Boast about your latest purchases here...

[Frosty]

Ordered last week from Clever Training (with DC Rainmaker 10% discount).

 

Managed to get them before the cANCer's leader opened his mouth again.

 

One for me, and another for a training mate.

[IH8MUD]

I had two BIG     CRC orders ready. 

Was keeping  an eagle eye on the Pound/ZAR for the last month.

 

So glad I decided to pull the trigger last week.

Just missed this newest ZUMA  f-up. 

 

Will be having my goodies  by Friday. 

[Eon du Plessis]

I had two BIG CRC orders ready.

Was keeping an eagle eye on the Pound/ZAR for the last month.

 

So glad I decided to pull the trigger last week.

Just missed this newest ZUMA f-up.

 

Will be having my goodies by Friday.

Also ordered the last bits for my wife's road bike from CRC over the course of the weekend. Few grand worth of parts. To arrive tomorrow or Friday.

 

Will post a pic when it's built up.

[Eon du Plessis]

Ordered last week from Clever Training (with DC Rainmaker 10% discount).

 

Managed to get them before the cANCer's leader opened his mouth again.

 

One for me, and another for a training mate.

Very nice. Still a chunk of change but good value for money, on all accounts. Will gladly take it as a donation should you decide you don't like it

[Mopkop]

Ordered last week from Clever Training (with DC Rainmaker 10% discount).

 

Managed to get them before the cANCer's leader opened his mouth again.

 

One for me, and another for a training mate.

What did it set you back?

[dman2]

may just have committed the ultimate sin. 

 

Bought a Specialized Slaughter Grid tyre for the rear of my Giant Reign, to complement my Schwalbe Magic Mary front tire. 

 

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb11041573/p5pb11041573.jpg

Does it come with spare tubes and puncture repair kit?

[Meentb]

A few boxes with this on arrived today. All in different sizes ????

[shaper]

What did it set you back?

http://www.clevertraining.com/nsearch/?q=4iiii+precision+power+meter

[Frosty]

What did it set you back?

$364 each

I took the 105 5800 option which includes the PM and crankarm (LHS).

 

$399 is the normal price, less 10% and then $9.99 for a 2 working day delivery.

 

At R13.89/$ it's just over R5k

[T-Bob]

may just have committed the ultimate sin. 

 

Bought a Specialized Slaughter Grid tyre for the rear of my Giant Reign, to complement my Schwalbe Magic Mary front tire. 

 

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb11041573/p5pb11041573.jpg

Review that bad boy up. I was tempted by one of those but heard things about the flex of the casing and toughness issues. 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Does it come with spare tubes and puncture repair kit?

Serious? Even in the grid casing?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Review that bad boy up. I was tempted by one of those but heard things about the flex of the casing and toughness issues.

Hmmmmmm....

 

It's for that reason that I went for the grid version. Ie reinforced sidewalls.

[needleshy]

may just have committed the ultimate sin. 

 

Bought a Specialized Slaughter Grid tyre for the rear of my Giant Reign, to complement my Schwalbe Magic Mary front tire. 

 

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb11041573/p5pb11041573.jpg

I got one on my spare wheel. Its ok on hard pack but I found its very twitchy on the loose stuff and on High speed fire roads, oh and dont ride it in the wet.

Also bought cause it was cheap.

[karma]

Hmmmmmm....

 

It's for that reason that I went for the grid version. Ie reinforced sidewalls.

 

is this tyre suited for bikes with vertical shocks? 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

I got one on my spare wheel. Its ok on hard pack but I found its very twitchy on the loose stuff and on High speed fire roads, oh and dont ride it in the wet.

Also bought cause it was cheap.

I bought it cos I loved the Rock Razor in pretty much all conditions, and wanted a faster rolling rear tyre which still corners like a beeeeeyatch. I know it has almost no straight line braking ability, but I'm prepared to live with that given that I'm predominately braking in the front (except to moderate my speed) and I like a loose rear. 

 

If it fails, so be it. I'll have tried it and seen what it can do. But given that it has the same side knobs as a purgatory Butcher, I reckon it'll go quite well.

 

Oh - I loved the RR in the wet. It added a bit of knyp when the bike was upright... And sliding into corners due to the small middle blocks, then having the tyre dig in and just GRIP was nice!

Edited August 24, 2016 by Myles Mayhew

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

is this tyre suited for bikes with vertical shocks? 

It's shock-agnostic.