[Closed] PSAs that may or may not be amazing enough to warrant their own thread

Sonder Bargains

Cortex frames with shock just £350 in all sizes

Camino frames £250 in all sizes but medium  plus some at £200

Various other frame oddments reduced and component clearances

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/alpkitoutlet

It's that time of year when the waterproof socks come out

Sealskins are £15.99 at Sport Pursuit

https://www.sportpursuit.com/catalog/product/view/id/4126270

fox and Rab also on sportspursuit

https://planetx.co.uk/products/carnac-winter-havra-off-road-mtb-shoe-black

That is a ridiculously low price for winter boots. I dunno but haven't previous Planet X winter boots been well received?

^ good call, but I have to decline because of the narrow sizing. From previous experience, sizing up just shifts the problem. Shame, as my current Defrosters are gaffa taped and glued to the limit.

100% Briskers in all colours and sizes for £15 at Sportpursuit.

Also Brisker Extreme for the same price but only on small/medium. Fantastic cold-weather gloves, those.

https://www.sportpursuit.com/sales/100-percent-jan25?sp_nav=ct-11.ev-28985.

edit- worth noting that the ETA on my order placed today is mid-February. Which it doesn’t tell you until you’ve placed the order.

It tells you on the item page that the delivery date is February:

"Estimated Delivery (United Kingdom): Thu 13 Feb 2025 - Tue 18 Feb 2025"

Just in time for the end of winter!

Fox fork update

Received a phone call today and the forks are indeed genuine but they did say they had never seen a pair with such poor finish on the lower legs and the brake mounts both need facing and they speculated that they may of been produced at the new factory in china not Taiwan as some lower end products have moved there but they were surprised they made in to the open market .

Fair play to them they offered to fully service them foc which they didn't need to do but I did decline and will get them back and send them back for a refund .

I'll upload pictures when they are back sk you can see I'm not been dramatic.

Sonder Bargains

Cortex frames with shock just £350 in all sizes

Thanks Dave. I think I bought the last L thanks to you. I promised I wouldn't do a new build this winter or even a frame swap and there you are, you singlehandedly made me brake that promise. At that price it would have been rude not to...

Silverfish right? They were fantastic when I had some issues with some ride concept shoes. Went above n beyond.

good news @Big-Bud i guess grey stock intended for one market, its how mike ashley sports direct empire built itself shady middlemen supplying to a different end market. that or QC has leaked, someone found a container of goods on the scrap heap not intended for sale..

and those sonders are a cracking deal, thanks for the heads up, i got the goodyear gravel tyres £45 for two 650b x 50mm £42 each on tredz

Lots of bargains on rm cycles but this stood out.
GT eGrade grvael bike in all sizes for 1250, carbon fork, shimano grx hydraulic disc, mahle ebike system...
https://www.rmcycles.co.uk/bikes/electric-bikes/gt-egrade-bolt-deep-teal__22360

monkeyboyjcFull Member
It’s that time of year when the waterproof socks come out

Sealskins are £15.99 at Sport Pursuit

https://www.sportpursuit.com/catalog/product/view/id/4126270/blockquote >
looks like these are the oversocks, as in go over your shoes, not the waterproof socks, just in case anyone clicks and thinks they will get socks with only one hole.

 

I've also bought one of the Fox 36's with the paint defect from Merlin. Should be delivered today or tomorrow so will post up a pic when they arrive. TBH though, I'm not really bothered what they look like as long as hey are genuine and the insides are what they should. I've bought them for a future bike park bike build that I'm gathering bits for, so not too bothered about weight either as it'll be mostly used for uplift sort of stuff.

Wondering if I should have gone for the basic ZEBs for £50 more though....

banana industries have;

- pirelli scorpion trail 29 x 2.4" tyres for £18 folding soft tubeless ready

bummff says agressive trail tyre , are these any good ?

- maxxis DHF / Agressor  / ardent / rekon etc    exo 29 x 2.5 £16

** are banana industries legit, i see on companies housed a company of the same name liquidated last year

Banana industries are legit, lots of us have ordered from them

This

whatyadoinsucka
Free Member
good news @Big-Bud i guess grey stock intended for one market, its how mike ashley sports direct empire built itself shady middlemen supplying to a different end market. that or QC has leaked, someone found a container of goods on the scrap heap not intended for sale..

and those sonders are a cracking deal, thanks for the heads up, i got the goodyear gravel tyres £45 for two 650b x 50mm £42 each on tredz

and this

whatyadoinsucka
Free Member
banana industries have;

– pirelli scorpion trail 29 x 2.4″ tyres for £18 folding soft tubeless ready

bummff says agressive trail tyre , are these any good ?

