wakemalcolm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Ratho
Who are Carrera's usual manufacturer?
They're probably the one brand that I could buy without sitting on and know it's going to fit me.
What have you bought for the bike today ?
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Who are Carrera's usual manufacturer?
They're probably the one brand that I could buy without sitting on and know it's going to fit me.
New Topeak wedge saddle bag. My old one had a dodgy zip for ages and yesterday finally split so unusable. I find the Topeak ones with the quick release system really useful as once back from a ride I can quickly remove to stow bike on stand. Issue I had when ordering was only sizes L, M or micro available for delivery today which I need as packing bike into box ready to fly to Mallorca.
I need a size small so only one I could get has straps which attach through saddle rails but aren't a quick release. M and L too big and micro too small.
So, plan is once it arrives I'm going to see if I can use quick release system from my old saddle and install on the new one.
Bodge ahoy!
I need a size small so only one I could get has straps which attach through saddle rails but aren't a quick release. M and L too big and micro too small.
So, plan is once it arrives I'm going to see if I can use quick release system from my old saddle and install on the new one.
Bodge ahoy!
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
To replace the ones that went missing last week, new Endura bibs and and Gore knee warmers.
After trying them on I got a good fit (small waist, M/L thighs) and I was happy to cut the labels off. On my legs the knee warmers are a bit long but radius wise they are a good fit and I might get some use out of them before the longs season starts.
After trying them on I got a good fit (small waist, M/L thighs) and I was happy to cut the labels off. On my legs the knee warmers are a bit long but radius wise they are a good fit and I might get some use out of them before the longs season starts.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
pair of zaffiro pro 28 mm tyres £12.99 each on decathlon
Gwylan
Guru
- Location
- All at sea⛵
A new front bag. For tools, pump, spare tube and waterproof.
Fits, holds all the bits and didn't break the bank.
Test outing tomorrow., hopefully
Fits, holds all the bits and didn't break the bank.
Test outing tomorrow., hopefully
Punkawallah
Veteran
Last year I bought an expensive (for me) rain jacket, and it has proved to be worth every penny. Have not needed it since I got it.
further
Guru
- Location
- Glastonbury Somerset
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Picked up a couple of bits recently:
- A Campag 10 speed square taper crankset for the Carrera Vengeance magnesium build.
- And a pair of Hutchinson Fusion 5 tyres
- A Campag 10 speed square taper crankset for the Carrera Vengeance magnesium build.
- And a pair of Hutchinson Fusion 5 tyres
sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
Not just today, but recently:
Skyway flanged Grips, Unite CNC seat clamp, Odyssey clear pedals, Odyssey Slic cables, Odyssey clear brake pads, Source inner tubes, KMC chain, Primo Titanium crank arm bolts, Stainless crank spindle bolts, Source Velcro cable ties, Thick Aluminium and Stainless; front and rear axle washers, various sorts of cable adjusters, Dia-Compe headset spacers, ODI bar ends blah blah
**Just getting the smaller stuff out the way before I make a decision / seeing what BMX frames appear in Black Friday sales.
Skyway flanged Grips, Unite CNC seat clamp, Odyssey clear pedals, Odyssey Slic cables, Odyssey clear brake pads, Source inner tubes, KMC chain, Primo Titanium crank arm bolts, Stainless crank spindle bolts, Source Velcro cable ties, Thick Aluminium and Stainless; front and rear axle washers, various sorts of cable adjusters, Dia-Compe headset spacers, ODI bar ends blah blah
**Just getting the smaller stuff out the way before I make a decision / seeing what BMX frames appear in Black Friday sales.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I bought a bag of electrolyte powder to use on long rides on hot days. It's a mix of sodium chloride / potassium sulphate / magnesium oxide / dicalcium phosphate. I usually add a small pinch of common salt (sodium chloride) to my hot weather drinks but this mix of salts will probably be better. The cost will end up at around 10p/litre. If I feel any benefit I will buy a bigger bag next time and get it down to around 7p/litre, but TBH at my age and with a shortage of hot UK cycling days, this first bag might outlast me! 
The other thing, sorry, things that I bought (they came as a pair) were short USB C (male) to USB A (female) OTG (On-The-Go) adapter cables. The plan is to use one to allow me to download route files from my phone or new Android tablet to an old Garmin GPS. (I have a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt v2 GPS which has been fine for navigation about 95% of the time, but let me down a few times for no apparent reason, so I now also take the Garmin on new routes as a backup navigation device.) The Wahoo can connect via Bluetooth but the Garmin only uses a USB connection. Up to now I have been carting my tablet and a laptop on my regular trips to Devon but I am carrying too much so I would like to leave the laptop behind. I am about to see if this new setup works...
And the result is... (Eventually) SUCCESS! I hadn't pushed the USB C plug in far enough, which didn't help. Even then, the tablet couldn't see that the Garmin was connected. 1 minute of searching on YouTube found the answer though - OTG needs to be enabled in the tablet's settings. That done, this is a straightforward process: upload a TCX route file to the Wahoo via Bluetooth, then upload the GPX version of the route to the Garmin via the OTG cable.
The other thing, sorry, things that I bought (they came as a pair) were short USB C (male) to USB A (female) OTG (On-The-Go) adapter cables. The plan is to use one to allow me to download route files from my phone or new Android tablet to an old Garmin GPS. (I have a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt v2 GPS which has been fine for navigation about 95% of the time, but let me down a few times for no apparent reason, so I now also take the Garmin on new routes as a backup navigation device.) The Wahoo can connect via Bluetooth but the Garmin only uses a USB connection. Up to now I have been carting my tablet and a laptop on my regular trips to Devon but I am carrying too much so I would like to leave the laptop behind. I am about to see if this new setup works...
And the result is... (Eventually) SUCCESS! I hadn't pushed the USB C plug in far enough, which didn't help. Even then, the tablet couldn't see that the Garmin was connected. 1 minute of searching on YouTube found the answer though - OTG needs to be enabled in the tablet's settings. That done, this is a straightforward process: upload a TCX route file to the Wahoo via Bluetooth, then upload the GPX version of the route to the Garmin via the OTG cable.
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Punkawallah
Veteran
Well, that’s easy for you to say :x)
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Three 11 speed chains as they're all used up plus a pair of Dura-Ace 7900 brake calipers. Technically I only need the rear for the Raleigh SP retro bike, but as a pair they were worth having price-wise.
bikingdad90
Guru
Discovered another issue with my new to me bike, the wheels hubs are beyond economical repair - there is lateral play and the bearings make a horrible noise when you rotate them. I don’t think a service would fix them either so I’ve sourced a set of quando basic wheels for the sum of £45 in total. They’ll do the trick and get me rolling.
