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Bit book heavy this year;Both Ned Boulting books,this( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyclepedia-Tour-Iconic-Bicycle-Designs/dp/0500515581/ref=pd_sim_b_2)big coffee table book. Also got a set of Crud road racer2 mudguards and a Halfrauds bike cover oh and a Sportful gillet. and I bought myself a...

Well it's bye,bye Ridley but also hello Ridley as I've an Icarus sls frame on it's way and hopefully it's the right size(well I checked on Ridleys own chart with my inside leg and height measurements so it should be:suspect:).Will be taking most of the bits off the phaeton and then hopefully...

Oh and as for lights I got some eghey ones(look like small torches) which have been good so far;bit like these; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cree-Q5-LED-bike-cycle-zoomable-twin-front-torch-head-light-set-FREE-back-light-/270884141119?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item3f11f3f83f

That is lush:love: ;always liked the look of cross bikes; Mmmm,wonder if I can convert my Trek hybrid into a cross style:thinking::thinking: .It already has Mavic disc rims;some light forks,and drop bars:cool:

Oh and the moneypit gets deeper,just ordered a Garmin edge 500 with heart monitor and cadence sensor.This is the deal; http://www.handtec.co.uk/satnav-gps/cycling-gps/garmin-edge-500-heart-rate-monitor-speed-cadence-010-00829-01.html

Finally a couple of pics of the bike; Oh and first clipless fall tonight,hopefully got that out the way now:lol: Also now know why it's a bit bigger than I thought;apparently Ridley frames are a bit bigger than norm:shrug: and I misread the sizing table.Anyway it fits ok...

1st proper ride and all good kept a nice cadence and didn't fall off getting the cleats off:lol: Only 11 miles but it's a start and I felt ok with no aches or badly out of breath;only pain was the fen headwind on the way back.

Well,had the fitting done and what a difference;had to have a shorter stem as I had got the frame size wrong:bonk:(also Ridley frames come up bigger than some others apparently).He was pretty happy how I looked in the end though and said that it just meant that there's not so much seat tube...

Just spoke to the LBS and they do a base fit for £60,will speak to them tomorrow as I'm going in to try some shoes on.

Think this is supposed to be good; http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/topeak-joe-blow-sport-ii-track-pump/rp-prod39688

Bikes here safely:banana:(other half said the parcelfarce driver moaned like f***k about the big box:D) Just been on a little pootle and already moved the seat-post up three times:lol: and that was after moving it down thinking it was too high out of the box:whistling::bonk:;also moved the...

Most is stored on a Tamrac expedition 6 bag.

Haven't even got mine yet and I'm looking around for stuff(looking at workstands and track pumps),even stopped me looking at the Nikon classifieds on here:D.

Aah,should be ok then.Just got to hope that Parcelfarce don't mess up with the delivery now:whistling:

Ok,will have a word at the LBS when I can get in there;incidentally I've seen that although it's classed as a road bike it seems to be aimed at Triathlon beginners,presume it won't be that extreme a position on the bike?