What have you bought for the bike today ?

[woodbutchmaster]

For the bike and l, in cooler temperatures than at present .

 

[fossyant]

13 bearings just arrived, that's going to keep me busy.

 

[Elybazza61]

Deposit dropped on Fairlight Faran frameset with Hope headset so All City Super Pro frame definitely for sale now!

Plus ;Brooks C17 recycled ltd and Hope rotors for the above.

Also some Hope hydro fittings and two XT cassettes as Madison have them on offer at the moment (trade only sorry!).

 

[Jenkins]

Quick release skewer replacements - these use a 5mm allen key instead.

 

[Gunk]

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Quick release skewer replacements - these use a 5mm allen key instead.

I use those on my Van Nicholas

 

[Jenkins]

I use those on my Van Nicholas

Oddly enough one pair is earmarked for the Van Nicholas I use as the main commuter.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

A new saddle bag. Current one the zip was seized solid. Cut it open and everything might be a bit rusty. Good job I didn’t need anything whilst out riding.

 

[DCLane]

@Supersuperleeds - had one of those. WD-40 got the zip moving but inside was a pile of brown rust and mud over everything.

 

[DCLane]

OK, been a bit busy buying bits for a couple of bike builds plus extras:

- Two pairs of Velo Guidoline bar tape as it's a) decently priced, b) easy to fit and c) lasts OK. Plus a red/white Widget Premium cheaply for son no. 2's track bike.
- Some stem bolts as a couple of bikes have rusty ones
- Son no. 2 got a spare pair of Sidi shoes via eBay as they were cheap
- An Ultegra 11-30 cassette for my Thompson Capella for hillclimbing
- A Dura-Ace 11-28 cassette as it was cheap-ish
- A 36T chainring
- A couple of Dura-Ace track sprockets - 13T and 14T
- A mech hanger for the Ridley Fenix / Helium as a spare
- A pair of Craft shorts for me
- And a pair of new Velo-cite 50mm carbon wheels, again bought fairly cheaply.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

@Supersuperleeds - had one of those. WD-40 got the zip moving but inside was a pile of brown rust and mud over everything.

I tried that, also a pencil as well. I’ve had it before and the pencil trick worked last time, this time it didn’t work.

Anyway shiny new saddle bag with everything inside it in a waterproof bag now on the bike.

 

[All uphill]

A Joe Blow pump.

I've managed with a cheap plastic pump for the last 5 years. I lent it to a neighbour and it came back broken; on the same day I looked at my Nectar points to find I had £35 worth.

5 minutes research, points gone and two days later a shiny new pump has arrived.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

A Joe Blow pump.

I've managed with a cheap plastic pump for the last 5 years. I lent it to a neighbour and it came back broken; on the same day I looked at my Nectar points to find I had £35 worth.

5 minutes research, points gone and two days later a shiny new pump has arrived.

Brilliant bit of kit.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Brilliant bit of kit.

Agreed. After about a decade using one privately I replaced the compressor with two of them.

 

[TheDoctor]

A new BB for the singlespeeder. Not sure what the black spacers are for. Do I need them?

 

[Gunk]

A new BB for the singlespeeder. Not sure what the black spacers are for. Do I need them?

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You use those to adjust the offset of the chainring, so the chainline is correct.