[Closed] PSAs that may or may not be amazing enough to warrant their own thread

Goretex boots with vibram soles for £40

I've just bought a pair for primarily walking the dog. Just did the first outing there. Super comfortable, fairly light but robust, feet nice and dry and no slipping on muddy woodland

https://www.sportsshoes.com/product/vas104/vasque-breeze-lite-gore-tex-walking-boots

Anyone want 7 bikes for £350 (£334 with a code)? Trisport... Bundle Of 7 Bicycles | eBay

How do those vasque size up? Usually a 9, but I do like a thick sock too when hiking.

I have a pair of venerable size 10 brasher boots that I wanted to replace, so I bought a pair of Vasque leather Sundowner GORE-TEX Walking Boots (2E Width) in size 10.5. They are about the same size. Maybe a tiny bit tighter. Certainly no wider in the 2E width I bought but reviews says they size narrow and small. Currently wearing them round the house to break them in and see if they give a bit.  I looked at the Breeze GTX but reviews are they dont last, but probably ideal for local dog walking duties.

Also if you use the App there is a code for free shipping over £50. They charge postage and a handling fee for returns.

DJI Neo on offer at Very.

https://www.very.co.uk/dji-neo-drone/1601062970.prd

£139 with possible extra 10% off

£30 Avio Powersense powermeter that you araldite onto your crank arm.

Reviews on these are pretty terrible but it might be worth a punt on the offchance it works:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156543834204

Those Avios are awful - one to avoid

How do those vasque size up? Usually a 9, but I do like a thick sock too when hiking

I'm a 9 and slightly wide footed. Ordered a 9 in these and the fit is perfect and plenty of room for a thick sock

15% off all Titan at Screwfix if you use the App...

https://www.screwfix.com/landingpage/screwfixapp

Those Avios are awful – one to avoid

agree, had one and managed to get a refund.  I'm not sure the company is still going and expect their app is defunct so no calibration etc

Ordered a different pair of those Vasque boots, thanks.

They have got loads for £30-50 on there.

@ boadingbob & Chaka, how do this make size up length and width? Cheers.

@ boadingbob & Chaka, how do this make size up length and width? Cheers.

Bob said they were true to size so I've ordered a 10 (I'm usually 9.5 or 10). Someone else suggested they were a bit small, so I'll have a slightly anxious wait.

They've been dispatched very quickly though.

For anyone looking at the Vasque boots (or anything else) on SportsShoes.com you can get an extra 15% off a £50 spend via this link.

Garmin Varia cheapest I've seen it: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08FTH4435?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=pepperegc-21&ascsubtag=ppr-uk-2773008544

Put off getting on for years but if it broke today I'd buy a new one tomorrow.

What are the benefits of using the radar as opposed to a little bar end mirror that I currently use?

30% off on MTB gear at Rapha with code MTB30. Still not cheap but might help someone out.

What are the benefits of using the radar as opposed to a little bar end mirror that I currently use?

None whatsoever if you look in the mirror often enough (every 10 seconds ?)

What are the benefits of using the radar as opposed to a little bar end mirror that I currently use?

Posted 6 hours ago

Tells you how many cars are behind the van that you can see in your mirror.

Gives an accurate distance in low light/nighttime/bad weather distance so you get into the primary position if required.

Tells you how many cars are behind the van that you can see in your mirror.

Gives an accurate distance in low light/nighttime/bad weather distance so you get into the primary position if required.

It's certainly tempting as I am a sucker for a gadget and especially after learning that it can be paired with the specialized turbo connect display that I have. I don't have a Garmin or can be bothered using my phone as a display so that's handy.

Shimano MT501 Bottom Bracket £8.50 @ merlin cycles

https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-mt501-bottom-bracket-cups-288630.html

Radar also indicates the speed of the approaching vehicles.
Very late adopter here, bought when my Tracer started to play up after years. Wouldn’t go back.

