"I saw this deal, and thought someone might like it" thread.

[Raymo853]

@Raymo853 138824 wrote:

Lynskey is having a sale on a frame I lust over, the Urbano or Urbanasky. Basically their Cooper CX with a marketing bent to be a road bike, gravel grinder, commuter. It has “road” bike cable routing. On sale at $1195. Please buy the remaining medium and medium-long sizes so I cannot

https://lynskeyperformance.com/sale/

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Ugh, even more tempting, Lynskey is running a bunch of no reserve auctions on eBay, two for Urbano frames that would fit me. Both end in about one hour and are only up to about $550. So would like to get one to replace my slightly too long top tubed (56.5) too narrow tire clearance Salsa but even for $700, I have more important priorities.
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[hozn]

Performance has their Elite shorts (2015 edition) on sale for $48: http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1124054_-1___400065

They’re great shorts, especially good value at that price. Add a brake/shifter cable or something to get the free shipping?

FWIW, these run “American” size, so a size-medium fits like a size-L in Castelli / Sugoi / DeMarchi.

[GovernorSilver]

Planning for the next Freezing Saddles, I came across these “weatherized” Vans high tops – for platform pedalers only of course:

https://www.dressinn.com/fashion/vans-sk8hi-mte/1253214/p?utm_source=google_products&utm_medium=merchant&id_producte=1383213&country=us&gclid=CNeB97aGx8wCFcxZhgody_AJSg&gclsrc=aw.ds

[GovernorSilver]

I picked up a pair of these last night at the Woodbridge Kohl’s. Now I’ll all set for warm-weather cycling with/without rain – they look like running shoes but have drain holes to let water out.

Website says $54.99 but by applying for a Kohl’s credit card the price got knocked down to $40. I believe the womens’ version is also on sale.

http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-2521325/adidas-outdoor-climacool-boat-mens-water-shoes.jsp?color=Black

Wore them on today’s ride to stop by the Vélo City Coop’s garage sale, then fetch groceries. Pedaling with them feels great, at least on the MKS Grip King platform pedals which are a bit longer than the usual. Will ride with them on the Renegade next week – that too has platform pedals (Shimano Saints).

[ian74]

Specialized is running a sale on tires, buy one get one free. They’re selling them on their website, and the local shops, at least Spokes Etc. is running the sale too. I was at 5000 miles on my gator hardshells, and I broke a spoke last Thursday, Since I needed tires anyway, I bought them when I had my spoke replaced and wheels trued.

Only certain tires are eligible, and you can order them from specialized.com too with this promo.

The following tires are BOGO

S-works turbo
Turbo pro
Roubaix pro
Roubaix Armadillo elite
All condition armadillo elite
All condition armadillo
Espoir elite

I bought a pair of the heaviest tires they have, armadillo elite. I’ll find out tomorrow if they are as decent as my gator hardshells. I was planning on buying Continentals GP4000 IIs or all seasons, but I couldn’t pass up the 2 for 1. All seasons at Spokes were 79.00 a tire!

[hozn]

I was disappointed that they didn’t have any of their tubeless/2Bliss variants on sale. I do like Specialized mtb and cx tires, and am curious to try some of their faster road options, but probably won’t buy non-tubeless tires anymore.

I do have an Armadillo Elite All-Season that I use as a backup. It is very durable, not very nice to ride, but imagine it will be similar to Gatorskins Hardshell.

[ShawnoftheDread]

I’ve been waiting for this sale for six weeks. I finally bought different tires last week. Lame.

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[Raymo853]

I too am dissapointed by the choices for the 2 for 1 promotion.

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[hozn]

Speaking of tires, the EUR->USD exchange rate is pretty awesome these days. If you’re looking for Schwalbe tires, http://www.bike24.de/ is a good source. I just ordered 3 Pro One tubeless tires shipped for $150. I might get invoiced by customs (last time an overseas vendor used DHL, I did, not sure if that is related to the carrier or not), but even still that is a lot better than $80/tire domestically. If you don’t need the “Pro”, you can get 3 Schwalbe One tubeless tires for around $120. Shipping seems to be 20EUR even if you order 6 tires (I didn’t try a larger number), so if you’re willing to commit to a single tire model for however long that would be, you could obviously save even more.

[vern]

Merlincycles.com has those tires at $48.30 per and they pay the shipping over $100. I ordered wheels from them last year and they showed up on my doorstep 3 days later, which is pretty amazing.

[hozn]

That is amazing. So I guess price is better from Merlin for < 3, similar for 3, then some advantage to bike24 when > 3.

I wish I had more things I needed to buy from UK or Euro zone!

[GovernorSilver]

Checked out the Spokes Etc tent sale. One of the guys there asked if he could help me. I said, “Thanks, just browsing”. He then suggested I test ride this bike – I was dressed in jeans, t-shirt and Crocs sandals – didn’t think I looked like someone shopping for a crit racing bike :confused: :

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/road/allez-dsw-sprint-x1-comp/106609

Anyway, it was going for $1500 at the sale – $2000 on the Spokes website. Fun sprinter’s bike.

[notlost]

Castelli Velo Jacket – $30 in Lime Small

This is new with free returns: http://www.amazon.com/Castelli-Velo-Jacket-Mens-Lime/dp/B00EOVG8O8

[notlost]

$32 Showers Pass Women’s Transit Jacket, Yelling Yellow, Small

Note this item is an open box return from Amazon. Regular price on these is $160.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00KRY2AV6/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used&m=A2L77EE7U53NWQ

[GovernorSilver]

Picked up this on sale for under $7:
https://www.rei.com/product/710872/halo-ii-headband

Also got this skullcap for under $12:
https://www.rei.com/product/831657/halo-skull-cap

Now I’m better prepared for the upcoming 90+ degree commuting days.

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