The "I should have left the credit card at home" thread

The tax man · 02-06-2009 7:29pm

La Vie Claire stuff arrived from Prendas this morning and they threw in a matching musette for free. Thought that was nice of them.:)

All I need now is the socks and I've the full set.:D

gman2k · 02-06-2009 11:41pm

Just took delivery of my new frame last friday

Now I'm gonna have to sell off my Battaglin frame, Sintesi 10 spd Chorus bike, and possible even my 8spd Trek 8500 mtb

I've decided that one carbon road and one carbon mtb is enough for any man!

thebouldwhacker · 03-06-2009 12:02am

Jawgap wrote: »

Actually, you haven't saved anything actually:)

Soon I'll have enough saved to buy some cycling gear for the autumn!

Jebus you sound like a girl I went out with years ago. She went to london on a spending spree, blew about €1000 on clothes in the January sales but reckoned and insisted that she actually 'saved' €300... there's logic for ya. :pac:

DirkVoodoo · 03-06-2009 12:09am

My italy jersey arrived today. Now all I need are the campag shorts to complete the look.

Unfortunately I still ride Shimano, my bank account prevents me from avoiding this wardrobe clash. The clothes are italian, but the bike she is Japanese

The tax man · 03-06-2009 1:04am

This thread is introducing me to more and more online retailers I've never heard of before.

Mods for the love of god delete this thread.:D

abcdggs · 03-06-2009 5:13am

245 wrote: »

Two orders from Wiggle arrived today, one on the way from CRC and just placed another order with Wiggle - funny thing is that I don't have a bike yet (hopefully later this week though).

I can see this becoming a disease :eek:

i feel your pain, i currently have a frame... tools and such to build it but i still have to buy a groupset and wheels, but already 500 in it, at a guess, very likely more. dont worry i bought shorts and matching jersey to go with all the above (you know you're addicted when you choose cycling over alcohol).

ROK ON · 03-06-2009 10:03am

Xacobeo/Galicia 2009 Jersey - Short Sleeve

Ezequiel Mosquera, David García, David Herrero, Gustavo Domínguez, Gonzalo Rabuñal, Iban Mayoz, Vladimir Isaychev

Still, I think that it looks lovely. Just ordered alon with matching bib shorts, to match my new Orbea bike.

ROK ON · 03-06-2009 10:08am

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

My italy jersey arrived today. Now all I need are the campag shorts to complete the look.

Unfortunately I still ride Shimano, my bank account prevents me from avoiding this wardrobe clash. The clothes are italian, but the bike she is Japanese

I'm there dude. On Sunday I will be on an English designed bike, with Japanese groupset, US cycling shoes, wearing the Giro jersey, campag shorts and Colnago gloves.

(BTW, the Colnago gloves are the best I have worn and I have tried a hell of a lot of gloves).

Chips Lovell · 03-06-2009 10:10am

Bonus points if you can pronounce "Xacobeo" correctly.

Raam · 03-06-2009 10:11am

el tonto wrote: »

Bonus points if you can pronounce "Xacobeo" correctly.

Xacobeo

10 points for me please.

ROK ON · 03-06-2009 10:18am

Jacko bay oh

On 2nd thoughts it sounds more like yack??

http://forvo.com/word/xacobeo/

Raam · 03-06-2009 10:20am

Haghobeo

Vélo · 03-06-2009 10:23am

abcdggs wrote: »

(you know you're addicted when you choose cycling over alcohol).

Please God never let me get this bad:eek:

Chips Lovell · 03-06-2009 10:25am

Raam wrote: »

Haghobeo

If it was Spanish, then that's how it would be, but it isn't.

ROK ON wrote: »

Jacko bay oh

On 2nd thoughts it sounds more like yack??

http://forvo.com/word/xacobeo/

That's cheating.

More like Sha - co - bayo.

Raam · 03-06-2009 10:26am

el tonto wrote: »

If it was Spanish, then that's how it would be, but it isn't.

That's cheating.

More like Sha - co - bayo.

Oh. I got the pronunciation from my Spanish friend

Is it Basque?

Chips Lovell · 03-06-2009 10:27am

Raam wrote: »

Oh. I got the pronunciation from my Spanish friend
Is it Basque?

Gallego. The language of Galicia.

lukester · 03-06-2009 10:27am

ROK ON wrote: »

Jacko bay oh

On 2nd thoughts it sounds more like yack??

http://forvo.com/word/xacobeo/

I thought it would be a 'ch' sound, as per Catalan, but Galego is tricksy I see :pac:

ROK ON · 03-06-2009 10:27am

Now all I need is some nice new white shoes and matching pedals for the complete look (oh, and shave the legs - but wife has siad that she is simply not prepared to accept that).

Raam · 03-06-2009 10:28am

ROK ON wrote: »

(oh, and shave the legs - but wife has siad that she is simply not prepared to accept that).