Apologies if already done, but Felt VR60 with Claris and mechanical discs for £380 at Merlin, reduced from £1,180...

https://www.merlincycles.com/felt-vr-60-claris-road-bike-2021-boxed-325713.html

Topeak Mini morph pump is not down to £17.99 on amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000FICCQC/?coliid=I1X01XL0SOEI09&colid=3IR54PG9P5DPD&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1&psc=1

Any updates about the Vasque boot sizing from those who have got some?

yup the felt is an absolute bargain, i bought one at £450, under 10kg, plenty of upgrade scope, decent frame

If anybody want to buy one of those Felt bikes, drop me a PM..

I have loads of loyalty points to use up, and i'm very happy to share...
So can give you a code for £25 off orders over £375 (Works perfectly!)
Ended up costing me £373.99 delivered. Which was pretty awesome!

Any updates about the Vasque boot sizing from those who have got some?

Arrived today, lightweight, fit fine in length, pretty much standard for the size, maybe slightly longer, but the width is nowhere near wide enough for my duck feet. They will be posted back tomorrow.

Half price Haglofs at The Climbers Shop

https://www.climbers-shop.com/haglofs

Arrived today, lightweight, fit fine in length, pretty much standard for the size, maybe slightly longer, but the width is nowhere near wide enough for my duck feet. They will be posted back tomorrow.

Thanks for that alanl. Did you order one of the wider sizes or was that for the standard width?

Lightweight/packable shoes for your bikepacking trips has been an occasional request.

https://www.craghoppers.com/mens-locke-packaway-shoes-cloud-grey/

Bargain at £25.50 and lots of sizes available.

ordered these and a random bag for storing a fake Christmas tree arrived instead. Just hope it's a mistake rather than a scam..

I purchased a pair of these a few years ago after a PSA on here, they have been great for the winter and at that price, an absolute bargain!

https://www.regatta.com/mens-geo-ii-softshell-walking-trousers-1/

Just got my pair. Crikey they feel warm! Not sure it's ever going to be cold enough for a walk in them!

Any updates about the Vasque boot sizing from those who have got some?

I got some for my dad but we are both size 9 and I ordered a 9. I have slightly wider than average feet and these are snug in a good way a thick sock would work for me but only just.

they were the boot in the original link and it says medium fit on the box.

I am rather hoping they are too tight for my dad ?

Did you order one of the wider sizes or was that for the standard width?

It says wide on the box, and 2E on the order form.

Just got my pair. Crikey they feel warm! Not sure it’s ever going to be cold enough for a walk in them!

Aye, they're for standing around at, say, cross races for a few hours (or fixing your fence yesterday in my case)

Costco have the iPhone 16 Pro 128gb in white titanium or natural titanium at £899. Great price.

DJI neo for £109

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/4072955

£119 checkout price, plus £10 off if you sign up to the newsletter

https://competitions.argos.co.uk/marketing_sign_up/thankyou.aspx

Free collection or free 2 day delivery. Only a fiver for same day delivery if you are in a hurry

GOD DAMNIT

Neo drone was too good to resist. They also have the flymore pack for £240 or £230 if you sign up for the spam.

Mine arrived spot on sizing, and no bag for fake tree in sight... Must be a cock-up...

M6120s were back on Merlin for £100, seriously good brakes, OOS again, but worth getting an in-stock  email notification if you want some

https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-deore-m6100-m6120-front-and-rear-disc-brake-set-213641.html

If you have an account with SportShoes.com then you might have been send a 15% discount code today. My wife got one so I'm quite glad we hadn't taken the plunge with the Vasque boots! And now we will.

Gah, couldn't use the code for them! Boooo

Sony wf-1000xm5 earbuds £159 at EE

I bought some 47 / 11 Vasques and I’m normally an 11 and a 47 in Shimano. I’d say snug but fine with normal socks. With thicker walking socks then no. I also bought a 48 and this was just marginally too big.

To anyone else that ordered that Pixel 8a a few weeks ago, I successfully claimed my complementary set of Pixel buds this week, using this link:  https://reward-promos.com/reward/budsautumn/en-GB/claim/get-started

Vasque boots look really nice, impressively light (they're just trainers that look like boots and have a vibram sole really)

Seemed to fit well in the living room, feel slightly tight on first walk and had a mild hot spot on one foot.

