What have you bought for the bike today ?

[Gunk]

Some Cinelli cork ribbon bar tape

 

[BianchiVirgin]

New Ultegea R8000 SPD SL pedals arrived today. Fitted and cleats fitted. Test ride tomorrow. Shimano must be making a fortune on stuff like this. No way is there £100 in those pedals. Anyway.
Had a rummage at the Keo basic pedals. Not much to them either.

 

[carlosfandangus]

Post lady has just bought the second of my Park Tools chain checker, first one turned up on Friday, my wife had put it on her Amazon order then I went ahead the next day and ordered one too

 

[Rooster1]

A new push fit bottom bracket as the old one is creaking like crazy and driving me nuts

 

[8mph]

After 2 weeks of no riding, I finally got out on the mountain bike and tried out the new Halo wheelset. They've transformed the usually nimble little 26er into a brute. The bike takes a little more effort to get up to speed but then it thunders along the flats, ploughs through gravel and descents feel amazing.
But....

Within half an hour on the bike I had convinced myself that I ought to have a second wheelset more befitting for the cx frame, something for light duties, cx, road, gravel and keep the Halos for trails, tours and winter wheels. This is a plan I've been hatching for some time, in order to keep the bike collection down to two. So when I got home I did the only responsible thing and ordered this.

Hand-built wheelset:
26" Mavic xm719 rims
Shimano XT disk hubs
Black Halo Aura 2mm plain gauge spokes
160mm XT rotors.

And for the rack.

1 seat post clamp with rack mounting
1 Blackburn 230mm QR skewer for rear rack
1 set Green Halo Hex hex squewers

 

[Domus]

Wiggle vouchers from my three daughters for my birthday arrived so new Ultegra Cassette and a KMC Gold chain ordered oh and a Park tool chain tool. As I ride so slowly my new Gold chain will be on show for even longer.

We need a fist pump emoji for Gold chains

 

[Gunk]

Two complete bikes for restoration today, a Dawes Finesse and a Raleigh Royal. Should keep me busy

 

[8mph]

Seems there's a rush on tyres at the moment, in the end I opted for 26 x 2.3" Continental Mountain King 3 tyres. Quite happy with the choice and price considering what was available.

 

[Paulus]

2 Panaracer Pasela 27x1 tyres for my old Falcon.
I thought I would go slightly smaller than the old 27x1 1/4 that have always been on it.

 

[DSK]

Homcom bike maintenance stand.
(Pricey but highly recommended should anyone be struggling to get one).

Another Prolite A42W wheelset.

 

[stoatsngroats]

After a few years of missing out, due to stock being purchased before my arrival, I am the amazed owner of a bike maintenance stand, courtesy of Lidl.
It seems quite an amazing piece of kit for 25 quid, and I cannot wait to try maintaining our bikes, whilst not kneeling down on the ground... 😀

 

[Gunk]

After a few years of missing out, due to stock being purchased before my arrival, I am the amazed owner of a bike maintenance stand, courtesy of Lidl.
It seems quite an maxing piece of kit for 25 quid, and I cannot wait to try maintaining our bikes, whilst not kneeling done on the ground... 😀

You’ll wonder how you managed without one.

 

[DCBassman]

This week, I have variously purchased:
Full set of Shimano MTB cables.
2 pairs of Ergon grips.
Blue ty-raps for re-installing the Cateye, once I've repaired it...
Set of ST-EF65-9 2-finger (V-brake only) brake-shifters for the Trek. the 4-finger versions will then be going on the Scott, as they can be set for other brake types too.

 

[Vantage]

A Topeak Joe Blow Max HP track pump.

 

[8mph]

I bought some Manitou Black 90-120mm coil forks on eBay. I own some Black Elite 100-120s and love them but there's no lockout, they're overdue a service and I don't have a manual. The new ones have have lockout, have had a TF Tuned service and come with a manual, so hopefully, I'll have a better understanding of how to service the old forks after reading it. They're in great cosmetic condition and were going cheap, so I didn't wait to snap them up.