The Cycling Thread

[maviczap]

No email yet mate, but I'm not surprised. A lot of Halfrauds deals tend to be empty promises, I wonder if its just a technique of gathering mass email addresses, so they can bombard you with lots of useless offers.

Had a similar experience with B&Q, but I'd paid for the item, so they offered a refund or the next model up at a discount.

Bargains at Halfrauds tend to be the ones I see in store & buy there and then.

I can't remember any Halfrauds online offer that I've managed to buy the product.

Which is why I buy elsewhere

[carelesschucca]

Already been looking at Michelin Pro4 Endurance 28's so I might go down that route again.

Oh Halfords emailed me less than an hour later offering more deals, I'll be getting them on spam filter. I now seem to have more cycling emails everyday than motorbike.

Tomorrow the pedals turn up so hopefully I'm allowed them as an early Christmas, because if not we'll be getting a very late dinner because I ain't cooking no duck till they've been well tested.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by carelesschucca

Already been looking at Michelin Pro4 Endurance 28's so I might go down that route again.

Oh Halfords emailed me less than an hour later offering more deals, I'll be getting them on spam filter. I now seem to have more cycling emails everyday than motorbike.

Tomorrow the pedals turn up so hopefully I'm allowed them as an early Christmas, because if not we'll be getting a very late dinner because I ain't cooking no duck till they've been well tested.

What a surprise, just a marketing tool What they don't get, is that folk remember these unfulfilled deals (well I do), so don't tend to lend Halfrauds any loyalty and spend their dosh there.

So back to my favourites Merlin, Wiggle etc etc. At least they tell you its in stock or not.

Them Michelins got good reviews

Seems we shop in the same places... ie Wiggle, Merlin, Evans, etc... These are where I get the best bang for the buck and they're all good with out of stock items which happens occasionally - seems that's sometimes caused by discrepancies between their stock and online ordering system. I'm expecting some back ordered bits from Wiggle this morning and they're only four days behind the rest of the order.
Halfords... I haven't had a successful order with that mob yet...

Anyway... 5am, 16C and first light... I'm going for a ride.

[maviczap]

Enjoy!

Its 8 degs here and v dark

[maviczap]

A bit more light hearted, Micky Flanagan's Detour De France Sky 1 now

[carelesschucca]

Originally Posted by MattCollins

Anyway... 5am, 16C and first light... I'm going for a ride.

You can go off people rapidly, hope you've had a good ride. BTW its been pitch black here for about 5 hours and its almost at freezing point. BRRR!!!!

I'm back... 145km in 4.5hrs and feeling good. It was quite warm, hitting 30C before I got in at about 11am, 33C by lunch, but solid overcast.
While it's not as bad as the UK it does get cold, wet and miserable here too and there are days during the summer when it is not a good idea to get on a pushie.

BTW, I got home just in time to catch the courier. Six days to get a package from the UK... most local stores can't get stuff to me inside two weeks.

I found a pic of my bike floating around...

Don't know what is up with the rendering. Site software seems to have compressed it by a third. 72kB to 52kB.

[carelesschucca]

Get that sprayed the right colour, looks nice from what I cam see... I love their bikes in the aquamarine (if thats the right name)

Well I've officially become that man that is all the gear no idea. Just spent *cough* amount on 3 items of clothing from Sumattory in the Sportpursuit sale.

Got a top, a pair of shorts (blue) and winter bib leggings (black) hopefully with Maviczaps help and advice I've picked the right size (I went for large) and thats my Christmas to me sorted...

now need to hide how much I spent from the gaffer, especially as I won't get to wear the shorts and top for about 5 months, unless I got to the Chris Hoy Veladrome with AJC.