Perhaps they'll be fine with normal socks rather than thick ones though

Hope so anyway. CBA to buy another pair .5 size up

Turkey crowns mis-priced at Morrisons Wood Green.  Should be about £15 each - some are priced at £5 odd. My 3 came to £16.18  - scanned my Morrisons card and it went down by £2.70 as a multi buy. Be quick  - only 20 or so left at that price at the moment.

Thanks to everybody who recommended the Google pixel 8A deal. This post is sent from the phone I purchased. Apparently the earbuds are also on their way as well. This is a very useful thread! Thank you everybody

That Gore Wear jacket I mentioned in another thread a few weeks back has been further reduced to £59.97 in some colours/sizes.

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/mens-gore-wear-phantom-gore-tex-infinium-cycling-jacket-4-colours-4486567

Thought about getting an XL red for myself, but my similar XL Planet X Magma still just about stretches to accomodate me.

Uberbike have 30% off all rotors with code VIPDAY4

Ultegra DI2 rear mech, £144 with codes;

TRISPORTSFESTIV and CHILLY5 (Use both together...)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156411787557?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=hxX4ImnrT8e&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=A4Jcp4cYRmu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=SMS

Anyone who bought a pixel 8a, you can also claim a three month free trial of YouTube premium

merlin cycles

fox 38 29er 44mm 170mm no decals black..

factory grip 2 £599 / Perf Elite £499 , dont forget to sign in and check points balance  upto £25 off

some 29er reserve wheels too £299-£399 or £899 a set , most sold out

Following on from jake123's post.. 20%+ off a lot of items on TriSportsResort's (Wiggle) eBay shop - codes TRISPORTSFESTIV and CHILLY5.

Thought this was worth sharing - I've been looking at (and thus my algorithm based targets advertising has been bombarding me with) these small portable power stations for a while, reading reviews etc. Theres tonnes - Jackery, Bluetti, Aferiy etc etc.

Wanted a cheaper and more transferable (I tend to change vehicles often!) alternative to putting a leisure battery into the van I finally bought this year. We usually use hook up when camping, but this will be useful for the odd one-nighter, using in the garden, taking out to the beach/forest for the day or evening, and also as a backup for the basics in the event of an outage at home. We havent been affected for years but its not unheard of these days!

Mainly, it will allow me to charge my new e-bike - this one being big enough to charge my 320wh battery, with losses, plus a chunk left over for some lighting and a phone/garmin charge. Perfect for doing the odd race or event next year.

Not a huge capacity compared to the big £XXXX products, but most are hovering around £300 for their 512wh versions, so 576wh for £275, is about the best £/wh ratio I've seen so far.

Factory refurbished, ill reserve final judgement till it arrives but experiences tell me it usually means its just had the box opened.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315643444003 plus code 'FROSTY8'

In case the Merlin forks aren't quite right for you 20Twenty also have some Fox 38s on sale.

38 Performance Elite 29"/160mm - £600
38 Performance 29"/170mm - £400
38 Performance Elite E-Tune 29"/170mm - £600

https://20twentystore.com/collections/sale/products/take-off-forks

White Mongoose BMX helmet in medium or large (latter upto 62cm) for £4 on Amazon... I tried one of these on in Halfords years ago and the large fit was great for my oval skull, it was ~£15 back then! 😮

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/helmet-for-scooter-bmx-cycling-and-skateboarding-mongoose-urban-hardshell-youthadult-4488716

£4 on Amazon

£9 including delivery

Bambu Labs A1 Mini 3D printer, this is an absolute bargain! And there's an extra £15 off atm

https://uk.store.bambulab.com/products/a1-mini?id=42157097517116

I got one in the black Friday sales and am a total noob to 3D printing, but this thing is soooo easy to use. I had the first Benchy done within 30 minutes of taking it out the box.

Tektro Gemini 4-pot brake set inc 2 x 180mm 6-bolt Magura Storm HS 2.0mm rotors for £65 at Merlin

I've got TRP Slate EVOs on two bikes and heard these Tektros are similar but not quite as outright power. Seems a good price for a complete brake setup.

And similar to @snotrag above, I was half-looking at portable power station things for camping off-grid. Haven't taken the plunge (yet) but this also looked a good deal. Bluetti 716wh for £312: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296656910857 from their official refurb page on eBay.

