What have you bought for the bike today ?

[SkipdiverJohn]

Turning down a true bargain is tantamount to burning your own cash. I never pay the full £1 in the pound for anything I can get for a few pennies in the pound. Secondhand steel bikes & misc cycling stuff can be outstandingly good buys.

 

[AuroraSaab]

Got a nice Santini shirt for £15 from Amazon. Seems good quality.

 

[Mrs M]

Rear mech, new chain and cables for the road bike.
Also 2 tiny Zefal spy mirrors for Mr M and myself.
Hope they do the job!

 

[C R]

View attachment 477501 Rear mech, new chain and cables for the road bike.
Also 2 tiny Zefal spy mirrors for Mr M and myself.
Hope they do the job!

I got one of those, and it wasn't any good, it got badly on the way of my hand. I ended up buying one that goes onto the end of the bar instead of the plug

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zefal-Cycl...ar+end+mirror&qid=1564401871&s=gateway&sr=8-2

much better.

 

[Threevok]

I got one of those, and it wasn't any good, it got badly on the way of my hand. I ended up buying one that goes onto the end of the bar instead of the plug

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zefal-Cycl...ar+end+mirror&qid=1564401871&s=gateway&sr=8-2

much better.

I found it excellent for the single-speed , but no good for the geared MTB because it fouled the shifters

 

[C R]

I found it excellent for the single-speed , but no good for the geared MTB because it fouled the shifters

Where did you mount it? The only way I could mount it without fouling my hands was onboard of the brake/shifter (flatbar bike), but then I was on the way of the mirror, and couldn't see behind me, defeating the point.

 

[Threevok]

Where did you mount it? The only way I could mount it without fouling my hands was onboard of the brake/shifter (flatbar bike), but then I was on the way of the mirror, and couldn't see behind me, defeating the point.

Doesn't give you a direct view behind you (past your hip) but does work to some degree, when filtering into traffic.

As I mentioned, I could not mount it on the geared bike at that point and made my own for that bike

 

[C R]

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Doesn't give you a direct view behind you (past your hip) but does work to some degree, when filtering into traffic.

As I mentioned, I could not mount it on the geared bike at that point and made my own for that bike

Ah, my bars are narrower, so that wouldn't quite work for me. The bar end one is great, though.

 

[Threevok]

I stopped using bar end ones, because I kept hitting them on all the stupidly narrow control gates around these parts.

 

[Vantage]

View attachment 477501
Also 2 tiny Zefal spy mirrors for Mr M and myself.
Hope they do the job!

Depends on what job you're referring to. I tried putting lippy on whilst riding using a zefal mirror and it went everywhere. I looked like coco the clowns retarded cousin.

 

[Reynard]

Depends on what job you're referring to. I tried putting lippy on whilst riding using a zefal mirror and it went everywhere. I looked like coco the clowns retarded cousin.

It is not wise to make me laugh while I'm attempting to drink a

 

[Vantage]

 

[Domus]

New water bottle, one with a domed cover to keep the mouthpiece clean.

 

[Waterwheel]

I have bought some new V brake pads recently which cost me 18 pounds. I have found that these newer V brake pads wear out really quickly as well compared to the old fashioned cantilever brake pads which were much thicker. And compared to caliper brake pads of years ago. And they are not that powerful either. The cantilever brakes were really powerful that mountain bikes had many years ago. I have also got to buy buy a new chain soon. I have found that chains wear out about every three months if you cycle alot.

 

[Shearwater Missile]

Bought a new cycle pump after my Topeak mini rocket died. In all fairness probably due to water ingress via the handle, I should have mounted it upside down to alleviate that problem. I was on the lookout for something a bit cheaper but still well made when I came across a Rolson pump in QD of all places for £5.00. I looked at the Rolson website and saw that it would pump up to 120 psi. So for the sake of a fiver I bought it and just had to test it. I let down one of my tyres and started to pump it up again. The valve connector fits snugly and not once did it loosen it`s grip. It soon got the tyre pumped up again, with quite a few pumps, being so small, that is the trade off I suppose. The only other downside is that you have to be careful that you don`t jamb your hand which is holding the valve straight. For £5.00 it looks well made, only time will tell. Just one other thing, that is most of these type of pumps are bought ready for a schneider valve so you have to unscrew the adapter and turn the inside around.