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

The tax man · 03-07-2014 11:25PM

Got me some of these.....

Oh and one of those.....

lennymc · 04-07-2014 08:52AM

Whenever I see The tax man as last poster in this thread, I allways open it with an air of anticipation. I have yet to be disappointed. At least it's not runners!

The tax man · 04-07-2014 09:40AM

I've had my eye on that frame for a while. Pulled the trigger when I saw they had dropped it's price. With an extra discount they ran on frames it came in at €577. On their Irish site it's nearly €1,300.:eek: No brainer really.

Lenny are you bringing your new toy out to play on the 9th for the 25 mile TT?

lennymc · 04-07-2014 09:45AM

The tax man wrote: »

Lenny are you bringing your new toy out to play on the 9th for the 25 mile TT?

god no. a 40 km TT!! That's horrible.

(actually, have you any more details?)

The tax man · 04-07-2014 10:00AM

http://www.cuchulainncc.com/open-events/time-trial-league/

Last two rounds you could pay on the night so maybe use contact details on link to see if it's ok to do same on the 9th.

lennymc · 04-07-2014 10:06AM

The tax man wrote: »

http://www.cuchulainncc.com/open-events/time-trial-league/

Last two rounds you could pay on the night so maybe use contact details on link to see if it's ok to do same on the 9th.

are you doing it?

The tax man · 04-07-2014 10:54AM

I am indeed.

rollingscone · 04-07-2014 11:58AM

Bad Scone...baaaaaad scone.

(I know they're nothing fancy but it's still big money for me)

Idleater · 05-07-2014 06:33PM

A picture paints a thousand words:

The tax man · 05-07-2014 06:42PM

Thought I was looking at a broken frame for a second.:p
The cambium saddle is a joy to use, instant comfort.

countrykid · 05-07-2014 06:44PM

Idleater wrote: »

A picture paints a thousand words:

I've had a set of those wound up forks..
They provide an interesting ride..
In a good way

Idleater · 05-07-2014 06:50PM

countrykid wrote: »

I've had a set of those wound up forks..
They provide an interesting ride..
In a good way

I came across the forks completely by chance on another ti bike in the lbs. The style is exactly what I was looking for and any reports on them are great.

The finish on them is amazing.

countrykid · 05-07-2014 07:02PM

Idleater wrote: »

I came across the forks completely by chance on another ti bike in the lbs. The style is exactly what I was looking for and any reports on them are great.

The finish on them is amazing.

I had them on a ti bike too..
A REWEL .. Little known Italian maker..
The forks give a ride reminiscent of that on a colnago masters straight blade fork..
Very fast change of direction..
The damping of road buzz is excellent and as u say the finish I excellent..
Added bonus ... No "lawyers lips" on mine

Lumen · 05-07-2014 07:02PM

Idleater wrote: »

A picture paints a thousand words

As does this one.

What is it?

Idleater · 05-07-2014 07:05PM

Lumen wrote: »

As does this one.

What is it?

Unstickered Enigma

Rain stopped play for the day at that point.

I'm searching for the "did something to my bike thread" to post that pic...

ROK ON · 05-07-2014 08:10PM

Lumen wrote: »

As does this one.

What is it?

Tis very nice.
Saw that saddle on Taxmans rig a few weeks back. Lovely.

BadCharlie · 17-07-2014 08:30AM

New wheels

delynet · 21-07-2014 05:26PM

Another new wheels post....

6034073

wanderer 22 · 21-07-2014 05:36PM

delynet wrote: »

Another new wheels post....

Those Swiss side wheels look class, seem like pretty good value too.

brownian · 21-07-2014 07:35PM

Bad me - just pulled the trigger on a pair of shamal ultras from bike-palast.com. OK, so my other wheels are teeny bit off-true, and a pain to work with (campys, have to take off the rim tape and mess about with nipples from that side), but 40 quid to the LBS would probably have them spot on.

They just look so nice, and if they make me 3kmph faster they'll be worth it!.

countrykid · 21-07-2014 07:42PM

brownian wrote: »

Bad me - just pulled the trigger on a pair of shamal ultras from bike-palast.com. OK, so my other wheels are teeny bit off-true, and a pain to work with (campys, have to take off the rim tape and mess about with nipples from that side), but 40 quid to the LBS would probably have them spot on.

They just look so nice, and if they make me 3kmph faster they'll be worth it!.

Savage wheels..
Real benefit is when you accelerate ..
I have eurus a few years and moved to these recently and without doubt thy are the best " normal" wheels one can get at this price point..
Had kyrisuim SLR's last year for a brief period but sold as I couldn't see a performance difference between the eurus and SLR that was worth the price differential (50% more)..
Can feel it on the shamals however ..
You'll be glad you didn't leave the credit card at home !

brownian · 21-07-2014 07:49PM

countrykid wrote: »

Savage wheels..
Real benefit is when you accelerate ..
I have eurus a few years and moved to these recently and without doubt thy are the best " normal" wheels one can get at this price point..
Had kyrisuim SLR's last year for a brief period but sold as I couldn't see a performance difference between the eurus and SLR that was worth the price differential (50% more)..
Can feel it on the shamals however ..
You'll be glad you didn't leave the credit card at home !

Thanks, CK. Have forwarded your post to the wife!

brownian · 21-07-2014 07:50PM

colm18 wrote: »

Those Swiss side wheels look class, seem like pretty good value too.

yes, lovely. They've a few nice wheelsets on the website, and if the quality is any good, the prices and weights are very competitive.

So many wheels, so little cycling time.

Dunno about riding a Hardon all the time, tho, bound to start chafing :eek:

cython · 21-07-2014 08:26PM

brownian wrote: »

yes, lovely. They've a few nice wheelsets on the website, and if the quality is any good, the prices and weights are very competitive.

So many wheels, so little cycling time.

Dunno about riding a Hardon all the time, tho, bound to start chafing :eek:

Look again, reads like you might have had an almost Freudian slip there...... :pac:

Darkglasses · 22-07-2014 12:33AM

delynet wrote: »

Another new wheels post....

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/

:eek:

F'ing hell. Gorgeous boardman.

ZiabR · 22-07-2014 07:15AM

After being measured properly I pulled the trigger yesterday on a 134mm:

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/category/components/saddles/product/review-prologo-nago-evo-cpc-tirox-14-47950/

mossym · 22-07-2014 08:33AM

delynet wrote: »

Another new wheels post....

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i know everyone is looking at the wheels, but i have to ask, is there ANY seatpost left in the frame?

delynet · 22-07-2014 08:48AM

@mossym, yes there is. Got a proper bike fit done with Padraic Marrey a few months ago and he jacked up the saddle. Something like 82cm from bottom bracket to top of saddle.

Daroxtar · 25-07-2014 05:02PM

iwillhtfu · 25-07-2014 05:08PM

Daroxtar wrote: »

This isn't the place for a strip tease, full frontal please

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

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