What have you bought for the bike today ?

[RoubaixCube]

Work stand and a decent book helped my understand indexing much more. The Park tools and Zinn books are very good, if your not running the latest gear then you can pickup an older edition very cheap.

I got a stand but its used for bike cleaning and adjusting the little tumbler/drum on the gear cables (when the bike is in the stand)

I'll see if i can grab one of the older books.

 

[avsd]

@RoubaixCube Park Tools do great videos on gear indexing e.g Indexing rear gears

 

[Andy in Germany]

@RoubaixCube Park Tools do great videos on gear indexing e.g Indexing rear gears

My go-to channel for assistance.

 

[8mph]

I bought a spoke tension guage in preparation for replacing 8 spokes on a touring wheel.

 

[Nibor]

A timber bell and a tyre glider

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Two new tyres and I've completely wrecked my thumbs putting on the rear one. Front one can wait a few weeks

 

[Oldhippy]

A timber bell and a tyre glider

A timber bell doesn't sound useful at all! A tyre glider on the other hand I would love my tyres to glide to save krrb bumping and potholes. 😃

 

[rivers]

A Jtek shiftmate and a deore 5120 rear derailleur. I just need to find an 11 speed 11-42 cassette and I can begin swapping my gravel bike to a mullet drivetrain.

 

[T4tomo]

A Jtek shiftmate and a deore 5120 rear derailleur. I just need to find an 11 speed 11-42 cassette and I can begin swapping my gravel bike to a mullet drivetrain.

10 speed will be cheaper (and doesn't need a shift mate), but I guess you only have 11 speed shifters available.

 

[Andy in Germany]

10 speed will be cheaper (and doesn't need a shift mate), but I guess you only have 11 speed shifters available.

I had to look up Shiftmate. Why do you need one (only) for 11 speed?

 

[T4tomo]

I had to look up Shiftmate. Why do you need one (only) for 11 speed?

if mixing MTB and Road grp sets (to be able to use the wide range cassettes with drop bars without the super expensive GRX RD ) the pull ratios are different on 11 spd but same on "old" 10 speed. *4700 Tiagra is an oddity as is 11spd pull ratios but10 spd.

 

[Sixmile]

Second hand Brompton block and Fahrer front rack for one of our Circe Tandems. These racks are eye wateringly expensive new but I *think* I got an ok deal but I still won't even mention the figure to my wife! Now to find a decent bag to go to it

 

[rivers]

10 speed will be cheaper (and doesn't need a shift mate), but I guess you only have 11 speed shifters available.

Yup- 11 speed 105 shifters and pairing with an 10/11 speed deore rear mech.

 

[Twilkes]

Two new 950ml bottles, kind of amazed how dirty the old ones got, even seemingly on the inside. Two new pairs of shorts, kind of amazed how dirty the old... no, kidding.

And a top tube bag. And 78 tubes of Love Hearts to fit in the top tube bag.

 

[GeekDadZoid]

Picked this up off eBay as a shiny alternative to the one on the current project. I can tear that one down and try and make it as shiny too.