Tektro Gemini 4-pot brake set inc 2 x 180mm 6-bolt Magura Storm HS 2.0mm rotors for £65 at Merlin

I’ve got TRP Slate EVOs on two bikes and heard these Tektros are similar but not quite as outright power. Seems a good price for a complete brake setup.

I saw those at the weekend. I am considering putting them on my commuter ebike which currently has a pair of Shimano MT420's that have 10k miles on them so far. Been totally reliable but starting to get the usual Shimano rust on the calipers so not sure how much longer they'd last. Wonder what the long term reliability is like on these Tektros? Certainly cheaper than replacing the calipers which are £45 each.

Infinitely better than Shimano.

I saw those at the weekend. I am considering putting them on my commuter ebike which currently has a pair of Shimano MT420’s that have 10k miles on them so far. Been totally reliable but starting to get the usual Shimano rust on the calipers so not sure how much longer they’d last. Wonder what the long term reliability is like on these Tektros? Certainly cheaper than replacing the calipers which are £45 each.

The reviews were never great, so it depends how much you want to spend. The trouble with brakes at that price is the next step up in performance is probably SLX 4-pots which are 3x the price.

Only thing I don't like about those brakes is that they seem to use a proprietary 5mm brake pad which only Tektro produces which are £20 each. Certainly a lot more expensive than chucking any old pad in my current setup for a few quid when you buy in bulk.

Samsung galaxy watch ultra £289 at John Lewis.....well £389 and claim £100 back by redemption

https://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-galaxy-watch-ultra-bluetooth-4g-cellular-47mm-galaxy-ai-titanium-with-silicone-strap/titanium-grey/p112274561?s_ppc=2dx92700081200327801_mixed_technology_SF&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA34S7BhAtEiwACZzv4WvltV5LHnIkXobspQbT4GUAydrmQHat6JXWCWXysFXsmJvRLCdWnhoCqpEQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Only thing I don’t like about those brakes is that they seem to use a proprietary 5mm brake pad which only Tektro produces which are £20 each. Certainly a lot more expensive than chucking any old pad in my current setup for a few quid when you buy in bulk.

I've got them and I just chucked in a pair of uberbike pads and they were fine?

I’ve got them and I just chucked in a pair of uberbike pads and they were fine?

Well that's good to know thanks. Didn't know if it would cause any problems with lever bite location. Guess I'm overthinking the problem.

@a11y and @snotrag , that Bluetti is £271 with the additional Jolly20 voucher.

Full suss ebike, Yamaha motor/720wh very nice spec. £2k

https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/bikes/electric-bikes/raymon-trailray-160e-100-29-electric-mountain-bike-deep-red__11880

I really cannot justify another bike.

I’ve never ever been interested in a e-bike but at that price, it’s got me thinking. I can even drive over and pick it up!

i thought hard about that bike a few weeks ago

30% off tubeless conversion kits at Uberbike with code VIPDAY8

Hope Brakes L and R for £90 each at Banana Industries.

Plus loads of £12.99 tyres.

https://www.bananaindustries.co.uk/products/hope-tech-3-x2-brake-hand-flat-mount?_pos=2&_sid=8a3a6ce9e&_ss=r

flat mount, be aware, not post mount, s0 generally only suitable for flatbar gravel and maybe hybrid bikes

post mount to flat mount adapters are available.

Cheap tyres from banana industries

https://www.bananaindustries.co.uk/collections/12-50-sweet-sixteen-sale/products/maxxis-minion-dhf-folding-tyre-exo-tr-63-622-29x2-60?_pos=2&_fid=0b5a58065&_ss=c

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30% off tubeless conversion kits at Uberbike with code VIPDAY8

I'm pretty sure they're another one rebadging Oko Hi Fibre, which is really excellent sealant. (same as Halo, possibly the CST stuff is the same)

Cheap tyres from banana industries

Timely thanks. Just ordered some XC tyres. The tyres linked above are now sold out, but there's still some others here:

https://www.bananaindustries.co.uk/collections/12-50-sweet-sixteen-sale

Some nice freebie games appearing on Epic daily from yesterday, Vampire Survivors currently.

(I don't know what the upcoming games are but VS suggests a run of better titles than they've been handing out recently)