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[Closed] Fresh Goods Friday 558 - The I'm Not Too Hot, YOU'RE Too Hot Edition

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The current heatwave is both a treat and a challenge. Riding bikes in anything over 24°C seems more challenging in the UK than it does abroad. Our sho ...

By amandawishart

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Posted : 23/07/2021 10:32 am
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Stupid confession - I've only just twigged SS relates to Short Sleeve jerseys and doesn't denote Single Speed specific jerseys which I couldn't help but get a bit annoyed by.

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 10:39 am
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Oil slick stuff - I don't get it. Is it 'just because you can'? Or looking trick like a welded stainless steel exhaust (see the bangs and pops cars thread)? or something else?
Obvs purple anodised stuff is right though.

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 10:52 am
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Well I suppose the advantage of oil slick is it matches everything and unlike single colour anno might actually look similar from one component to another.

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 10:56 am
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dangeourbrain, do we need to talk about "LS" jerseys?

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 10:57 am
 

I've always been very pro-purple and can't stand oil slick finishes... Perhaps it's an age/retro/whatever thing...

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 10:58 am
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Not much grip on those pedals 😉
For use on the trip to Aldi to get some new footwear maybe?

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 10:58 am
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dangeourbrain, do we need to talk about “LS” jerseys?

Oddly I've never noticed LS in relation to long sleeve, probably because my brain didn't jump to something else immediately I saw it so I happily glid over it. It might have helped reduce some frothing on my part if I had.

On the other hand they could be Languid Speed I suppose and I certainly see a market for that.

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 11:06 am
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SS could also mean Spring/Summer, just to really confuse things....

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 11:12 am
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Stainless Steel?

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 11:39 am
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Stainless Steel?

SS jersey:

SS jersey

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 11:45 am
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Surely "Aldi Middle Aisle" is just plain wrong?
It's the "Aisle of dreams" in Aldi whilst for Lidl it's known as the "Middle of Lidl".

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 12:28 pm
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Didn’t Prince Harry get in bother for wearing some SS clothes a few years ago?

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 12:37 pm
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"The full length front zip is handy for wild weed" - does opening the zip make things easier to smoke?

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 12:56 pm
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Purple anodized bits is a definitely a 90s thing.

Wish I still had my purple Acor skewers and my purple brake booster.

And my DCD....

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 1:37 pm
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If we're on about things melting then tell Charlie that little jars of bum butter do indeed turn liquid and leak at sunny dashboard cubby hole temperatures.

Not sure if having a nice smelling and evenly lubricated cubby hole will make my bike any more comfortable....

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 2:16 pm
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Max Moseley definitely got into trouble for something to with small things or extra large things....or was that Hugh Grant....

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 2:18 pm
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Perhaps it’s an age/retro/whatever thing…

I'm old enough to have been around when purple was the thing and I've never liked it. My newest bike had purple valve caps! I painted them black! I do however like Oil Slick. Though I don't actually own any, as yet.

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 2:47 pm
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Yes Hawk the Slayer! I remember the bow dude. I don't remember it being quite so bad 😂
Oh, and its the aisle of shite, surely?

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 3:23 pm
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I saw Hawk the Slayer on a cross channel ferry on my way to school. Pre-teen me thought it was awesome!

Purple is very '90's and needs to stay there. Burnt Orange is where it's at.

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 3:53 pm
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@elshalimo

Lidl won the marketing war with “The Middle of Lidl”

Aldi’s response of “The Isle of Shite” didn’t quite have the same ring to it.

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 4:39 pm
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ooh very harsh, where else can you get Easter eggs in late July, a gazebo and a bargain MIG welder?

😜

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 4:41 pm
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Is Amanda referring to herself in 3rd person.

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 6:14 pm
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I lusted after the purple ano stuff back then but couldn't afford it. A mate had the works - cook bros cranks, purple brake booster, some aftermarket canti brakes...properly trick.

I settled for a purple helmet..yeah, another one. Don't know what I was thinking 🙂

So now, yeah it looks good (the purple anodised stuff).

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 6:30 pm
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My 93 Marin Palisades had purple finishing kit, though it had more of a blueish tint than the purple above.
When someone destroyed the frame a good mate supplied me with a very purple bonded Ti Raleigh (Ogre?) and he'd added a "Purple is not a crime" sticker.

I now know which valves I just need to get when I am feeling really flush, near pointless Ti ones in Oilslick. Stronger, yeah, right.

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 9:25 pm
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I like what you did with the Aldi link.

 
Posted : 23/07/2021 9:28 pm