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I bought one of those 11.99 frames. Not 100% convinced it will arrive though!
I just had dispatch note for a NS Majesty frame and 26" Enigma Roll wheels and an Eccentric Cromo frame all at £11.99 each, so hope yours comes through too
Not super cheap but half price Giro Ride shorts (£55). Just picked up a pair and they make nice gravel shorts as they are shorter and less baggy than mtb shorts.
https://www.giro.co.uk/products/giro-mens-ride-shorts
I just had dispatch note for a NS Majesty frame and 26″ Enigma Roll wheels and an Eccentric Cromo frame all at £11.99 each
😮
PX are flogging the Zastrugi sleeping bags for a tenner a pop now.
And their copy of the Alpkit Tetri 2 man tent for £20!!
PX are flogging the Zastrugi sleeping bags for a tenner a pop now.
You made me look on the px website. On one scandal frames £199
https://www.planetx.co.uk/products/on-one-scandal-ltd-29er-mtb-frame?variant=43837913759974
Helmet white/red lights £2, 59g 6hr run time.
https://www.planetx.co.uk/products/planet-x-super-mini-2-way-200-lumen-bike-helmet-light
Was tempted to buy some lights but the £6.99 postage put me off. Must be spoilt by the £20 free postage chiggle offers.
Have you got a link to the tent offer? I’ve been on the site but can’t find it.
Have you got a link to the tent offer? I’ve been on the site but can’t find it.
They've sold out
Have you got a link to the tent offer? I’ve been on the site but can’t find it.
Yeah just looked, and it's gone. Was there earlier, must have been the last few in stock.
In short: bugger.
I just had dispatch note for a NS Majesty frame and 26″ Enigma Roll wheels and an Eccentric Cromo frame all at £11.99 each
Wow solid frames NS bikes.
The Eccentric Cromo is verging on a high end finish. I've had both the alu and cromo. The alu ones are lighter but more industrial looking with rougher (functional not bad) welds. Both ride well and have decent enough geometry!
Was looking for a half decent pair of pedals to go with MsGinge’s surprise new bike and though £17 (plus £5 postage 😢) for a pair of DMR V11s in tribal blue was pretty good going now that all the crazy CRC pedal pricing has gone.
https://www.evanscycles.com/brand/dmr/v11-mtb-flat-pedal-709886#colcode=70988618
Those v11 pedals are brilliant.
Buy a few at that price to make the postage worthwhile.
Just need to find myself a 50m roll of SP41 for less than the £89 Woolly Hat Shop are selling it for via eBay:
@a11y Amazon have some for £66 (there was a PSA on the previous page) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/SHIMANO-Sheath-SIS-SP41-Lubricated-Y60098580/dp/B007M0AL78
Wiggle have some Transfil outers too - https://www.wiggle.com/p/transfil-gear-casing-50m-box
SRAM DB8 brakes £57 front and rear. Seems a bargain to me.
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/sram-db8-hydraulic-disc-brake
I've just bought a set but Knowing my luck I'll have accidentally bought just the compression washer or something.
I’ve just bought a set but Knowing my luck I’ll have accidentally bought just the compression washer or something.
You may be aware but they don't include the bar clamps
Anyone looking for a decent AM 29er rear wheel, the M1900 rear wheel looks a good deal (only 6 or so left):
Its down as 37% off but the RRP is actually £270 and not £180 so its more like 60% off. Not the lightest out there but 30mm internal and DT Swiss quality plus 6 bolt, not centre lock (which is bonus in my book)
If microspline isnt for you, I'm pretty sure the very reduced standard HG freehub should fit as Ratchet LN:
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/dt-swiss-370-ratchet-freehub-body
They also have the front but not such a good deal given the RRP is as it should be:
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/dt-swiss-m-1900-front-wheel
Yes still a good deal although at one stage, the pair was £140 in MS.
That's right, the price was changing daily. The front was £65 minus ten provided I bought X3 NP shorts at £5 each to get to £75 😂.
But the code didn't work for the £85 rear...
Still, £140 is silly.
Is this for bike stuff only?
It fits the "may not be amazing enough to warrant their own thread" part, anyway 😁
Happened to notice that Tesco Cheetham Hill are giving away bags of daffodil bulbs, if anyone local wants. In the doorway, bags of 40 bulbs, normal yellow or mixed, help yourself.
kimbers
offbondage lights are great here you get 2600 lumens for £14 !
