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

cheerspal

Hardly breaking the bank.

How much?

godtabh

cheerspal wrote: »

Hardly breaking the bank.

How much?

Money is relative

iwillhtfu

cheerspal wrote: »

Hardly breaking the bank.

How much?

Well check out Mr.Money bags

La De daa...

astraj

Weepsie wrote: »

Technically I did leave the card at home, but added to my /y2p3htjJiRwig5YHb1M_mesptABzaomK70hB6V6nvCxVEyj6wtqxRsyqRqnf0UCemGCF5y9H7OnlHvpkLVAwjlq20xfjvy0pvUm6G2gwvBRv4k/IMG_20150316_104438_490-1.jpg?psid=1"]Bryton family[/URL] thanks to Sports pursuit. Might have to move the 50 on as it uses a different mount to the other 3. Used the leap card for scale, then proceeded to leave it behind when going for bus.

How many monies would the 50 cost??

Cee-Jay-Cee

I splurged recently on a full Ultegra 6800 groupset, FSA BB30 adaptor sleeve, Campag Zonda wheels (I know I know campag and Shimano on the same bike!!!) Michelin Pro4 SC tyres and latex tubes. Now the only original part of my bike is the frame set. I actually had bought and received the 5800 groupset but kept thinking if I fit it I'm always going to regret not going for the 6800 and so bought 6800 and sent back the 5800. I really love the bike/frame and so my way of looking at it is that I have future proofed it for the next few years at least and will have no need to buy a new bike anytime soon even though I'm entitled to the BTW scheme next January but thinking I might get a MTB for all the forestry trails and paths around me.

Hmmzis

Got these


With these


That's the credit card plundered for the month.

funnyclub

Got these and can't wait to try them out

Buzwaldo

Look what came today. My fourth bike but the first new one.
Need a dry day now.

Borderfox

very nice, funky looking seat post

Cee-Jay-Cee

Buzwaldo wrote: »

Look what came today. My fourth bike but the first new one.
Need a dry day now.

Close up of the seat post pease.

Inquitus

Buzwaldo wrote: »

Look what came today. My fourth bike but the first new one.
Need a dry day now.

Whats the gear ratio on display? look like you could climb walls on that.

Buzwaldo

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Close up of the seat post pease.

I am actually still undecided on this, but went for it anyway. Hope I don't grow to hate it.
Canyon VCLS 2.0 -'leaf-spring technology'

Buzwaldo

Inquitus wrote: »

Whats the gear ratio on display? look like you could climb walls on that.

11-32 came as standard. Also ordered a 12-26 which Canyon kindly sent me two of.
Think I'll mothball the 11-32 until I treat my self to an alpine trip. (Marmotte 2016 anyone?)

Beasty

Looks like I've created myself a project. A few separate "investments" here:

lennymc

what is the surly item beasty?

Beasty

lennymc wrote: »

what is the surly item beasty?

lockring for the track cog

Inquitus

Beasty wrote: »

lockring for the track cog

Whats in the Garmin box? Vectors?

Beasty

Inquitus wrote: »

Whats in the Garmin box? Vectors?

Yep - that's because the SRM's already on the other track bike!

godtabh

Beasty wrote: »

Looks like I've created myself a project. A few separate "investments" here:

Looking forward to an updated boards fleet post

mossym

like the 3t bars, have a pair of aura's on my tri bike. well wear beasty

colm_gti

Beasty wrote: »

Looks like I've created myself a project. A few separate "investments" here:

But but but....its not a cervelo?

Beasty

colm_gti wrote: »

But but but....its not a cervelo?

I'm branching out - actually I've more non-Cervelos than Cervelos and that's my second Dolan.

The benefit over the T3 is the headtube is about 2.5cm shorter allowing me to experiment with a lower position.

iwillhtfu

Conservative guesstimate of 5k+ there. Nice little project. I'm guessing the injuries have healed. Looking forward to seeing the new fleet pictures.

As Colm said how come the move away from Cervélo?

Beasty

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Conservative guesstimate of 5k+ there. Nice little project. I'm guessing the injuries have healed. Looking forward to seeing the new fleet pictures.

As Colm said how come the move away from Cervélo?

Getting warm if you are talking sterling!

Mentioned already about the potential to get lower. This will be my pursuit/TT bike (and spare for other stuff as the other Dolan resides at Manchester velodrome)

On the injuries front I am finally feeling a bit more "normal" but still need to race in anger. Plan was to go in next week's "slow" vets race to find my feet but that must be in serious doubt now and it may be the Sundrive track league when I return at this rate.

iwillhtfu

Ouch!!

I don't know how you race such expensive bikes. Clearly you have mucho deniro but even still I'd be spending the entire rave thinking if I bin this it's gonna be pricey let alone the thoughts of the potential injuries which you know all to well.

Crazy talk I know

Well wear hopefully she brings you luck. Once built up it will certainly look like you mean business.

Beasty

iwillhtfu wrote: »

I don't know how you race such expensive bikes.

Only ever crashed one in a race and it only suffered some scuffed bartape ....

In this case the chances of crashing when in a track TT or pursuit are going to be very low. Having said that those bars are only 30cm wide and I've never gone narrower than 40cm before

Zyzz

Can I have a go of the P5 when Im older?

Beasty

Zyzz wrote: »

Can I have a go of the P5 when Im older?

Not a cat in hell's chance

Drop me a PM in another 20 years or so....

Zyzz

Beasty wrote: »

Not a cat in hell's chance

Drop me a PM in another 20 years or so....

on the trainer* :P

quozl

Building a new set of wheels for the Summer. Mostly because I enjoy it, with the justification that they'll be 11 speed compatible so I can keep using them with the next bike or groupset upgrade I get. Admittedly I already have Aksiums which are 11 speed compatible but I would prefer to only have hand-builts as easier to maintain and repair. There may be an element of self justifying my hobby there

H Son Plus Archetype hard-anodized rim x 2. 24 hole front, 28 hole back. 23mm wide road rim with a 17.5mm internal width. Will go very nicely with the 28mm tyres that I like to use.



Pair of Miche road hubs. 24 hole front and 28 back.


and a load of black Dt Swiss Competition spokes and silver nipples. Going to do front and back cross 2. Front has to be cross 2, so I figure that as the back can be cross 2 or cross 3 I might as well match the two of them.