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

I got one of the 24″ frames to build a bike for my kid. The issue is all the other bits, 142mm hub means custom wheel, 24″ tyres aren’t cheap, cranks are tricky to find, etc. it’s a great deal (other than the postage) for the frame but the rest of the build is def awkward.

I’ve just noticed that Wiggle are selling the complete 20″ Cub Scout bike for £350. It still seems pricey for a bike they’ll grow out of pretty quickly, but it’s 59% off if you’re in the market for one – https://www.wiggle.com/p/nukeproof-cub-scout-20-sport-youth-mountain-bike-acolyte

Brand x road bike down to £119. Various other sizes still available

https://www.wiggle.com/p/brand-x-road-bike?color=black-shimano&sizeStandard=L

Something for the kiddies too:-

https://www.wiggle.com/p/vitus-razor-disc-24-kids-road-bike

https://www.wiggle.com/p/vitus-razor-disc-26-kids-road-bike

Box 100 Shimano Stainless Inner shift cables 1.2mm x 2100mm, <£40: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296006885024

Just need to find myself a 50m roll of SP41 for less than the £89 Woolly Hat Shop are selling it for via eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294654310504

Not exactly peanuts, but NP Mega with SRAM XX Transmission and lots of goodies for £3.5k, if you’re the right size:

Nukeproof Mega 290 RS Carbon Bike (XX EAGLE TRANS) | Chain Reaction (chainreactioncycles.com)

MRP RIbbon Coil at £361 in 29″ 150 flavour seems like very good value. I love mine

https://www.wiggle.com/p/mrp-ribbon-coil-fork?color=black&wheelSizeTravel=27.5%22+%2F+29%22+%7C+150mm+Travel&axleSpacingOffset=15mm+x+110mm+Axle+%28Boost%29+%7C+46mm+Offset

TLD Skyline shorts for £25, I’ve ordered the nice blue colour.

Size down if in between sizes IME

Troy Lee Designs Skyline Shorts (Shell) | Chain Reaction (chainreactioncycles.com)

I wondered when they would work through the other forks- MRP’s sold out now, I wonder what is next.

Magura storm rotors 160/180/203 for £15

https://www.merlincycles.com/magura-storm-hc-e-bike-disc-rotor-100428.html

https://amzn.eu/d/bsi3GUw

50m Shimano SP41 black gear outer £69.00 delivered with Prime

I’d be careful of that. I had to send back some Amazon sourced sp41 that definitely wasn’t sp41.
I’m not saying that will be the case here, just tread with caution and double check what you receive.

https://amzn.eu/d/bsi3GUw

50m Shimano SP41 black gear outer £69.00 delivered with Prime

A bit of a lead time though:

FREE Prime delivery 5 February – 22 March

#Edit : hang on  – they just dropped the price to £64.99 and it’s now

FREE delivery 20 – 25 January.

Bookmarking that XX Transmission Mega in case the size L goes down in price at some point.

https://amzn.eu/d/bsi3GUw

50m Shimano SP41 black gear outer £69.00 delivered with Prime

For me its showing as £64.99, FREE delivery 20-25 January, sold by TradeINN so higher expection of it being reputable stuff than a random Amazon seller.

Met parachute MCR MIPS helmet with removable chinbar £139

https://www.merlincycles.com/met-parachute-mcr-mips-mtb-helmet-150357.html

https://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/bikes/full-suspension-mountain-bikes/whyte-t-140-s-29er-mountain-bike-2023-matt-moss-chalkocean__375454

This looks a bit of a bargain? Right wheel size 😉

I’ve discovered a way not to be too overcome from buying too many of these bargains.

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Solution – Hide Them In A Cupboard.

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Out of sight, out of mind.

Have you figured out a way to hide a bike?

Have you figured out a way to hide a bike?

Old but good:

Met parachute MCR MIPS helmet with removable chinbar £139

https://www.merlincycles.com/met-parachute-mcr-mips-mtb-helmet-150357.html

If anyone else is also looking for an excuse not to buy this, let me help you. It seems to have a similar thin yellow plastic MIPS cradle as other Met helmets, which I’ve found to be fragile. I think cracked mine at all the connection points on a Terranova just by pushing the helmet into my forehead a few times to squeeze out sweat from the brow band – something I’ve done hundreds of times with my Bell. Compare the Parchute (another pic) with the Leatt 4 Enduro‘s Turbine system.

