate the last of my insurance money from my account in return for one of these.

This does mean I will have a Edge 705 and a Magellan 710 available for sale.

Chris S · « **Reply #4706 on:** 26 October, 2015, 06:08:33 pm »

Some soot!

tiermat · « **Reply #4707 on:** 29 October, 2015, 01:00:37 pm »

Quote from: Chris S on 26 October, 2015, 06:08:33 pm

Some soot!

An Exocet?

My purchases, today are:

1 SKS Airwork 10.0, to replace my leaking JoeBlow Sport*
1 Decathlon bottle cage mount thing to attempt a fork based light mount on the Renegade.

I discovered, upon trying to insert air into the tyres of the Renegade, that my 10 yr old Joe Blow Sport is leaking rather badly once I get over about 40psi. It's really bad if a Tesco cheapy track pump can get more air into the tyre!

L CC · « **Reply #4708 on:** 29 October, 2015, 01:11:49 pm »

Quote from: tiermat on 29 October, 2015, 01:00:37 pm

An Exocet?

Stealth.
Exocet only come in Big Sizes.

Quint · « **Reply #4709 on:** 29 October, 2015, 07:17:10 pm »

A bare metal Brompton for Barbaras Christmas pressie, she deserves it

Wowbagger · « **Reply #4710 on:** 03 November, 2015, 12:33:36 am »

A Garmin Oregon 600 and a couple of bike mounts for the same. I think it's time to retire my trusty, but decidedly the worse for wear, Garmin Etrex Vista HCx.

Katie · « **Reply #4711 on:** 03 November, 2015, 12:35:29 am »

New track mitts, cos I'm a muppet what forgot to take mine to the Velodrome with me earlier

davelodwig · « **Reply #4712 on:** 05 November, 2015, 04:46:53 pm »

A Rapha cycling cap off their ebay outlet for a tenner.

Well I'd lost the decathalon cheepie one and I fancied a little bling.

D.

Canardly · « **Reply #4713 on:** 08 November, 2015, 12:29:00 am »

Ordered a chainwheel spanner/wrench.

Pedaldog. · « **Reply #4714 on:** 08 November, 2015, 02:19:52 am »

A pair of Pearl Izumi gloves, in a really bright yellow stylee!

Ray 6701 · « **Reply #4715 on:** 10 November, 2015, 01:32:09 pm »

New wheels for the winter bike, Ksyrium Elites are too good for the winter commuter.

Shimano R501 Std Spoke clinchers £66.95 from Ribble

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #4716 on:** 11 November, 2015, 01:07:45 pm »

Been buying lots recently.

• A Bafang 8Fun 250W bottom bracket motor with 12ah bottle battery for my trike. Yes, I am getting old and lazy.
• Additional speed sensor cables for the 8Fun as I suspect the weird recumbent trike setup means the provided cable will be well too short
• A bottom bracket removal tool for my Truvativ GXP pedals (same as Shimano Hollowtech 2 tool)
• An Aldi-style toolbox for bike bits as I needed a pedal spanner and thought I might as well get the lot
I was hoping to fit the 8Fun this Saturday but it hasn't yet left Hong Kong so I guess I'm outta luck!

LittleWheelsandBig · « **Reply #4717 on:** 11 November, 2015, 01:22:29 pm »

A few bits and pieces, mostly to keep some of HK's various machines running.
A pair of Shimano jockey pulleys
A pair of ceramic rims and some ceramic brake pads
A set of Shimano V-brake callipers and levers
Campag 1" threadless headset
Missing link pliers
Silver Ritchey handlebars and stem

hatler · « **Reply #4718 on:** 11 November, 2015, 01:26:55 pm »

Quote from: LittleWheelsandBig on 11 November, 2015, 01:22:29 pm

A few bits and pieces, mostly to keep some of HK's various machines running.
A pair of Shimano jockey pulleys
A pair of ceramic rims and some ceramic brake pads
A set of Shimano V-brake callipers and levers
Campag 1" threadless headset
Missing link pliers
Silver Ritchey handlebars and stem

Ceramic rims ??
Where from ?
What size ?

LittleWheelsandBig · « **Reply #4719 on:** 11 November, 2015, 02:20:17 pm »

559 from Practical Cycles. HK wears out rims on her bad weather commuter MTB at a fair rate of knots.

L CC · « **Reply #4720 on:** 11 November, 2015, 02:35:29 pm »

Quote from: LittleWheelsandBig on 11 November, 2015, 02:20:17 pm

559 from Practical Cycles. HK wears out rims on her bad weather commuter MTB at a fair rate of knots.

That's what disk brakes are for, shirley?

zigzag · « **Reply #4721 on:** 11 November, 2015, 03:29:28 pm »

Quote from: fboab on 11 November, 2015, 02:35:29 pm

That's what disk brakes are for, shirley?

agree, no reason to use rim brakes on wet commute

mcshroom · « **Reply #4722 on:** 11 November, 2015, 03:31:08 pm »

There is if your bike has rim brakes

Vince · « **Reply #4723 on:** 11 November, 2015, 03:58:35 pm »

Hub brakes? Though I'm not sure if the reaction arm needs a frame mount or just a P-clip

LittleWheelsandBig · « **Reply #4724 on:** 11 November, 2015, 04:00:17 pm »

She likes the bike she has and just wants it tweaked a bit. I won't be able to get a worthwhile disc brake replacement bike for under £100 but I can replace the rims and pads for that.