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

stecleary · 10-07-2015 10:53pm

i was looking for something that offers a little more coverage at the back of my head so went with this bad boy

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Beasty · 10-07-2015 11:32pm

stecleary wrote: »

i was looking for something that offers a little more coverage at the back of my head so went with this bad boy

Sorry - doesn't properly match club gear - you're dropping down the NCD fredness league ...

stecleary · 10-07-2015 11:48pm

ah now come on your "orange" POC is miles off the club gear.
And as for them shoes, way off club colors

Beasty · 10-07-2015 11:57pm

stecleary wrote: »

ah now come on your "orange" POC is miles off the club gear.
And as for them shoes, way off club colors

Didn't you get the memo? We're changing the club gear colours to make sure they match those oranges and blue

Danny dyers double · 11-07-2015 9:44am

Bought my first road bike yesterday . A carrera virtuoso it's called . I can't wait to get started today . Cycled home from the bike shop last night to get a feel for the gears and breaks .

Only thing I'm a bit nervous about is . When I stoped at lights and I go to restart I found it very difficult to get my feet back into the peddle straps. Twice I had to stop and lean against a fence and place my feet in before I pushed off .

Bought the bike for extra fitness and I can leave the car at home and cycle in 3 from 5 working days .

iwillhtfu · 11-07-2015 9:49am

Danny dyers double wrote: »

Only thing I'm a bit nervous about is . When I stoped at lights and I go to restart I found it very difficult to get my feet back into the peddle straps.

Take them off and just use the flats then when you feel like you want a better connection on the pedals upgrade to clipless pedals.

Those toe straps create more issues than they resolve and a more difficult to use than clipless imo.

Congrats on the new bike may ye have many memorable miles together

rollingscone · 17-07-2015 6:40pm

Bow-chik-a-wow-wow.

Unfortunately both my knees are now acting up. Oh the inhumanity of it!

Lusk_Doyle · 17-07-2015 6:54pm

Beasty wrote: »

Didn't you get the memo? We're changing the club gear colours to make sure they match those oranges and blue

I heard it's going to be red, black and white like ours....and the blanch lads.....and the clontarf lads....one big cycling conurbation on the northside.

Beasty · 17-07-2015 7:12pm

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I heard it's going to be red, black and white like ours....and the blanch lads.....and the clontarf lads....one big cycling conurbation on the northside.

Yep - now understand the big club in the area is swallowing up the minnows, and we're going for United's colours (the guy in charge of the money insisted on that apparently) - already have the red Bont's on order (another 7 weeks for delivery though which should give us a bit of time to get the "takeovers" sorted)

Anyone looking for a pair of blue and orange Bonts (special limited edition)?

stecleary · 17-07-2015 7:22pm

Beasty wrote: »

(special limited edition)?

THANKFULLY

Beasty · 17-07-2015 8:46pm

"Team" Bonts all round - pity none of you lot are in my team:pac:

Lusk_Doyle · 17-07-2015 8:51pm

What size are those shoes? They look tiny.

Beasty · 17-07-2015 9:04pm

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

What size are those shoes? They look tiny.

Get yourself a larger computer screen - they will look bigger then....

They are only 43/44, but are extra, extra wide - would usually need 46s in "normal" cycling shoes to get them wide enough, but can get into 45s with the Sidi Megas and size 43/44 when made to measure. It's a nice change to have some shoes that are snug all round like them

Lusk_Doyle · 17-07-2015 9:19pm

Beasty wrote: »

Get yourself a larger computer screen - they will look bigger then....

They are only 43/44, but are extra, extra wide - would usually need 46s in "normal" cycling shoes to get them wide enough, but can get into 45s with the Sidi Megas and size 43/44 when made to measure. It's a nice change to have some shoes that are snug all round like them

Extra, extra wide eh? Wow, you must have massive ............ socks!

Alek · 17-07-2015 10:53pm

Bow-chik-a-wow-wow.

Red? Is this Tour de Fer? looks stunning!

rollingscone · 18-07-2015 12:31am

Alek wrote: »

Red? Is this Tour de Fer? looks stunning!

