What bike related thing is in the post to you right now ...

dahat

Paul_Mc1988 wrote: »

Carbon stem and aero drop handlebars from aliexpress. Fortune favours the brave. Some fluo yellow handlebar tape also.

Or punishes you....

saccades

Hopetech RS4 rear road wheel, their twenty5 offering and center lock disc.

ted1

Front mech, gear/Brake cables , tyres, master link pliers

mr spuckler

Kaisr Sose wrote: »

Welcome return of new purchases. I was beginning to think people had given up buying new kit

I'd just forgotten to post of late! some recent additions...

Ultegra R8000 groupset
new bar tape for road bike
load of new tubes
new GP4000s for road bike
Camelbak podium water bottle
High5 powder
X-tool hooks for mounting bikes vertically on garage wall
Cleaning tools
Degreaser

CrowdedHouse

Not in the post as such, got last week a pair of Aqua Blue/Vermarc Pro bibs. Wore them this evening for the first time. Now only a handy 35 Km or so but very very comfortable

CramCycle

GP4000S II tyres
Lizard Skin bartape
Gear Cables, disappointingly not Jagwire but the set I wanted I could not find so settled for Shimano cheap and cheerful
Deda zero handlebars.

thekooman

Castelli Perfecto Vest from CRC 66 euro... hi vis one.

Was expecting a Fly 6 and some jersey's to be waiting for me this morning and more importantly the wee bag of Haribo they throw in the box. Got home to find the box open and the sweets missing presumed eaten by one or both of the girls who were also missing

I've just received my new summer shoes, a pair of DHB Aerons http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/dhb-aeron-carbon-road-shoe-ratchet-2018/rp-prod164080

they are €86 now. i ordered them last week and they were €57!

€57 for a pair of carbon soled shoes seems like a steal

brownian

God help us
- a new columbus fork, to deal with the erosion of my old one. ciclicorsa.com
- a pair of Specialised Grail gloves (left my old ones in Portugal by mistake). The nice hotel posted them back - they came in the same post as the new ones. Now I have two pairs. bike24
- two bottles of tubeless sealant. bike24
- a new saddlebag (the zip on my topeak wedge is crap, and has now died...shame, good little bag otherwise). CRC (I'm an equal oppos shopper).

Got to stop buying this stuff, and instead ride bare-handed on dodgy forks with dried-up-sealant tyres and no spare tubes or tools.

Macy0161

Macy0161 wrote: »

Brand X XL Dropper Post (and Seat Clamp) for the mountain bike.

This arrived today - quite impressed with that delivery as I thought Chain Reaction distribution had combined with Wiggle and was out of Britain? Unless they're just running down stock in the north rather than moving it?

mr spuckler

Macy0161 wrote: »

This arrived today - quite impressed with that delivery as I thought Chain Reaction distribution had combined with Wiggle and was out of Britain? Unless they're just running down stock in the north rather than moving it?

no idea what their distribution network is as it stands but I've largely moved back to CRC because of their delivery time (unless there's a big gap in price). 2 days delivery every time I've ordered from them the last few months. free postage on returns as well makes it even more appealing!

Macy0161

thekooman wrote:

Castelli Perfecto Vest from CRC 66 euro... hi vis one.

Me too, now, although the blue one. 410 is expensive to follow...

Canis Lupus

Just bought a second hand roadbike and it seems there's something wrong with my 37 year old legs because they're all like.... we're not going up that hill with an 11-25t cassette. So amongst other things I've an 11-28t cassette on the way as a compromise between buying a medium cage derailleur and a 32t cassette.

CramCycle

mr spuckler wrote: »

no idea what their distribution network is as it stands but I've largely moved back to CRC because of their delivery time (unless there's a big gap in price). 2 days delivery every time I've ordered from them the last few months. free postage on returns as well makes it even more appealing!

They seem to be keeping the North operational for the moment, despite claims of centralising it at the time of the buy out.

I seem to get 24 or 48 hours with them all the time now. Wiggle are slwo to pick so typically 5 working days (3 days to pick and 2 days to ship).