Thought I'd follow up on this one. Looked like what I wanted to leave bolted to my town bike. There's a few output options, I went for the smallest. When I clicked through I was offered an introductory price of 44p! Great, even if its rubbish that's fine. They then added 9p for postage. Problem was you can't pay under £1 with paypal. Found a little USB front/rear light emergency back up set that I also wanted. Grand total exactly £4 for everything posted. It all arrived at the weekend. The usb lights are nice, perfect to stick in a pocket and get you home just in case. The offbondage light is quite good. Well made aluminium housing. Obviously not the 900 lumens claimed but very, very bright and well worth the non offer price. I think it might actually be too bright for what I wanted it for on the road. Its all or nothing with the main light, no dimmed option, just 1, 2 or 3 leds on/off. It does have a cut off beam pattern though so I'll see what the pattern is like and maybe give it a go. If it is too bright it'll be a back up night riding light. Happy with the purchase so thanks for the PSA.
I just had dispatch note for a NS Majesty frame and 26″ Enigma Roll wheels and an Eccentric Cromo frame all at £11.99 each
Did you get them? I got a dispatch note, but they never tracked with Parcelforce.
Just had a refund notice
Looking in eBay some people received them, one guy with a huge pile of wheels
Same situation for the Majesty frame and wheels. Refund on items but not the £20 postage cost so will be following up about that. No word yet on the Eccentric, but I'm expecting same thing to happen with that.
Friend had 2 wheelsets cancelled. He's still waiting to hear on an Eccentric frame too.
Thought it was too good to be true, was surprised when I got the dispatch notice tbh.
Not sure if already posted, but Banana Industries are doing a bundle deal with stem, bars and grips for £29.99.
https://www.bananaindustries.co.uk/products/cockpit-bundle-green/
Cheap dropper at Ribble £40
150mm drop 30.9.
Brand is level which I've never heard of but could be worth a punt as a spare/cheap replacement.
https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/level-hydraulic-dropper-post-w-remote-lever-150mm-black-30-9-x-485mm/
Is that Elite tuo trainer any good and will it fit my gravel bike with a 700 x 45 tyre
Not bike but mammut are selling some decent walking boots at 50% off. Some other nice stuff in the outlet too.
https://www.mammut.com/uk/en/outlet/5811/footwear
For the lanky streaks of you know what there's the latest Nukeproof Mega frame in 2XL for £600 at CRC.
> https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/sram-db8-hydraulic-disc-brake < Bargain set of brakes. I've got these on my beast of an ebike and they are plenty powerful enough. Bought some for my hardtail. There are some other cheap, lower end Sram and Shimano brakesets on there too.
Those DB8's don't have the bar clamps - so factor those in to the overall cost.
Yeah, I already got da clamps 🙂
Just had an email from Orbea they are giving away a free range extender with every2023 carbon Rise for a limited time. I guess that's incentivising shifting old stock and only if you pay full retail ?
Following on from the Mammut mention, SportPursuit still have some sizes left of the Sccarpa Trek GTX boot at 50% off.
https://www.sportpursuit.com/catalog/product/view/id/1853405
I bought one pair from Cotswold Outdoor on sale and was impressed enough to buy another pair alightly cheaper from SportPursuit. I do use some Superfeet insoles, which added to the cost, but the green ones match the boot liner color, which is nice!
A lot of the paths round here are pretty rocky or rutted and the the gras paths can also be rutted up by illegal motorcycles and these boots have helped massively with ankle/foot stability compared to my previous fabric Merrell Moab IIs.
Use Scarpas HS12 cream to keep them in good condition and water repellent.
On One Scandal GX for £500!
Was gonna recommend to a pal, but page showing as 404 now.
Interesting package arrived with my £57 DB8 brakes in - rear is just the brake and some caliper bolts - Lever disconnected, but no thingamajig to reconnect when cut... Front has a 200mm rotor included (they retail at about £25 on their own!), plus the bar clamp and is connected up.
Few more parts than I expected for my dosh, so that's nice.
Had something similar at Christmas, had all the bits I ordered plus a random Brand x headset I didn't order (It's got terrible reviews and feels like the bearings are rolling on sand), but no Haribo!
Guide REs (old code caliper on guide lever) £42 an end on tredz. Often pop up £5 off £50 coupons when visiting the site too.
Already my go to brake for vfm and ridiculous at that price.
but no Haribo
I believe they're owed around 30k 😅
Elite Tuo Trainer was £475 now at £99 here:
If you want ridiculously good braking for very little dosh, then I'd heartily recommend the Tektro Geminis for £59 a full set at Merlin.
