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  • What kit has impressed you lately?
  • RustySpanner
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    Kask lid:
    Well made, fits perfectly and light.
    Spot on.

    Conti Top Contact 2 folding tyres:
    On my wife’s AWOL.
    Survived a few routes through the slate quarries.
    Feel a lot tougher than Marathon Supremes, but heavier and a bit draggier.
    Good mixed use tyre.

    Spesh Phenom saddle:
    Very happy I’ve finally found a saddle that fits and I won’t cry over if it gets soaked or nicked.
    Still comfy on longer rides.
    Delighted with it, tbh.

    Aldi Cree lights offroad:
    The Magicshine type ones.
    Cheap, work perfectly, guarantee.
    Been used in some filthy conditions over winter and survived a few knocks, very impressed.

    Dynamo lights on the road bike:
    A complete convert.
    The last time I had a dynamo it was driven from the side of the tyre and dragged like an election campaign.
    The modern equivalent is like driving behind a car headlight.
    And not having to faff with batteries is just one less hassle.
    Great stuff.

    Wellgo R120B pedals:
    SPD one side, small pinned platform on the other.
    Grease port.
    Excellent for mixed use.

    MSR XKG EX stove.
    Had it for ages, still works perfectly, every time.
    Give it the odd clean, it’s a bit noisy but it’s bombproof and works with pretty much anything.

    Most of this stuff was recommended by posters on here, btw.
    🙂

    Yours?

    Rorschach
    Free Member

    Pies…..meat ones.

    matt_outandabout
    Full Member

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    Pies and cars.

    Better than a dynamo, without a doubt.
    😀

    djglover
    Free Member

    Castelli Gabba, raced in the cold and rain last night, finally see what all the fuss is about. Great garment

    scotroutes
    Full Member

    Also a Kask helmet. A make I’ve not tried before, I took a risk buying it online and it’s lovely.

    My Polaris windproof soft shell. Again, bought without seeing one. So good I bought another in their Christmas sale.

    genesiscore502011
    Free Member

    Giro Montaro, Endurance MT500 Jacket

    ton
    Full Member

    29 x 2 big apples. £5.99 from planetx. fantastic tyre.

    Nobeerinthefridge
    Free Member

    Pretty much all Madison mtb clothing.

    onandon
    Free Member

    XTR DI2
    Specialized power saddles
    Wera tools
    Rapha loopback city shirt
    Arcteryx Karda jacket
    Pickenflick frame continues to amaze me with it’s ability – I ride it more than my cervelo S3 and Synapse DI2.

    wallop
    Full Member

    Poc vpd knee pads. Wear them all day but don’t notice them. Expensive but tremendous.

    scratch
    Free Member

    I’ve been riding for 20 odd years and a Gabba is mine

    jruk
    Free Member

    Madison Zenith lightweight jacket > cheap, keeps off drizzle, doesn’t get too hot or sweaty.

    Altura Mayhem jacket > properly waterproof, don’t boil in a bag. Pretty good for £65.

    Lights and batteries from MTB batteries > good pricing for great kit and top service.

    Osprey Talon 6 waist pack > plenty of room for stuff, well worth trying.

    Merlin own brand bib shorts > not expensive, very comfy.

    MrCrushrider
    Free Member

    Bird zero frame

    Grippp gloves, very high quality

    Schwalbe magic Mary

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    Forgot the £20.00 Endura Hummvee shorts from the recent PSA.

    First time I’ve tried ‘proper’ baggies.

    Seem very well made.
    Have used them on family rides and will definitely use them for pootling/touring and for MTB rides in the winter.
    The ex Army Goretex is retired to walking duties.
    🙂

    How many pockets though?
    And although I no longer look like a sex pest, there’s a definite Don Estelle thing going on…..

    iainc
    Full Member

    Giro Montaro

    The pads will shorty fall apart and it will go on your naughty list !

    scaredypants
    Full Member

    there’s a definite Don Estelle thing going on…..

    🙂

    Lionheart
    Free Member

    Halfords Pro tools, as good as the best and when not quite there, I don’t know who could tell.

    scaredypants
    Full Member

    Planet-x “Pannello” jerseys – were a tip from here a while ago; ded cheap and really decent (so far)

    winston
    Free Member

    Plus 1 for the Aldi Cree – once the o ring bracket is modified to something that fits without slipping and the big hole underneath is filled with silicon.

    Camelbak Skyline – £50 for the best pack out there? Bargain.

    flashinthepan
    Free Member

    Sram NX 11 speed drivetrain.

    wrecker
    Free Member

    Considering my outright hatred of Avid brakes, the guides which came on a bike I bought are the best I have ever used. The bike has gone, the brakes have stayed. I am even considering buying the top line ones with the stealthamajig fitting (which is excellent by the way).

