What have you bought for the bike today ?

[sevenfourate]

New Tools. I’m just pumped 😁

SKS (Mudguard manufacturer; that are popular with many Gravel riders right now); Track-Pump. German made, 5 year warranty and £22 delivered from Amazon:

 

[sevenfourate]

3 x Halt R65 Rear lights.
1 x CatEye AMPP 900 Front light.

Now means all 5 bikes in the fleet are on the same lights back and front. All are rechargeable - and a pair can stay on each bike at all times 👍

 

[Jenkins]

A SRAM Force 1 crankset off Ebay which is of no use to me as it's a BB30 fitment and all my bikes are GXP. However I'm only after the chainring and buying the whole lot was cheaper than I've seen poorer condition rings go for on their own. Once it's been removed I'll stick the cranks & spider back on Ebay and see if I can get a tenner for them.

 

[PedallingNowhereSlowly]

I'm not the biggest fan of flouro yellow, but having picked up this bargain saddle...

... I figured I'd get some more flouro/neon yellow bits to go on the otherwise all ninja/black Tarmac SL7.

So far I've found a bottle cage, valve caps and bar end plugs. I might get some of that bar tape with neon stars or flashes in it, just to tie things in a bit more, but I'll wait and see how the bits acquired so far look.

 

[DCLane]

@PedallingNowhereSlowly - I saw the saddle and it'd go nice with my silver / black / flouro Ridley Fenix, but Selle Italia saddles don't suit me unfortunately.

 

[fossyant]

I'm not the biggest fan of flouro yellow, but having picked up this bargain saddle...
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... I figured I'd get some more flouro/neon yellow bits to go on the otherwise all ninja/black Tarmac SL7.

So far I've found a bottle cage, valve caps and bar end plugs. I might get some of that bar tape with neon stars or flashes in it, just to tie things in a bit more, but I'll wait and see how the bits acquired so far look.

Is it neon green (Kawasaki green). Would match my Boardman perfectly.

 

[Jameshow]

@PedallingNowhereSlowly - I saw the saddle and it'd go nice with my silver / black / flouro Ridley Fenix, but Selle Italia saddles don't suit me unfortunately.

Try a Brooks!🤣

 

[fossyant]

Try a Brooks!🤣

Wash your mouth out !

 

[sevenfourate]

I'm not the biggest fan of flouro yellow, but having picked up this bargain saddle...
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... I figured I'd get some more flouro/neon yellow bits to go on the otherwise all ninja/black Tarmac SL7.

So far I've found a bottle cage, valve caps and bar end plugs. I might get some of that bar tape with neon stars or flashes in it, just to tie things in a bit more, but I'll wait and see how the bits acquired so far look.

Great choice on the accents. ***Ive just done the same. Has ‘fashion’ caught up with me 🤣🤣🤣

 

[Jameshow]

Wash your mouth out !

I love one of mine the other is rock hard!!

Spa is tough too but getting more comfortable 5 years of intermittent use!

 

[fossyant]

I love one of mine the other is rock hard!!

Spa is tough too but getting more comfortable 5 years of intermittent use!

Only 5 years !

 

[All uphill]

A set of brake and gear cables for the Spa Aubisque.

I bought the bike during lockdown and it's always been a bit long for me, even with a 45mm stem, so I'm converting it to flat bar.

As for Spa saddles, I have two. Many other saddles feel comfortable for the first 5 miles then gradually become painful. The Spa saddles feel like lumps of concrete for the first few miles, then I forget about them and get off the bike 50 miles later with no discomfort.

 

[PedallingNowhereSlowly]

Kawasaki green

More of a neon yellow than a neon green.
Hopefully the bit's I've bought match and don't clash ... I'll post the obligatory photo once they arrive.

 

[sevenfourate]

Very cosmetically challenged 🙄 lever replacement, (Lower) gearing / front sprocket change, 1/2 link chain for fine axle adjustment, Titanium rear wheel nuts; and new Female front hub: bolt kit. All for the 22” BMX 😁

 

[Veronese68]

Going for a walk by the river I popped into Balfes and picked up a 9 speed cassette for the lad's bike. Wanted one that went down to 11 tooth in the hope it would clear the seat stay. It's an old steel frame and the current 14 tooth is too big so the chain fouls, hoping the 11 will mean the chain drops low enough to clear the seat stay to dropout joint to where there is more clearance.
That probably makes no sense without a picture...