Author Topic: Bought any cycling stuff today? (Read 862945 times)

Moleman76 · « **Reply #5350 on:** 17 February, 2018, 07:38:31 am »

Quote from: ElyDave on 16 February, 2018, 11:25:40 pm

- a lifetime's supply of brake and cable outers (30m reels, I couldn't resist the offer vs buying by the meter)

so you have decided on your housing colour for life, then?

Moleman76 · « **Reply #5351 on:** 17 February, 2018, 07:40:53 am »

Quote from: ElyDave on 18 December, 2017, 05:23:58 pm

Looks like it's been pebbledashed to match the wall.

or like "zolatone" paint ?

ElyDave · « **Reply #5352 on:** 17 February, 2018, 01:12:35 pm »

Quote from: Moleman76 on 17 February, 2018, 07:38:31 am

Quote from: ElyDave on 16 February, 2018, 11:25:40 pm
- a lifetime's supply of brake and cable outers (30m reels, I couldn't resist the offer vs buying by the meter)

so you have decided on your housing colour for life, then?

Yep, any colour as long as it's black

De Sisti · « **Reply #5353 on:** 17 February, 2018, 08:33:37 pm »

Dhb classic shorts from Wiggle and Lake CX176 cycle shoes.

Karla · « **Reply #5354 on:** 24 February, 2018, 06:44:05 pm »

A Tubus Logo Evo rack, in black, because I decided my Tortec Epic wasn't up to scratch
Some Shimano 8 speed bar end shifters, because my Campag 10 speeds I've been using on the touring bike are on their last legs
An 8 speed chain - I shouldn't need to explain this one!

ElyDave · « **Reply #5355 on:** 24 February, 2018, 07:12:06 pm »

two nuts and bolts, two bolts, and a tool to remove the dustcap on an ultegra LH crank, all for the princely sum of £6

Asterix, the former Gaul. · « **Reply #5356 on:** 27 February, 2018, 08:41:04 pm »

Schwalbe Road Cruiser tyres + inner tubes(schraeder) for the tourer. End of last summer my City Jet tyre collapsed and died on a forest trail and the other tyre - Michelin Country Rock - was a temporary fix bought in Bagnères-de-Luchon (the Harrogate of the Pyrenees, some say) where there is an excellent bike shop.

pumpkin · « **Reply #5357 on:** 28 February, 2018, 11:07:41 am »

Some schwalbe winter tyres (studded) as I'm using my bike all weathers at the moment and I know that they get great press on here. On offer at chain reaction so I figured £40 for a 1 -2 months use per year is cheaper than hitting the deck and tearing up jacket/tights/bike etc. Of course the weather will change the moment the tyres arrive.

Guy · « **Reply #5358 on:** 06 March, 2018, 12:53:34 pm »

Guy have a shiny blue Brompton, which will recetve it's baptism of fire in Andover in just an hour. Credit card is £1000 lighter thobut.

Jakob · « **Reply #5359 on:** 07 March, 2018, 07:00:52 am »

A new frame!

Started tearing down the old BMX, but got the crank arms are seriously stuck on. I'll take it to the LBS, who dismantled it for a tenner when I replaced the the bottom bracket last summer.

Torslanda · « **Reply #5360 on:** 11 March, 2018, 10:02:59 pm »

Thursday, two 36v 21Ah frame mount batteries & a charger. £££LOTS!

Friday, Bafang 36v 250w mid drive conversion kit and ordered a chainring adapter so it can take a 4x104 narrow/wide ring & guard. Also £££LOTS but not quite as much as the batteries.

Today, collected a big box full or Weinmann (mainly) calipers. Run of the mill 730 side pulls, 999 centre pulls etc. but also a pair of Shimano Exage, some Tourneys and, lurking in the bottom, a pair of 7spd Deore XT thumbies. Anyone need any retro bits?

Jakob · « **Reply #5361 on:** 13 March, 2018, 07:57:03 pm »

I knew it that once I started upgrading the BMX, it would be hard to stop, so...I ordered a new fork. Lighter, shorter offset. Should hopefully get here next week. Has same length steerer tube, so should be a 2 minute job swapping it in.

ElyDave · « **Reply #5362 on:** 13 March, 2018, 11:34:29 pm »

chains - cruzbike needs the full 116 links + the quicklink. Bought 2 x ultegra to have one spare as they were on a decent offer.

Pondered mudguards for the cruzbike, but waiting for now.

Torslanda · « **Reply #5363 on:** 13 March, 2018, 11:45:41 pm »

The kids round here are very good at shortening the offset of their BMX forks.

Percussively...

phantasmagoriana · « **Reply #5364 on:** 17 March, 2018, 01:57:39 pm »

Various boring but necessary stuff: cassette, chain (blingy black one - it'll hopefully show the dirt less

), BB86 threaded converter thingy because I hate pressfit.

Moleman76 · « **Reply #5365 on:** 18 March, 2018, 05:59:02 am »

Trainer t(i)(y)re.

dim · « **Reply #5366 on:** 19 March, 2018, 08:31:03 am »

A few items over the past week:

My new Commuter (Whyte Suffolk) and I will also use it for some Audax rides:

A Carradice Barley saddlebag:

The bagman quick release support:

and Dura Ace 9000 skewers for my Giant TCR

BrianI · « **Reply #5367 on:** 19 March, 2018, 06:25:33 pm »

A "Skysper Bike Saddle Bag Waterproof Bicycle Seat Pack Black" 2.5L saddle pack off thon tree forest site. Looks ideal when I don't need to carry the kitchen sink in the Carradice Super C Seat Pack

ElyDave · « **Reply #5368 on:** 12 April, 2018, 04:54:50 pm »

Two maps arrived in the post

NCN 7 - Lochs and Glens Sarf - for the summer tour
NCN 51 - Oxford to Cambridge, just because. Now I need to work out how to get back from Oxford, other than either going via London, or turning round and riding back.

Canardly · « **Reply #5369 on:** 12 April, 2018, 05:22:48 pm »

See

http://www.squarewheels.org.uk/bike/routeCamOx/

BrianI · « **Reply #5370 on:** 19 April, 2018, 12:28:22 pm »

A pair of Michelin Pro 4 Endurance Competition tyres, 700x25mm flavour, from thon French Purveyor of Sporting Goods at Edinburgh. No, I was good and didn't go to Krispy Kreme after.. Hopefully these will be a plusher ride than the durano plus 25mm tyres on my audax bike.

T42 · « **Reply #5371 on:** 19 April, 2018, 01:05:01 pm »

Polar HRM strap to go with my Ciclosport HRM to go with my eTrex. Rose sent it UPS in a box big enough for a chainset.

ElyDave · « **Reply #5372 on:** 19 April, 2018, 03:13:44 pm »

Two new pairs of shorts arrived in the post.

Now Kim has me looking at Ventisit pads

Si S · « **Reply #5373 on:** 20 April, 2018, 01:51:27 pm »

Two Schwalbe G-one tyres in 35mm all-round flavour and an airshot, whilst I've never failed to mount a tubeless tyre using the track pump it can be ruddy hard work. That was an expensive bottle/tyre interaction.

ElyDave · « **Reply #5374 on:** 20 April, 2018, 06:25:39 pm »

a SRAM 10sp 12-32 cassette, some clearance brake inners - long enough for recumbent, and some clearance ferrules