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Dbt

Senior Member
Location
Tyne & Wear
A new chain, I was gonna fit it this afternoon but had a nana nap instead. Guess that’s tomorrow’s job
 

DCLane

Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
Bits over the past few days:

- A pair of inline barrel adjusters, from here
- A Lezyne 600XL front light, from here
- Ultegra 6800 front derailleur (BeOne's is dented) and Powergel Shots, from Wiggle
- 4 front wheels from eBay locally for £11.50
- front USB light, eBay
- A left SPD-SL 105 pedal only (broke it!), again eBay
- Rotor 3D 52/36 chainrings, eBay for my 14yo
- SRAM 52/36 chainrings, eBay for my 14yo
- Ultegra 52/36 chainrings, eBay for my 14yo (notice a pattern ...)
- Stronglight 52 chainring, eBay for ... me!
- A pair of flat bar 7 speed shifters for the Raleigh Pioneer. It's getting an upgrade. From wonky gripshifts to trigger shifters, with new cables for the first time since 1996.
- Rapha long-sleeved jerseys x 2, for my 14yo, again eBay. Rapha's imperfect stock appears to be sent here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/treasure4u-2sell?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
- 9 Shimano stainless gear wires and some no-cage Elite bottle cage strips, Halfords
- A Uvex kit bag for ... guess who broke his race kit bag?
 
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Jenkins

Legendary Member
Location
Felixstowe
I decided not to wait for next year to get the bits for my Pickenflick flat bar buid, so my credit card took a bit of a beating last week and the postie suffered this week...
From Tredz - Giant grips, bar ends and a set of tyre levers (to get the £5 discount)
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From Superstar Components - Nano-x EVO pedals
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From Planet X - On-One flat bar, steerer bung, cable guide, multi-tool & bottle cage
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From Tweeks - SRAM Level T brakes
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From Chain Reaction Cycles - Brand X carbon seatpost, Cane Creek upper & lower headset pieces, GXP bottom bracket & Nukeproof seatclamp
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From Wiggle - SRAM rival crankset, SRAM SL-700 trigger shifter set, SRAM Rival front derailleur & Charge Spoon saddle
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I also picked up a pair of last years Mavic Aksium disc wheels from Evans in mid October
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That just leaves the rear derailleur (SRAM Rival) and tyres (GP4000 or 4 Seasons) to get from Halfords when BT finally sort out my accout and send the rewards card, as I already have everything else needed (spares picked up for other bikeswhen the price was right!).
 

Will Spin

Über Member
New wheels...hand built, Mavic rims, Hope hubs!
 
A skull cap,hoping this will be better than a buff.

A new front Bright light that uses a usb phone charger to charge, built in battery.

I must be a real pussy ‘cos I dress like a ninja wearing both a buff and a skull cap on my 13 mile morning commute through the winter. :ph34r:

I also have a pair of handlebar muffs fitted, which are actually awesome and enable me to wear fingerless mitts through the winter.
 

Gravity Aided

Legendary Member
Location
Land of Lincoln
I must be a real pussy ‘cos I dress like a ninja wearing both a buff and a skull cap on my 13 mile morning commute through the winter. :ph34r:

I also have a pair of handlebar muffs fitted, which are actually awesome and enable me to wear fingerless mitts through the winter.
I love those. Of course, in the States, I already am below freezing most of the days, and have snow on the ground. Again.
 

JhnBssll

Veteran
Location
Suffolk
Most of the bits to upgrade to Ultegra Di2 on the Roubaix ^_^ Still got to order the battery, battery holder and etube wires, I'll measure up for them shortly and get them ordered this evening :okay:
 

DCLane

Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
  • Two NOS Rigida 26" x 1 1/4" wheels; front and a Sturmey Archer rear, collected this evening - eBay
  • Five Continental Tour 28 28/37 tubes as we've run out - Chain Reaction
  • A KMC 8 speed chain for the Claud Butler I'm working on - Chain Reaction
  • A Velo Orange 68x122.5 bottom bracket - eBay
  • A Shimano 8 speed chain for the Eastway - Halfords

And this; a 2002-ish Olmo Rigel with 9 speed Campagnolo Mirage. All working with Ambrosio Excursion rims:

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Paintwork and bits OK, horrid (new) bar tape and slightly damaged rear saddle. Just needs a new chain and a think about the bar tape.
 
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