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[Blue Hills]

This was about cassettes, @Blue Hills, not chains ["something to do with hardening/treatment of some of the bits in the chains"].
Having said that I can find no difference to the spec of 830 and 850 chains on the SRAM site. But if SRAM don't tell us I guess we'll never know: maybe SRAM just want us to infer that 850 is 'greater' than 830 "because it is".
I am not trying to influence anyone's purchasing decisions nor people's credibility/trust thresholds: just a search for facts, because.

ah cross wired/chains - prob because you seemed to dispute my point about chains with something about cassettes - not sure why you switched to cassettes as doesn't seem relevant - so I self-edited my reading and didn't spot.
Bike bits are of course full of heirarchies - a fair few of them very definitely more marketing lead than anything.
As I said my idea from a respected (not just by me) is that the 850 is functionally significantly better than the 830 but no gain above that. I may be wrong but I can't help think that 8 speed riders are more concerned with function than anything else.

Anyway's good spot above on that chainreaction price. I suspect we will not see its like again.

 

[Sixmile]

Altura Kids Gloves 1/2 price £7.50
available M and L, yellow or blue

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/altura-kids-spark-gloves-2021/rp-prod203866

 

[vickster]

Altura Kids Gloves 1/2 price £7.50
available M and L, yellow or blue

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https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/altura-kids-spark-gloves-2021/rp-prod203866

@Time Waster might be interested

 

[vickster]

Or Hopkinson of Wakefield selling 11 speed SRAM chains through eBay for £11.49
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SRAM-PC-...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

just ordered one myself as I’m sure the Sabbath will need a new chain at some point

Arrived today, clearly genuine, properly sealed and packaged in a box, links are stamped with SRAM/model number. Can't fault for £11.49 delivered

 

[Spiderweb]

Arrived today, clearly genuine, properly sealed and packaged in a box, links are stamped with SRAM/model number. Can't fault for £11.49 delivered

That’s a great price, if I had something 11 speed I’d be stocking up👍

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Arrived today, clearly genuine, properly sealed and packaged in a box, links are stamped with SRAM/model number. Can't fault for £11.49 delivered

Yes. I had two delivered today. Good stuff! Thanks for the link.

 

[vickster]

That’s a great price, if I had something 11 speed I’d be stocking up👍

9 & 10 speed aren't such a good price, they have 7/8 speed for £9.99
https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/hopkinsoncycles/Chains/_i.html?store_cat=804062016

 

[Blue Hills]

Planet X bibtights, £12.49 until midnight.
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CLPXCRWT/planet-x-clubman-roubaix-winter-bib-tights

Not the plushest of things, clearly not Rapha, but not half bad.
No pad so you need to wear lycra shorts or something underneath, though this of course means that you don't have to wash them after every ride - handy for commuting etc.

 

[gcogger]

The PlanetX sizing chart is amusing - sizes XL-3XL are for people 5ft 12 inches and above

 

[Mike_P]

Or Hopkinson of Wakefield selling 11 speed SRAM chains through eBay for £11.49
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SRAM-PC-...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Thanks ordered then looked at their own web page and they are 50p cheaper there with free postage
https://hopkinsoncycles.co.uk/product/sram-pc-1110/

 

[Blue Hills]

The PlanetX sizing chart is amusing - sizes XL-3XL are for people 5ft 12 inches and above

Planet X are notoriously sloppy with info - several times have seen rim tape with no width indicated.
Still - good stuff.

 

[SydZ]

Arrived today, clearly genuine, properly sealed and packaged in a box, links are stamped with SRAM/model number. Can't fault for £11.49 delivered

Thanks. Ordered a couple of spares for the commuters.

 

[simongt]

Needed to update my 1992 Landranger maps. Go Outdoors - £9 with membership discount, Amazon - £7.19 with free delivery.
Sorry Go Outdoors, but no contest.

 

[bikingdad90]

@simongt go outdoors price match and then knock another 10% off….

 

[Spiderweb]

Size Small only Titanium framed Planet X London Road, bargain at £999.
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/YBPXLRTIRIV1/planet-x-london-road-titanium-sram-rival-1-bike.