shimano sora (shifters, derailleurs, cranks).

nearly 1500km of shitty winter commuting/riding/mud/salt/crap, with literally no maintenance.

underneath all the filth, it still looks, and works, like new.

(ie, perfectly)

Chinese chain cleaner, I paid about £3 with shipping and it is absolutely fantastic.

Chinese chain cleaner, I paid about £3 with shipping and it is absolutely fantastic.

Save £3 and use a hose pipe 🙂

Some pretty good ideas there. But slx kit isn’t really that cheap. I was meaning budget stuff. Like the Shimano BB50, utter pants even with a faced BB shell. OK not a good example ha ha.

Wellgo V12 copy pedals 🙂

2nd hand DA7800 bits. Novatec road hubs.

My £1 ikea rubber backed bathroom mat has graced the muddy floor of many a car park

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70075638/

(other colours are/were available)

My £1 ikea rubber backed bathroom mat has graced the muddy floor of many a car park

Good idea that actually 😆

– Superstar pads and grips.
– Deore kit.
– eBay HDMI cables.
– Endura cycling glasses.
– Fruit and veg from the market stall near me.

dmr stuff.

+1 for endura glasses, especially the clear spectrum, lasted me ages in muddy conditions 🙂

Aldi soft shells and gloves , lasted me the last 2 years and still wearing them.

+1 DeWalt clear glasses
+1 Superstar kevlar pads
paraffin to clean chains

home made muckynutz or neoguard-esque mud guards

Un54 bb have one in my nice as tempory measure but it just won’t die

Just wish shimano still made an xt/xtr taper bb

Shimano m520 SPD’s