PSA: CRC / Wiggle deals...

Code RSC brakes are £99 a piece. Down from £259

Link for the forks

https://www.wiggle.com/p/marzocchi-bomber-z2-rail-boost-fork

Thanks I updated the link!

Wow that's some great deals. Those Z2s are brilliant forks. I really rate them. Fit and forget

Damn I paid 200 for some Z2s second hand mint condition, a few months back

Absolutely brilliant forks (I've still not got round to the lower leg service yer)

Tempted to buy one of those frames for jnr and build it up to something rad for him ahead of time.

He is currently on a 26"vitus nucleus.

DO kids go straight to 29" now or do some ride 27.5?

anyone else wondering if these guys are in financial difficulties?

Some bargains around!

weeksy
Code RSC brakes are £99 a piece. Down from £259

yeah but OEM, no clamps. No olives (£8.99 each) to shorten. Strange hose lengths rear 1400 or so. Way too short.
Sram hose £47!

small sram parts are bloody extortionate.

yeah but OEM, no clamps. No olives (£8.99 each) to shorten

I have clamps and multiple olives. They have some 1600mm too.

Not at £99 quid though...correction, there is 1 that length...hadn't seen it amongst all the options out of stock.

https://www.wiggle.com/p/sram-code-rsc-rear-rh-disc-brake

https://www.wiggle.com/p/sram-code-rsc-disc-brake

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/sram-code-rsc-rear-rh-disc-brake?color=black&sizeStandard=Right+%7C+Rear+%7C+1600mm+%7C+60mm+IS+Mount

Yes, they do. Lol.

I bought 2 earlier

Levers are flippable too so I don’t know what makes them ‘right handed’. Ie I think you can buy two to use as F&R.
Bargain, I love my Codes.

That Mega is available in 29er too,  and there's the latest alloy mullet 297 mega  for £900 with shock, that's half price.

I picked the SJ, majig version and mine had olives, in the red olive tool, the lever comes bled but detached ready to be threaded

Good PSA, particularly the Z2.  Just ordered a pair for the daughter’s 650+ trek Roscoe.  6%TCB too.

Noice.

anyone else wondering if these guys are in financial difficulties?

that just looks like clear out of old stock (eg not current NP mega, when the current one is likely to be updated soon) and OEM parts from builds (brakes with specific unusual  length hoses)

bargains though.

Those Vitus frames are a bargain!

Tempted to get my Daughter one - would just need a boost rear wheel.......

Guide RE's are still available for £45/50 depending on hose length, a bit of a bargain for DOT6 users wanting a 4 pot caliber. Rear only now, but the only difference between front and rear is hose length- levers of course fit either side.

Most of the Vitus Mach hybrid/urban bikes are half price - so from £200 SS to £400 Sora. £260 on this with a 3-speed Nexus hub and hydraulic discs is tempting me for a town/pub/schoolrun bike: https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/vitus-mach-1-three-nexus

£1500 Mega 290 looks excellent vfm too: https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/nukeproof-mega-290-comp-alloy-bike-deore

Strewth - that Mega was £1899 when I bought my Reactor. I had originally decided on the Mega but cost was a factor in deciding on the Reactor.

It may 'only' be Deore and have basic shocks/fork but it's well made and well thought out with lots of quality.  For £1500 that Mega is incredible.

I wish they had the sort by discount option available.

<p style="text-align: right;"> https://www.wiggle.com/p/fox-suspension-36-float-factory-grip2-boost-fork-2023

</p>
new Fox 36 Factory 140mm 29 for £599

I just tried to buy one of those Mega frames - 1599 Euros when I change to my non UK location. Never mind.

Any way to change the Z2s to 140/150mm?

New air shaft AFAIK.

there are some good deals on there. the missis just ordered a Vitus Mach 3 VR Urban Bike (Claris). Looks like a bargain.

I did asee however that wiggle have stopped doing C2W. Anyone know if there are going to start redoing it? Been looking at the vitus road bikes and the C2W makes it all the better!

Those Fox 36er (29") in 140mm guise are now £549...wowsers!

DrP

POC Kortal Race, not the trendiest colour, green, in M, down from £220 to £75.

https://www.wiggle.com/p/poc-kortal-race-mips-mtb-helmet?color=epidote-greenuranium-black-metallicmatt&sizeStandard=M

I normally wear a helmet in S/M as I like a close fit, but this is perfect on me.

