Your Most Recent Cycling-related Purchase
09-07-16, 10:19 PM
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Two Whizzer torpedo marker lights.
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09-08-16, 05:57 AM
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After 3 years I'm finally upgrading my cheapo walmart bike pump. It worked well enough to put air in my tires, but it leaked so badly that I was burning more calories pumping my tires than riding. I'm hoping the Spin Doctor Pro HP has a good tight seal on it. I know its lame, but I'm super excited to get a new one 
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09-08-16, 07:23 AM
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Went on a bit of a shopping spree, early birthday presents to myself:
A nice used Ultegra 6800 Compact crankset 50/34T, $85 on Ebay! Delighted with that deal.
Also some new stainless steel bottle cages from Jenson USA, since the welds on my cheap alu bottle cages broke: $8 each
And a new 11-28 Shimano 105 5700 10spd cassette: $30 on Wiggle
A nice used Ultegra 6800 Compact crankset 50/34T, $85 on Ebay! Delighted with that deal.
Also some new stainless steel bottle cages from Jenson USA, since the welds on my cheap alu bottle cages broke: $8 each
And a new 11-28 Shimano 105 5700 10spd cassette: $30 on Wiggle
09-08-16, 05:16 PM
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First Rapha purchase. Both sale pieces with an extra 10% off that extends through Sunday.
09-08-16, 05:28 PM
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SRAM OG 1090 11-26 cassette for the Orbea and a pair of Xpedo Traverse 9 pedals in white for the Mongoose build.
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09-08-16, 06:27 PM
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I have two pair of those bibs, they're fantastic.
09-08-16, 07:09 PM
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09-09-16, 03:45 AM
Zoom zoom zoom zoom bonk
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PCS 10 from chainreaction. 3 days from the UK to NZ!
Visited the local specy dealer and picked up a nice saddle for 1/3 the RRP. The sales guy was kinda weird, he insisted on discarding the packaging. Its for my Nishiki commuter but I might try it on my brevet bike too.
Visited the local specy dealer and picked up a nice saddle for 1/3 the RRP. The sales guy was kinda weird, he insisted on discarding the packaging. Its for my Nishiki commuter but I might try it on my brevet bike too.
09-09-16, 07:12 AM
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09-09-16, 07:27 AM
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A longer seatpost for the Phoenix, and el cheapo LED headlights for the Feida.
I'm really beginning to get what this whole single-speed thing is all about! I mean yeah, the BMX I rode around while I was in grade school in the 1980s was, for all intents and purposes, a "single-speed," but I never really thought about it at a deeper, more visceral, philosophical level until now!
I'm really beginning to get what this whole single-speed thing is all about!
I mean yeah, the BMX I rode around while I was in grade school in the 1980s was, for all intents and purposes, a "single-speed," but I never really thought about it at a deeper, more visceral, philosophical level until now!
09-09-16, 11:39 AM
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09-09-16, 02:32 PM
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I can honestly say that I spend more on bike clothes in a year than I do normal clothes. Priorities!
09-09-16, 06:52 PM
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09-09-16, 09:01 PM
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Haha, yes! None of my regular shoes even come close to my cycling shoes.
09-10-16, 05:41 PM
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I found some NOS replacements for my favorite cycling shoes.
$84.99 for $270 shoes.
Four years ago I paid $108 for a pair(pro deal discount), and fell in love with them. Finally a perfect fit.
Those shoes have done well for 58k miles, so hopefully I'm set until 2021.
$84.99 for $270 shoes.
Four years ago I paid $108 for a pair(pro deal discount), and fell in love with them. Finally a perfect fit.
Those shoes have done well for 58k miles, so hopefully I'm set until 2021.
09-10-16, 08:40 PM
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New shoes
New socks
New jersey
Trailer hitch and bike carrier
New socks
New jersey
Trailer hitch and bike carrier
09-11-16, 02:20 PM
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Stuff for long ride on FG bike:,-48-EU-von-Cycleur-de-luxe-Blau-(TWILIGHT-BLUE)-Groesse-48-EU-171648629.jpg)
- Hoods - one dummy and one with brake (sacrelige, for which I think I'll burn if I don't repent)
- Bottle cage and adapter for bar mount (goofy, but in a good way)
- These shoes (not cheap as sneakers go, but a bargain at twice the price as far as comfort and effectiveness go)
09-11-16, 02:34 PM
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09-11-16, 05:22 PM
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2016 Scott Addict SL. Swapped the Sram Red for Dura Ace 9000. 52/36 compact, 11-28 rear cassette. Zipp 202 clinchers. Pricey bike, MSRP is $10K or so, I paid about half of that, traded and e-bayed some other stuff against it. This replaces my 2014 Addict that had broken (it's a long story). This new bike does have the higher grade carbon fiber which is purportedly stiffer and more compliant. Combined with the 202 wheels which feature a slightly wider rim width the bike really is very comfortable and a great climber. Very happy with it.
I really like the 52/36 compact better than the 50/34 I had on the old bike, just works better for me in general for a couple of reasons combined with the 11/28 cassette. That 36/28 bailout gear really does help when your legs are toast and the ramps get north of 12%.
Also: they put that Zipp bar tape on this and on my other bike, that's really nice stuff, looks like it will last a long time too.
I really like the 52/36 compact better than the 50/34 I had on the old bike, just works better for me in general for a couple of reasons combined with the 11/28 cassette. That 36/28 bailout gear really does help when your legs are toast and the ramps get north of 12%.
Also: they put that Zipp bar tape on this and on my other bike, that's really nice stuff, looks like it will last a long time too.
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09-11-16, 06:58 PM
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2016 Scott Addict SL. Swapped the Sram Red for Dura Ace 9000. 52/36 compact, 11-28 rear cassette. Zipp 202 clinchers. Pricey bike, MSRP is $10K or so, I paid about half of that, traded and e-bayed some other stuff against it. This replaces my 2014 Addict that had broken (it's a long story). This new bike does have the higher grade carbon fiber which is purportedly stiffer and more compliant. Combined with the 202 wheels which feature a slightly wider rim width the bike really is very comfortable and a great climber. Very happy with it.
I really like the 52/36 compact better than the 50/34 I had on the old bike, just works better for me in general for a couple of reasons combined with the 11/28 cassette. That 36/28 bailout gear really does help when your legs are toast and the ramps get north of 12%.
Also: they put that Zipp bar tape on this and on my other bike, that's really nice stuff, looks like it will last a long time too.
I really like the 52/36 compact better than the 50/34 I had on the old bike, just works better for me in general for a couple of reasons combined with the 11/28 cassette. That 36/28 bailout gear really does help when your legs are toast and the ramps get north of 12%.
Also: they put that Zipp bar tape on this and on my other bike, that's really nice stuff, looks like it will last a long time too.
09-11-16, 08:05 PM
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09-11-16, 08:24 PM
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Wow. that's three threads in the last month with sock questions or gripes! Welcome to Bike Socks Forums.
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