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Bike24 has been inconsistent for me. I had super fast deliveries (next day if ordered early the day before), but currently still waiting for a Black Friday order to be shipped. Customer service was responsive though and said they are still overwhelmed by Black Friday and Christmas orders. Bike-components has been very good for me in the past as well. Im based in Germany though so it’s all domestic.
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:Wiggle is good, they’re the same as ChainReactionCycles so check both, sometimes there’s slight differences on prices. LordGun ship from Italy so its probably easier getting stuff from them outside the UK than in it. The wheel I got from there recently shipped via fedex got stuck in customs hell for 3 weeks
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TobinHatesYou posted:Starbike is generally good, bike-components.de and bike-discount.de are also good.
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Skarsnik posted:LordGun ship from Italy so its probably easier getting stuff from them outside the UK than in it. The wheel I got from there recently shipped via fedex got stuck in customs hell for 3 weeks You’re right. Brescia. I mixed them up with a different company. I got my tires in 2 days from Italy. Crazy.
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Dec 3, 2021 14:00
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well i got two gold 11SL chains from wiggle and they're 51 loving dollars now, what in the absolute hell. that was the sale price instead of new MSRP of 74 dollars
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Dec 3, 2021 16:55
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The gold versions were always around that price I thought?
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Dec 3, 2021 18:26
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I'm a gold YBN-SLA110 fan, but even those are like $45 each.
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Dec 3, 2021 18:48
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The gold versions have always been a touch more expensive than the silver. (Personally I use a dura ace chain with a gold KMC reusable quick link to make it easy to find)
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Dec 3, 2021 18:50
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Vando posted:The gold versions were always around that price I thought? i think that's true but when i was looking yesterday the gold was on sale at 30ish percent off and silver full price. i looked for dura ace but it was sold out everywhere (not buying bike poo poo on amazon anymore)
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Dec 3, 2021 18:54
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https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-hg-901-dura-ace-9100-11-speed-chain-60616.html https://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-chains/shimano-dura-ace-r9100-11-speed-chain/11335871.html For future reference (both of these shops are legit)
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Dec 3, 2021 19:03
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BraveUlysses posted:i think that's true but when i was looking yesterday the gold was on sale at 30ish percent off and silver full price. Wiggle 'sales' are not really sales, MSRP is pretty much always super inflated over realistic pricing (except if things get really bananas with supply)
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spf3million posted:Starbike had great prices but I ordered a bunch of parts almost a month ago and the package still hasn't left Frankfurt  Looks like the wheels will be the last thing to show up, shipped on 12/1 e: another teaser on a part that has arrived 
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Dec 3, 2021 19:08
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:Bike24 shipped my dynamo light and it took for-loving-ever Bike24 dynamo bits are hard to beat. Mine took about 5 days though, a few weeks ago.  (just the rear to wire up still)
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Dec 3, 2021 19:43
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MrL_JaKiri posted:(Personally I use a dura ace chain with a gold KMC reusable quick link to make it easy to find) this is the way!
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sweat poteto posted:Bike24 dynamo bits are hard to beat. Mine took about 5 days though, a few weeks ago.
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Dec 3, 2021 21:10
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sweat poteto posted:Bike24 dynamo bits are hard to beat. Mine took about 5 days though, a few weeks ago. Eyyyyyyy there it is!!
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sweat poteto posted:Bike24 dynamo bits are hard to beat. Mine took about 5 days though, a few weeks ago. Silver components continue to own
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A surprisingly warm day today, about 70° F (294 K), so I took another ride down the Confluence Trail. Did about 25 miles. I waited all last winter for a warm day between December and February; we usually get one or two. Never happened. It was nice to get back on the trail today, especially after a week of being sick, and another week of it trying to linger on before my immune system finally killed it.
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Dec 4, 2021 00:38
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When a store has the type of bike you're looking for in stock in this day and age (and is 10% off) then you pounce. I think this will do for bikepacking around Japan.  This is my first disc brake bike too.  I should start hoarding pads.