– maxxis DHF / Agressor / ardent / rekon etc exo 29 x 2.5 £16

** are banana industries legit, i see on companies housed a company of the same name liquidated last year

made me laugh...

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@thepodge a bloke called Dave (dodgy Dave?) from planet X is involved.. i guess he came in when the went insolvent

Got to love banana industries, the only website where you can get tyres, socks, lighters, fanny soap, olive oil, honey, a roof tent and some marine salvage all in the same place 😉

They are legit though, Ive used them a few times in the past.

https://www.balfesbikes.co.uk/bikes/mountain-bikes/scott-genius-st-900-tuned-full-suspension-mountain-bike-2024-in-blackgreen__45354

This would be n+1 if n didn't already equal 7....

Just received my Fox 36 Performance forks from Merlin with the paint defect. As far as I can see they are perfect apart from a bit of flaking around the axle hole. Few pics below.

Tough Tom Schwalbe tyres from Hopkinsons.
https://hopkinsoncycles.co.uk/product/schwalbe-tough-tom/

 I think I bought the last L thanks to you.

Well, that stops me umming-and-ahing then!

Five ten free rider Pro at Evans for £39.99 + postage.

Link

Maxxis tyres and tubes on sportpursuit now

ogdenFree Memb https://www.balfesbikes.co.uk/bikes/mountain-bikes/scott-genius-st-900-tuned-full-suspension-mountain-bike-2024-in-blackgreen__45354

This would be n+1 if n didn’t already equal 7….

Well thank fluff they don't have any large in stock!

ogden
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This would be n+1 if n didn’t already equal 7….

Amateur 🙂 🙂

Im glad there isnt a xl in stock

Not sure what the deal is with UK shipping, but I just bought a couple of OneUp 240mm V2 droppers here very cheap

https://www.bike-components.de/en/OneUp-Components/Dropper-Post-V2-240-mm-Seatpost-p86840/

Using the STW members discount Garmin currently have the Venu 2 Sq (Square) for £89.99 and the music edition (wifi and bluetooth so you can run without phone) for £101.99 - this is an GPS smart / trainer watch not far off the features of the Epix such as AMOLED screen, heart rate and Garmin Pay. I bought a Venu 2s for my daughter at £199.99 and thought it a bargain just picked up one of these for my son.

SanDisk are offering 20% off micro SD cards if you add two in the basket.

Just picked up two 512gb ultra cards for just over £25 each

Good for steam deck or switch etc

200/220mm SRAM HS2 rotors for £32/35 posted here.

Planet X

£10 dual piston cable operated caliper . RRP seems dubious but still a bargain at a tenner.

Sports Direct have lots of Pearl Izumi kit they are flogging off at bargain prices. I was looking to get another pair of Endura Singletrack lycra shorts but at over £50 a pop I had a look elsewhere. Pearl Izumi retail at £54 nice Mr Ashley is selling them for £17 a pair!

Just turned up , usual PI quality and a great fit 2 pairs £40 including postage, thumbs up .

Anyone done the 20% off Strava annual subscription?

I've just used it and it worked fine.

20STRAVA25

JE James have 40% off a range of GT Grade gravel bikes:

https://www.jejamescycles.com/category/gt-grade-gravel-bike-series/

@didnthurt there was a recent thread where groups of four STW members were clubbing together to form a Strava family, to get an annual sub for ~£100 total.

@oldfart- how do the shorts size up? At 33-34” waist I’d usually be a large, but the PI sizing seems to suggest that a medium might be a better fit, with large being 34-37 inches

@kneebiscuit I vary between 32/34 depending on manufacturer the Large suit me fine , I hate them too tight but you might prefer that in which case maybe medium for you , does that help?

Perfect, ta!

Just received my Merlin "paint second" 36s, paint is almost perfect except for a little flaw around the bolt-through, which tbh I suspect I'd have added myself after taking the wheel out a couple of times. Very pleased! Just need to find some ugly stickers for it now

Sports Pursuit are really extending their brand range , they've got hold of some 45North kit at bargain prices albeit mostly small sizes .

https://planetx.co.uk/products/tifosi-cassette-hg

11 speed 11 - 46 t cassette for 25 quid..