What have you bought for the bike today ?

[Vantage]

Lots of stuff.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Bottle cage position adjuster.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Directly from Amazon so i hope they arent fake. They were significantly cheaper than most retailers.

Tweeks wanted £120 (discounted from £134) for the 50T - Amazon was £90. The 34T was £20

I originally also intended to pick up a HG-701 chain but ones on amazon had bad reviews so i'll pick one up directly from Condor, Balfes or evanscycles instead when passing by.

 

[8mph]

2 x Schwalbe Nobby Nic 26 x 2.1" folding tyres.

 

[RoubaixCube]

You can also fit these from TA, significantly cheaper, but need inner and outer bolts.
https://spacycles.co.uk/m8b34s113p4731/SPECIALITES-T-A-X110-110-BCD-outer-42-56t
They do work - I've fitted one.

excellent haha! I'll have to pick up a set for the Triban.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

A new front disc rotor as wear now means current one is juddering. New one arrives on Fri.

 

[mustang1]

A lightset, cheapo for £10.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Waiting for the chain rings to arrive then the cube shall goal to the ball

Old cassette was an 11-32 but I'm going with an 11-28 this time.

This will be the cube's first major refit since leaving the factory as far as the drivetrain goes

Front is still 50/34.

Just hope amazon doesn't cancel my order due to lack of stock as Im getting a little excited now.

 

[8mph]

41mm sealed headset bearings

 

[GeekDadZoid]

Few bits arrived or on the way.

Got a few sets of brake levers from Wiggle and CRC in two orders. Some Sora and some Tiagra.

I also got a few new tubed for the Super Galaxy and some weldtite pre slime filled tubes for my 26 inch wheel set that will be going back on the Holdsworth.

I also ordered the Lifeline copy of the Topeak Morph pumps which I hope is as good as the reviews suggest.

Finally a few tools. A new pedal spanner as mine has seen better days, and some headset spanners as I normally use a adjustable and a pipe grip

Managed to clear some bits out on eBay over the last few weeks so keeping at net zero

 

[Andy in Germany]

Another set of these:

I'm stockpiling spares...

 

[GeekDadZoid]

Some tools and a snazzy pair of castelli arm warmers for the Chain Reaction sale. The arm warmers where £5 which I think is a steal and my planet x ones are starting to look particularly shabby after two winters of use.

 

[Reynard]

Not so much for the bike, but for me - two new sports bras from Sports Direct to replace a couple of older ones that lost their comfort factor after the parental unit accidentally put them in a boil wash.

Admittedly SD aren't my first choice of retailer, but they do sell a comfortable racer back bra (Lonsdale) at a reasonable price. And since bras are very much like saddles, you've sometimes got to hold your nose and get what works.

 

[Vantage]

A new rear light.
My B&M Toplight Line Plus has given up its standlight after 8 reliable years.
So now I've bought some cheapo (but made in Germany) copy of the B&M. So far so good after one outing. Wonder if I'll get 8 years from it.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Spending other people's money again, I've stockpiled gear and brake cables, and bits like cable ends, and got a couple more tools to replace my own which I'm still bringing with me to work.

Also, after the Haunted Bike Incident I made sure we have plenty of rim tape even though I'm still not sure if rim damage was the cause.