Well just ordered the small Vitus Escarpe 275 from for my Daughter......

Amazon Prime Day today and tomorrow, there's some good cycling deals on there including Garmin.
The sales there have forced further discounts on CRC and WIggle for some items as well.

was also looking at the escarpe for my boy, but at 145cm he's quite a way off it

Sram Level Ultimates are £100 per brake. Good XC brake.

Those Fox 36er (29″) in 140mm guise are now £549…wowsers!

DrP

I really fancy a set of those for my Chameleon but not sure if they're. bit much for a singlespeed. Probably quite a step up from the 120mm SID forks I'm going to be using.

^ nah. Been running 36 140s on my previous and current gen, and about to put on a lyrik 150. With enough steerer to fit a slackr later... 😉

@alan1977

was also looking at the escarpe for my boy, but at 145cm he’s quite a way off it

My Daughter is 155cm - she can (and does on occasion) ride my medium Nukeproof Scout 275 (which will sacrifice all of its parts...) so this should be better for her.

Ahh some good deals, does anyone rate the Garmin edge 530? That’s a good price for £160 on there. I know there’s an 830 too but can’t see that as a deal at all. Have seen the comparison vids, it’s more to replace my old Garmin touring that doesn’t even have Bluetooth 😂

I bought a 530 a couple of months ago for just over 200,  which at the time was a good deal

I rate mine, I use it to record rides, and when going exploring as nav, its been pretty good at that considering I'm trying to find routes through woodlands etc.. bought the 530 as it had multiple profiles and didn't want touchscreen

I wouldn't want to set u pa route on it though, i do everything via phone or pc

530 is the Ford Mondeo of computers.  It does everything you need pretty well and is quite cheap.  It is annoying not having touch at times, as I like to browse the map sometimes, but that's it - and the upside to that is that you can still use it in the rain just fine.  Great device.

Extra £20 off £100 and £40 off £200 at Wiggle with code SAVE at the moment.

I like the 530 - I didn't want the touchscreen so avoided the 830. Does everything I need and plenty more - I don't use it for following a course, but the mapping is handy to give an idea of where I am if I do end up 'exploring'...

Battery lasts well, seems to get a signal quickly and seems to hold the signal well.

The only issue with the 530 is it's very fiddly setting up those data screens. Why can't they just have some sort of text file / json / yaml file or something to define it all that you could drop into a folder on the device over usb? It'd be so much easier

Extra £20 off £100 and £40 off £200 at Wiggle with code SAVE at the moment.

Could've been annoying. Was wondering whether I'd have to send the frame back I've just ordered and buy it it again with £40 off but they've put the price up by £80, so no. Also tried the code on some forks on my maybe list and it accepted the code but didn't take the money off. Maybe its non sale items?

yeah the code only applies to certain items.  Maguara MT trail sport for 120 the set front and rear is quite tempting

yeah the code only applies to certain items.

Yup, dug a bit deeper and it's just items in their Spend & Save sale.

Well they've made up my mind for me, I was tempted by the Mega 290 frame but now they've put the price up I will resist temptation as I can feel like they're trying to rip me off.

Glad I ordered the Vitus frame yesterday - gone up to £399 this morning!

I’m also celebrating the prices going up. Removes what was a growing temptation.

Was tempted by the Escarpe, Sommet and Mega - tricky one because I only need the Escarpe (I don’t even need that) but for £40 extra I could have had a Super Deluxe with the Sommet - trouble is for less than £200 extra I could have a carbon Mega…

anyway, it’s gone up now and £600 is still a bargain, it’s just less attractive than £520. So as I don’t need a full sus frame I’ve settled on the Sommet for £360 with the Super Deluxe shock. I’ve got a 170mm shaft for my Lyriks and everything else will swap over.

£360 is ludicrous

we really need a service like camel camel camel that tracks the price of CRC/wiggle items to see how much the price is actually changing.

Beware these little deals or you'll spend loads on the small stuff and something big will come along leaving you unable to afford or justify another big purchase.

A bit like the starters on an all you can eat buffet.

But the starters are the best part

Well that was a nice surprise need some new tyres for my Gravel bike and wiggle/CRC have 40c Nano TCS Light/Fast on for £12.99 each so I thought I'd give them a whirl, they've got other WTB TCS gravel tyres like Ventures and crossboss on for between 18-25 quid too, but I went for the cheapest option (as ever)...

