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stutho

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Your best buys of 2006
« on: December 21, 2006, 08:52:21 AM »
What has been you best cycle related buy of 2006? (Excluding bikes)
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stutho

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Re: Your best buys of 2006
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2006, 08:57:04 AM »
My best buy.

SMART 1/2 Watt Rear LED light.  Brighter than my CATEYE and much cheaper at just £12.
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john28july

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Re: Your best buys of 2006
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2006, 09:13:32 AM »
Campagnolo 10 speed Ergo shifters to use with Shimano 8 speed system. Fabulous.
John.
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stutho

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Re: Your best buys of 2006
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2006, 10:18:17 AM »
Just thought of another.  Goldeneye maps.  Best cycling maps I have found to date ~£6
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john28july

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Re: Your best buys of 2006
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2006, 10:29:32 AM »
Also add Thorn Cork Grips for Rohloff and Thorn Expedition rear rack. BC 800 computer on Ebay for £4:00!
John.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS 2006.
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Swislon

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Re: Your best buys of 2006
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2006, 10:37:15 AM »
After our Santana Tandem, and RST of course my Optilabs prescription, photochromatic cycling glasses. Absolutely brilliant. No more flies, grit or wind in the eyes. They have really improved the cycling experience.[8D]
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geocycle

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Re: Your best buys of 2006
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2006, 11:02:34 AM »
Cateye EL410 front lamp- lightweight, very flexible mount, useful as a secondary lamp/or torch on tour,
Gore Touring jacket -not sure these are still available, but one of the few cycling specific goretex jackets with useful pockets and a detachable hood.
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Re: Your best buys of 2006
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2006, 12:53:07 PM »
Brooks B17 and my summer holiday in the pyrenees.
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stutho

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Re: Your best buys of 2006
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2006, 01:10:54 PM »
HPX pump  - £12 NEW from Ebay
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geocycle

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Re: Your best buys of 2006
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2006, 01:40:40 PM »
DHB interchangeable lense glasses from W****e have been well used and are good value.
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Re: Your best buys of 2006
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2006, 05:42:53 AM »
A Buff
So simple yet so effective.  I was a bit disappointed when I first got it, £12 seemed a lot of money for a small tube of material, it soon proved it’s worth.  It packs down to almost nothing so I always carry it on the bike and I’ve used it as a sweatband, scarf, cap and balaclava.  I’ve been so impressed I’ve bought a few as Christmas presents.
For the bike I’ve bought very little this year, largely due to the Raven I’ve reached the point I thought would never come, there’s nothing I think I need.  I might give the new SJS bar ends a try when they come out, but that’s next year.
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Swislon

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Re: Your best buys of 2006
« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2006, 06:39:30 PM »
I've also got a sort of tube like buff made of fleece material,  http://www.bandanashop.com/buffwear_ADFS.asp?gclid=CP-AxaGvqokCFSoMQgodWwUJtA, stops drafts going down my neck. Brilliant today which seemed colder than yesterday.
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