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

I got one of these jackets a couple of weeks back. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Altura-Repellent-Insulated-Mountain-Jacket/dp/B08V4PYNDX/ref=asc_df_B08V4PYNDX/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=671870514600&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17740066283313882226&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046318&hvtargid=pla-2195970173679&mcid=6c548ad95d9e34c3a595da634287ac03&th=1&psc=1

First use over the weekend and again this morning and it already seems like it is an excellent purchase for £50 (down from £135.)

Just above freezing temperatures in the sun on the moors 3 hr MTB ride on Saturday. Just a base layer under it and it was a little too warm at points, if anything. Otherwise just very comfortable.

Pissing it down with rain this morning on the commute into work. Only 15 minutes ride, but DWR coped excellently. Totally dry underneath and warm when I arrived at work. Again just a base layer under.

Size up.

I am usually an L (sometimes even an M depending on pie consumption/cut) but definitely an XL in this

If the variable pricing on Amazon doesn’t work for you, all sizes and both colours are £77.50 on the Altura site.

Esker Dune Men's Insulated Jacket

Well I was gonna get the Prime Orro 700c alloy gravel wheels off CRC today, but they’ve whacked the price up £100 now.

But I see the 650b version is £130, which might suit some of you…
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/prime-orra-650b-alloy-gravel-wheelset

Think you can use EXTRA10 as well.

the carbon ones are only 230 ish too

Im sure they will be back down again 🙂

#26aintdead

£2 Minion DHF in tanwall variety

ragley 31.8 handlebar £5

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/ragley-wiser-alloy-riser-mtb-handlebar

And Nukeproof Horizon V2 alloy bar for £12.99 (as long as you don’t mind shallow rise):

https://www.wiggle.com/p/nukeproof-horizon-v2-alloy-riser-bar-31-8mm?color=blackblack&mtbHandlebarWidthXRise=800mm+x+12mm

#26aintdead

£2 Minion DHF in tanwall variety

I’m wondering if my kids’ bikes have clearance for 2.5 Minions…

I ordered a 40mm Ragley Stubbing stem for £5, been interested to try an extra 5mm stem on my trail bike.

I hope the blue matches my other blue bits though.

£15 < £150 DHB waterproof jackets are back in stock

brilliant PSA on the 26″ minions, my kids will love that!

New coaster brake skid tyres for my Transition Klunker!

Thanks @charlie.farley was quite gutted I missed that first time around. Several ordered for Xmas presents. Both my lads need new waterproofs…I always end up having to carry them on walks (even though they are late teens and really should carry their stuff themselves!) so those lightweight ones are spot on.

Also have the windproofs for same price https://www.wiggle.com/p/dhb-aeron-flt-windproof-jacket

Note that’s the men’s link. Women’s also available for wind and waterproof for same price by the look of it.

5 quid for stems and bars

Could not resist

Hmmm, I’d maybe try the large (medium fits fine), but I’m not paying an extra fiver for it

Bought two jackets for £25…wtf?!?

That windproof running jacket is a stupid price

I thought that was a decent deal at £72 after 10% discount for a 12-speed XT chainset. Only x10 left in 175mm as I might have bought the last 170mm…

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/shimano-deore-xt-m8120-12-speed-chainset?color=black&crankLengths=175mm&chainringTeeth=30T

8120 is 55 chainline so won’t be ideal on a lot of boost bikes. Great price otherwise 

Neutron pedals in black for £9 

https://www.wiggle.com/p/nukeproof-neutron-evo-electron-evo-flat-pedals?color=black&sizeStandard=One+Size

i grabbed one of the waterproofs, thanks.. size up but thinking i wont wear it for sport so will probably have a layer or two under it…

need to mention, the nukeproof titanium axled clipless pedals… i’ve hovered over them multiple times…

Thanks @el_boufador – I received an Altura Esker jacket today. Ordered a size larger than my usual and it’s a lovely fit. 

8120 is 55 chainline so won’t be ideal on a lot of boost bikes. Great price otherwise

Is it possible to not use the single 2.5mm BB spacer to compensate? (probably not)

That windproof running jacket is a stupid price

think I’ve just solved two problems:

1) wife’s Christmas present, she runs (and I can tell her it’s £150)
2) how to round up my basket of bargains to get free postage.

nickfrog

Is it possible to not use the single 2.5mm BB spacer to compensate? (probably not)

You’d have to use it, but no reason it can’t go on the non drive side, if 52.5 works and everything clears OK

goldfish24

That windproof running jacket is a stupid price

think I’ve just solved two problems:

1) wife’s Christmas present, she runs (and I can tell her it’s £150)
2) how to round up my basket of bargains to get free postage.

