Your Most Recent Cycling-related Purchase
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Gonna try the Flataways on these extra light Soma Supple Vitesses. My commuter has Gatorskins right now and I'm hankering for a softer, grippier ride. We'll see.
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@bargo68, if you don't have goatheads or lots of glass on your roads, try running without the flawaways. I use tires with no puncture protection, and I do just fine. You'll like the ride quality.
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@bargo68, if you don't have goatheads or lots of glass on your roads, try running without the flawaways. I use tires with no puncture protection, and I do just fine. You'll like the ride quality.
Just took a couple mile spin on the Somas with the liners and I think it's gonna be good!
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the Niterider 400 (used alongside a Niterider 600) died. I got a Niterider 1200 to replace the 400. I like to see where I'm going.
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The Black Friday Pilferage
Went a bit overboard this year with the Black Friday deals. Started at Bike Monkey with a 50% off closeout
3 Jerseys & 3 Bibshorts and some arm warmers
3 bottles for 9$
3 Jerseys & 3 Bibshorts and some arm warmers
3 bottles for 9$
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More Black Friday Pilferage
A pair of HED Vanquish 6 rims for 60% off
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And The Pilferage Continues
Ultegra Di2 to go on a New Frame
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Specialized Toupe no longer available. So trying this out.
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Kickr core, Kickr climb, and some cheap cubby shelves from Target. Funny thing, is the household comptroller was fine with $1500 for the trainer and climb, but she was against the $40 for the cubbies. To me, the money spent ($40) was of no consequence, and if they didn't work out where I envisioned them, they could always go in the garage.
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Kickr core, Kickr climb, and some cheap cubby shelves from Target. Funny thing, is the household comptroller was fine with $1500 for the trainer and climb, but she was against the $40 for the cubbies. To me, the money spent ($40) was of no consequence, and if they didn't work out where I envisioned them, they could always go in the garage.
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Isn't that the truth! when we moved back to Wisconsin in 2005, I bought a fire breathing beast of a snow blower... 14 HP, 7 forward speeds, 3 reverse, lock-unlock differential, heated hand grips... cost a BUNDLE. no way I was going to shovel again after living in the southwest for so long. NO MAJOR SNOW STORMS all winter. I told the guys I worked with they each owed me $100!!
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Isn't that the truth! when we moved back to Wisconsin in 2005, I bought a fire breathing beast of a snow blower... 14 HP, 7 forward speeds, 3 reverse, lock-unlock differential, heated hand grips... cost a BUNDLE. no way I was going to shovel again after living in the southwest for so long. NO MAJOR SNOW STORMS all winter. I told the guys I worked with they each owed me $100!!
As for the snow blower, your first mistake was moving to Wisconsin.
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Not that I wanted to, but I just bought a new rear deraileur. Shimano Di2 Ultegra 8050. The old unit was damaged and failed.
Got a new chain, too. happy times.
Got a new chain, too. happy times.
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jamsbiks on Ebay. He normally list them for 1500 but let me get a pair for 1200 for BF.
I took pictures and sent to Andy over at HED who confirmed they are legitimate wheels, fully functional Vanquish 6 RC Pro's with sonic hubs, just "blemished" models they cannot sell at full retail. He was familiar with this ebayer. The blemishes on these are hard to find. They are perfectly true and well built with good spoke tension. They have Aug 20 build dates on them.
Know that the pictures on Jamsbiks listing are not the actual model so what you get may be slightly different but you can see the blemishes in the pics.
Also HED had a 20% Holiday discount for Black Friday which I am sure will come back before Christmas. The 20% off gets you into a pair of the Vanquish RC Performance wheels for about 1300.00
-Sean
I took pictures and sent to Andy over at HED who confirmed they are legitimate wheels, fully functional Vanquish 6 RC Pro's with sonic hubs, just "blemished" models they cannot sell at full retail. He was familiar with this ebayer. The blemishes on these are hard to find. They are perfectly true and well built with good spoke tension. They have Aug 20 build dates on them.
Know that the pictures on Jamsbiks listing are not the actual model so what you get may be slightly different but you can see the blemishes in the pics.
Also HED had a 20% Holiday discount for Black Friday which I am sure will come back before Christmas. The 20% off gets you into a pair of the Vanquish RC Performance wheels for about 1300.00
-Sean
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Chorus HO Medium Cage RD with a 12-32 cassette to go with. Probably won't install til the Spring though.
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Stahlwille Torsiomax 775a/12 2-12 inch-lb (0.2 - 1.4 nm) and 775a/50 5-50 inch-lb (1.1-5.7 nm) torque screwdrivers. They complement my smallest torque wrenches, the Stahlwille 730a/2-1 17.5 - 87.5 inch-lb (2-10 nm) and 730/2 4-20 nm.
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What was your most recent cycling-related purchase?
Mine, today (Wednsday) ... a gift for my husband.
Planet Bike Super Flash Rear Light
https://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1233818968208
And on Monday I got one for me, as well as two tires, and handlebar tape ... getting ready for the season.
Mine, today (Wednsday) ... a gift for my husband.
Planet Bike Super Flash Rear Light
https://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1233818968208
And on Monday I got one for me, as well as two tires, and handlebar tape ... getting ready for the season.
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Not a purchase per se, but I whipped up a simple phone tray to stick my phone in on the trainer, in Fusion 360 and 3D-printed it. With an adhesive Garmin style twist mount on the bottom it sits neatly in the computer bracket and is quick and easy to grab either the phone from it, or also replace it with a computer for use outdoors.
The adhesive twist mount:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The adhesive twist mount:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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A Bontrager Wavecel Specter helmet and a pair of Pearl Izumi winter gloves, that should take good care of the important extremities for a while.
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Bontrager Specter WaveCel Helmets for my wife and myself. Shimano Ultegra 8000 14-28 Cassette.
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105 28-11 cassette as well just for got to put it in picture.
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