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

G rock · 30-09-2013 01:46PM

You're making me want fancy tyres. And fancy wheels to put them on!

What you getting built?

Edit: there's a good chance that your wheels are delayed due to me giving holy boy an annoying time consuming job to do!

AstraMonti · 30-09-2013 01:53PM

The wheels are not that fancy, they are meant to be durable and survive many winters. Campagnolo Omega Strada XL rims on novatec hubs.

AstraMonti · 30-09-2013 07:53PM

And here are with the wheels. Looks quite retro, I need a steel colgano now. Anyone wants to trade one with a carbon planetx? :rolleyes:

G rock · 30-09-2013 08:24PM

Want ^

really like the gum wall look on those.

darkvalley · 30-09-2013 10:10PM

Having been enjoying cycling my second hand Carera vituoso for the last couple of months or so, last friday the front tyre developed 2 large bulges. No problem say I, they were only cheap kendas that came with the bike. I'll get a new set of something good for the winter.
Went into the LBS and after looking at all the cycling porn for awhile I decided, what the hell I could spring for a reasonable set of wheel while I'm at it. I'll be thinking of getting a better bike next spring and will have the wheels for that if needed. €250 for Mavic askiums with gatorskins fitted, they'll do grand. Mechanic tells me bring in the old back wheel and he will change the cassette on it for me. Great I'll be back tomorrow.

Saturday and a problem, cassette is only an 8 sprocket, will need a spacer, might not fit on a new bike in the future without some difficulty. You should consider a new bike now, says he. I have some very nice ones in stock, says he. Ah ha he is just having me on and trying to make a sale of a whole bike. I only want a front tyre, i'll resist. Get thee behind me satan.

Surfice to say that tomorrow I become the proud, if somewhat surprised owner, of a brand new Cube Peleton Race. A €1000 for a new front tyre!!

I'm sending my wife to do all my shopping for me in the future.

Oh god , my wife, I haven't told her about it yet. :eek:

Captain Havoc · 01-10-2013 12:46AM

Just tell her you painted your other one.

Idleater · 02-10-2013 02:07PM

Just created an account on powermeter24...

AstraMonti · 02-10-2013 10:18PM

Here are two pics I owed you guys from the lights.

First one is the original 900 lumen magicshine

And the second one is the new 9800 lumen

It's mental, you can't see it in the pic but the light reaches the house behind me, 20meters away.

Edit: Yes I know I need to cut the grass... again.. it's too wet though

Squidgy Black · 02-10-2013 10:28PM

That's insane, surely that has to be like using your high beam on a car, it'd blind someone going around a country road!

Zyzz · 02-10-2013 10:56PM

Anyone see that in the news that the police helicopter's search light has been stolen?

Chips Lovell · 03-10-2013 11:28AM

AstraMonti wrote: »

Here are two pics I owed you guys from the lights.

My own photon cannon arrived this morning. It's big alright but looks sturdy. My only concern is whether the mount is strong enough. Looking forward to trying it out.

Captain Havoc · 10-10-2013 11:16AM

€113 at bike24. I also got the Tiagra groupo a couple of weeks ago fot €350.

mossym · 10-10-2013 11:24AM

AstraMonti wrote: »

And here is a photo with the small and the big battery. The big battery is almost 400grams!!

i bit the bullet after your post and bought the battery as well, you're right, it is big compared to the one from my magicshine.

i was considering building a little switching rig which would allow me to have both batteries mounted and switch between the two. however, given the size of this one, i'm struggling to imagine the ride that would need more juice than it can provide, on the mtb at least

thebouldwhacker · 15-11-2013 07:12PM

B+M Luxor U

http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/b--m-headlight-lumotec-iq2-luxos-u-senso-plus-with-usb-connector/aid:620049

Really looking forward to it, waiting to push the button on a wheel but planning to get a shimano hub dynamo DH-3N80 built up by Rose.
Can't wait for the first night time century, should be by the end of the month.

