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.......been a very good boy in work so have a bonus of £1k to spend on my bicycle. Wife has agreed it - all bills are paid so after months of seeing things I want to buy I can't now find anything to buy.
Bike is 1yr old Solo C XO1 Pikes running Hope II's on WTB alu rims.
Question is - what do I spend the money on - clothes, wheels, bits & bobs etc.
Already booked some training and a couple of days in BPW.
So if any of you have an opinion 🙂 you would like to share - feel free.
**I know these posts can be annoying so apologies in advance **
Get your wheels built up with LB carbon rims?
Wheels or some new forks
I wouldnt bother, what you already have is great, spend the money on a weeks riding somewhere?
+1 LB Rims
or a Trek Stache?
If you don't know the answer, then whatever it is you don't really want/need. Put the money in a savings account and wait for the next big thing to arrive, you'll know it when you see it.
If you really really need to spunk it up the wall, then some of those carbon rims and some massive tyres would be my approach.
Thanks guys - paulrockliffe - agree with you there. Think I might just get some LB rims for now and put towards a week in the alps maybe.
Your bike is spot on, as the Mrs has let you spend it on the bike (potentially) how about treating her for a weekend away. More brownie points for next time...
Dropper post?
Or put it away for when something breaks.
I would hold on to the money and put it towards your next bike.
Skills day with Dirt School followed by a week's riding in the Highlands and, possibly, some lighter rims. But I'd rather do stuff when your bike is already pretty high spec.
Jolmes - already taking her shopping this weekend. I'm not just a pretty face 🙂
A week with Ciclo Montana.
high might already have the money to do the alps/highlands etc, he asked about bike stuff, give him bike stuff answers
Jolmes - already taking her shopping this weekend. I'm not just a pretty face
Good Man 🙂 in that case, squirrel it away until next time.
DT240s on LB rims.
You'll get decent money for your existing wheels, if you just rebuild then the rims and spokes are virtually worthless.
Oh yeah, if you don't have a dropper definitely do that!
Actually, thinking about it a bit more constructively, is the bike stock from the factory? Would you benefit from better brakes? Bigger rotors? Are the bars and stem right for you or just what came from the bike?
What about a Garmin so you can see where you're going? One of the new fangled ones that'll work with your phone to give you live Strava action?
On the rims, problem you have is that once you've paid for the rims you have to destroy a perfectly good set of wheels and pay someone to rebuild them. Means the rims you have now are either wasted or worthless as you can buy secondhand wheels for not much more than the cost of building your old rims into a wheel. Would you use two sets of wheels/tyres? Super grippy tyres for Lakes/Peaks, some fast rolling semi-slicks for local stuff? If not, might as well trash the rims you have first.
give him bike stuff answers
But he doesn't need bike stuff! Even if he's Aaron Gwin he needs skills coaching.
I would go for another week with Bike Verbier.
Week or two away - Scotland, Wales or the Alps are all good and it sounds like you'd not be under-biked in it's current state.
Oh a Garmin - that's a good shout.
I'm thinking Garmin and LB rims either using my current hope II hubs or on DT Swiss 240 hubs (cheers njee 20) and have a spare wheel set handy.
ON the Garmin's the 510's should be Strava compatible for the money?