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Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:54 pm
by Chew
voodoo_simon wrote:Anyone else not getting the link to work?
Fine here, it's just you :wink:

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:57 pm
by voodoo_simon
Chew wrote:
voodoo_simon wrote:Anyone else not getting the link to work?
Fine here, it's just you :wink:
Great, the wifey has put an adult block on the 'net :lol:

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:29 pm
by Teetosugars
Just ordered one... :-bd

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:54 am
by voodoo_simon
Teetosugars wrote:Just ordered one... :-bd
Rub it in why don't you!

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:36 pm
by benp1
Link worked fine for me but couldn't buy it from home. Fine from work, figured it was worth a shot

I've got 110cm and 100cm carbon poles, how will it pitch with either of those? I have walking poles that I usually use to pitch things like this but that won't work on the bike as I don't take them... It's one of the big reasons I don't use my SuperMid for bikepacking

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:42 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
I've got 110cm and 100cm carbon poles, how will it pitch with either of those?
Use the 110cm as the main pole and the 100cm for the entrance. It'll be a little low but will be fine - 120cm is my favoured main pole length.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 3:02 pm
by ctznsmith
Anyone need some riser bars...for 10p! :shock:

http://www.cyclerepublic.com/components ... clamp.html

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 3:22 pm
by benp1
Bearbonesnorm wrote:
I've got 110cm and 100cm carbon poles, how will it pitch with either of those?
Use the 110cm as the main pole and the 100cm for the entrance. It'll be a little low but will be fine - 120cm is my favoured main pole length.
Good stuff, thanks Stuart

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 3:47 pm
by Charliecres
Stu, are you using anything to locate the pole and protect the fabric? There's no sleeve and not a huge amount of reinforcement on mine.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 3:55 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Stu, are you using anything to locate the pole and protect the fabric? There's no sleeve and not a huge amount of reinforcement on mine.
Mine's got quite a big reinforcement patch on the apex, however I stick a rubber end over the pole just to make sure ... a ping-pong ball or even half a tennis ball works quite well, as does your glove.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:08 pm
by Teetosugars
ctznsmith wrote:Anyone need some riser bars...for 10p! :shock:

http://www.cyclerepublic.com/components ... clamp.html
They've clocked their mistake....

Back up to £49.99 now.. :???:

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 6:19 pm
by touch
Teetosugars wrote:
They've clocked their mistake....

Back up to £49.99 now.. :???:
Also an email to say my order has been cancelled due to a pricing error.
You didnt miss anything.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:39 pm
by ctznsmith
...a discussion about this on a fb group I frequent highlighted that this is not the first time Cycle Republic have done this AND that it may be a rather cynical mechanism of signing up people to their mailing list (who don't opt out I assume whilst ordering).

Really annoyed and sorry that I posted it. :-L

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 9:48 am
by PeterC
Pressed the button on the Trailerstar clone, this will definitely need to be smuggled in :wink:
Probably use it for a bit of backpacking/trips to the Alps where I can use walking poles. Guess for bike packing I'll have to get some very nice lightweight carbon poles, wonder where I could get those? :lol:

Seriously, the good lady would like to go back to Slovenia for some easy mountaineering, and we both hate staying in huts (neither of us can ever get a good night's sleep in one nowadays), so hopefully this will give us a good sized two person shelter for bivvying high up.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:46 pm
by polarcherry
Fake copy Trailstar - for those who have one - did you get stung for customs or did the seller mark it down?

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:57 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Fake copy Trailstar - for those who have one - did you get stung for customs or did the seller mark it down?
IME it's rare to get stung with anything coming in from China.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:23 pm
by jam bo

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 3:51 pm
by Richard G
Some good stuff in there. Just grabbed myself a rather fetching roadie helmet.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 4:32 pm
by RIP
Richard G wrote:r****e


AWWOOGA! :smile:

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 5:19 pm
by Richard G
Maybe another addition to the filter? :P

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 8:55 pm
by cloudnine
Lifetime supply of 11spd cassettes and gels ordered

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:35 am
by Cheeky Monkey
Ta. Orange helmet for the boy :-bd

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:00 am
by ir_bandito
Bonty Chucabaras for £70 at Triton

http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/component ... yre-p14232

Weirdly not marked as discounted, but I couldn't find them for less than £99 anywhere else.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:42 am
by AlasdairMc
cloudnine wrote:Lifetime supply of 11spd cassettes and gels ordered
I'm the same on the gels, I've got enough for the next year or two for sure

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:02 pm
by Teetosugars
So, I followed everyone's' lead and ordered anew bivi bag..

http://www.titaniumgoat.com/Kestrel-Bivy.html

Just been stung £16.10 for customs... :roll:

Aces. :cry: