do i buy a thing

the bike comes with aero bars, SPD pedals, a computer ?

computer or not that seems like a sweet deal @ 200

been looking at this thing:

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/bik/1607391807.html

always loved the looks of classic 3-speed town bikes. only obv. cons are the EZ-off seatpost and cottered cranks. is the price too high (esp. for a fmr. rental)?

Are the cranks rly that bad? It's not a high-performance machine, just tap 'em farther in if they get loose. My slight experience with them was that by the time the pins loosened up, something else needed to be done on the bike anyway so it was like a "time for service" reminder.

Cottered cranks aren't really a problem, as Laurel says, this is a bike for pootling. It looks pretty, complete and original. Stick a wicker basket on it and go to the shops or join a local tweed ride. Not a lot on it to go wrong really. Those SA 3 gear hubs are pretty bomb proof and even if they wear our replacements or spares are easy enough to come by, my local bike store has hundreds salvaged from old bikes.

just looked at the super enlarged photos and that looks like a pretty sweet ride. the worst you can point to is some dings in the paintwork and fewer than I'd expect on an ex-hire bike. I say check it out, see how tight everything is and offer $150.

http://www.ride-this.com/index.php/torelli-bormio-700c-shimsram-wheelset-fr-black.html

i just want lightish wheels for training rides in the hills. that seems rly cheap and i dont see too many bad things about these wheels.

i am going to purchase dura ace wh-7850-c24-tl tubeless clinchers for this season

What's a tubeless clincher, cutty?

a clincher wheel that can run tubeless clincher tires, as well as standard tires w/ tubes

Ok, so I have a butload of delta airmiles enough for a trip back to europe at a non- peak time. They have this shopping thing where you can trade miles for goods. Turns out I have enough miles for a free, and utterly frivolous, garmin 705 bike gps. I have no need for one, other than geeky lust and frivolous desire. Should I get it?

not if you have an iPhone!

Don't have an iPhone, but might in the summer, worth considering.

i have the garmin 305 and love it. though i got it wholesale for taking part in a beta test. the 705 is the one that has color maps and talks you through foreign routes?

come on, the iphone is not a great cycling computer

you're not going to attach it to your fricken stem

plus the battery will die on long rides

Hincapie coat WANT:

http://www.velogear.com/images/660HGC.jpg

hey, the outlier trousers arrived and they are great.

awesome! i was tempted but that's way too much cash for this guy atm

torelli wheels i ordered came. instead of the 1540g last year's model, they are the 1640g this year's model. seems like they upgraded the hubs from what i can tell. so instead of a light, bladed, semi deep clincher wheelset i got an ok bladed, semi deep wheelset. shouldnt make a dif for my purposes, they are v. true and round and well tensioned for factory jobs.

its pretty amazing how commoditized wheelsets seem to be now. williams, neuvation, etc.

omg these new-old stock 70s gloves = WANT

I can't rationalize the expenditure, but if u can here u go: http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-70S-JIM-REIDS-LEATHER-ROAD-BIKE-GLOVES-SIZE-M-/380227161546?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58874e0dca

Does anyone know of anyone making similar gloves nowadays? I really dig the look of the old school crochet-mesh, but from what I can tell, the only such gloves these days tend to be pretty el cheapo.

gotta love this:

*** 70'S JIM REID'S GENUINE LEATHER CYCLING GLOVES ***

MADE IN ITALY

FINEST QUALITY - AMERICAN MADE

LOL

I really dig the look of the old school crochet-mesh, but from what I can tell, the only such gloves these days tend to be pretty el cheapo.

i'm currently using a pair of my dad's crochet-mesh gloves from like the 80s but they've recently developed a rip in the (leather) palms. seriously considering trying out my first surgical procedure to repair them, i love them so much

u gotta get that shit stitched up!