Deore 11 speed mech for £14.99?

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/shimano-m5100-deore-11sp-shadow-rear-derailleur

<p style="text-align: center;">Deore 11 speed mech for £14.99?</p>

Awesome. For info these work perfectly on shimano MTB 12 speed

Bought a couple for spares

5% topcashback too at CRC

That's a great spot! I just bought a new rear plate for one of these for £6.99 as well!

They are long cage and quite soft metal, ive bent 2 of them which is why I was looking! Just dont smack them off rocks and they work great.

cpFull Member
<p style=”text-align: center;”>Deore 11 speed mech for £14.99?</p>
Awesome. For info these work perfectly on shimano MTB 12 speed

How do you set them up for 12 speed? Do they just work ok with a 12 speed shifter?

They just work, I think the only difference between the 11 and 12 speed Deore mech is the colour of the writing on it.

Good spot on the mech - grabbed one for the Daughters Vitus build as I have an 11-51t 11spd cassette laying around.

Parts are the same other than 1, 3 and 5 and those look very similar. Parallelogram isn't on the parts list though.

http://www.sjscycles.com/Drawings/Shimano/Shimano_Deore_RD-M6100_Tech_Doc.pdf

Thread on the derailleurs https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/will-a-deore-m5100-11sp-mech-work-with-a-12sp-shifter/

I haven't seen it mentioned here or anywhere else - Shimano rt66 rotors are going cheap here too. 6.99 for 180mm, 9.99 for 203mm, 12.99 for 220mm. Bought a few for spares.

Just a heads up the CRC/Wiggle returns are no longer free and need to be made in 14 days, so not as generous as it was before their site upgrade... Had bought a couple of sizes to try out and returning one and getting charged £2.99 (which is reasonable) more of a pain that their return form you can't identify which size you are returning as it's not shown there... only SKU... which is not shown anywhere else... Anyway back on returns, from their T&Cs;

The order must be returned to Chain Reaction within 14 days of contacting us and return postage must be covered by the purchaser. We recommend you use a tracked and insured delivery method.

Return postage is non-refundable unless you’re returning an item because of our error (damaged, defective, wrong item, etc.). Get in touch with our Customer Services team here before returning an item if there is a problem with it as we may be able to mark the return as free or refund standard postage costs.

Oh and it looks like you have to pay for the return voucher up front (it doesn't come off the refund) and no option to pay PayPal despite showing the logo...

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/ragley-mmmbop-1-0-hardtail-bike-parma-violet

This mmmbop seems bloody good value...

Still showing 365 day return for me

https://crc.egain.cloud/kb/CRC_EN/content/Prod-13297/What-is-your-Return-Policy

Substance VRS-1 Apex for a grand with DT G1800 wheels looks like a bit of a gravel bargain (if you're that way inclined)...

Cancel that, out of stock...

out of stock though

The 14 day thing is just that after requesting the return you need to send it within 14 days. It's still returns within 365 days of purchase.

I've bought the Deore 5100 mech to go on my advent x 10 speed setup. current setup works fine but the lever action is heavy at the big end of the cassette. worth a punt for £15.

twotonpredator
Full Member
I’ve bought the Deore 5100 mech to go on my advent x 10 speed setup

i think advent x has its own shifter pull ratio. IE it shouldnt work with a shimano mech. if it does let me know though! haha!

Fox 34s 29" 130mm £300
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/fox-suspension-34-float-performance-boost-fork-2022

Thanks @gotbike just ordered some!

Anyone know if the Shimano M5100 derailleur works as a 10 speed mech?

I've got a pub bike in the offing and a SLX 670 10-speed  shifter in the drawers.

Shimano M5100 derailleur is designed to run 10 or 11 speed. Will work fine!

cheers Andy!

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/ragley-mmmbop-1-0-hardtail-bike-parma-violet

This mmmbop seems bloody good value…

But so does this Big Wig.
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/ragley-big-wig-hardtail-bike-moss

Somehow the seat-tube being curved just looks a bit nicer on the Big Wig... Although it seems a chunk heavier.

so the m5100 rd will run 10/11/12 speed???

well my sommet frame has been delivered! just in time to save teh ebike from teh alps battering it was going to get. phew! now where are my shock tokens?...

so the m5100 rd will run 10/11/12 speed???

I'm using one on 10 speed with a Microshift 11-48 Cassette, no problems so far...