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    #2192
    ARX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 745 ✭✭✭ARX


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118039401#Comment_118039401

    Rose are not the fastest, particularly if there are many items in the order. They have a delivery on the way to me for the last few days but no tracking information is available. A lot of product reviews on Rose are people giving out about delivery times.



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    #2193
    brownian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭brownian


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117994197#Comment_117994197

    In case anyone is bothered - they arrived on time, and are so far (one ride!) pretty good. The CarbonTi hubs are a little noisier than ideal, but much less so than, say, Hope or Hunt. Combined with Rene Herse tyres for extra-supple riding...



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    #2194
    McGrath5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭McGrath5


    A Canyon Grizl in size medium, should have it next week 😀



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    #2195
    Large bottle small glass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,754 ✭✭✭Large bottle small glass


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118052751#Comment_118052751
    https://www.tokenproducts.com/bottom-brackets/20-ninja/540-BB4124PR

    No press fit BB, looks like similar design to the wheels manufacturing bb



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    #2196
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,127 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    A nice few bits for the winter from Galibier, Belgian cap, barrier gloves, Colombiere jacket, skull cap :D



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    #2197
    gn3dr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭gn3dr


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118041140#Comment_118041140

    Pictures?



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    #2198
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,588 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118053711#Comment_118053711

    let us know what the cap is like, I was tempted when I saw the email but concerned it might be too warm.

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    #2199
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,127 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118056448#Comment_118056448

    I presume you mean the Belgian one? I will indeed. I love that style of hat for the cold weather, have previously been using one from prendas which is very toasty. https://www.prendas.co.uk/products/prendas-ciclismo-belgian-style-winter-hat

    I'm hoping the Galibier one is a bit lighter but will wait and see!



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    #2200
    brownian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭brownian


    Leather gloves from Galibier (never tried such a thing, but love a leather saddle...on my bike, that is). And one of their really excellent white mesh base layers - a slightly heavier, less fragile version of Rapha's one, for much smaller money.



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    #2201
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,127 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118057970#Comment_118057970

    This arrived today and given the mild weather I obviously haven't ridden with it yet but while it feels warm it's definitely lighter than the Prendas one I've had previously. It might be a while before I get to test it in anger unless temperatures drop quite a bit!



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    #2202
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭cletus


    They are no longer in the post (mostly due to the promptness of delivery), but a pair of Galibier Ardennes light winter gloves arrived today. Very happy with fit, we shall find out soon how they fair in cold weather



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    #2203
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,102 ✭✭✭✭Macy0161


    Shimano Mechanical disc brake calipers after the TRP Sprye ones have my head wreaked after a few attempts at getting the winter bike back on the road in a few years. Wet lube, bottles and a tube of high 5 to use up a one 4 all voucher while I was in the virtual cycle superstore.



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    #2204
    fat bloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,518 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Leather gloves? Cripes, what are they like after a wet ride? I hate that slimy feel and stink you get off like a leather watch strap when it's wet, and then you go to dry it out and it goes all crusty and hard.

    How do they address that in a glove?



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    #2205
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭cletus


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118121812#Comment_118121812

    Is that to me? They aren't leather, its these gloves here


    https://www.galibier.cc/product/ardennes-winter-gloves/


    There is suede in the palm, but its not like suede like a suede jacket, its a performance material found in work and tactical gloves too



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    #2206
    fat bloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,518 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118121849#Comment_118121849

    Yeah, no they look great. Like a regular pair of warm winter gloves. There was a couple of mentions above of leather ones and I wondered how they'd work.



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    #2207
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 46,302 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118122125#Comment_118122125

    They feel great also (inside and outside)!

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    #2208
    jon1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,349 ✭✭✭jon1981


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118121849#Comment_118121849

    I might pick up a pair of these, they look decent!


    I'm waiting for some 700x35 Schwalbe Marathon tyres and some SKS mudguards for my new ebike. Gotta fit it out for commuting! I've now completed the collecting. Road bike, Gravel Bike, eBike... I guess there's always a Mountain bike to add at some stage :)



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    #2209
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,102 ✭✭✭✭Macy0161


    While I still do use them (including this morning actually), ironically enough my pair of Galibier Ardennes gloves really didn't stand up in Liege Bastogne Leige. Good in the dry, but them on their own not great in the wet and cold.



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    #2210
    Daroxtar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭Daroxtar


    New club gear ordered , Winter jacket and bib tights. Hopefully it'll arrive quicker than the projected 8 weeks given by Velo Revolution



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    #2211
    secman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,405 ✭✭✭secman


    Just picked up the club new winter jacket and bib legging, kit brand changed from Verge to Primo

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    #2212
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,102 ✭✭✭✭Macy0161


    Finally (after years of looking/ being on the wish list) a Dynamo Hub Wheel, german standard 100 lux front light, german standard rear light for the pannier rack... Back in the office once or twice a week, and have extended out my park and bike distance - the front is probably overkill for the city, but I'll be on unlit rural roads for part of it.



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    #2213
    rushfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 970 ✭✭✭rushfan


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118053711#Comment_118053711

    I see that Galibier have 2 "Colombiere" jackets listed, fairly similar prices. It was my birthday last week, and my daughter ordered the "Colombiere Pro Jacket" for me. When it arrived, my reaction was " oh no, not another bloody jacket", but I tried it on, let's just say it'll never see the bike, far too nice, very warm, I even wore it to the Aviva on Saturday, & it kept me dry despite getting caught in a rainshower walking from East Wall road to the stadium. Delighted with it.



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    #2214
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,127 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118142390#Comment_118142390

    Yeah it's great, I suspect mine will be for more casual wear alright, main use on the bike is likely to be going to the shops etc I'd say. I already have their quilted gilet which will cover me in vast majority of cold weather situations on the bike.



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    #2215
    keane2097
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,905 ✭✭✭✭keane2097


    I also bought one and am wearing it exclusively off the bike at the moment. So warm and comfy despite being light. It's a beaut.



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    #2216
    beggars_bush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,477 ✭✭✭beggars_bush


    Look Keo Blade Carbon pedals

    hopefully they are as easy to use as the Keo Max



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    #2217
    whomadewho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭whomadewho


    Leynze 500xl and strip light set. Sks raceblade pro xl mudguards. Zipp coarse cx bartape. Shimano cleats, and a couple of 28mm wide tubes.

    It never ends



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    #2218
    dastardly00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,790 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Wahoo Kickr Core.

    I only have a dumb trainer at the moment and have been humming and hawing about getting a smart trainer for the last few weeks.



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    #2219
    stevencn88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭stevencn88


    Bib tights and new winter gloves. 50km this afternoon with numb fingers and very cold lower half wasn't all that much fun. Fingers crossed for a quick CRC delivery!



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    #2220
    gn3dr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭gn3dr


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118220905#Comment_118220905

    You won't regret it. Night and day difference.



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    #2221
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,102 ✭✭✭✭Macy0161


    Must have been user error fitting it given it's stayed on over gravel/ single track, but lost my Leynze rear light somewhere on the commute last week. Amazon compact rear rechargeable on the way - still planning on upgrading to Varia Radar, but this will tide me over. Road spins are with the winter bike/ commuter with the dynamo, so it'll mainly be a secondary light except for road sections on gravel spins.



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