What have you bought for the bike today ?

[si_c]

New set of RAW Mudflaps for the Kinesis.

 

[ianrauk]

New set of handmade wheels made to my spec for the commuter/tourer from Spa.
At a bargainlicious price too.

 

[8mph]

Last purchase was, Shimano Deore XT Front And Rear Derailleur set. Front FD-M751, rear RD-M750.

Parts for the spares bin or maybe swap out the Exage rd on my hardtail. £23 including postage on eBay

 

[DCLane]

A Shimano 105 crankset to match the rest that I'm putting onto the Dawes Giro build. It's a 52/36 having sold a 105 OEM 50/34 crankset over the weekend and will give me a full 105 matching groupset - although a Ceramic Speed bottom bracket and no brakes.

Also, a NeilPryde jersey. Or rather five of them . I've been after one for a while since I own a couple of the bikes. However, it's impossible to get one in the UK. So ... an eBay seller listed five new jerseys in a single lot; I won and they've arrived. I can re-sell the spare Small/Medium ones in the Spring and should be in profit at the end. Or I've enough for a whole team

 

[Falsesummat]

A Garmin Varia. Rear facing radar/light. Having reviewed the thing from every cycling forum i could find and the sheer number of overwhelming positive reviews, and having cycled a 200 km audax with a chap that had one i bought one. The only naysayers were from people that havnt used one.
Fitted it last week to the top of my o/s seatstay. The optimum place is on the seatpost but i carry a 2.7litre saddlebag. Despite the apparently compromised position it detected every motor vehicle that approached me from behind, at least 100 metres or more. Every time the head unit beeped and white dot appeared id glance behind and in the distance there was a car approaching. It was on offer from Garmin at £135 , rrp £170 . Money well spent for me at least. Its not a substitute for good roadcraft but an addition, for example, id never turn right before looking behind.

 

[DCLane]

Putting the Dawes Giro 400 together I've discovered I'm about out of chains and gear cables. So ... 12 stainless steel gear cables, a cheap-ish KMC DLC 11-speed chain in black/blue via eBay plus three standard KMC 11 speed chains bought.

 

[Spiderweb]

I bought three Shimano 34t chainrings today, one for my Crux and two for stock. Great price from Bikester, with code ‘OUTLET50’ they were £5.50 each (plus £4.99 post).
https://www.bikester.co.uk/shimano-...10-speed-M460181.html?vgid=G695475&cgid=37234

 

[Jenkins]

Putting the Dawes Giro 400 together I've discovered I'm about out of chains and gear cables. So ... 12 stainless steel gear cables, a cheap-ish KMC DLC 11-speed chain in black/blue via eBay plus three standard KMC 11 speed chains bought.

My recent batch of multiple bike fettling left me similarly short of 11 speed chains and also bottom brackets. Thankfully Tredz emailed a £10 doscount code with a minimum spend of £50 - which was the exact cost of a Praxis M24 BB and a PC1110 chain.

 

[Tiggy]

Some larger hooks to go on my panniers now I have a bike with larger bars on the rack. Fitted nicely.

 

[DCLane]

A Campag cassette as a carbon rear wheel was Campag fit, not Shimano. Should've checked but it was half the normal price.

A couple of pairs of Swissstop pads as I've used some.

And a Vittoria Pista track tyre since I had to replace one after my track crash three weeks ago.

 

[AlanW]

A couple of black Hope bottom brackets cups, plus a set of mat black 35mm SKS mudguards ready to fit on the Rourke frame after the refurb

 

[Panscrank]

Got a new Specialized Sirrus 1.0.
Been unwell so not ridden it yet.
Upgraded prior to first ride with the following:-
Bars XLC Riser bars
Brake Shimano Sora
Seatclamp, Superstar jewel qr
Mudguards SKS Chromoplastic
Bell Cat Eye PB 1000
Stem System Ex adjustable
Tyres Specialized Armadillo Reflect 2
Grips Ergon gs3
Pedals Bontrager Line Pro
Cannondale 'Eileen' kickstand

 

[Oldhippy]

I bought some new fingerless mitts today.

 

[HLaB]

I succumbed to Black Friday and I have just ordered the Garmin front light. I wasn't sure if my existing lights (a Volt 400, Swift 500 and Swift 450) were quite good enough for the dark lanes of my commute (although I thought they were fine last winter 🤔) so I took the plunge for the 800 lumens adjustable to speed 🤔

 

[Vantage]

I got properly mega soaked last week. So many times my cycling rain gear has failed after extended rain batterings so I have gone all caveman like and bought......a poncho!
The People's Hardy 3.0 in super attention seeking high viz black.