What have you bought for the bike today ?

[Dadam]

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To provide a slightly larger mapping screen than on my Edge 530. It's not a getting older eyesight thing, honestly

Since it arrived this morning I've also had to order a couple of replacement out front style mounts as the current ones have too short an arm and the larger Explore snags on the stem bolts on a couple of bikes. Moving the mounts elsewhere on the bars is not an option at it just looks wrong when the GPS is not directly in line with the stem.

Nice. I did the exact same upgrade earlier in the year - 530 to EE2. It's not just the bigger map screen it's the faster processor, which also helps for recalculating the routes quicker, and the touch screen is a lot more user friendly than the 530's buttons.

 

[sevenfourate]

I bought a pair of those a while ago.They aren't really typical of most bib shortsh as the material and pad are thin.However they will give you an idea of what bib shorts feel like but the difference in feel between them and say Altura is noticeable.
The Danish Endurance long sleeve tops,Sport Pursuit,are really good though for the money.

The Danish Endurance actually had an imperfection (Small hole) upon arrival - so I got a refund……after never getting to try them.

The replacement cheap set (FDX Brand) have been ace so far in 200 (?) miles total and 3 x continuous 50k rides.

I should now think about upgrading for sure. I’ll look up Altura….thanks ! 🙏

 

[sevenfourate]

Having now got ‘comfort’ sorted on the Trek FX3 Disc:

(Via set-back seatpost)…*And hopefully this has been confirmed via today’s 50km ride with zero right hand numbness which I ALWAYS got on this bike…….

I decided i need some more Silver to go with the Polished seat-post and pedals.
So to break up that slab of Black upfront [Bars, levers, stem, grips etc etc] I’ve today purchased:

Titanium: Stem to bars bolts x 4, seat-post bolt x 1, and stem to fork steerer x 2:

And also some Titanium stem spacers:

Should break it up. Plus I’ve saved a shed-load 🙄 of weight in the process…..

 

[joeegg]

The Danish Endurance actually had an imperfection (Small hole) upon arrival - so I got a refund……after never getting to try them.

The replacement cheap set (FDX Brand) have been ace so far in 200 (?) miles total and 3 x continuous 50k rides.

I should now think about upgrading for sure. I’ll look up Altura….thanks ! 🙏

I have some FDX bib tights that have seen many years use.Very comfortable and the only problem has been loose stitching on the pad.I'd be happy to use their equivalent bib shorts.

 

[HLaB]

A little extra real estate for an upcoming trip where I probably to use my 2nd bottle cage to actually carry a bottle and not tools.

 

[Dan Lotus]

Two very boring but necessary 27.5" tubes from Halfords - after BC discount and cashback a fairly reasonable ~£3.50 each.
Had not clocked that the 2nd hand MTB I bought off a fellow club member had 27.5" wheels, and having never had a bike with such wheels, had no inner tubes. Happily the bike which was a birthday present is liked, and she has been out on it already :-)

More interestingly, ordered one of these fairly random 'all road' jerseys just to see what it's like, may send it back - reduced from a fairly crazy £120 to a more palatable £39.99 - plus a bit of TCB.

Joisey

Plus having just been riding in the mountains, I fancied a real packable jacket purely for wind resistance on the descents (I realise it's not a breathable offering, and also won't be overly precious about it), so though this Castelli item for £28 was a decent purchase to take out there with me when I get to go to Spain, Italy, France etc.

Jaquet

 

[Alex321]

Two very boring but necessary 27.5" tubes from Halfords - after BC discount and cashback a fairly reasonable ~£3.50 each.
Had not clocked that the 2nd hand MTB I bought off a fellow club member had 27.5" wheels, and having never had a bike with such wheels, had no inner tubes. Happily the bike which was a birthday present is liked, and she has been out on it already :-)

More interestingly, ordered one of these fairly random 'all road' jerseys just to see what it's like, may send it back - reduced from a fairly crazy £120 to a more palatable £39.99 - plus a bit of TCB.
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Joisey

Plus having just been riding in the mountains, I fancied a real packable jacket purely for wind resistance on the descents (I realise it's not a breathable offering, and also won't be overly precious about it), so though this Castelli item for £28 was a decent purchase to take out there with me when I get to go to Spain, Italy, France etc.
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Jaquet

My last three cycling jerseys have all been Castelli bought from Merlin. They do have some massive discounts on older stock.

