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[dodgy]

That Kona Smoke has 26" tyres according to their ad?

 

[MacB]

That Kona Smoke has 26" tyres according to their ad?

very good point, I made an assumption it was the 2-9 version.

 

[dodgy]

Still a bargain though

 

[MacB]

Still a bargain though

I can get the 2-9 version at Wiggle for £270, which isn't bad either, certainly should be a frame that will last, so worth replacing the bits as they wear out. Very long wheelbase as well, so shouldn't be issues with toe overlap or heelstrike on panniers.

 

[adscrim]

Shimano tiagra 9 speed cassettes from £13 (for 12-23) on CRC

 

[Proto]

Rutland Cycling are selling very Ciclosport computers at half price. The 4.4 model with HR and altimeter is particularly good.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ciclosport-CM...ds_Activity_Monitoring_MJ?hash=item3a549cd602

They had the lower spec 4.2 model (without altimeter) for £24.99 but looks like they've all gone (I bought three!)

 

[threebikesmcginty]

CRC have a good price on Crank Brothers 2009 pedals at the moment - thought I'd give some egg beaters a go for £25.

 

[iLB]

so this morning i discover that a tiny piece of plastic has come of one of my cateyes meaning it won't clip into the mount, no worries i think and opt for the other cateye instead- bombing down through crookes towards hillsborough on a road auditioning for the paris roubaix and 2nd cateye flies of the handlbars and is promptly destroyed by the following cars and lorries *buggar* is this a sign that i should buy a hope vision 1 on the last day of the ribble sale? please say yes

 

[threebikesmcginty]

please say yes

yes

 

[HelenD123]

so this morning i discover that a tiny piece of plastic has come of one of my cateyes meaning it won't clip into the mount, no worries i think and opt for the other cateye instead- bombing down through crookes towards hillsborough on a road auditioning for the paris roubaix and 2nd cateye flies of the handlbars and is promptly destroyed by the following cars and lorries *buggar* is this a sign that i should buy a hope vision 1 on the last day of the ribble sale? please say yes

Yes! The mount is more secure. You know it makes sense.

 

[Mista Preston]

so this morning i discover that a tiny piece of plastic has come of one of my cateyes meaning it won't clip into the mount, no worries i think and opt for the other cateye instead- bombing down through crookes towards hillsborough on a road auditioning for the paris roubaix and 2nd cateye flies of the handlbars and is promptly destroyed by the following cars and lorries *buggar* is this a sign that i should buy a hope vision 1 on the last day of the ribble sale? please say yes

I have a Hope and paid a whopping 80 quid for it last year. Its pretty bulky but has a great light, good clamp and has not let me down yet even on the wettest Friday Night Ride in November. So yes is my answer !

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

Very happy with my Hope 1... so it's a yes from me.

 

[iLB]

well it's done, hope vision 1 winging its way to me with only 25 minutes to spare before the prices go back up, and i managed to resist buying some sidi aero over shoes and a pair of compression recovery tights... phew

 

[HelenD123]

Excellent bargains on quality tents suitable for cycle touring at Uttings Outdoors. Great service as well.

 

[Mark_C]

Cheap SRAM DualDrive hub?

Anyone who is thinking of converting a bike to DualDrive, or needs spares could do a lot worse than snap up one of these from Decathlon:

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/triban-road-5-34962561/

End of line, so reduced to £150.

Perhaps not a great bike, but the cheapest DualDrive hub I have seen is £180, and that's hub only - you still need all the extra bits like the clickbox, cassette, nuts and washers, cables and shifters. You get all that if you buy one of these bikes and the added bonus is that you get two Schwalbe Marathon Kojaks and lots of shiny new but rubbish spare parts to go in that box in your shed. Oh, and a frame. Not sure what you would do with that.

The hub is the disc mount version, shifter is 8 speed, but the hub cassette will take a 9 speed. Hub is in a 26 inch rim which appears to be eyeletted.