They look and feel like a slightly less refined version of the TRP Slate Evos.
4 pot calipers, and they come with adapters and 2 x 203mm 2.3mm rotors.
Couple of things to bear in mind:
The rear comes unattached with olive, etc in the box, but with a right hand lever.
The front is attached Euro style to a left, so you will need to swap them around.
Also the front hose was a little short at 800mm. I swapped it some spare Shimano hose I had.
After a little fettling and a bleed they are damn good brakes and for £60 Inc rotors they're amazing 😎
https://www.merlincycles.com/tektro-gemini-hd-m535-front-rear-disc-brake-set-with-rotors-273968.html
Hope 29er pro5 rear wheel 142x12mm rear wheel Wiggle £170.99 in black+ Shimano HG only
And you can get a 142-148 boost kit for £16 on Merlin cycles(HUB259 6bolt)
Oddly enough the same wheel is 190.99 on CRC, but still a good deal.
Yet another wheel to add to the ever growing collection 😆
I believe they’re owed around 30k
I spotted that too. So it wasn't just us getting 'free' Haribo - CRC was getting them free as well!
great deal on the hope pro 5 rear wheels, looking at £200 for the hub alone, i'd have jumped for a silver one.
tredz codes
GATBFX4XWD £5/£50
GA9UAL8NWG £25/£250
crc/wiggle
cheap wheelsets NS bikes random hubs 20mm upfront 157mm rear, £60-90
dt swiss m1900 wheelset 29er boost 6bolt microspline 12s £210 seems a good price, effectively front wheel free
Google have good trade-in deals at the moment.
Google Pixel 8 £699
Trade in my pixel 7 for £390.
Cost £309 after trade-in and also get £125 to spend in the Google store, 6 months of Google 1 premium, 3 months of YouTube premium, 6 months of Fitbit premium.
[i]Google Pixel 8 £699
Trade in my pixel 7 for £390[/i]
Is it really worth spending over £300 on upgrading a 7 to an 8? I still use a Pixel 3a and just can't see any benefit in going to a newer model.
yer i don't think my 7a was even £400 when i bought it
Is it really worth spending over £300 on upgrading a 7 to an 8?
Not for me I'm happy with my pixel 7 but was just showing the trade-in offers and used my phone as an example.
I usually keep my phone for 4 years but plenty of people upgrade every year and want the latest tech.
Fair enough 🙂
@gravedigger what the fit like on those scarpa boots?
I bought the Scarpa Treks in 43 and also bought some Scarpa SL Actives in 43 at the same time but the SLs didn't fit at all, much more narrow than the Trek which I think are the comfort last.
I'm a 43 in my Shimano MT51s and MW81, I have some Specialized Expert Carbon mtb shoes in 42 that are snug and also some in 43 which are less snug and I use with my woolie boolie socks instead of normal thin DeFeet socks. I am a 43 in my North Face mules, and a 43 in my Merrell Moab II Mid boots, which fit like a glove when used with the green Superfeet insoles.
With the green Superfeet insoles in the Scarpas they fit really nicely (probably would of with the supplied insoles but I've used the Superfeet for so long I stayed with them). They are close fitting around the heel and ankle (I kick my heel down into the boot when doing them up) and the toe box is roomy - almost making me think I 'might' have been able to go to 42 but when testing size with my foot pushed forward I get the fingers width behind the heel as most fitting videos suggest, and the insole test looks about right.
I did go out walking for about 4 hours in my Merrells around a local loop of about 9.5 miles and 2280 ft of elevation, so that my feet were 'swollen' up, and then tried the Scarpas for another couple of hours around the house and up and down the stairs, before finally deciding they were good.
I have now walked a lot in them - initially my lower legs needed breaking in to cope with the extra stiffness of the ankle support, and my feet needed hardening up as well. But when I bought the second pair and walked in them, the was no breaking in needed, now I was broken in... They have not creased up excessively before the toe box after many miles of walking, which would have happened if they were too long.
I'm using some Bridgedale merino socks so pretty normal thickness.
Anyone got any experience of this frame? Always fancied trying out a steel hardtail. I thought I could swap all the bits over from my modified Calibre Line 29. Geometry numbers seems pretty similar between the two bikes.
