What have you bought for the bike today ?

[Jameshow]

My wheels arrived. Alex at400 28h

First impressions

• Narrow much like da16 profile.

• Thin sidewall not a heavy duty wheelset by any imagination.

• Bearing are smooth but tight - sealed bearing so I'm sure they will free up.

• Freehub noisy Colin's rides will hear me coming!🤣

Weight fairly lightweight but mainly in the hubs/rims as the spokes look fairly robust.

I think they are probably best as an audax wheel dependable but not heavy-duty like an old Mavic on tiagra etc. Sidewall too thin for commuting tbh. Doubt they will be as fast as rs10 / Mavic factory wheels.

For £37 I'm happy, if I paid £100 probably not....

 

[cyberknight]

My wheels arrived. Alex at400 28h

First impressions

• Narrow much like da16 profile.

• Thin sidewall not a heavy duty wheelset by any imagination.

• Bearing are smooth but tight - sealed bearing so I'm sure they will free up.

• Freehub noisy Colin's rides will hear me coming!🤣

Weight fairly lightweight but mainly in the hubs/rims as the spokes look fairly robust.

I think they are probably best as an audax wheel dependable but not heavy-duty like an old Mavic on tiagra etc. Sidewall too thin for commuting tbh. Doubt they will be as fast as rs10 / Mavic factory wheels.

For £37 I'm happy, if I paid £100 probably not....

mines sitting in the box , i have a pair of elite 24s with less spokes that are 5 years old and still going strong and never broke a spoke and still smooth .Mind you im am normally about 147 llbs

 

[Andy in Germany]

Look what was waiting for me when I got back from work...

 

[Threevok]

A rose by any other name would not look as sweet

 

[FishFright]

Brand X 740mm bars and 55mm stem for a pump track bike based on a kona frame.

Plus a Lezyne pump and a few bits

 

[Jenkins]

My wheels arrived. Alex at400 28h

First impressions

• Narrow much like da16 profile.

• Thin sidewall not a heavy duty wheelset by any imagination.

• Bearing are smooth but tight - sealed bearing so I'm sure they will free up.

• Freehub noisy Colin's rides will hear me coming!🤣

Weight fairly lightweight but mainly in the hubs/rims as the spokes look fairly robust.

I think they are probably best as an audax wheel dependable but not heavy-duty like an old Mavic on tiagra etc. Sidewall too thin for commuting tbh. Doubt they will be as fast as rs10 / Mavic factory wheels.

For £37 I'm happy, if I paid £100 probably not....

They should be OK for commuting - I used a set of Superstar wheels for commuting (Icon Ultra Pave/Elite 24 spoke according to my order history so not heavy duty by any means) and they did me for over 9,000 miles in all conditions before the rim became too worn for safety

The same bike is currently fitted with a set of their Essentials Road 2 wheels with about 6,000 miles on them and are showing minimal wear in the braking surface.

 

[Jameshow]

They should be OK for commuting - I used a set of Superstar wheels for commuting (Icon Ultra Pave/Elite 24 spoke according to my order history so not heavy duty by any means) and they did me for over 9,000 miles in all conditions before the rim became too worn for safety
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The same bike is currently fitted with a set of their Essentials Road 2 wheels with about 6,000 miles on them and are showing minimal wear in the braking surface.

That's good to know.

Perhaps they use tougher alloy than Shimano / Mavic?

 

[sevenfourate]

New workhorse of the fleet is in the house. Literally. Causing huge annoyance to the wife.

Why on Earth would I consider building this up tomorrow in a cold’ish garage when I can do the same in a warm house ?

 

[Slick]

New workhorse of the fleet is in the house. Literally. Causing huge annoyance to the wife.

Why on Earth would I consider building this up tomorrow in a cold’ish garage when I can do the same in a warm house ?

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Enjoy.

 

[sevenfourate]

Enjoy.

Thankyou. Can’t think of anything more enjoyable; setting up to my standards and getting exactly as I want; knowing it’s all been done properly….

Have a great weekend yourself 👍

 

[ColinJ]

A pair of Rubino Pro tyres at a bargain price.

 

[freiston]

On Wednesday, I took delivery of a Carradice Lowsaddle Longflap saddlebag. Black with white straps. I hmmed and ahhed over whether to get the black canvas/white straps or the dark green canvas/"honey" straps but I would have been happy with either so there wasn't really a wrong or right choice. In the end, I decided on black/white for a black saddle and green/brown for a brown saddle - and my saddle is black.

The bag is in memoriam to a dear friend who passed away last year and it is afforded due to his bequest to me. He was a bit of a traditionalist and also gave me my leather saddle when his illness meant that he would never use it, so it seems a fitting way to remember him: I know he would have approved. Today was its first outing.

 

[cyberknight]

Off to get inner tubes and rim tape today for the superstar wheels assuming decathlon do it ( cant see any that would fit on the website ) as mrs ck wants to go to ikea which means i can mooch around bike stuff when she goes into the next store .
Not sure what width to get TBH but i can only see 22 mm which is way to wide

 

[davidphilips]

New workhorse of the fleet is in the house. Literally. Causing huge annoyance to the wife.

Why on Earth would I consider building this up tomorrow in a cold’ish garage when I can do the same in a warm house ?

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Have fun and many years of happy cycling, think bout wearing a cycling helmet if building the bike up in your living room its a lot less painful when your head gets hit with a frying pan?

 

[Jenkins]

A SRAM Rival 1 chainset from ProbikeKit to go onto the Spa Elan.