Or pick a full face that’s still got decent ventilation, and is light, but is DH certified.

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Specialized-Gambit-Full-Face-MTB-Cycling-Helmet_244765.htm

Bell Super DH Spherical MIPS MTB Helmet with a wraparound removable chinbar. DH certified £149 with possibly extra money of if you have merlin loyalty points.

I have this and it saved me at stiniog where I had a bit of a crash.

https://www.merlincycles.com/bell-super-dh-spherical-mips-mtb-helmet-112159.html

Box 100 Shimano Stainless Inner shift cables 1.2mm x 2100mm, <£40:

Am I just too paranoid or do those cables seem too cheap to be genuine?

I bought a box, seem legit to me.

Cheers. I pulled the trigger

Am I just too paranoid or do those cables seem too cheap to be genuine?

Hope not, I bought a box last night! Thanks for the PSA.

Possibly silly question, but that cable housing from TRADEInn via Amazon.eu, what happens with import duty/VAT on that?

Anyone seen any good bargains on either trail hardtail frames or full bikes? Gutted I missed out on the Sentiers last week, typical I have the money for it now they’re all gone at that crazy price!

I think i saw on tredz? some merida big trails and whyte hardtails nicely discounted, might have been merlin.. or jejames… idk :P

Giro Switchblade £137. Normally £275

https://www.merlincycles.com/giro-switchblade-mips-mtb-helmet-129126.html

<b>https://www.tradeinn.com/bikeinn/en/shimano-rollo-funda-cambio-50m.ot-sp41-4-mm-negr/136281583/p</b&gt;

Sp41 works out about £56 Inc delivery.

Following that link, they say Shimano won’t let them ship to the UK

@_tom_

These steel NS Eccentric frames look decent value

https://www.wiggle.com/p/ns-bikes-eccentric-cromo-29-frame-2021

Those NS frames look great for the price. Maybe slightly slack SA but could shove saddle forwards.

Fond memories of the NS Surge I had 10 years ago.

These steel NS Eccentric frames look decent value

No smalls in stock unfortunately, otherwise that does look awesome and my kind of bike. I think sagged the reach might be too long for me at 5’8″, with my current FS frame at 453mm reach it already feels quite stretched out

Rapha rain jacket less than half price:

Men’s Gore-Tex Hooded Rain Jacket | Rapha

I got one years ago (in the sale of course) and it’s brilliant. Pretty breathable, very waterproof and a great cut for MTB.

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Following that link, they say Shimano won’t let them ship to the UK

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If your referring to my link, that’s where I got my sp41 from. Never had any issues with trdaeinn shipping shimano to the UK.

Following that link, they say Shimano won’t let them ship to the UK

Rapha rain jacket less than half price:

What’s the cut like? (ie does a mediumish but normal proportioned middle-aged bloke need a large?)

Oh, and how does it cinch down over a helmet?

Rapha rain jacket less than half price:

Men’s Gore-Tex Hooded Rain Jacket | Rapha

I got one years ago (in the sale of course) and it’s brilliant. Pretty breathable, very waterproof and a great cut for MTB.

Whats the durability like?

All my 2.5 layer jackets fail fairly quickly as they live scrunched up in my pack. Never had a gore tex one though

That Rapha jacket, why do the models in these “edgy” brands stand like a drongo?  It looks too short in length for hunched over riding, but happy to be corrected by Chapaking.  Why they don’t just sit the guy on a bike and get into riding position and photograph that fails me. It does say city riding, so fine for riding my similarly priced CRC Vitus One.

What’s the cut like? (ie does a mediumish but normal proportioned middle-aged bloke need a large?)

Oh, and how does it cinch down over a helmet?

Normal fit, not racing. Medium should be fine. Think I’ve pulled the hood over a helmet and it just kind of stays there.

Whats the durability like?

Still looks pretty new after 6 years or so.

I tend don’t keep it in my pack much though, I keep it for proper wet rides and pair with a bumbag so no strap rub.

Never had a gore tex one though

So now I’ve realised mine was pre- them changing to Gore Tex, so my opinion on the breathability and waterpoorfness should be ignored – sorry.

Still probably worth a punt, I find the commuting cut fine for road, MTB and gravel. Better than any MTB-specific jacket I’ve had.

£135 for a rain jacket 😂.

Perhaps half price might be decent value.

Oh wait it’s already more than half price 😂