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Dec 4, 2021 03:48
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BraveUlysses posted:well i got two gold 11SL chains from wiggle and they're 51 loving dollars now, what in the absolute hell. that was the sale price instead of new MSRP of 74 dollars I've always liked KMC X11SL TiN chains. IMO they are finished way, way better than the YBN equivalent. It's something I felt instantly in my hand, the edges of the links, the chamfers to aid shifting, etc. Even the "gold" is a better color on the KMC vs YBN. The gold YBN SLA110 I had on my trainer is the only chain I've ever snapped ever. It broke at a random pin. The black YBN SLA110 I had in my hot-melt wax rotation started losing its black coating on the inner links after one ride. I recently stored the freshly waxed chain in the garage near the front fans of my trainer. When it came time to pop it on my bike I noticed rust spots all over the chain. My KMC X11SLs have never rusted, nor have my SRAM Red PC-22 chains or even my Force PC-1170 chains. The only other chain that has rusted for me in the last 5 years was a cheaper KMC 11.93, which started rusting almost immediately after I put it on my indoor trainer bike. TobinHatesYou fucked around with this message at 04:19 on Dec 4, 2021 |
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paperwind posted:When a store has the type of bike you're looking for in stock in this day and age (and is 10% off) then you pounce. I think this will do for bikepacking around Japan. great color livery on this! looks very fun
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Money spent on bike/distance traveled on said bike It's an interesting lens to view bike ownership especially as a commuting devic e My drop bar abomination is sitting at ~15c/km And my cruiser cum cargo bike is sitting at ~$1/km
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Jestery posted:Money spent on bike/distance traveled on said bike High and low is a bit shocking. Race bike: $8.18/km. (honestly surprised it's that low, given it's only half a season old)  Commute bike: $0.22/km (surprised it's not lower, but pretty good I guess) 
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bicievino posted:High and low is a bit shocking. Are you factoring in the gold earned, though?
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kimbo305 posted:Are you factoring in the gold earned, though? USAC medals come from AliExpress, so I never considered biting it. They actually ran out this year mid-championships because the ones they ordered got stuck in customs.
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Dec 4, 2021 16:28
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Should I go cycling today?
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Sab0921 posted:Should I go cycling today? u know the answer
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bicievino posted:USAC medals come from AliExpress, so I never considered biting it. Stop, you’re breaking my heart. Edit: my new gravel situation is sitting at 8.17/km with close to 4 weeks of winter riding. My 11 year old nexus 8 speed commuter is probably down to fractions of a penny at this point, kind of wish I had a bike computer on that old girl just to be bewildered. osker fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Dec 4, 2021 |
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My trainer bike is either by far the cheapest or by far the most expensive depending on whether virtual miles deserve virtual attaboys.
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scored ANOTHER set of wheels today, a pair of DT swiss r470db, not too many miles on them and came with rotors and hubs. i think these are lighter than my wtb i23 wheels so those might end up being my backup set. is gorilla tape good for setting these up as tubeless? i seem to remember seeing people mention it and there are youtube videos showing people installing it.
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I went cycling today even though the weather was decidedly not fun. Between 30 and 40 and real wet is just a recipe for miserable. Colder or warmer or dryer and I can manage, but ugh.
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BraveUlysses posted:scored ANOTHER set of wheels today, a pair of DT swiss r470db, not too many miles on them and came with rotors and hubs. i think these are lighter than my wtb i23 wheels so those might end up being my backup set. Don't use gorilla tape. Look up "green powder coat masking tape" or 3M 8992. The generic stuff comes in pretty much any width you'd need. Since the wheels you linked are 20mm internal, you can just get the 1" wide rolls. For your i23s, you'd want 1-1/8".
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TobinHatesYou posted:Don't use gorilla tape. Look up "green powder coat masking tape" or 3M 8992. The generic stuff comes in pretty much any width you'd need. Since the wheels you linked are 20mm internal, you can just get the 1" wide rolls. For your i23s, you'd want 1-1/8". I did this on thread advice and it worked great, and cheaper than branded tubeless tape. 1" tape works perfect on my 21mm internal width rims. Amazon link Guinness fucked around with this message at 21:43 on Dec 4, 2021 |
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bicievino posted:
Loving that rando bag Would love to get one myself
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I haven't redone it in a while, but years ago I calculated my all purpose bike (incl replacement parts after several years) to be about 8-10¢/mile. Hell of a lot better than owning a car at 40-60 ¢/mile.
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TT Bike - on the road - is about £10 per km (plus turbo miles it's a lot cheaper). Tarmac is around £1/km, Endurace is negative because I sold it for more than it cost, commuter I have no idea
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I think the best ratio is the BMC Teammachine that I got for $1500 and have just shy of 20k km on. Worst is my Chisel that I got recently with only 150km on it, and it cost $800. Shoutout to the Trek 1.2 that has 17k km and cost $150, although it’s the trainer bike.
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Are you guys including maintenance costs in this or just original purchase price?
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Jestery posted:Loving that rando bag It's real useful this time of year for layers, rain jacket, spare pair of gloves, etc. If I were doing it again I'd get one that doesn't require the front rack, like the routewerx bag or Swift paloma bag.
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PolishPandaBear posted:Are you guys including maintenance costs in this or just original purchase price? I was including ballpark maintenance costs but it was kinda guesstimated. Like, I know roughly how many chains, tires, and brake pads I've gone through, but that's all I've replaced.
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