Nope it's the Croix. despite the un-cx'y cable routing.

Alek · 18-07-2015 1:21am

Aaah, for some reason I understood you're getting a 2nd hand one, and this is 2015 Croix 10.

What size is it? I wonder what is the difference with the curvy fork... Straight one (2014) is very flexy front/back, and I like it.

the un-cx'y cable routing.

Its not a CX bike after all

More of an all-rounder, but bottom cable routing does not really affect racing. I guess it was always necessary for canti brakes, with discs does not matter anymore.

OldBean · 18-07-2015 8:11am

Lovely, RollingScone!

Hope you get out on 'er soon!

rollingscone · 18-07-2015 9:57am

Alek wrote: »

Aaah, for some reason I understood you're getting a 2nd hand one, and this is 2015 Croix 10.

What size is it? I wonder what is the difference with the curvy fork... Straight one (2014) is very flexy front/back, and I like it.

Its not a CX bike after all More of an all-rounder, but bottom cable routing does not really affect racing. I guess it was always necessary for canti brakes, with discs does not matter anymore.

Nah twas OldBean who bought and subsequently "lost" a second hand CdF.

Tis a 58cm.

Alek · 18-07-2015 10:00am

Tis a 58cm.

Perfect

(This has nothing to do with the fact that I know where you live)

OldBean · 18-07-2015 10:25am

rollingscone wrote: »

Nah twas OldBean who bought and subsequently "lost" a second hand CdF.

rollingscone · 18-07-2015 10:41am

Alek wrote: »

Perfect

(This has nothing to do with the fact that I know where you live)

Oh yeah. Well I know where you buy your adult toys!

Brian · 18-07-2015 11:46pm

Nice bike rollingscone, looks like it would be a good cycle touring bike, am I wrong?

rollingscone · 18-07-2015 11:50pm

Brian wrote: »

Nice bike rollingscone, looks like it would be a good cycle touring bike, am I wrong?

You mean something like this?http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/bikes/adventure/expedition/tour-de-fer

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The Croix de Fer does have bosses for racks & mudguards though so other than geometry I can't see any reason not to tour on it.

Brian · 19-07-2015 12:16am

Where did you buy yours?

rollingscone · 19-07-2015 12:34am

Brian wrote: »

Where did you buy yours?

ThinkBike in Rathmines

lennymc · 20-07-2015 4:31pm

havent posted in here in a while. ordered this today - Caad 10 force racing edition

Might weight weenie it to annoy carbon bike riders...

Raam · 20-07-2015 4:42pm

lennymc wrote: »

havent posted in here in a while. ordered this today - Caad 10 force racing edition

Might weight weenie it to annoy carbon bike riders...

Nice machine. If you look on the weight-weenies forum you can see that it is a popular bike there.

lennymc · 20-07-2015 5:14pm

saw that alright. Some might light bikes.
I think i will go wheels/tyres, maybe stem and bars and seatpost. Dont want to sacrifice reliability

ford2600 · 21-07-2015 10:43am

Tb14 rims with ultegra hubs.

Went with box profile with comfort in mind, but it looks well also. Black rim, I presume it'll wear off like the archtype rim.

I'll test the comfort theory tonight on a few choice roads

Borderfox · 22-07-2015 4:35pm

Picked the Edge 25 up today with an out front mount

arybvtcw0eolkf · 26-07-2015 8:23pm

Picked up a Garmin Edge 200 today.

Just mounted it now.

6034073

And lights off;

3102derek · 30-07-2015 8:57am

Credit card took a beating this month..

Red Shifters and lizard skin tape to replace my broken rival shifter

& new Shoes, can never have enough shoes, Northware Extreme Tech Plus

Borderfox · 30-07-2015 11:38am

Picked up a Castelli Pocket Liner on special from crc for €285. Out yesterday and just Wow!!

Hasmunch · 30-07-2015 11:44am

Having bought a bike and started to cycle to work recently, finding this thread is not good.

It's amazing what i can justify buying if when i convince myself all the money I'm saving on diesel!

