General Cycling Discussion - What's Your Most Recent bike related spending?

I haven't ridden my Lemond Poprad in 3 months because of a bent rear wheel so I finally went and bought myself a new wheel.

I went to Sid's Bike Shop... a little pricey in my book, but I was in the area and it was convenient.

I told them my budget and ended up getting a Mavic Open Pro with a Shimano 105 hub. It was $169.00. I also had to get a chain whip, and that as $40 bucks.

Getting to ride my Lemond again is pretty nice though, took it out both Saturday and Sunday and got in about 80 miles over both days.

My last purchase was a patch kit on sale for $1. Before that it was bar tape and shorts.

Time mtb shoes, cable lock, and a rear blinky.......just rec'd shipment this morning. :)

I had a near blowout on my rear tire during RAGBRAI...I had to backtrack to a previous town and purchase a new one. $50 for an racelight Bontrager.

I bought a bolt for an american classic seatpost I found in the trash.

The bolt was $.25 +$.01 tax.

So I got a perfectly functional american classic seatpost for $.26!

Emergency room fees for broken collar bone and extensive road rash.

A couple of CO2 cartridges, a velcro strap, and a bottle of Pro-Link.

I had a near blowout on my rear tire during RAGBRAI...I had to backtrack to a previous town and purchase a new one. $50 for an racelight Bontrager.
Near blowout, how does that work?

1/4" bearings and grease for my korean stah!

Well, just put new brake pads (frt.& rear) on my mtn.bike, but had new ones on hand in my "bike bag", so guess that doesn't count. But noticed my derailleurs (both) had worn a bit, so I just bought new front and rear ders. Wife's front derailleur cable just frayed and parted ways, so replaced that, also from the "bike bag", but had never noticed that it was a lower level der., so I ordered her a new XT front der. Other than that, have some Hutchinson tires waiting for me to put them on-but I'm working on wearing out the pair I have first. Seems derailleurs have gotten my $$ lately! Wife's bike is fairly original. My bike- still have original wheelset and cassette-that's about it! (and thinking about replacing them).

I just bought new Look pedals for my road bike

Ordered Crank Bros. platform pedals for $58. Model 5050XX in silver/black with red plate option. Bummer part is that they won't be in for 3 weeks..... :(

My last purchase was a patch kit on sale for $1.

Hahaha. Me too. Actually, about ten of them.

I'm doing Bicycling Merit Badge for the Scouts in my troop...last week we did tire repairs!

10 buck entry fee to yesterday's metric century.

- red finger bell: $4.60

- red coolie w/clamp for handlebars for the rose-colored beach cruiser: $6.89

- swilling beer on the neighbor's driveway while sitting on the bike and squeezing a rubber parrot:

priceless...

:-)

Specialized Armadillo city tires, lighter weight tubes, and bar extensions on Friday. And coming Wednesday, a Brooks Champion Flyer "S" saddle. :)

2 weeks ago - Sidi Genius 5 shoes, Time RXS pedals, SRAM chain, Ultegra cassette, Kool Stop brake pads, blue Descente jersey, Park chain checker, shorter stem (Sette) for my commuter, 2 rolls of Deda bar tape. Oh, and some more Pro Link lube.

Had a mild case of spenditis. :D

new pedals for my commuter.

Shimano PD-M520 pedals and Shimano M021 shoes. Total of $83. Pedals from ebay and shoes from performance

I better not regret clipless....

Couple'a seats. I'm continually spending on bike stuff though, all that little stuff like some Phil grease and a chain ring bolt tool, a map, etc.

New stem for my MTB and a couple of water bottles.

Sky Mounti inclinometer (on-line)
before that a big bottle fo Powerade

New set of $15 bar-ends to throw on the hybrid.

Bearings and grese for the bottom bracket packing I did last night. First time ever.

$200 for a marzocchi MX pro 120mm fork

Tubes and rim tape today, before that a new saddle.

