What have you bought for the bike today ?

[FishFright]

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**Another spare Slic (Brake) Kable got me free postage.

And including: These rubber-lined Aluminium; and very tactile - inline cable adjusters for the rear. They are the Bomb !

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Some Flush-Fit Ti bolts that should look good 👍

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And an Odyssey Mid BB kit as a spare. Just because these fit most everything now. And it’s Odyssey 😁

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Someone has a terrible case of Upgraditus =D

 

[chriswoody]

I swapped the calipers over from SRAM Rival to Hope RX4's a few years back, but still retained the old SRAM rotors. Given the much larger surface area of the pads in the Hope calipers it was never ideal and I would often suffer rotor warpage from heat on long descents. So I finally decided to purchase a 180mm Hope floating rotor for the front. I'll get around to the rear one later, but for now I'll see how I get on with the front one.

I also bought two new Schwalbe Kojaks for the Tern along with some Lube, Cables and other bits and bobs for general upkeep and maintenance on the bikes.

 

[HLaB]

Finish Line Ceramic Wet lube, starting to run out. I've found the ceramic dry wax lubes don't go on very sparingly - tried it after accidentally clicking on Finish Line Ceramic Wax, and not my usual Ceramic Wet. Much prefer the wet as it's easy to wipe excess, goes a heck of a long way, and survives any wet commutes. The wax stuff just doesn't last as long and you use more 'fluid' per application.

Ive had success with the Squirt stuff. I have it on my good bike, gravel bikes and commuter. I think I've only applied it on my commuter twice this year. Its best to wipe it down after a wet ride but I've forgotten most times and its been fine. Components (chain / cassette) last longer and its a lot cleaner. Ive found a clean/ degreased chain prior to use (I use Peaty's foaming degreaser) and really shaking the bottle before applying gets the best out of it. Its a while since I've used it but I used to go through the FinishLine ceramic lube at the same rate.

I've also used the previously mentioned Tru Tungsten and whilst its got the great component life and cleanliness benefits too after a wet ride unless things were wiped and it was reapplied, ugly brown specs of surface rust would appear on the chain (easily wiped off but unsightly until you do).

 

[Gwylan]

A few tyres and things for the trip to Austria that is coming up, also Moon Bunny’s birthday present:
https://global.bluelug.com/bl-select-animal-horn-rabbit.html

Oh, yes. That'll work, hopefully.