Dromarti make some lovely ones for a mere £99, which is cheaper than rapha

http://www.dromarti.com/images/dromarti/medium/mitts_MED.jpg

http://www.dromarti.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15&products_id=27

they make lovely shoes too

http://www.dromarti.com/images/dromarti/medium/sportivo_MED.jpg

those shoes would be 1000x better without those white lugs

as you wish

http://www.dromarti.com/images/dromarti/medium/race_MED.jpg

but those are road only!

they look a bit STEEMPUNK

more

http://www.modernbike.com/images/Product_Images/main_IG2126175757.jpg

if you ask me

Rapha mitts were £75 last time I checked. Bontrager make some good black leather mitts for only £20. The Gore ones I have are old-school white leather (with knuckle holes etc) on the back with modern materials on the palm - rpretty good (and good-looking) as long as you keep the leather well moisturised (I haven't).

ha that shit is 0_o if u got gear fetish and $$$ might as well go balls out tho

so tempted to trade up my duffer for something nippier, lighter etc for gadding about town

I need to sell my Trek 1200...

do I buy a garmin 305

prefer garmin 500, cheaper, lighter, would have got it if I didn't get the 705 for free (airmiles)

These are interesting aswell

http://www.ibikesports.com/

like the idea of the ibike. seems like an affordable way to train w/ power, even if it has its quirks.

I have a feeling that power meters are going to start coming down in price over the next few years. Quarq is a bit of a game changer in this regard.

i have a 305 and it's great. i got it @ wholesale for beta-testing a site that's now my sponsor!

Ed OTM about power meters not only dropping in price but also will be radically changing in form in terms of technology. instead of being tied to a hub/wheel (power tap) or a crank (srm), there is a whole new movement to move power meters into more portable forms like pedals.

I have teammates who don't even look at speed (and more and more are ignoring HR!) in favor of rolling 3-second average power as a percent of max!!! nerds!

i think i saw something about a pedal-based system last year on another forum around interbike time. some people were dissing it though. are powermeter partisans more annoying than groupset partisans??

probably worse because in 5-10 years, all existing tech will be obsolete by the sounds of things...

hmm the 500 does look interesting

WHO WANTS TO BUY MY POWERTAP? ED? C'MON

^^^good deal imho^^^

Just in case this is of use to our American friends, I got this today:

http://www.cyclingcloseouts.com/email_ads/July_2010/index.html

for londoners
http://www.onebelowzero.com/skin/frontend/default/SiDi/images/media/cycling.jpg

Thanks Cozy!

Where's Perivale? I have a feeling it's near Pinner.

do I buy a thing?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Colnago-Forever-Extreme-Power-Complete-Bike-52-CM-RARE/200495653138?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Road_Bikes&hash=item2eae78e112#ht_739wt_881

https://paddle8.com/auction/robin-williams/

coolest bike on that list would be a good poll.

yellow zipp

Funny I was thinkin that too, so fast. Kestrel with no SP another 90s tri icon.

As an iro owner, was quite surprised there.

I think if it was a bike for my riding, it would be the Merlin,tho that's a late-ish one.

oooh man so many

just spent £30 on a park tools cable cutter and it's made just about a ham-fisted shitty job as the random blunt tools i tried previously.

man, that's terrible. i wonder what changed, i've had one for cables, and one for housing, each for like 20+ years, they have always worked perfectly? The housing cutter is so strong I have misused it to cut spokes (not recommended for rim health or long-term cutter health. also can be dangerous to eye health if you have no rim strip).

Do you have to file the housing after cutting? It's so tough I find it hard to imagine you wouldn't but I had high hopes, maybe too high?

I mean it looks so mashed I think I'll be filing for hours.

spiral brake housing, or shifter housing? Yeah the soft spiral stuff tends to mash down a bit if I don't manipulate the cutting process a bit (I sort of bend the housing back, away from the core as I cut. But mine never mashes or messes up that tough shifter stuff. Boom, right through.

Brake housing. I've got plenty to play with so I'll give that a go, ta. I see the park tools website does say some filing will be necessary.