This is easy to get around. Just do it. Worst that can happen is that she divorces you.

Lumen · 03-06-2009 10:30am

Raam wrote: »

This is easy to get around. Just do it. Worst that can happen is that she divorces you.

Or "I didn't shave my legs. The pressure from my firehose-like veins forced out all the hairs".

ROK ON · 03-06-2009 10:31am

Raam wrote: »

This is easy to get around. Just do it. Worst that can happen is that she divorces you.

It would be cheaper just to keep buying stuff from cycling websites than pay divorce settlement plus maintenance for three kids. Plus, I am rather fond of my wife.

Raam · 03-06-2009 10:31am

Lumen wrote: »

Or "I didn't shave my legs. The pressure from my firehose-like veins forced out all the hairs".

That happen to you too? :eek:

Raam · 03-06-2009 10:32am

ROK ON wrote: »

It would be cheaper just to keep buying stuff from cycling websites than pay divorce settlement plus maintenance for three kids. Plus, I am rather fond of my wife.

Get some priorities man!
Which is more important, looking Euro on your bike or living happily ever after?

lukester · 03-06-2009 10:36am

ROK ON wrote: »

It would be cheaper just to keep buying stuff from cycling websites than pay divorce settlement plus maintenance for three kids. Plus, I am rather fond of my wife.

You have your justification right there, the amount you'll save from not getting divorced and paying maintenance you can funnel into cycling over several years. You just need to be strategic about how and when to spend.

Raam · 03-06-2009 10:37am

lukester wrote: »

You have your justification right there, the amount you'll save from not getting divorced and paying maintenance you can funnel into cycling over several years. You just need to be strategic about how and when to spend.

Also you can now better justify time spent in front of the mirror.

"Just checking out the veins and muscles in my legs dear"

Come on, everyone here does it.

AstraMonti · 03-06-2009 10:40am

Seriously.. lets make boards an official cycling club and send an email to all online retailers that we want a 10% off everything, it would work!

Lumen · 03-06-2009 10:49am

Raam wrote: »

Also you can now better justify time spent in front of the mirror.

"Just checking out the veins and muscles in my legs dear"

Come on, everyone here does it.

Yeah baby!

Jawgap · 03-06-2009 10:56am

ROK ON wrote: »

Now all I need is some nice new white shoes and matching pedals for the complete look (oh, and shave the legs - but wife has siad that she is simply not prepared to accept that).

Why? Because you'll have smoother legs than her? Or she's not prepared to share the ladyshave?:)

I don't care how addicted I get I'm never shaving my legs!!! (mostly because I'll never be fast enough for it to matter)

Chips Lovell · 03-06-2009 10:58am

Jawgap wrote: »

...because I'll never be fast enough for it to matter

That's not why cyclists shave their legs.

lukester · 03-06-2009 10:58am

Jawgap wrote: »

I don't care how addicted I get I'm never shaving my legs!!! (mostly because I'll never be fast enough for it to matter)

I imagine most leg-shavers felt the same way once

Jawgap · 03-06-2009 10:59am

ROK ON wrote: »

It would be cheaper just to keep buying stuff from cycling websites than pay divorce settlement plus maintenance for three kids. Plus, I am rather fond of my wife.

Don't be so sure........as someone recently divorced (nothing to do with cycling - that came after the separation) I can tell you some months expenditure on cycling runs not a million miles behind the maintenance payments!!

Of course if I was still married I'd be able to afford more stuff, but as it was the current Mrs Jawgap who got me into cycling, it's unlikely I'd actually be cycling (if that makes sense!)

blorg · 03-06-2009 11:00am

Jawgap wrote: »

I don't care how addicted I get I'm never shaving my legs!!! (mostly because I'll never be fast enough for it to matter)

Shaving legs has nothing whatsoever to do with speed, ultimately it is entirely down to aesthetics although there are a lot of poor excuses related to road rash in case of a crash etc.

Lumen · 03-06-2009 11:01am

blorg wrote: »

Shaving legs has nothing whatsoever to do with speed, ultimately it is entirely down to aesthetics although there are a lot of poor excuses related to road rash in case of a crash etc.

Or for people receiving professional sports massage at least once a day.

Jawgap · 03-06-2009 11:05am

el tonto wrote: »

That's not why cyclists shave their legs.

OK, I'll bite - why do they shave their legs?

I thought it was to do with cutting down air resistance, but I've also read that that's only psychological (cyclelogical:)?) - it give a sense of speed without actually increasing speed.

Is it something more to do with comfort?

Raam · 03-06-2009 11:06am

Jawgap wrote: »

OK, I'll bite - why do they shave their legs?

I thought it was to do with cutting down air resistance, but I've also read that that's only psychological (cyclelogical:)?) - it give a sense of speed without actually increasing speed.

Is it something more to do with comfort?

It's just what you do.

