Debonair air shaft for lyrik.
Shorty 2.5in 3c front tyre.
Five ten freeride eps boots.
One up dropper post.
No major buys in 2018, but a fair few bits. The best being a King bottle cage and some fabric 50 01 grips.
Worx Hydroshot. easy car park bike clean makes winter riding a lot less hassle.
Travers prong rigid carbon fork
Been really enjoying riding my solaris rigid since I converted it earlier this year. It's a lovely fork but what I'm just enjoying some simple riding on it
Few people saying Maxxis Shorty just after I decided to buy a Magic Mary over it 🧐
Can't go far wrong with a Mary either TBH, best all rounder ever IMO.
Shorty is better for mud but more compromised elsewhere.
Luggage mostly.
Carradice Super C Courier Bag:
Bought for Uni and work.
Quality, capacity (24l), waterproof, comfy, secure and local. Very happy.
Fancied a LOMO rackbag, but went for a Carradice, Super C again.
Fits the rack perfectly, simple and secure velcro fasteners, useful 13 litres.
Wouldn't use it when camping, but for combined with a big bar bag for longer day rides and overnights it's great.
In no particular order:
Google home speakers, got a few minis, a standard home and a home max. Love the streaming music about my modest house.
Nela flex finishing trowel. For trowelling up when plastering walls.
A 2004 206 GTi 180. Toy. A little 180 bhp hatch for £450. Lots of fun. Much maligned so very cheap to buy.
Ticwatch pro. Smart watch. Dual screen. Great battery life.
Eagle GX. Never keen on SRAM but is an awesome affordable addition to a bike.
Campingaz party grill. Like a cadac but cheaper. Great for impromptu BBQs out the back of the Berlingo.
Worx hydroshot. Great for cleaning bikes and caravan on the go.
Nest learning thermostat. Big winner. Nothing like turning the heating on a few hours and a few hundred miles from home.
Wow. Now I know where the money goes and why I still haven't paid to have the guttering fixed.
First is a non biking item used for bike riding. Rooster Sailing glove liners. Bought for lining my winter sailing gloves but are perfect inside my normal winter cycling gloves for extra warmth with virtually no extra bulk.
Hope PF46 BB to allow me to use 24mm cranks on the FS bike. Easy to fit and service.
NS bikes pedals, my first set of "slim" flats. Less pedal strikes and my feet stick to them like the proverbial to a blanket.
Bikeyoke revive dropper post #gamechanger
I bought an Aeris AM9 frame back in Feb and it's still putting a smile on my face every ride. My 2FO Cliplites and 100% Brisker gloves are also worthy of a big thumbs up.
Caffelatex sealent is a great product.
My new (to me) Salsa Horsethief is great too, can't believe I've been riding a wrong sized bike for so long.
Also, the 76Projects Piggy is lovely for holding tools for local rides, way down low so low centre of gravity.
My Intense Recluse. Poppy, playful, incredible climber and capable on stuff as rough as I care to ride. Some issues with components and aftersales but the frame itself has been outstanding.
A blue Brompton with dynamo lighting and a clip-on front messenger-style bag. Brilliant in the way a bike should be - added freedom and opportunities, plus even less need for car use. Still think the handling is a bit too twitchy but the bag on the front helps there and it's great for what it's meant for.
Haven't bought a single new MTB product all year apart from new chains and pads. Considering that a good result.
The all-road bike got some big cushy G-Ones, they're great to ride despite the rear not lasting the year before wearing worryingly thin.
I’ll give honourable mentions to the two BikeYoke Revives I’ve acquired this year, GX Eagle, the Lyrik RC2 and the Hillbilly 29x2.6 - they’re all damned good. But the new Levo tops them all!
Finally succumbing and getting a DHF and DHR for the 29er was a bit of a revelation. Grippy and quiet, awesome.
Also, another 170mm Brand X dropper - really rather good.
Best spend this year hasn't been kit but rather a 2 month pilates course. Despite only 8 sessions my swimming and snowboarding has noticeably improved through better posture and core strength. I will keep doing it all of 2019.
My new knee. I guess you could say I bought it via years of paying tax. It's a bit more Carrera than Santa Cruz but has been a gamechanger. Also inspired a sympathy purchase by my wife, she got me a Whyte Gisburn gravel bike to help my recovery. I've been surprised by how much fun it is, given that for preference I'd go for maximum gnar
Debonair air shaft for Yari
Neopos suspension squidgy spacers
Cotic Solaris Max - brilliant!
Neopos suspension squidgy spacers
Do go on.
V70 D3 SE with winter pack and premium sound system.
😉
Middle OAB got a new to him Norco Sight. Just feels so planted and solid, especially as it has cheaper forks and shock on.
Blck Dmnd Butchers and another vote for the Turbo Levo.
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Cotic Soda Max frame. It’s fast . Up . Down . Along.
Best of all is it makes me smile every time I ride it .
Garmin 1030 was a very generous gift from the family. Only used a few time so far but I love the connectivity with my phone. Loads more features to explore.
New van. Transit Connect Limited spec. LWB. Bloody ace it is.
Non-bike related... One of these silly toys. It sounds like a rally car, so childish.
Bike related...
An Evil The Offering frame....
Pedro’s tyre levers.
I was sceptical at first,half expecting them to burn the house down etc. But so far so good.
New to me Orbea Rallon. 2017 model.
Incredible bike,
Trekz aftershox headphones and my BMW i3.
Two products that have changed the ways I used to do things for the better.
The Orbea Rallon I got has shifted what I think I can do on a bike to where I’m attempting things I’d of walked before. It has resulted in 2 slipped discs for Christmas though.
Stuff that’s kept me riding in the winter, so:
£25 boot dryer from Amazon.
Half price deep winter hat that covers my ears from Rapha