Just as long as there isn’t a PSA thread on wivesrunningtrackworld or whatever it is

Haha, I’ve been subtly enquiring whether my GF needs any fitness clobber but it seems not 🙁

Just did debut run in the windproof jacket. Pretty good, even though I was wearing my thinnest baselayer and it was freezing out.

Makes a good combo with the £10 running trews.

You’d have to use it, but no reason it can’t go on the non drive side, if 52.5 works and everything clears OK

Thx. Sounds like a plan. 0.5mm off I can live with. In fact I read somewhere it was actually a better chainline than 52 for Boost.

Boo! £2 Maxxis order has been cancelled.

It’s going to have to be full priced Klunker coaster brake skids again.

It will depend. I tried 55 chainline on one of my boost bikes but it was obviously not the ideal for that bike. Hopefully you can make them work ok for your setup.

That windproof running jacket is a stupid price

I bought the full suite of 3 of those tops (the windproof, the waterproof and the thermal). I was mathematically on the edge of L and XL. As they looked snug on the models, I went XL and regret it. They’ll be ok, but they are baggier than I choose.

It will depend. I tried 55 chainline on one of my boost bikes but it was obviously not the ideal for that bike. Hopefully you can make them work ok for your setup.

Yes sure it’s not optimal however did you put the 2.5mm spacer on the non drive side to give you a quasi 52mm boost chainline.

While this still sounds too good to be true, I am perhaps just lucky that I currently have 10mm chainring clearance to the stay on a 30t with a Boost 52mm chainset. But I can see that perhaps a 34t wouldn’t work indeed.

Chainreaction/Wiggle fire sale of 2023 – coming to an Ebay near you soon. It seems £40 is the going mark up for the running jackets.

I don’t get the “not worth £150” comments. As somebody who overheats riding hard in a regular waterproof this may be be the best tenner I’ve ever parted with. Not sure I’ll trust it with a backpack however.

I brought the waterproof and windproof not realising they were running jackets. Ordered in XL so expecting/hoping they’ll be on the looser side (6’2, 14 and a bit stone). I’ll find out in a couple of days when they turn up. Either way, a bargain for £25 for both.

Got some five tens from Evans and some trousers from decathlon (not discounted). I’ve spent more on cycle clothing in the last few days than I’ve spent on cycle clothing in the last 6-7 years.

I have a 52mm chainline on a 135mm frame (Deore 12 speed), equivalent to 55mm chainline on a boost frame, backpedalling in the 51t sprocket the chain never falls off. I’d say if you don’t use the lower gears too much 55mm is fine. For Shimano 55mm chainline there are 2x 3mm spacers (one each side to achieve the 55mm chainline, so Q-Factor is 178mm compared to 172mm) in addition to the 2.5mm DS spacer. So you could move either the 3mm or 2.5mm spacer to the NDS if your cranks clear the chainstay.  The 3mm spacer goes on the outside of the BB so you wouldn’t have to remove the BB if wanted to move that. SRAM 55mm chainline are achieved by offsettting the chainring and there are no additional 3mm spacers.

The trick with chainline imo on 1x is to see if it physically fits, and then forget about it. Nobody can even agree what the best chainline really is- it’s logical for it to be the middle but you spend more time in the lower gears, but then the different sizes also wear differently and have slightly different chain angle considerations anyway because of tooth shaping… If it works it works, none of my 3 bikes have the same chainline. We’re a long way from worrying about crossover gears.

Yep Shimano switched boost from 52 to 55mm quietly in 2021, with no real explanation. My take is if you spend most of your time doing uplifts and so in the smaller cogs go 55mm. If you spend most of your time like me wheezing away in the big cogs then 52 is better. I doubt 3mm or 1 cog makes much difference though.

For Shimano 55mm chainline there are 2x 3mm spacers (one each side to achieve the 55mm chainline, so Q-Factor is 178mm compared to 172mm) in addition to the 2.5mm DS spacer.

Silly question but do those 3mm spacers come with the cranks or a BB?

Currently I have a SLX 12 speed chainset that gives me a 52mm chainline and the shifting is perfect.

I am expecting a M8120 XT chainset so I was planning to swap the 2.5mm to the non drive side to retain 52.5mm. But now I am a bit confused about the 3mm spacers that you mention. Do I need to fit them at all ? (if they come with the chainset).

Or is there a Super Boost 55mm BB ?

The 3mm spacers come with the cranks and yes you need them both otherwise the axle will be too long to achieve preload.