Chips Lovell · 03-06-2009 11:09am

Jawgap wrote: »

OK, I'll bite - why do they shave their legs?

I thought it was to do with cutting down air resistance, but I've also read that that's only psychological (cyclelogical:)?) - it give a sense of speed without actually increasing speed.

Is it something more to do with comfort?

Nothing to do with aerodynamics. Makes cleaning wounds and changing dressings after crashes much easier.

If you are getting massages, it also helps.

alfalad · 03-06-2009 11:11am

ROK ON wrote: »

I'm there dude. On Sunday I will be on an English designed bike, with Japanese groupset, US cycling shoes, wearing the Giro jersey, campag shorts and Colnago gloves.

(BTW, the Colnago gloves are the best I have worn and I have tried a hell of a lot of gloves).

Where you get the gloves and which ones? Am in the market for a good set!

lafors · 03-06-2009 11:13am

Right my 2 jerseys have been sent back to Probikekit, so that means I will have €112 credit on my CC.
Since the boss knows there is a transaction for the €112 already on it, and she doesn't know I've sent them back, I NEED to spend the €112 now, before it gets credited back

I want 2 jerseys, help me find them, don't like anything on CRC or Wiggle, & PBK doesn't seem to have XXL's in anything I like. Anyone any ideas of other online retailers? Looking for nice team jerseys.

AstraMonti · 03-06-2009 11:15am

lafors wrote: »

Right my 2 jerseys have been sent back to Probikekit, so that means I will have €112 credit on my CC.
Since the boss knows there is a transaction for the €112 already on it, and she doesn't know I've sent them back, I NEED to spend the €112 now, before it gets credited back

I want 2 jerseys, help me find them, don't like anything on CRC or Wiggle, & PBK doesn't seem to have XXL's in anything I like. Anyone any ideas of other online retailers? Looking for nice team jerseys.

http://prendas.co.uk/

Jawgap · 03-06-2009 11:15am

el tonto wrote: »

Nothing to do with aerodynamics. Makes cleaning wounds and changing dressings after crashes much easier.

If you are getting massages, it also helps.

Interesting!

I always thought it was to do with drag, in the same way swimmers depilate.

ROK ON · 03-06-2009 11:16am

alfalad wrote: »

Where you get the gloves and which ones? Am in the market for a good set!

I bought the Colnago gloves last summer in Cycleogical. €40notes.

I have used gloves from Campag, Assos and Castelli.

Assos - I like their stuff, the gloves a re a joke IMHO.

Colnago gloves have great gel padding. Have been washed tons of time, and still feel great. Well worth the 40 yoyo's I think.

alfalad · 03-06-2009 11:18am

ROK ON wrote: »

I bought the Colnago gloves last summer in Cycleogical. €40notes.

I have used gloves from Campag, Assos and Castelli.

Assos - I like their stuff, the gloves a re a joke IMHO.

Colnago gloves have great gel padding. Have been washed tons of time, and still feel great. Well worth the 40 yoyo's I think.

Cheers ROK ON, much and all as it pains me to buy something in there i'll have a look at lunch time!

kennyb3 · 03-06-2009 11:54am

anyone any idea what size jersey i would need if i am 5ft 8/9 and weigh about 11 and half stone (bit tubby). just i like this

http://prendas.co.uk/details.asp?ID=2360

rottenhat · 03-06-2009 12:38pm

Medium if you like them formfitting, Large if you prefer something a little looser.

03-06-2009 12:54pm

Hrm, orders I put in on Monday with CRC are still processing. Maybe they're overwhelmed with lots of WW200 last minute orders.

Nietzschean · 03-06-2009 1:07pm

Dónal wrote: »

Hrm, orders I put in on Monday with CRC are still processing. Maybe they're overwhelmed with lots of WW200 last minute orders.

same! that or fair weather cyclists all ordering stuff i guess...

lukester · 03-06-2009 1:08pm

I ordered Monday around 4pm and it was set to processed by Tuesday after lunch. I'd ping them an email.

Nietzschean · 03-06-2009 1:13pm

lukester wrote: »

I ordered Monday around 4pm and it was set to processed by Tuesday after lunch. I'd ping them an email.

set to processed? so did your's ship?

Ryaner · 03-06-2009 1:16pm

Dónal wrote: »

Hrm, orders I put in on Monday with CRC are still processing. Maybe they're overwhelmed with lots of WW200 last minute orders.

CRC do ship things before updating the website sometimes. I've had one arrive before the website changed. Compared to Wiggle that are great for things like that. Still waiting on my Wiggle order from Sunday. Here is hoping it arrives before the weekend as I really need the new brake pads

Nietzschean · 03-06-2009 1:18pm

i got my wiggle order from sunday today, though i did go with their priority shipping lark wanted stuff for the W200 and potential 5 days before shipping would have ruined that

The "I should have left the credit card at home" thread

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