30-07-2015 11:58am

Borderfox wrote: »

Picked the Edge 25 up today with an out front mount

Really like the compact size of those.

omri · 30-07-2015 12:50pm

Hasmunch wrote: »

Having bought a bike and started to cycle to work recently, finding this thread is not good.

It's amazing what i can justify buying if when i convince myself all the money I'm saving on diesel!

The key here is to "save on diesel for a year" and then see what that money can buy you

lennymc · 30-07-2015 12:53pm

omri wrote: »

what that money can buy you

more bikes

omri · 30-07-2015 1:09pm

lennymc wrote: »

more bikes

MERIDA ??

Cee-Jay-Cee · 30-07-2015 3:23pm

Hasmunch wrote: »

Having bought a bike and started to cycle to work recently, finding this thread is not good.

It's amazing what i can justify buying if when i convince myself all the money I'm saving on diesel!

It's actually quite easy to buy stuff for your bike/cycling. What I do is go into a clothes shop, pick out a few pairs of jeans and a couple if shirts and maybe a jacket. Make sure they all fit properly and then leave them back on the rack. €200 saved in one foul swoop. Get online and buy s new saddle/jacket/handlebars/tyres etc etc with the money you saved not buying the clothes earlier.

tigerboon · 30-07-2015 4:19pm

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

It's actually quite easy to buy stuff for your bike/cycling. What I do is go into a clothes shop, pick out a few pairs of jeans and a couple if shirts and maybe a jacket. Make sure they all fit properly and then leave them back on the rack. €200 saved in one foul swoop. Get online and buy s new saddle/jacket/handlebars/tyres etc etc with the money you saved not buying the clothes earlier.

That energy would be better spent on the hills. Would you not window shop online, decide not to buy and simply exit the site. Same saving and vital energy saved.

Zyzz · 30-07-2015 4:41pm

omri wrote: »

MERIDA ??

Mower buyek

Scrappy600 · 30-07-2015 5:16pm

before......

after.....duuuuurty!!

Wont eat for the rest of the year but thats a small detail.....

3102derek · 30-07-2015 5:18pm

love the wheels, tubs or clinchers? do you mind if i ask how much they set you back?

Scrappy600 · 30-07-2015 5:21pm

3102derek wrote: »

love the wheels, tubs or clinchers? do you mind if i ask how much they set you back?

Clinchers, and no dear wife, no matter how many fake accounts you set up on boards you'll not find out!

Lumen · 30-07-2015 5:26pm

Scrappy600 wrote: »

Clinchers, and no dear wife, no matter how many fake accounts you set up on boards you'll not find out!

Point of order...

This thread is about spending money. On this thread beauty is off-topic.
There's another thread about beauty. On that thread money is off-topic.

So I think you posted in the wrong thread

(I am not a mod)

Dipsomaniac · 31-07-2015 2:14pm

Have a trip coming up and went a little overboard with the credit card last night and Wednesday on a few bits and pieces. Mostly Castelli

Got a chain as well.

Need to get a spare hanger now for the trip just in case

rollingscone · 31-07-2015 2:41pm

Scrappy600 wrote: »

before......

after.....duuuuurty!!

Wont eat for the rest of the year but thats a small detail.....

Belongs in the "Now I need to change my underwear" thread.

Darkglasses · 06-08-2015 1:49pm

Signed Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb jersey arrived today, bought via their FB competition. They were auctioning off 102 of them, for charity (German youth cycling...so yeah, not exactly Oxfam).

It was a pretty generous deal, my bid was a bit less than the retail price in the webshop, and they paid the postage and 19% tax. Delighted with that. Hoping to mount it on the wall somehow.

06-08-2015 1:50pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

Signed Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb jersey arrived today, bought via their FB competition. They were auctioning off 102 of them, for charity (German youth cycling...so yeah, not exactly Oxfam).

It was a pretty generous deal, my bid was a bit less than the retail price in the webshop, and they paid the postage and 19% tax. Delighted with that. Hoping to mount it on the wall somehow.

Very nice!

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

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