What have you bought for the bike today ?

[ianrauk]

Trusty Garmin 200 there - use mine daily for the commute !

Nope....500

 

[ColinJ]

I bought a game controller last week to use with my Apple TV box running smart turbo trainer apps. (Using the Apple remote is horrid and I prefer not to use a touch screen device either.)

I wanted a secure non-bodgy way of mounting the controller to the turbo bike. I decided to use a Garmin mount; I had an unused one in my spares box.

I just bought 2 stick on Garmin mount pads. I will fix one of those to the bottom of the controller. Hopefully, the sticky patch will grip tight enough. If it doesn't I will glue the pad on instead.

I could also use the gamepad for playing non-turbo games.

 

[albion]

Two good quality, good length wrist support bandages (Lidl) .
Useful extra warmth for winter too.

Am hopeful they solve the , no doubt age related, RSI.

 

[fossyant]

Magicshine Garmin Bar Mount. Looks neat and I'll have it mounted under the bar for my 'spare' MS Hori 1300. The other one is on the commuter.

 

[DCLane]

Upped the spend on the Giant Rock SE MTB upthread to £37 with a pair of almost new Shimano A530 pedals for £12 to go with the pair of 26" slick tyres (£15) and band-on shifters (£8) I bought on Wednesday on top of the £1.20 initial purchase of the bike. Hopefully I'll get most of that back from my listing of the Honda Goldwing seat rest on eBay.

That'll do methinks. Anything else we need can come from the parts shed.

 

[Animo]

Bought one of those Chain Johnny things recommended by someone in the thread about bike boxes.

 

[Illaveago]

Whilst on holiday up in the Lake District we popped into several cycle shops. We were on a coach tour and had an hour or so to kill in places like Keswick and the like. Not much else to do on a wet stormy day, we had been and had tea and cake. I looked at some pretty bikes but didn't want to spend that much so I bought some handlebar tape. I was looking for a day glow pink but the closest I got was white. I did find some hi vis yellow in another shop though.

 

[geocycle]

Whilst on holiday up in the Lake District we popped into several cycle shops. We were on a coach tour and had an hour or so to kill in places like Keswick and the like. Not much else to do on a wet stormy day, we had been and had tea and cake. I looked at some pretty bikes but didn't want to spend that much so I bought some handlebar tape. I was looking for a day glow pink but the closest I got was white. I did find some hi vis yellow in another shop though.

That’s good discipline, I find myself going to buy handlebar tape and end up with a bike!

 

[DCLane]

Having sold my metallic lime green Carrera magnesium road bike a few years ago (erm ... in 2016, so a bit more than "a few") to a Hungarian student doctor in Leeds I've missed having something I can use without really bothering where it goes / how I use it. It rode beautifully but was just that little bit too small for me. I've several nice Dura-Ace equipped carbon / vintage road bikes but nothing I'd be comfortable using for commuting, which is why I've commuted on a Merida Cyclo-Cross for the past two years. It's useful but 'trundly'. I've also found myself using the flat-bar Giant FCR a lot as a result.

So ... a Carrera Vengeance Magnesium popped up earlier this week at a much higher price and I've been watching the price drop, plus communicating with the seller, and I made a purchase decision earlier. I'll probably swap the components from the Woodrup, letting that frameset go:

They were made by Merida, rather than Carrera's usual manufacturer, where they badged them Merida 909 Magnesium. Whilst it isn't the lime green I'd prefer it'll do nicely for a winter project.

 

[HLaB]

Lol after my bibshorts, knee warmers and chest strap going walkabouts from a secure shower room at the office, I've ordered a new Polar H10 chest strap. If it turns up I'll have a spare.

 

[8mph]

A second hand Vango Sprint hydration backpack and the best 2l bladder I could find. Last year I had 2 attempts at a 25 mile mtb ride, which I only managed to complete on the third go. All 3 times I had cramping during as well as after the ride. The route itself inspired me to go from 26" wheels to 29" and to lower my gearing down from 17 gear inches to 15. Shortly after getting the bike built I got a neck strain, so haven't had the chance to try the ride again but it's been on my mind. The plan was to try it during the summer but I may give it a bash this year, hence the water bladder

 

[fossyant]

Lol after my bibshorts, knee warmers and chest strap going walkabouts from a secure shower room at the office, I've ordered a new Polar H10 chest strap. If it turns up I'll have a spare.

Who takes bib shorts, really - ergh.

 

[HLaB]

Who takes bib shorts, really - ergh.

They were fairly new and on used for a 20min cycle 50min train journey after their last wash but even then! I thought a cleaner might have put them in their bin by mistake but according to them they hadn't even cleaned the shower room yet! Its a good job they were cheapish (£50) Altura ones and not a dearer pair. The pair I'll have to wear tomorrow were £90 so they are coming into the office with me!

 

[wakemalcolm]

Having sold my metallic lime green Carrera magnesium road bike a few years ago (erm ... in 2016, so a bit more than "a few") to a Hungarian student doctor in Leeds I've missed having something I can use without really bothering where it goes / how I use it. It rode beautifully but was just that little bit too small for me. I've several nice Dura-Ace equipped carbon / vintage road bikes but nothing I'd be comfortable using for commuting, which is why I've commuted on a Merida Cyclo-Cross for the past two years. It's useful but 'trundly'. I've also found myself using the flat-bar Giant FCR a lot as a result.

So ... a Carrera Vengeance Magnesium popped up earlier this week at a much higher price and I've been watching the price drop, plus communicating with the seller, and I made a purchase decision earlier. I'll probably swap the components from the Woodrup, letting that frameset go:

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They were made by Merida, rather than Carrera's usual manufacturer, where they badged them Merida 909 Magnesium. Whilst it isn't the lime green I'd prefer it'll do nicely for a winter project.

Who are Carrera's usual manufacturer?
They're probably the one brand that I could buy without sitting on and know it's going to fit me.

 

[Binky]

New Topeak wedge saddle bag. My old one had a dodgy zip for ages and yesterday finally split so unusable. I find the Topeak ones with the quick release system really useful as once back from a ride I can quickly remove to stow bike on stand. Issue I had when ordering was only sizes L, M or micro available for delivery today which I need as packing bike into box ready to fly to Mallorca.
I need a size small so only one I could get has straps which attach through saddle rails but aren't a quick release. M and L too big and micro too small.
So, plan is once it arrives I'm going to see if I can use quick release system from my old saddle and install on the new one.
Bodge ahoy!