mat_swan wrote:

Enjoy the pressfit 86 bottom bracket ... creek.........creek.......creek....creek...creek

I'm not ecstatic about it but to be fair the one on my commencal has been pretty much creak free. OHs Pivot had some creaking issues which have been solved by a thread together bb. I read somewhere aluminium shells should be easier than carbon to get the tolerances for pf bbs right, which might explain the difference.

Ideal world it would have had threaded bb but oh well.

This might be of interest

https://youtu.be/ow-iRD_dHs8

A lovely Paramo ciclo jacket, well impressed with it

Winter bag turned up: Rab Summit 600. looks like it will do the business and with a decent stuffsac (not the one supplied) it should compress to a reasonable size considering.
And a GSI java press. Like an aero press but hopefully will fit in a bottle holder for those morning brews.

A pair of Salsa Anything Cages..
To go with the Anything bags.
Only a month between them..

A nice big box of parts (the box was actually properly filled not a 10:1 ration of bubble wrap to items) . Various spare brake pads and a 1x11 drivetrain - shifter, derailleur, cassette and cables (already got the chain). A jacket that was in the sale and about 1/3rd price!

...and dropped off a nice Zpacks hood and a box of ProTools. Happy days.

Greetz

S.

and brought curtains

Luvly. I always feel that they lend a nice cosy homely feel to one's tarp.....

Salsa beanie hat and socks....cheers Mr Fufkin

a very nice Lomo seatpack. someones test caught my eye, and he seems to know what her is on about.

A pair of XXS Sea to Summit compression dry bags, fit in the Sweetroll just nicely

An Anker fast charger and powercore 20100.

A schwable tyre booster, some vaults and some hope discs.

A bumper marriage threatening drop off over the last couple of days.....

Arkose dropout to replace the one broken as my mech got ripped off riding through floodwater.

105 rear mech to replace the one ripped in two by debris as I rode through floodwater

A new pair of mudguards to replace the crud racers that got pulled off their Velcro as I rode through floodwater

Some Alpkit parallax waterproof trousers for the upcoming cafe racer.

Nigel, the first 3 are replacements for damaged items so those don't count as purchases that what I tell my wife.

The postman brought me some Jones Loops I've finally given in and bought some. I've put it off as they are so expensive but I've probably spent more on the combined cost off all the other bars I've bought trying to get the perfect bar.

3 x 4.8" fat bike inner tubes from Merlin

sean_iow wrote:Nigel, the first 3 are replacements for damaged items so those don't count as purchases that what I tell my wife.

The postman brought me some Jones Loops I've finally given in and bought some. I've put it off as they are so expensive but I've probably spent more on the combined cost off all the other bars I've bought trying to get the perfect bar.

Ah ha, good call. I'll try that next time.....

Garmin 1030 bundle - can't wait to play!

Post Christmas spending spree on here isn't it!!

The postman brought me some Jones Loops I've finally given in and bought some. I've put it off as they are so expensive but I've probably spent more on the combined cost off all the other bars I've bought trying to get the perfect bar.

Convince yourself you really wanted the carbon version and hey presto look how much you saved.
You didn't by carbon did you?

Mariner wrote: Convince yourself you really wanted the carbon version and hey presto look how much you saved.
You didn't by carbon did you?

They're the ally versions but I'm already afraid that if I get on really well with them I'll want to upgrade to carbon in fact I probably did want the carbon ones but had to resist the urge.

One of the reasons I eventually took the plunge is the resale values seem to be about 2/3 the new price so I'll have that to put towards the carbon ones or if I don't get on with them I can recoup some of the outlay.

sean_iow wrote:

Mariner wrote: Convince yourself you really wanted the carbon version and hey presto look how much you saved.
You didn't by carbon did you?

They're the ally versions but I'm already afraid that if I get on really well with them I'll want to upgrade to carbon in fact I probably did want the carbon ones but had to resist the urge.

One of the reasons I eventually took the plunge is the resale values seem to be about 2/3 the new price so I'll have that to put towards the carbon ones or if I don't get on with them I can recoup some of the outlay.

A bit disappointed you didn't get the titanium

Chicken Legs wrote: A bit disappointed you didn't get the titanium

That would be my first choice but they only come in silver and I prefer black bars

A copy of Stephen Pern's book on The Great Divide.

Fuji 23mm f2 WR earlier this week. Accidents happen

And delivered a pair of British Army desert pattern waterproof trousers, quite how often it rains in desert combat zones I don’t know....anyway these will make I nice cheap pair of waterproof over shorts

Ooo yes....I forgot, I got a copy of the great divide the other day, so far so good