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That's a tubeless set of wheels sorted for the mtb, ta.
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I've been scouring the classifieds for a while for a 2nd hand neoair xlite and they seem to go for 120-140 on eBay.

Saved the arseache and scored one new for 120 post free here -

https://www.elitemountainsupplies.co.uk ... gular-p970
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Just ordered a couple of things from Rutland Cycles:

SKS Speedrockers for £35 - cheapest I've seen them for ages, and I've been looking

BOGOF on Moon lights. I've got a Meteor front and Comet-X rear, and they're pretty good, but I like to have multiple rears as backup, so just bought another two for £15 total.
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Retiredtester wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:28 pm I've been scouring the classifieds for a while for a 2nd hand neoair xlite and they seem to go for 120-140 on eBay.

Saved the arseache and scored one new for 120 post free here -

https://www.elitemountainsupplies.co.uk ... gular-p970
That's really annoying as I just bought one from elsewhere for £160. Am using it this weekend though so hope it's cold.....😁
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:roll: sorry.... I'm usually on the receiving end of that kind of reverse serendipity. Have a good one!
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Retiredtester wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:28 pm I've been scouring the classifieds for a while for a 2nd hand neoair xlite and they seem to go for 120-140 on eBay.

Saved the arseache and scored one new for 120 post free here -

https://www.elitemountainsupplies.co.uk ... gular-p970
Thanks. I have one and it's years old, has so many tiny holes now. Most are fixed but I think it was going down last trip. In case I give up on it this spring I've grabbed a new one at that price. If the current one isn't leaking then I'll post this one up NIB at cost.
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I think this version of the NeoAir is being discontinued so you might expect to see a few more cheap ones over time. The new one is the NXT but it's only incremental improvement
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PaulB2 wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:25 am That's a tubeless set of wheels sorted for the mtb, ta.
Or not as the case may be since they've just cancelled my order. Bah humbug.
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SKS Speedrockers for £35 - cheapest I've seen them for ages, and I've been looking
Good spot and purchased, thanks
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PaulB2 wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:49 am
PaulB2 wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:25 am That's a tubeless set of wheels sorted for the mtb, ta.
Or not as the case may be since they've just cancelled my order. Bah humbug.
That's annoying .... I've ordered a set of wheels for the crosser £68 delivered, but I'll be pretty annoyed if they cancel my order as I'll been in conversation with 'David' at Superstar making sure they had what I needed... might be worth emailing them on kayako@superstarcomponents.com ....
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That's a shame @PaulB2. Mine are arriving shortly so I got lucky, maybe they had a bit of a run with the 75% discount and their stock management didn't keep up... :???:
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I think it's because I made the mistake of paying through paypal and that didn't clear until this morning - they've only 650b wheels left in boost. Finding a cheap option for a 7 year old bike is proving tricky (100x15 front, 135QR in the back, 650b) which is why I jumped on this offer.
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Some good bargains in the Pedaled sale ...

https://pedaled.com/eu_en/winter-sale/s ... newsletter
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they've only 650b wheels left in bo
Boost adapter kits work very well and what I used for the superstar wheels as one bike is boost and one is standard
About £15 from eBay for both ends )
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There's a bunch of Montane stuff on SportsPursuit: https://www.sportpursuit.com/products?b ... ir=asc&p=7
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PaulB2 wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:00 pm I think it's because I made the mistake of paying through paypal and that didn't clear until this morning - they've only 650b wheels left in boost. Finding a cheap option for a 7 year old bike is proving tricky (100x15 front, 135QR in the back, 650b) which is why I jumped on this offer.
Similar to what I got ... but 29er not 650b for a 2016 Genesis CDF 10 and QR both
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PaulB2 wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:00 pm I think it's because I made the mistake of paying through paypal and that didn't clear until this morning - they've only 650b wheels left in boost. Finding a cheap option for a 7 year old bike is proving tricky (100x15 front, 135QR in the back, 650b) which is why I jumped on this offer.
I'd talk to them ...
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benp1 wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:41 am I think this version of the NeoAir is being discontinued so you might expect to see a few more cheap ones over time. The new one is the NXT but it's only incremental improvement
Slightly lighter, slightly thicker and slightly better insulation than the model I've just bought. Slightly annoying.
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Retiredtester wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 4:47 pm Slightly lighter, slightly thicker and slightly better insulation than the model I've just bought. Slightly annoying.
I spotted there were new versions, I also saw the prices! Over £300 for the long neotherm :o at that price I'll be sticking with my old version.
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Speaking of mats, I noticed that Exped appear to have had a re-jig of names and specs. Quite good really as some seem to be simply called R1, R2 etc in relation to their values.
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PaulB2 wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:00 pm I think it's because I made the mistake of paying through paypal and that didn't clear until this morning - they've only 650b wheels left in boost. Finding a cheap option for a 7 year old bike is proving tricky (100x15 front, 135QR in the back, 650b) which is why I jumped on this offer.
Their website doesn't seem to reflect their current stock levels.

I had 2 separate orders cancelled by them 650b non-boost wheels as they were out if stock. Even after they cancelled, I was still able to select both wheelsets and add to the basket for weeks afterwards.
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I haven't bought anything from Superstar in ages but their website and (early?) customer service was sometimes a bit problematic.
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I got a set of the discounted fuel hubs on coloured 27id rims so did my mate for the 29er, look great tbh and cost us 51 quid a pair with next day delivery bargain, should have bought more lol
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voodoo_simon wrote: Fri Jan 06, 2023 3:43 pm No idea of quality but disco shoes for £25
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-dorica-mtb-shoe-2
They are comfy and great on the bike but the tread is hard plastic. Fine on soft terrain but slippery on hard surfaces. Certainly 25 quids worth.
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