What have you bought for the bike today ?

[postman]

I bought the bike an Easter egg and two lattes,sadly i had to have them.

 

[DCLane]

A couple of 'new other' KMC DLC 11 speed chains - one black/celeste and the other black/yellow. The latter will go onto the Ridley Fenix when it's due a change, the other probably onto the Thompson Capella.

 

[ColinJ]

I was thinking yesterday that I fancied a mitt on the side...

... and spotted some in Lidl today!

Of course, at £4.99 they aren't as good as mitts costing £20+, but they are okay and usually last me 2+ years.

They had various other cycling bit and pieces which might be worth you checking out if you are passing a Lidl in the next day or two.

 

[ColinJ]

A USB-C to USB-A lead for rapid charging of my Wahoo Elemnt Bolt v2.

I explained the need for a new lead HERE.

 

[Dan Lotus]

Not directly for the bike (And admittedly not that interesting), but for me and my partner when riding :-)
Running low on all of these, so have stocked up from Amazon (High 5 zero Caffeine hit pink grapefruit - 17p a tab), Nutricircle (Clif bars 3 flavours - £0.93 per bar), Dolphin Fitness (Tropical Clif bloks with caffeine - £2.44 per pack of 6)
Not as cheap as they used to be, but still decent value for money if you shop around imho.

 

[sevenfourate]

^^^^I tried those too. And yes haven’t prices shot up !!

**These are £1.25 a pack of 10 tablets in Home Bargains.

My wife got me a few of the Lemon flavour. And I have already finished a couple of ‘rolls’. More than happy with them 👍

 

[Dan Lotus]

^^^^I tried those too. And yes haven’t prices shot up !!

**These are £1.25 a pack of 10 tablets in Home Bargains.

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My wife got me a few of the Lemon flavour. And I have already finished a couple of ‘rolls’. More than happy with them 👍

That's interesting @sevenfourate - do you mean £1.25 for a tube of 20?
Surely the 10 can't refer to 10 tubes of 20?! If so, that would be insanely cheap!
The main reason I like the High 5 tabs, is I love the taste, never seem to tire of it (Reminds me of old school refresher sweets if anyone remembers them?) and the ones I choose have caffeine added, 75mg per tablet, and in a 750ml bottle you use 1.5 tablets.
I've tried orange high 5 powders before, but I find them too sweet, and for me it really grates after a while, but with this one, I can easily consume 1.5l or it, and feel totally fine.

They do tend to last me an age, the last batch I bought was probably 4 years ago, and I don't often use them for turbo session, unless it's a real longun, but out on the road I find them really useful - especially for something like ride London, or a 200k ride.
A great partnership (for me) when combined with the Clif Bloks - again with added caffeine!

I've experimented with MANY different products over the too many years of cycling, and am very happy/settled with both the clif bloks and high 5 tabs. Generally happy with the clif bars, but that is an area where I am open to other options.
I did try gels more than once, and they simply were not for me, both in terms of trying to eat them on the go, as well as how my body dealt with them. The bloks are great, I can pop an open packet in my back pocket, or top tube bag, or bib short pocket, pull the pack out one handed, and squeeze a block directly into my cakehole before returning the pack to it's previous location. I'm not a confident no handed rider, so I appreciate such practicalities.

Do those Lemon ones above have any caffeine added?
Could be a more cost effective option for my partner, as she isn't that keen on the caffeine angle, but the electrolyte side would still prove useful.
Randomly, and for the first time ever, we have a home bargains only a couple of miles away, and I ventured in for the first time on Saturday, and last night as it happens, but didn't even think to look for anything like this.
Do they tend to have a 'sports' section do you know, or just hunt around to see where they might be?

 

[Jameshow]

I was thinking yesterday that I fancied a mitt on the side...

... and spotted some in Lidl today!

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Of course, at £4.99 they aren't as good as mitts costing £20+, but they are okay and usually last me 2+ years.

They had various other cycling bit and pieces which might be worth you checking out if you are passing a Lidl in the next day or two.

I missed them this morning nay have to pop in later on.....

 

[bikingdad90]

@sevenfourate are these dissolvable vitamins and electrolytes as opposed to just electrolytes for workouts?

 

[wiggydiggy]

As I'm now using the larger heavier Carradice bag I've bought the Bagman support struts, Carradice don't actually sell these anymore it seems but i was able to get them and the seat collar from somewhere else:




I do have a Brooks saddle but I've always preferred using the Bagman support rather than the seat loops.

 

[Hover Fly]

A Torm jersey, for our upcoming Danube trip.

 

[Dan Lotus]

A Torm jersey, for our upcoming Danube trip.

The TORM guys are top drawer, I used to 'race' with them on RGT.

 

[All uphill]

As I'm now using the larger heavier Carradice bag I've bought the Bagman support struts, Carradice don't actually sell these anymore it seems but i was able to get them and the seat collar from somewhere else:


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I do have a Brooks saddle but I've always preferred using the Bagman support rather than the seat loops.

For info, Spa still have them in stock for £22

 

[wiggydiggy]

For info, Spa still have them in stock for £22

Yeah SJS too, but Condor Cycles came up cheapest.

 

[8mph]

Lighter, more xc appropriate bits for the Cotic Solaris frame. 120mm reba fork, unused Stans flow wheelset from 2010 ish, 2.25 Nobby Nics, purportedly used once. This wheels and tyre combo should save 200g and around 300 if I go tubeless.