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

Alek

I guess I have even less expendable income, a pair of GP4000s II in 28mm must do it for me for now. .. BTW, they measure whopping 31mm when mounted!

OleRodrigo

Pulled the trigger on this, should be ready by June.

ford2600

OleRodrigo wrote: »

Pulled the trigger on this, should be ready by June.

Tweekcycles?

OleRodrigo

ford2600 wrote: »

Tweekcycles?

Yep. I owe you a few pints on the next brevet

ford2600

OleRodrigo wrote: »

Yep. I owe you a few pints on the next brevet

You owe @Alex not me.

Perfect bike for your needs and looks smashing. Hplus sons would set it off lovely

Well wear

OleRodrigo

ford2600 wrote: »

You owe @Alex not me.

Perfect bike for your needs and looks smashing. Hplus sons would set it off lovely

Well wear

Thank you sir.

Lazybones

OleRodrigo wrote: »

Thank you sir.

Is that the Genesis Equilibrium Stainless Steel?

Beautiful looking Bike. Well Wear!

Alek

If they stole my CdF (knock on wood!) or/and I won lotto, I'd buy this one tonight, no hesitation.

The tax man

Went a bit mad on some heavily discounted items on Planet X last week...

The tax man

New hoops for the audax bike.

Alek

What happened to your dura ace ones?

More importantly: why settle for less? :P

Daroxtar

Nice wheels. Let us know how they roll. I'm debating whether to buy a pair or hold out and save for c24s.

The tax man

Alek wrote: »

What happened to your dura ace ones?

More importantly: why settle for less? :P

The front wheel was damaged when I got knocked off the bike. Had a friend look at it but it might be beyond repair. Will need to drop it in somewhere just to see if its the case.

I just wanted something lighter for the summer months. No point hauling around heavy 32 spoke open pros and a dyno hub when they're not needed. *cough Mick Byrne 200 cough*
Also, damn cheaper than new DA's.

Alek

1650g for 300 odd quid? Nice. They have the same spoke+rim system as my XT version (1850g), and I'm really happy with their stiffness and how they roll.

colm_gti

I spent €150 on tyres today, 2 x schwalbe one for my road bike, 2 x ultremo r1's for the track bike....the funny thing is that it's my commuter that needs new tyres....

The tax man

Alek wrote: »

1650g for 300 odd quid? Nice. They have the same spoke+rim system as my XT version (1850g), and I'm really happy with their stiffness and how they roll.

They're the older 6700 wheels so they came in under €300.Listed €302 on CRC but I used a voucher. Just wanted a good set of wheels at the best price I could find,hence not spending the extra for the 6800's. If they're anything like my DA set I'll be a happy audaxer.:D

iwillhtfu

I know the horse has bolted but

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/warenkorb

6800 €302 delivered

The tax man

iwillhtfu wrote: »

I know the horse has bolted but

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/warenkorb

6800 €302 delivered

Saw those on my searches. Call me fussy but the new colour on the hubs Shimano are using these days does nothing for me. Love the older silver hubs.:o

smacl

Just pulled the trigger on a Rose Pro cross-3000 c/w Ultegra compact, hydraulic disc brakes and all the trimmings. Also mudguards, Xtreme pro duo pedals, rack and pannier. €2077 all in delivered for what I'm hoping will be my go anywhere all year round bike for the next few years. Full spec here.

Alek

Sweet, sweet CX bike. See you in the muddy puddle this autumn :P

Sarz91

Just got delivered today. Still not sure what I want on it.

lennymc

^^^ wheels, drivetrain, saddle and bars would probably be a start

Sarz91

lennymc wrote: »

^^^ wheels, drivetrain, saddle and bars would probably be a start

Haha cheers. Dunno if I want Athena or 6800.

ednwireland

splashed out on some new gear

Plastik

Love the Aithein. Gets great reviews.

cython

So it turns out that N+1 will be a Canyon Endurace CF 8.0. 105 5800 with DT Swiss R24 wheels, albeit the 2014 model of the bike with Ritchey cockpit. Should be a nice upgrade from a Trek 1000 that's going on 10 years old! I'll be retaining that as a commuter/bad weather bike though, having put several upgrades on it over the years (105 5700 shifters & mechs, compact chainset, etc.), especially with the ability to put a rack on it.



Incidentally, does anyone know what canyon are like for delivery times to Ireland when the bike was ordered from stock?

jon1981

smacl wrote: »

Just pulled the trigger on a Rose Pro cross-3000 c/w Ultegra compact, hydraulic disc brakes and all the trimmings. Also mudguards, Xtreme pro duo pedals, rack and pannier. €2077 all in delivered for what I'm hoping will be my go anywhere all year round bike for the next few years. Full spec here.

Out of Interest what does it weigh?

edit: I found it 8.8 kg , not bad despite the wheel size and disc brakes.

rollingscone

New saddles for the good bike and city hack respectively.

The Selle Italia team saddle on the good bike is showing a surprising amount of wear and I've always fancied the Arione.

thelawman

Will have it a few weeks, can't wait,

iwillhtfu

rollingscone wrote: »

New saddles for the good bike and city hack respectively.

The Selle Italia team saddle on the good bike is showing a surprising amount of wear and I've always fancied the Arione.

I only got an arione R5 the other day should be here next week unfortunately I failed to do a bit of reading up and bought the one that's for the most flexible people. It may well be in adverts by Fri