Non-Ebay Deals/Bargains

Surly Cross Checks in black for €420,-

https://www.bike-components.de/en/Surly/Cross-Check-28-Rahmenkit-p54801/

Totally OT, but TK Maxx online have Pro-Keds for £24 in various colours.

We stopped over in Reims on the Italy roadtrip. They seemed to have a lot of teens on bikes but didn’t see anything spectacular. Maybe the dealers already cleaned them out.

Parisian dealers yes.
Local dealers no as all the money is in subsidised electric bikes.

You still get the odd gem badly listed.
Also car boot sales.

I get the majority of the bikes I have from Champagne customers in France.

I am hoping the steel vintage cx frame is still in a friend’s garage at her mother’s, on the outskirts of Paris. I haven’t managed to get back for a couple of years and really hope it didn’t get chucked or given away already.

If you get the frame to my place in France, I can bring it bring it to London FOC

@Vince That would be amazing. I’ll see how things pan out and let you know.

How are these holding up? Do they stick to the rack, or bounce off due to lack of locks on the clips?

So far so good. I've not used them a great deal as the mini-tour I bought them for was switched to a different route ~(my mates both have cross bikes and wanted to go off road) so I used my MTB and bikepacking kit instead. Only really used them for going to the shops and stuff.

They're pretty solid though. My only concern is the clips are just moulded plastic so you just sort of push them onto the rack. They're secure once pushed on but not sure how long they'll last if taken on and off a lot. The bags have rails though so I think you can just mount Ortleib (or similar) hardware instead.

I think @abr and @Merak bought some too so hopefully can provide some feedback.

Took some pics of the clips:
Boardman pannier bag https://imgur.com/gallery/ryqXmrY

Was researching panniers this week, ended up getting Ortliebs but if I was taking a punt at something cheaper, Rock Bros looked like a good option and come in 2 different sizes. Can be had from Ebay or direct from AliExpress.

Haven't used mine in the end since I stupidly assumed it would fit with a child seat (it really obviously doesn't)... selling for £8 collected if anyone's interested.

Thanks!

I'd agree with that. I just didn't have time to wait for post from China.

10% off eBay purchases this afternoon using code 'perks'

That doesnt help after buying a group set last night !

Always a day too late -_-

sugino zen chainrings for 55 EUR each @ cnc-bike.de :-O
46t - 52t
https://www.cnc-bike.de/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Sugino+Zen&x=35&y=6

Chainreaction are doing £10 off a £50 spend for new customers. My daughter and wife signed up, and I now have a set of SLX M7000 winging their way to me for £100. The code is on the home page, but it's NCV2018

https://www.evanscycles.com/stan-s-no-tubes-arch-mk3-rim-32-hole-EV308779
With save5 code down to £75/pair.

Have you ordered off these guys before; any issues?

I've used them a few times. no issues.

Great, thanks

Planet X doing a tyre sale today, some reasonable deals amongst the usual jacked-up price nonsense.

i ordered a wheelset last year, no problems whatsoever.

I'm interested in the Schwalbe Durano tyres with the red stripe... 2% off! Get in.