    Yak
    Full Member

    Torm jerseys. Never had sportwool before, and yes, it really is good stuff. Spot on fit too.

    greatbeardedone
    Free Member

    Sp gadgets GoPro handlebar mount

    Well made, solid grip and easily the best way to mount your action cam or lights to your bars.

    Sks ‘velo’ mudguards.
    Now in 65 width?
    But my 55’s work great on my hardtail with the odd bodge…
    Instead of side supports the rear guard is suspended (with zip-ties) from my rear rack with one of their proprietary silver clips.

    Tom_W1987
    Free Member

    My DHX2

    it’s made the monarch I’ve had feel like laughable piece of shit.

    My settings were all wrong according to Mojo (I was using base settings/very strong compression settings apparently – which would make it spike according to Mojo who seemed surprised I was using all of my travel)…..it was still twice as good as the Monarch I was running.

    Makes me wonder about the STW DHX2 vs Float X2 vs Kage review – considering the Mojo settings for my Reign were so wildly different to STW’s review (close to the recommended settings wasn’t it?).

    aphex_2k
    Free Member

    Aldi usb bike lights
    New Xiaomi Yi (official) waterproof case
    Absolute Black 34t oval ring

    jam-bo
    Full Member

    Dehy reverb cable conversion kit.

    Turned my crappy unreliable reverb with a crap remote into a very reliable reverb with a great remote with a light action and perfect ergonomics.

    shermer75
    Free Member

    Endura Urban Stretch shorts: comfy and durable on the bike plus look good off the bike too 🙂

    aide
    Full Member

    Another one for the hummvee shorts,never tried shorts before but find them really comfy

    chakaping
    Free Member

    CCDB Air shock with climb switch on my Swoop.
    DMR Deathgrips.
    Enduro Jetstream windproof jersey.
    Cotic FlareMax bike on demo day.
    Lidl Tzatziki flavour crisps.
    A nice bottle of Alsace Pinot Noir from Aldi.

    peteimpreza
    Full Member

    Cotic Escapade
    Challenge Gravel Grinder
    Apidura Bar Bag

    seadog101
    Full Member

    A Polaris shirt, £5, can’t fault it.

    CalamityJames
    Free Member

    Wera Allen keys, great feel and get much better purchase on all bolts.

    Gone back to Renthal Fatbars after a few years, forgot how good they feel.

    Specialized 2FO cliplite shoes, perfect fit, well made and all day comfort.

    Ming the Merciless
    Free Member

    Kask lids, started with a roadie one and now have the man one as well. Lovely kit.

    The £100 bearing (one side) in by superfly BB. I was sick of weekly flushing regreasing the standard bearing to keep it running over winter(nds side only as it’s a bit more exposed). Even then it would eventually give up, its been replaced with a a ceramic/marine corrosion resistant thing. I greased it last time in September and opened it up again in April, it was full of dirt, but a flush and grease and it’s spinning smoothly again.

    RicB
    Full Member

    – Wera tools, especially the mini ratchet set
    – Hayes pad and rotor alignment tool (perfectly setup calliper in 10 seconds, every time)
    – Road tyres setup tubeless, especially Schwalbe pro one
    – Embers merino cycling tops (sadly no longer trading)
    – Rahox brake pads

    zigzag69
    Free Member

    Tranz X £80 dropper. Still going strong 14 months and 650 muddy miles later.

    tomhoward
    Full Member

    Wtb padloc grips, was unsure at first, really like them now.

    XX1 eagle, underwhelmed at first, but went back to 11 speed xx1 and realised how much better eagle was, not just having an extra cog.

    OTE caramel flapjack. Not kit, bloody delicious.

    S-works cycling shoes, mtb and road

    105 hydro discs. Better than dura ace calipers.

    mrhoppy
    Full Member

    Torchy 7even light, cracking light silly cheap.

    Decathlon bum bag, for full enduro braw impact. Light, cheap, just the right size.

    Trek remedy 29er frame, it’s just awesome, so much faster than anything else I’ve ridden.

    rmacattack
    Free Member

    as of lately the thing ‘kit’ related is a camelbak forge travel mug.

    Andy-R
    Full Member

    My Liteville 301 – it never fails to impress me how well a 170/160mm bike can climb, especially loose, rocky stuff.
    Up and down it’s nothing short of superb, I don’t know why you don’t see more of them. Certainly mine is the only one over here.

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