$1637.66 today
- full Campy Centaur Group
- FSA stage 1 kit
- Mavic Kysrium Equipes

That would be my new cannondale project. See the pictures in my sig. After all said and done, with shipping, tax etc its $1700.

Cannondale CAAD5 frame/fork (brand new)
American Classic 420 wheelset
Full Ultegra 10 (minus crank/bb)
FSA SLK Carbon MegaExo Crank/BB
Ritchey WCS bar/stem
Forte pro slx saddle
thompson elite seatpost

Two sets of Performance Campus pedals on sale along with Cateye LED headlights for the commuter bikes.
Also Deda bar tape on Ebay from a shop in England.

$55 Pearl Izumi "radioactive glowing yellow" jersey, so hopefully I don't get run over on our shoulderless Hawaii roads.

$149 for a jersey, shorts, and Rudy Project Kaylos combo at Performance.

Next purchase will probably be another water bottle holder.

New jersey...$8.00
Front and rear blinkies for night riding...$14.00 for the set.

If I don't find some green bar tape soon I am going to flip!!!!

Cateye Triple Shot LED rechargeable- $242.00

I just placed an order for low-end Shimano combo clipless/platform pedals and a pair of Ortlieb's rear panniers. About 150€ with shipping.

--J

Last week, my new bike was ready. The whole bike, with ultegra tripple, ultegra pedals and a flightdeck was Euro 1465 (about $1787).
John

1365 yen ($12.41 US) on Bazooka Peddles for my flatbar project. All parts etc have now been purchased and all I have to do is put it together. Total cost 29498 yen ($268.25)
Steve.

Zipp 404 700c clinchers, picked up yesterday.

My most recent bike-related spending *avoided*, however reluctantly, was a Cervelo P3. Test-rode yesterday, loved it, but it will have to wait until next year's bonus.

ViewPoint EVO dual light (http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=17410&subcategory_ID=4320#) from Performance (and a couple of other little things). The recently expired 20% off coupon and a few Team Performance dollars brought the price of the light down to $110 from the advertised $150 and listed $200. :D

Classic Front Ortlieb Pinners, Low rider rack $167.74
Front bearings replaced $13.93
Pit Stop after 30 miles and reliszing your 5 citys away from home $20
Headsweats head (cap?) band $20
Getting my tires tured, Thur ~$14
Niterider Moab, Next Thur (9/1) ~$475

Geek

A future expense hope I do not have to make...Last year put on a new rear shifter....have not been riding my Klein too much...of late...Mostly my commuter/tour bikes...
So after probably no more than 500 miles the Ultegra shifter is not clicking. Particularily when shifting up to a higher gear ratios..Mechanic says it is trashed..need a new one..Will Shimano warranty it?
other expenses...A new Serfas floor pump. yellow cycling socks.and recently up in Oregon. a new Topeak Morph pump. the seals on the old one were not sealing.
Regular Guy..Let us know how you are doing with your recent bike related expenses.

wool jersey, wool arm warmers/leg warmers, HRM, new chain cleaner, couple of Armadillos for the Raleigh, a cool cycling tshirt, box of cliff bars. Now I'm thinking of a new car to carry all my bike stuff. I was thinking about a small or mid sized SUV, but with gas prices through the roof I'm thinking small again - Audi A3 or Mazda3 wagon for half the price......hmmm.....

Oh yea, new floor pump. Man, the wife is going to need some flowers here soon. Must see to "significant other" maintenance as much as bike maitenance. :)

I just came back from the LBS. $2+ $.10 tax for 4 stainless water bottle cage bolts.

A pimped out Polar A3 Heart Rate Monitor! Its sick. it was 70.00 on sale.

10' each of black reflective, red reflective, and long-life glow-in-the-dark tape from Identi-Tape (http://www.identi-tape.com).

I don't have a use in mind for the GITD tape yet, but couldn't pass it up.

new chain and 13T cog....$35 or so

$227.29 for a new bike, $34 on a new lock, $40 for a flourescent yellow biking jacket so no one will try to run me over, $80 on a biking bag and $30 on a front and back light. No Christmas this year! ;)