What have you bought for the bike today ?

[Dadam]

I also assembled the bike rack for the garage. As you can see, I have quite a bit of tidying and sorting to do before it can be placed where it's going to go.

I also have a ground anchor I'll place near the rack once everything is in place.

Which rack did you buy and what is your opinion of it? It looks like this one but that seems to get bad reviews?

I've done things the other way round. I have the ground anchor in place but no rack. I now have 4 or sometimes 5 bikes chained up via a 2m chain with the first against the garage wall and the rest leaning against the next bike. It's sometimes like a 3d puzzle trying to get them all in place, with the pedals and bars overlapping neatly and without bending mudguard stays etc etc!
It seems a rack would make things easier by supporting the bikes but also it might reduce the spacing options - you can't move a bike back a little for its bars to clear its neighbour's. Also one of the bikes has 2.6" knobbly tyres which won't fit between the bars of the linked rack (stated 5.5cm gap).

 

[Dan Lotus]

Which rack did you buy and what is your opinion of it? It looks like this one but that seems to get bad reviews?

I've done things the other way round. I have the ground anchor in place but no rack. I now have 4 or sometimes 5 bikes chained up via a 2m chain with the first against the garage wall and the rest leaning against the next bike. It's sometimes like a 3d puzzle trying to get them all in place, with the pedals and bars overlapping neatly and without bending mudguard stays etc etc!
It seems a rack would make things easier by supporting the bikes but also it might reduce the spacing options - you can't move a bike back a little for its bars to clear its neighbour's. Also one of the bikes has 2.6" knobbly tyres which won't fit between the bars of the linked rack (stated 5.5cm gap).

I have a similar rack - mine fits 3 bikes. They are ok, but I don't put any best bikes in there, it's reserved at the front of the garage for frequently used bikes, such as the boardman hybrid that both me and my partner use, her gravel bike, and my daughters road bike.
I'm able to put them in situ that they have something to lean against on one side, and then they can kind of lean against each other, so the idea being the full weight of the bike is not being handled by the spokes
Two bikes are drop bars, so I have those with the front wheels in the rack in spaces 1 & 3, then the boardman flat bar goes in rack 2 with the rear wheel in the slot, which means it doesn't clash with the two sets of drop bars, the only caveat being so the RD cage clears the rack part, I have to put it in one of the 2 top most gears, ie smallest cogs on the cassette.

It serves a purpose for sure, not massively elegant or anything, but it's useful imho.

 

[fwgx]

Which rack did you buy and what is your opinion of it? It looks like this one but that seems to get bad reviews?

That's the one. It seems fine to me. It's just a standard bike rack.
The negative review someone left with photos of it all wonkey was left by a genuine idiot. If you screw the bolts in firmly the whole thing is structurally sound. I never use anchor bolts that are supplied with this kind of thing as it depends on what your situation is. I'm not planning on fixing this to the ground or wall.

Personally I'm not using it for security, I'll use the ground anchor and a cable for that. But that said, it is probably easier and quieter to snip a cable than it is to angle grind this stand.

 

[fwgx]

I finally got around to getting a yellow rubber cover for my Garmin after many many years. Now I have one to match each bike.
What a waste of money

 

[Dan Lotus]

I finally got around to getting a yellow rubber cover for my Garmin after many many years. Now I have one to match each bike.
What a waste of money
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Yellow covers are EXCEEDINGLY important

*The only negative being they show up the smallest piece of dirt

 

[Dadam]

That's the one. It seems fine to me. It's just a standard bike rack.
The negative review someone left with photos of it all wonkey was left by a genuine idiot. If you screw the bolts in firmly the whole thing is structurally sound. I never use anchor bolts that are supplied with this kind of thing as it depends on what your situation is. I'm not planning on fixing this to the ground or wall.

Personally I'm not using it for security, I'll use the ground anchor and a cable for that. But that said, it is probably easier and quieter to snip a cable than it is to angle grind this stand.

Thanks. I do think it's not suitable for my eMTB unfortunately, as the tyres wouldn't fit.
It would indeed be the work of seconds to silently snip the cable. This is what I use through the ground anchor. Try snipping that without hydraulic "jaws of life".

 

[fossyant]

I finally got around to getting a yellow rubber cover for my Garmin after many many years. Now I have one to match each bike.
What a waste of money
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Traps dirt. Never bothered with my Garmins and my Explore is used on and off road.

 

[fwgx]

Traps dirt. Never bothered with my Garmins and my Explore is used on and off road.

I've had the green one for a long time and not had issues with it and dirt. It just looked wrong when it was on the Felt which has yellow flashes and no green.

 

[Dan Lotus]

I've had the green one for a long time and not had issues with it and dirt. It just looked wrong when it was on the Felt which has yellow flashes and no green.

Likewise never had an issue, and I much prefer the head unit having that bit of extra protection, and also colour coding ;-)
I rarely off road' as it were, but if it does ger mucky, I just remove the Garmin from the case, give both a good wash/wipe, and let them dry thoroughly before refitting.
For the value of the unit, I think it's money well spent.

 

[HLaB]

My commuter/winter bike headset after circa 14,500 developed play so I took it to the lbs and it was good for about a year but its developed that play again and no amount of fettling seemed to sort it.

So I've ordered some new bearings and that sorts it.

Although I am little worried that although the upper bearing is of the correct dimensions (30.5x41.8x8mm) it doesn't say its 45/45, it just says tapered bicycle bearing. I think 45/45 refers to the inside/outside taper, so fingers crossed 🤞

https://amzn.eu/d/imcbc2L

 

[Ianonabike]

A cheapo saddle with a cutout to try and alleviate the severe NNS*** that I have been suffering from when using my turbo trainer.

A small frame bag to hold my phone, snacks, cash etc. Tools and spares are in a backpack but it's a nuisance to keep having to ferret around in that for my phone every time that I want to take a photo.


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*** Numb Nuts Syndrome

It looks like you have a chameleon thing going on there.

 

[DCLane]

A couple of pairs of USB rear lights as I've had two fail recently. Oh, and this:

Yep, that's a steering wheel. Bonus virtual cake for identifying the seat back rest

 

[Jameshow]

A cheapo saddle with a cutout to try and alleviate the severe NNS*** that I have been suffering from when using my turbo trainer.

A small frame bag to hold my phone, snacks, cash etc. Tools and spares are in a backpack but it's a nuisance to keep having to ferret around in that for my phone every time that I want to take a photo.


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*** Numb Nuts Syndrome

Deffo nbs * on a Charge spoon saddle today 35 miles and not butt fit!

*Numb butt syndrome 🤕

 

[ColinJ]

Deffo nbs * on a Charge spoon saddle today 35 miles and not butt fit!

*Numb butt syndrome 🤕

I got rid of my Charge Spoon after a few very uncomfortable rides!

 

[All uphill]

A couple of pairs of USB rear lights as I've had two fail recently. Oh, and this:

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Yep, that's a steering wheel. Bonus virtual cake for identifying the seat back rest

Seat back is from a Porsche, I'll guess a 928