Most useful item bought
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Most useful item bought
OK folks we have the very entertaing most useless item bought
How about a most useful item ever - let's keep them cheap as surely the most useful ever must be our bikes
my opening offerings are
1) Schwalbe Marathon tyres - speaks for them themselves
2) Butterfly Bars - radically improved my non-cyclist wife's riding, she'll happily do 30 or 40 miles a day with them
regrds
Stephen
How about a most useful item ever - let's keep them cheap as surely the most useful ever must be our bikes
my opening offerings are
1) Schwalbe Marathon tyres - speaks for them themselves
2) Butterfly Bars - radically improved my non-cyclist wife's riding, she'll happily do 30 or 40 miles a day with them
regrds
Stephen
A commuter since 1991 when I moved to York.
A tourer since 1992
Now a married man who spends longer in the garage repairing and building than riding!
A tourer since 1992
Now a married man who spends longer in the garage repairing and building than riding!
solid axle for front wheel of commuter....no more faffing around carrying two locks or removing the front to lock it to the back.
Lidl pannier, big, waterproof enough, easy to get on and off but stays in place when on, has a shoulder strap...£10
marathon tyres (as above)
hhhmmmm, funny how all the 'useful' things are on the commuter.
Lidl pannier, big, waterproof enough, easy to get on and off but stays in place when on, has a shoulder strap...£10
marathon tyres (as above)
hhhmmmm, funny how all the 'useful' things are on the commuter.
There had to be a positive riposte to my miserable topic and here it is!
Got to be my 'secondary' top of the bar brake levers. under a tenner from Parkers, delivered and fitted by a local bike recycling outfit. Use them all the time and without them I couldn't really ride with drops. At least not with cleats at slow speeds as I'd tend to fall off when startled. Reaching down to brakes whilst simultaneously getting my foot unlocked was impossible.
Got to be my 'secondary' top of the bar brake levers. under a tenner from Parkers, delivered and fitted by a local bike recycling outfit. Use them all the time and without them I couldn't really ride with drops. At least not with cleats at slow speeds as I'd tend to fall off when startled. Reaching down to brakes whilst simultaneously getting my foot unlocked was impossible.
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hmmmm... Tricky. It's a toss-up between:
1. seat post for under twenty quid. Made me be, hmmm, 1cm higher than my old seat post, meaning I could get full use of my legs.
2. bull-horn handlebars. For twenty quid, they mean my back doesn't break when I do long-haul rides!
3. My new spd shoes. Didn't think they'd be waterproof, but after 30 minutes in pelting rain my feet were as dry as when I left the flat!
1. seat post for under twenty quid. Made me be, hmmm, 1cm higher than my old seat post, meaning I could get full use of my legs.
2. bull-horn handlebars. For twenty quid, they mean my back doesn't break when I do long-haul rides!
3. My new spd shoes. Didn't think they'd be waterproof, but after 30 minutes in pelting rain my feet were as dry as when I left the flat!
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SPDs are a strong contender. Not cheap as it is, but I'd still use them at three times the price.
After that, I'm afraid the most useful thing I've come across is the fixed-wheel drivetrain. Sure, there are many disadvantages, but no more fiddling just to get the bike running smoothly - wow! It's as close to a maintenance-free ride as you will ever get.
(If only it had a SON hub... sigh)
After that, I'm afraid the most useful thing I've come across is the fixed-wheel drivetrain. Sure, there are many disadvantages, but no more fiddling just to get the bike running smoothly - wow! It's as close to a maintenance-free ride as you will ever get.
(If only it had a SON hub... sigh)
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Cheap Shimano indexed ATB for the wife in the early nineties. Without this she would not be riding now.
Single sided clipless pedals from Lidl for £10.
Bob Jackson Audax bike for the wife on holiday in Kendal £220. Not cheap but very good value.
Aldi panniers as Si had.
Single sided clipless pedals from Lidl for £10.
Bob Jackson Audax bike for the wife on holiday in Kendal £220. Not cheap but very good value.
Aldi panniers as Si had.
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