What have you bought for the bike today ?

[bpsmith]

At least use the @ sign if you actually want to bait someone @mjr.

 

[Andy_R]

Finally replaced a bb5 with a spyke.

 

[Serge]

Not for the bike, but for me - Ridge cycling shorts from Halfords on sale for £10.

Let me know how you get on with those, I found the fit awful. I bought a small and the elastic around the thighs cut off the circulation to my lower limbs. I looked like a badly stuffed sausage.

I took them back and swapped them for a medium, the legs were a little more comfortable but there was enough material round the ass to make another pair.

They've just gone in the bin.

 

[Serge]

I was looking for a decent floor pump for the new bike (after seeing 120psi was recommended, my biceps/triceps couldn't manage that with my Bikehut hand pump) and I saw this:

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Lezyne-HV-Micro-Floor-Drive-Pump-With-Gauge_26278.htm

Not a bad price so I thought I'd give it a go.

Also these:

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Altura-Podium-Progel-Short-Finger-Cycling-Gloves-SS16_77377.htm

Absolute bargain. And these:

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Polaris-Surge-Waterproof-Overtrousers-SS17_53435.htm

My best buy yesterday though was this little beauty for £165:

I was planning a few hours out on it today but my daughter decided to be too ill to go to school! Oh well, still the rest of the bank holiday weekend to go.

 

[Alan O]

My best buy yesterday though was this little beauty for £165:

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Whoa, that's nice.

 

[Serge]

Whoa, that's nice.

Thank you!

I've been randomly posting that photo on every thread I can find hoping someone will like it!

It is, literally, as good as new. I can't wait to get out on it. Although, very embarrassingly, I had to find a YouTube video to show me how to change gears. I had no idea the whole bloody thing moved!

 

[Garry A]

A pair of DHB arm warmers from Wiggle.

 

[Salty seadog]

A new set of cone spanners.

These ones?
What have you bought for the bike today ?

 

[Vantage]

Nay, these ones

 

[Serge]

This cheap bike is costing me a blinking fortune!

Just bought some new pedals, dry lube, and GT85 to polish it up.

And I've just seen a great deal on FleaBay for a full Ultegra groupset. Somebody please stop me! I haven't even ridden the damn thing yet!

 

[Serge]

Cleaned, lubed, new pedals ready for the inaugural ride!

 

[Serge]

Just got back after a quick blast around the block. First impressions:

Straight away there was a worrying rattle at the front end, it sounded like two skeletons shagging in a dustbin. Fortunately it turned out to be the casing on the front light, that'll have to go.

It took me a while to get used to the shifters having never used this type before. I'm finding it pretty tricky to change from the drop bars, although I do have hands like Donald Trump.

The gear change seems a little clunky to me so there may need to be an adjustment there (that's another night on YouTube!).

Also, a little advice: check how easy it is to disengage from your brand new SPD pedals before you actually pull up at a junction. That could've been embarrassing!

 

[DCBassman]

These arrived ready for the conversion next week:

But much mirth was caused, because they were wrapped in this:

There were comments about the 'off'...

 

[NorthernDave]

2 cans of GT85 from Aldi, which should see me though most of the next 5 years.

 

[Salty seadog]

Straight away there was a worrying rattle at the front end, it sounded like two skeletons shagging in a dustbin.