Non-Ebay Deals/Bargains

Wheels have arrived and look great, total weight 1635g. Probably can't do much better for £405

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Great, thanks. Always slightly annoying when someone gets a better deal than you!

Do you know if the Doyenne rims are actually different from the Primavera rims?
I'm wondering if the difference between the two wheel is actually just in the hubs and spokes.
The Doyenne 56 disc wheelset is listed as weighing 1712g. I'm trying to convince myself to buy them.

Edit - the description says the Doyenne uses T700 and the Primavera has T800.

Ha, yeah I thought he was joking until he provided photographic evidence.
They are fairly nice shoes, I bought them to use on the turbo because I didn't like my Lake shoes being soaked in sweat every time... The Adidas ones do seem a bit too nice for the turbo though.

£1800 (EXTRA10..) for a cracking XC Bike: https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/vitus-rapide-fs-crx-mountain-bike?color=cool-grey&sizeStandard=XL

Good reviews: https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/bikes/mountain-bikes/full-suspension-mountain-bikes/vitus-rapide-fs-crx-review

Some RRP breakdown of components...
Reynolds TR 309/289 XC carbon wheelset - £1300
SRAM GX AXS T Type Groupo - £1180
RS SID SL Ultimate - £959.00

Yeah shame it's only XL left

I got fed up of missing out on all the Wiggle bargains, so widened the net to more general outdoor stuff to see what else they had - got a good looking fleece and maxed-out carry-on luggage sized bag for a good price in case anyone's interested!

got a good looking fleece

Forum fleece.

I bought a few days ago, awaiting delivery. Will be tested on holiday next week.

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Oh is it, missed that! Excellent, looks cosy - assume you're going somewhere (hopefully_ snowy? Have fun!

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/nukeproof-54t-replacement-ratchet-rings-and-springs

I've had my eye on this ratchet upgrade for those carbon 650bs with the SR2D hub. Seem to be £90 for the DT Swiss version, this one recently dropped to £32 with EXTRA10. Not sure it's compatible with actual DT Swiss hubs though

Took 30 seconds to fit it (I ignored the special grease)

Which dt hub do they work with or is that with any DT hub?

I grabbed a couple of the Fohn big pile cushion/blanket things for future vanlife the other day.

these were a tenner a year ago, all of you have fallen for “deals”

stop buying tat 😂

some amazing mountain warehouse fleeces at peckham rye traid though

How noisy do these make the hubs?

I only bought after a failed peruse of the TKMaxx rails in Bath. Man needs fleece.

Primavera rim brake 28's now £270 with the discount

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/prime-primavera-28-carbon-rim-brake-wheelset

Pretty sure I’ve got a spare set (didn’t realise they came with the hubs), which you’re welcome to if the logistics are easier than you ordering a new pair.

What’s the point of a 28mm rim brake wheel set that weighs nearly 1.5kg?

Wider rim for a more stable ride

It’s 28mm deep no?

From what i've read they're more around 1.3kg, anyway i'm waiting for the 38's to drop to £299

I don't know if they work with DT hubs, I don't have one to hand to check. It does work with the Prime SR2D hub which is what was on the £135 carbon 650b wheels that a bunch of people bought. That uses the star ratchet system and is licenced from DT Swiss

If someone else on the thread has both the Prime hub and a DT Swiss hub around they could compare the ratchet rings and figure out whether it's compatible

Haven't ridden it yet I'm afraid

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