Found a Bargain? Do Tell.

[Mike_P]

I would expect the wrongly supplied tyres are due to someone putting the incorrect tyres in a specific 'bin' and the person collecting the order picking them up and not seeing the need to check as only the ordered tyre should be in the 'bin'. Last wrongly supplied item I saw no immediate need to return was a complete pack of paint brushes rather than the single brush I had ordered. Needless to say the supplier noted after a couple of days they were oddly out of stock of the paintbrush and asked for the pack minus one back freepost.

 

[matticus]

How do the tyres ride, especially vs the Hypers? They look quite chunky for road riding.

They are chunky as hell, and feel like it.

Most of my commute is on tarmac, and I would much prefer a wide-ish slick for that (even when wet/slimey);
BUT i have a very short section of Sustrans path that is prone to flooding, and I've already crashed on it this autumn! (Low speed, but much dignity and blood loss). I'd feel an idiot to crash again when I could have switched to more sure-footed boots for the sake of £20-£40.

Weekend rides I'm on 28mm slicks, all winter except when icy (which is increasingly rare in Oxon, let's not start discussing the climate here ... )

 

[cougie uk]

Just bought a pair of Adidas Vegan Samba bike shoes for the gym. Just need the SPD cleats for them. They were half price so an early Xmas present from the outlet store at Cheshire Oaks.

 

[mikeIow]

The flippin things are getting bigger! Just got another email correction:

"Unfortunately, we have identified a listing error which means you will be receiving the
Schwalbe Marathon GT365 700X38mm Dual Guard instead of the expected
Schwalbe Marathon GT 365 700x35mm Road Tyres.
"
( I should point out that they don't seem to have the size written on the sidewall, I did have a look! Admittedly in a badly-lit garage ... )

Look again, in very bright light - they are scrawled on them near the bead, so tiny I could barely see it said 38!
The tread does look a little chunky, but mine have taken me on LEJoG & a couple of other decent multi-day trips, without any issue, so I think they are worth it!

 

[wonderloaf]

Altura 50% off across whole site ( https://www.altura.co.uk/ ) until midnight 27th November, no code needed:

 

[Ajax Bay]

Look again, in very bright light - they are scrawled on them near the bead, so tiny I could barely see it said 38!
The tread does look a little chunky, but mine have taken me on LEJoG & a couple of other decent multi-day trips, without any issue, so I think they are worth it!

All this chat about these bargain tyres encouraged me to discover just how 'chunky' they were.

 

[matticus]

All this chat about these bargain tyres encouraged me to discover just how 'chunky' they were.
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Much appreciated! Could you take another pic that shows the size label? Be aware, apparently it's very small font ;-/

 

[Ajax Bay]

Font looks large enough, but a bit 'black' so in the poorly lit section of the warehouse you can see the challenge. These are the 2" variety.

 

[Kbrook]

Some cracking deals here
https://www.orrobikes.com/outlet?mc_cid=58f392216c&mc_eid=2d72c9d4e9

or maybe we could just talk about tyre sizes a bit more

 

[Spiderweb]

Charge Spoon saddles £14.99, lots of colours available;
https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Charge-Spo...a4fcbbfd4842b&utm_source=aw&utm_medium=249371

 

[gareth01244]

Just bought a pair of Adidas Vegan Samba bike shoes for the gym. Just need the SPD cleats for them. They were half price so an early Xmas present from the outlet store at Cheshire Oaks.

I live not to far from cheshire oaks and I'm tempted to pop in, if you dont mind me asking how much did you pay for them?

 

[cougie uk]

I live not to far from cheshire oaks and I'm tempted to pop in, if you dont mind me asking how much did you pay for them?

£49.99. I think they only had the white faux leather ones but I didn't look round the whole shop.

 

[mikeIow]

All this chat about these bargain tyres encouraged me to discover just how 'chunky' they were.
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Now I've finally realised mine were 35s.....hoping these chunky bois will fit my mudguards 😱
(maybe I should have returned them!!)

 

[Dadam]

Scott Comp cycling shoes £35.91 (RRP £119)

MTB shoes in black:
https://startfitness.co.uk/products/scott-comp-mid-mens-mtb-cycling-shoes-black

Road shoes in red:
https://startfitness.co.uk/products...road-cycling-shoes-red?variant=43667068190928

Apply code DEAL at checkout

 

[Smthers]

dhb R2.0 Road Helmet £5 https://www.wiggle.com/p/dhb-r2-0-road-helmet?color=grey