Would have been the last two, except they had to cut the one I was wearing off me after my accident last August.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Decathalon Chain Cleaner and Plant Based Degreaser

After years of mickling the chain, thought I'd buy this for a more thorough job.

 

[Dan Lotus]

Decathalon Chain Cleaner and Plant Based Degreaser

After years of mickling the chain, thought I'd buy this for a more thorough job.



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I have one of those that looks fairly similar from Planet X iirc - it definitely works well, though I tend to find that if you are a little too rigorous with your approach, the chain ends up popping this out of the cleaner:

Not the end of the world, more a minor irritation I guess.

Perhaps the Decathlon one is a better design.

 

[Dan Lotus]

My last three cycling jerseys have all been Castelli bought from Merlin. They do have some massive discounts on older stock.

Would have been the last two, except they had to cut the one I was wearing off me after my accident last August.

The accident bit is not good, hope everything is fully mended now?

Spot on, I've had a fair few Castelli bargains from Merlin, though Saddleback can also be worth a look on occasion too.

 

[wiggydiggy]

I have one of those that looks fairly similar from Planet X iirc - it definitely works well, though I tend to find that if you are a little too rigorous with your approach, the chain ends up popping this out of the cleaner:
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Not the end of the world, more a minor irritation I guess.

Perhaps the Decathlon one is a better design.

I had one for several years, can't remember what happened to it, but after getting a new chain and service thought I wanted to step up the cleaning game. But yes taking it easy with these tools is a must

 

[sevenfourate]

Having now got ‘comfort’ sorted on the Trek FX3 Disc:

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(Via set-back seatpost)…*And hopefully this has been confirmed via today’s 50km ride with zero right hand numbness which I ALWAYS got on this bike…….

I decided i need some more Silver to go with the Polished seat-post and pedals.
So to break up that slab of Black upfront [Bars, levers, stem, grips etc etc] I’ve today purchased:

Titanium: Stem to bars bolts x 4, seat-post bolt x 1, and stem to fork steerer x 2:


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And also some Titanium stem spacers:

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Should break it up. Plus I’ve saved a shed-load 🙄 of weight in the process…..

To add to the natural coloured Titanium bolts I’ve bought to mix-up / contrast the swathe of all black afront the Trek FX3 - I’ve also today taken delivery of a Silver CNC’d in the UK: Polished Stem cap.

Should look really good with all 6 stem / bar bolts fitted and some mainly Silver decals I’ve bought for the forks……fingers crossed 🤞

 

[honeybadger]

Fitted a new stem on the roadbike. Reason? Been having an annoying creak for the last week or so around the handleba/headset area. un wrapped the bartape and inspected and cleaned the shifter clamps.Took the bike out and the creak was still present. Unscrewed the bolts that held the handlebars on, cleaned and regressed, still the bike creaked.Did the same with the bolts holding the stem to the steerer tube, another ride and the creak was annoyingly still present. Thought sod it and completely stripped the front end. Took the stem off, flipped it upside down and to my horror found a crack it, running from the steerer tube end, halfway along the length and around both sides . To say I’ve been lucky would be an understatement, some of my rides I’ve been descending at over 40mph with it creaking away

 

[ColinJ]

Thought sod it and completely stripped the front end. Took the stem off, flipped it upside down and to my horror found a crack it, running from the steerer tube end, halfway along the length and around both sides . To say I’ve been lucky would be an understatement, some of my rides I’ve been descending at over 40mph with it creaking away

Yikes - it's a good job that you spotted that!

It reminds me of once ignoring a creak from the front of my mountain bike and nearly paying a big price for that...

Creaks can be a warning! I overtightened the bolts on one stem which creaked until the threads pulled out at the bottom of a descent. Fortunately, the bars didn't rotate until I had nearly stopped!

On another occasion I spotted something when cleaning another bike...

(A square taper crank which would have snapped before long if I hadn't got lucky and noticed it before it could happen!)

 

[ColinJ]

This has reminded me that I am getting an occasional click from the front of my best bike when I hit bumps in the road at speed. I really should try to find out what is making that noise!