Doc07 · 16-11-2013 08:16PM

Bidding war on eBay for mercatone uno replica from 99 Giro( one Pantani got busted at).....£90

Seaneh · 16-11-2013 08:36PM

darkvalley wrote: »

Having been enjoying cycling my second hand Carera vituoso for the last couple of months or so, last friday the front tyre developed 2 large bulges. No problem say I, they were only cheap kendas that came with the bike. I'll get a new set of something good for the winter.
Went into the LBS and after looking at all the cycling porn for awhile I decided, what the hell I could spring for a reasonable set of wheel while I'm at it. I'll be thinking of getting a better bike next spring and will have the wheels for that if needed. €250 for Mavic askiums with gatorskins fitted, they'll do grand. Mechanic tells me bring in the old back wheel and he will change the cassette on it for me. Great I'll be back tomorrow.

Saturday and a problem, cassette is only an 8 sprocket, will need a spacer, might not fit on a new bike in the future without some difficulty. You should consider a new bike now, says he. I have some very nice ones in stock, says he. Ah ha he is just having me on and trying to make a sale of a whole bike. I only want a front tyre, i'll resist. Get thee behind me satan.

Surfice to say that tomorrow I become the proud, if somewhat surprised owner, of a brand new Cube Peleton Race. A €1000 for a new front tyre!!

I'm sending my wife to do all my shopping for me in the future.

Oh god , my wife, I haven't told her about it yet. :eek:

Is that the older Virtuosso with the Tiagra gorupset and the carbon fork?

If so, I'll give ya a fiver for it.

ednwireland · 23-11-2013 10:18PM

feckin bike carriers are expensive

colm_gti · 24-11-2013 11:40PM

Picked this up today...

ericzeking · 25-11-2013 10:12AM

ednwireland wrote: »

feckin bike carriers are expensive

I never thought myself to be one who is lead by advertising but Skodas have become strangely attractive to me in the last 2 years i.e. the time frame in which I have started taking cycling seriously. I reckon my next car will be a skoda estate

magicbastarder · 25-11-2013 11:07AM

i've an octavia. the boot space can't be bet.

Captain Havoc · 25-11-2013 11:59AM

magicbastarder wrote: »

i've an octavia. the boot space can't be bet.

I once put a large three seater sofa with the backs off into an Octavia.

ednwireland · 25-11-2013 02:35PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

i've an octavia. the boot space can't be bet.

yep 2 seconds to put the seats down and bike with front wheel on in the back not even touching the back seats.

want an rs estate though

Inspector Coptoor · 25-11-2013 08:33PM

I've a Skoda Superb.
Hard to out the seats down but huge amount of space

Seweryn · 25-11-2013 09:31PM

ednwireland wrote: »

feckin bike carriers are expensive

Unless you have an expensive bike, I see a serious breach of one important rule here.

furiousox · 25-11-2013 09:40PM

colm_gti wrote: »

Picked this up today...

A new duvet cover?
This is a cycling forum you know!

ednwireland · 25-11-2013 10:32PM

Seweryn wrote: »

Unless you have an expensive bike, I see a serious breach of one important rule here.

yep the cayo is gonna have to be upgraded !

lizzylad84 · 05-12-2013 11:22PM

bought one of theses today.
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/251153745209?var=550179926400&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

peugeot cycling jersey, ala Tom Simpson, Eddie Merckx etc.

retro fred

mossym · 06-12-2013 12:06AM

expensive day

and a couple of these as they are on sale
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/shimano-ultegra-6701-10-speed-chain/rp-prod55029

pelevin · 06-12-2013 12:32AM

mossym wrote: »

expensive day

and a couple of these as they are on sale
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/shimano-ultegra-6701-10-speed-chain/rp-prod55029

That's not the result of one of them "Thinking of getting a road bike for commuting" threads, is it?

mossym · 06-12-2013 12:44AM

pelevin wrote: »

That's not the result of one of them "Thinking of getting a road bike for commuting" threads, is it?

not quite, no

there's a set of 50mm wheels to go with that too

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

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