Your Most Recent Cycling-related Purchase
07-15-15, 03:30 PM
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I bought a Motobecane Turino Team Hydraulic last night to replace my stolen bike.
I'm pretty excited about getting my hands on it!
I'm pretty excited about getting my hands on it!
07-17-15, 10:12 AM
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Had a flat last week which put a 10mm gash in my tire. So i put my last spare tire/tube in and needed extras.
Got them off of ebay, all for $100
Got them off of ebay, all for $100
07-17-15, 05:29 PM
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My rear freehub was creaking badly after letting some water get in it and not cleaning. I could have replaced the bearings for ~$35, but instead my friend sold me a lightly used EA90 SLX rear wheel (plus tube and GP4000S II) for $10. He was moving and desperate to get rid of it, good timing. The wheelset seems to be selling for ~500, and there's a ton of life left in this one, so I think that's a pretty solid deal. Now I just have to live with mismatched F/R until I get around to repairing my other wheel.
07-17-15, 05:33 PM
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Rapha rucksack...and as long as I had a 20% off coupon I got the Team Sky training jersey, a cap, and a pair of their classic bibs. But it started off as being about the backpack.
07-17-15, 06:44 PM
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07-17-15, 06:47 PM
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07-17-15, 06:59 PM
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Oh no, I completely understand their purchases, and I have all those items myself. But, its still funny(scary) to look back at your purchases, and thinking how all those tools came from just needing to service a hub.
07-17-15, 07:10 PM
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Today was a good mail day for me. Garmin cadence and speed sensors came in, along with the Power Saddle.
@bianchi10, how did you level this saddle?
@bianchi10, how did you level this saddle?
07-17-15, 07:14 PM
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The chain whip and cassette tool is helpful to r&r the cassette.
This is my workbench in in the garage where I service my bike.
This is my tool box in my basement where I build engines.
Every job is easy if you have the right tools and some knowledge. You can never have too many tools.
07-17-15, 07:19 PM
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The stand will be used many times, I use mine once a week just to clean the bike.
The chain whip and cassette tool is helpful to r&r the cassette.
This is my workbench in in the garage where I service my bike.
This is my tool box in my basement where I build engines.
Every job is easy if you have the right tools and some knowledge. You can never have too many tools.
The chain whip and cassette tool is helpful to r&r the cassette.
This is my workbench in in the garage where I service my bike.
This is my tool box in my basement where I build engines.
Every job is easy if you have the right tools and some knowledge. You can never have too many tools.
07-17-15, 07:26 PM
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07-17-15, 07:51 PM
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There was a sale today and I picked up a Reynolds 46mm carbon clincher wheelset for 880 bucks. Can't really argue with that rice. Someone freakin stop me already.
07-17-15, 08:13 PM
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07-17-15, 08:31 PM
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07-17-15, 08:43 PM
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Man your toolbox looks like mine (a little smaller 😇
and I couldn't agree with you more. I made a living as an engine builder/fabricator for many years and sometimes the simplest mistake can bite you in the a$$ and cost you major bucks. Had a customer with an 03 Mitsubishi evo spin a bearing at the track and decided he wanted to go to a 2.4 liter striker/gt35r setup with all supporting hardware aka cams valvesprings engine management big fuel system. I built this guy an absolute beauty of a set up and through a momentary brain fart I never cleaned his oil cooler after rebuilding/installing everything. Started it up on the chassis lift and leak checking my work when I heard a knock. At first I thought it was the multiplate clutch I'd installed to hold the power but after getting my helper in the car to work the clutch while it idled and all it did was get worse it dawned on me, the oil cooler was still chock full of rod/main bearing shavings from the motor eating itself at 7500ish rpm's a few weeks prior. Obviously I repaired it out of my pocket as it was my mistake and I was out the price of polishing the crank, honing the rods, new bearings, and about another 25 hours of labor at 85 an hour. Cleanliness is next to godliness when people are dropping off their baby and anywhere from 5-25k to make their baby completely ridiculous.
and I couldn't agree with you more. I made a living as an engine builder/fabricator for many years and sometimes the simplest mistake can bite you in the a$$ and cost you major bucks. Had a customer with an 03 Mitsubishi evo spin a bearing at the track and decided he wanted to go to a 2.4 liter striker/gt35r setup with all supporting hardware aka cams valvesprings engine management big fuel system. I built this guy an absolute beauty of a set up and through a momentary brain fart I never cleaned his oil cooler after rebuilding/installing everything. Started it up on the chassis lift and leak checking my work when I heard a knock. At first I thought it was the multiplate clutch I'd installed to hold the power but after getting my helper in the car to work the clutch while it idled and all it did was get worse it dawned on me, the oil cooler was still chock full of rod/main bearing shavings from the motor eating itself at 7500ish rpm's a few weeks prior. Obviously I repaired it out of my pocket as it was my mistake and I was out the price of polishing the crank, honing the rods, new bearings, and about another 25 hours of labor at 85 an hour. Cleanliness is next to godliness when people are dropping off their baby and anywhere from 5-25k to make their baby completely ridiculous.
07-17-15, 08:56 PM
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I jelly, as my 14 yr old son says. You're my idol but I just don't have the patience or attention span to do what you do. Good job.
07-17-15, 09:04 PM
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Note to self, don't let Cale work on my car.
07-17-15, 09:06 PM
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I almost lost the pizza in my mouth. That was funny! Seriously... no joking... (I do joke a lot, but seriously... funny!)
07-17-15, 09:19 PM
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I try really hard not to. Good tools are a joy to use and I've been able to afford everything I bought.
07-17-15, 09:24 PM
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The Crank Brothers Pica multi-tool I picked up a few weeks ago is a thing of beauty. I got it because I wanted a multi-tool with Torx wrenches, as the newer Campy brakes use Torx bolts to fasten to the forks, and wouldn't you know it, somehow my front brake came loose on a ride (search me how that happened!) and I had absolutely no way of adjusting it. I ended up doing the remaining 50 km of the ride with the front brake rubbing against the rim, though thankfully I was able to free up the brake cable, so at least the brake pad wasn't putting too much pressure against me.
07-17-15, 11:17 PM
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-Red SRAM bartape, cuz l33t status
Factory tubes finally gave out on the Motobecane so I ordered a 5 pack.
Also ordered some new gloves, since the ones I got at walmart almost a year ago are finally dying a slow, painful death.
And not entirely related to bikes, but I took the plunge and bought a french press. Coffee has never tasted this good!
Factory tubes finally gave out on the Motobecane so I ordered a 5 pack.
Also ordered some new gloves, since the ones I got at walmart almost a year ago are finally dying a slow, painful death.
And not entirely related to bikes, but I took the plunge and bought a french press. Coffee has never tasted this good!
07-17-15, 11:44 PM
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1.CoffeebyGrace (Google and buy some)
*Don't forget the Pre soak and ceramic mug Pre warm.
2. Brew and enjoy
In other news I purchased a 2001 Lemond this week. Noticed it at the pawn shop next to the tobacco shop I buy my papers at (hey, don't judge me!) $375 I had to get it!
Oh, I also spent $30 on 50lbs of certified organic chicken feed (Poppa has to keep his girls happy!) ....Because those $8.00/dozen eggs we sell just helped pay for my new Therapist, his name is Greg. Lemond.