What is your best cycling related purchase of 2018.

[Corky Cyclist]

My best purchase was a Surly Disk Trucker. Comfortable, not particularly quick but great for extended mileage.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Brifters for my road bike. Changing gear at speed using thumb shifters mounted either side of the stem was decidedly worrying.

 

[Katherine]

Clipless pedals

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Clipless pedals

I’ve only done one ride on my new SPDs so far and found them to be wonderful.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Bar end shifters have to be my favourite. So much nicer shifting compared to brifters.

 

[Fauj270]

Screw Fix No Nonsense Degreaser - 5l for £8.99. The stuff is ace - use it for the chain and cassette, car engine bay, kitchen and bathroom.

is this stuff better than the muc off degreaser?

 

[fossyant]

is this stuff better than the muc off degreaser?

It's vastly cheaper #9makes a huge quantity) and works a treat. Read the reviews

 

[clockworksimon]

BTwin riser stem to help me keep riding during a period of back pain.

£50 Halfords turbo trainer along with wahoo HRM. Realisation that used with iPad and GCN indoor training videos makes training in winter evenings much more bearable.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Can't make my mind up but one of these:

A piddly, but quite loud, bell that is great for moving farm chickens out of lanes.

A canister thingy that fits in a bottle cage to store my Moby in. My new bibs don't have pockets like the old ones and not all my cycling tops have pockets either.

Elite Turbo trainer - VERY dull but does the job.

My new bike. It's like this one but is a lot grubbier:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQEFavBl3b8

 

[Heigue'r]

Possibly a TCR pro1 at a huge discount,only put 20 miles on it new years day,needs a few tweaks here and there but hopefully it will prove to be a good purchase.

 

[Tobes]

Muddy fox padded leggings. Best £9.99 I have ever spent as saddle soreness was stopping me from wanting to get on my bike.

 

[Reynard]

Ladies' MTB capri bottoms from Decathlon. My bum is very happy in the saddle with these, so much so, that I went and bought a second pair. They also seem to be tear-proof, and thus saved me a trip to the quacks to have my knees cleaned out after my crash back in November.

The £42 rail fare from Ely to Winchester back in September, and the 50k I did that day. I plan on doing that again this summer - but with a more appropriate bike. (And hopefully I won't get lost this time...)

Clipless pedals & shoes. (SPD)

 

[Milzy]

TacX Neo & Giro Empire Shoes.

 

[steveindenmark]

My best cycle related purchase was either my 6 speed Brompton 9 streets or my entry fee into Tuscany Road 2018.

A hard call.

 

[Soltydog]

I ordered some new allen keys from Spa at the end of last year & used them yesterday for the first time. Can't believe I've fiddled about with std allen keys for so long, these bigger ones with hand sized grips are so much easier to use. They seem good quality, but time will tell. Reduced from £30 to a tenner, so a bargain too
https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m2b0s72p3653/BIKE-HAND-Allen-Key-Set-YC-TPHB-10