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/ns-bikes-eccentric-cromo-29-frame-2021
Anyone got any experience of this frame? Always fancied trying out a steel hardtail. I thought I could swap all the bits over from my modified Calibre Line 29. Geometry numbers seems pretty similar between the two bikes
Been pondering one myself, it’ll cost me a new dropper plus the seat tube is longer than my current frame, so I won’t be able to fit a 200mm dropper. Tempted at the price though, might sit on my hands until payday.
That Tuo trainer is cheap!
Is it because it is awful?
Anyone had any experience?
@dogthomson Curious as to this myself. Its by far one of the most aesthetically pleasing ones I've seen and folds away pretty tidily too. Found this review which seems favourable and suspect that any inconsistency in the power readings would most likely be negligible for what its intended purpose would be for us mere middle aged mortals 🤣
The DC Rainmaker review seems pretty favourable https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/10/elite-tuo-smart-trainer-in-depth-review.html
was going to mention the NS frames at CRC. Was/am seriously tempted by the 27.5 one, build it up SS with some 140/150mm forks for winter but the state of my bike dungeon at the minute and wanting to treat myself to other stuff means I'll probably pass. 29er, 27.5 and some jump frames...
the cromo feels much shorter than you'd expect.
lovely frame though, if a touch heavy.
@lovewookie hmm I went for a medium rather than a large as the reach seemed reasonably long.
any thoughts on size for 5'10?
Cheers
you're probably OK tbh. I had a large, am 6'2 and long torso so like long bikes. I did think the reach would be OK, but with the slacker HA (at the time) old school thinking about bike fit, where I was coming from, doesn't really apply.
edit: for 5'10 I'd guess a 20" seat tube length (on the large) would be pushing it too.
Thanks appreciate your thoughts
Very tempting given I now have spare everything. Thanks to other rash buys. Shame it’s a boring colour.
captaintomo
A £600 Williams F1 E-bike. Lol
Lol indeed. "..exceptional attention to detail"... well except the wheels, bars, stem (STEM!), seatpost, cranks.. etc
Ive had an Elite Tuo for a few years now, its pretty decent. Nice design, doesn't take up much space, pretty quiet. The "road" feel is great and it works well in ramping up the resistance to simulate hills etc in Zwift. ERG mode is also good.
The accuracy is hard to gauge though, I feel it over eggs power especially climbing in Zwift. If I'm giving it full gas, I can hit 1500 watts in zwift in the sprints. I'm not small (85 kg, 190cm and v fit and strong) but that seems a bit OTT. Ive always meant to borrow a power meter and compare, but never got round to it. It appears to calibrate fine and I've followed the set up correctly where you basically need to warm the tyre up by riding for 10 mins, pump it to 110psi, then adjust the roller correctly. This is a bit of a faff but is apparently enough to keep it calibrated according to DC rainmaker. I also maybe should try another game as it may be a Zwift issue rather than the trainer.
At £99 its a steal though.
1500w in Zwift is a lot! I don’t think I’ve topped 650w or so in a sprint - although I’m normally hammered from the race by then.
Out on the road I’ve briefly topped 1000w a couple of times in a maniacal sprint up a modest gradient of hill - using assioma Uno pedals to measure power. Just can’t get anywhere near that on Zwift - using a Kickr Core.
I’ve recently got a rocker plate so standing up sprinting is even worse now 🤣
Well my attempt to resist lasted a matter of hours... medium (I'm 5'8" so assume it'll be spot on) NS Bikes Surge ordered. Will probably try and slacken it out a touch with an angleset if I can but should be spot on for pootling around from the doorstep on some bridleways and messing in winter slop.
SRAM 10 speed powerlock chain connectors are now down to 10p each on Wiggle.
https://www.wiggle.com/p/sram-powerlink-and-powerlock-chain-connector-5300003847?color=black&sizeStandard=10+Speed
8 speed are also 10p but 9 speed are 50p and 11 and 12 speed an extortionate 59p.
https://www.wiggle.com/p/sram-powerlink-and-powerlock-chain-connector
Might be worth stocking up if you're buying other stuff.
I went a bit mad and bought 30 12 speed links so I’m surprised there are any left.
What size for a vitus rapide? Im right on the boundary of medium or large
I went a bit mad and bought 30 12 speed links so I’m surprised there are any left.
5 lifetimes worth of speed links 😀
I can’t imagine they’ll ever be 59p again!
can the sram links be undone by hand like the KMC ones?
Are those 12 speed SRAM powerlock links only compatible with road flattop chains? Thanks
They work perfectly well in a SLX 12 spd chain and cassette using a Deore mech.