LollipopJimmy

I got an old retro pepsi jersey from the UK, it's been missorted twice by An Post :mad:

Also a big box of gels from wiggle, big discount on them now

Macy0161

4iii left only Power Meter - after months of procrastination, and weighing up options, have finally taken the plunge. Would love to have been able to justify dual sided or total power, but really couldn't at this stage!

Stevieg2009

Macy0161 wrote: »

4iii left only Power Meter - after months of procrastination, and weighing up options, have finally taken the plunge. Would love to have been able to justify dual sided or total power, but really couldn't at this stage!

Just purchased same Sunday similar confusion with all the options but taught this would work best for me where did you buy?

Macy0161

Stevieg2009 wrote: »

Just purchased same Sunday similar confusion with all the options but taught this would work best for me where did you buy?

I really wanted dual or total power, but really it was a case of never ending saving (which there'd always be something else), or a compromise to have it on one bike only. I listened to a velonews or cycling tips podcast on power meters a few months ago, and their conclusion was the best one was the one you'd use the most, so left crank that's easy to swap...

I went with ProBikeKit in the end.

dinneenp

Hope and optimism. Went for a v. small cycle last night, first time in close to a year......

Stevieg2009

Macy0161 wrote: »

I really wanted dual or total power, but really it was a case of never ending saving (which there'd always be something else), or a compromise to have it on one bike only. I listened to a velonews or cycling tips podcast on power meters a few months ago, and their conclusion was the best one was the one you'd use the most, so left crank that's easy to swap...

I went with ProBikeKit in the end.

You made a good choice best of luck with it

joey100

105 groupset ordered from Wiggle on Monday afternoon to go on the Genesis frameset I bought off LeTape, just delivered. I've found wiggle delivery has got a lot better, must be shipping some of it from chain reaction.

Borderfox

Wiggle must be coming from New England by pack mule, had stuff in the basket with them and changed back to CRC

CantGetNoSleep

joey100 wrote: »

105 groupset ordered from Wiggle on Monday afternoon to go on the Genesis frameset I bought off LeTape, just delivered. I've found wiggle delivery has got a lot better, must be shipping some of it from chain reaction.

105 disc?

joey100

Nope rim brake frame so just the normal 105 groupset, probably could have waited until the newer 105 comes out but it was cheap and it's going to be a winter bike anyway so get it while I have the cash!

Effects

Just arrived this morning after ordering from Wiggle on Monday, pretty good turn around time. The bike box that is, not the bike!
I've had to tell the other half I've rented it rather than bought it. Hopefully I get away with it as I can store it away from home after the trip.
Made sense as use it three times and I'll be saving money.

triggermortis

Effects wrote: »

Just arrived this morning after ordering from Wiggle on Monday, pretty good turn around time. The bike box that is, not the bike!
I've had to tell the other half I've rented it rather than bought it. Hopefully I get away with it as I can store it away from home after the trip.
Made sense as use it three times and I'll be saving money.

Snap!
Mine arrived this morning (from CRC) and I managed to get it in the shed before herself saw it. I ordered mine Tuesday after finally deciding to take my good bike away with me and realised the bag I own wouldn't cut it. It was a tenner cheaper on wiggle, but I wasn't sure about their delivery times and I need it for Wednesday, so went with CRC.
I was going to rent, but the cheapest I could find was almost half the cost of the box - plus they were arguing that 28 days was 5 weeks - so mine will pay for itself pretty quick even though I've now no money to take it anywhere...

magicbastarder

how much is the box that it had to be a secret purchase?

godtabh

The house is been done up so got two of these in order.

https://twitter.com/hansgrohe_pr/status/1025359978675273728?s=21

Sagan was too expensive though

Effects

magicbastarder wrote: »

how much is the box that it had to be a secret purchase?

€273. But I’m not supposed to be spending money!
I had said I’d rent one but then it wasn’t that much more to buy it.
I got away with saying I got an old model cheap as there is a new one out.