$1200 will buy you everything, but I have no idea what the type of stuff was that you bought 11 years ago. Some people will spend 1k alone on a helmet, it's all relative to what you had before hand.Originally Posted by Mad-V2
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$1200 will buy you everything, but I have no idea what the type of stuff was that you bought 11 years ago. Some people will spend 1k alone on a helmet, it's all relative to what you had before hand.
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FWIW got one of these cycle jackets from Cycle treads. Great jacket couldn't be happier with it.
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If you really want to get stuff in Auckland then +1 Barry's Point road, especially if can't get around easily.
- Cyclespot have discounted Shoei's (XR1000, X-11) if that's your thing.
- Cycletreads have a whole bunch of stuff upstairs.
- Holeshot are next door have more stuff.
- If you could get 'round I'd say check out Red Baron and Motomail as well
I reckon your best bang for buck would be getting a helmet in Aucks (or a loner) and pulling in to see Lifestyle Imports (Pukekawa) or Quasimoto (Hamilton) on the way home.
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helmet - $600
pants - $600
jacket - $600
gloves - $200
If they are going to just give you money at least replace the gear with quality.
$1200 won't get you much.
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I think the closest bike store to the Airport I know of is Haldanes in Penrose.
You could probably get a bus to Onehunga and then anotyher one from there up Great South Road.
Wouldn't know for sure - last time I was on a bus in NZ was.......ummmm.........1996
When I got my license I dropped in there and said I had $800 to spend and needed everything.
That got me Helmet, Gloves, Jacket, Pants and Boots.
I have since Replaced the Helmet (because I just wanted a new one), replaced the gloves (to get some ones with SPS sliders in the palms), replaced the jacket (because it started leaking), given away the pants (because they leaked from day 1) and replaced the boots (because they started leaking).
Oh yea na sweet as aye cuz.
if ya look at my profile pic you'll see the gear i used to have. was nothing special but it lasted 11 years with no problems. i'm too much of a rough bugger to spend even 600 on a lid so i'll get someting cheap. theres not much to protect up there anyway. i think i'll go to barrys point rd and see what i get. thanks again for everones input, i'll fill ya all in when i get home.
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You can tell them they're lucky. If they lost the wrong set of my gear, they wouldn't get change from $4k or possibly more.
Just ask if you need any more help. As mentioned, Barrys Point Rd has one of the highest concentrations of shops, and Cycletreads has a great range.
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They are not the same. Depot4 are at 63 Barrys Point Road, according to their website, and that is certainly NOT Cycletreads.
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$50 says he gets nothing from the Airpot.
Any takers ??
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I think he said cyclespot which is the same
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You forgot boots. I have great road riding waterproof boots and they were $300 from Motomail.
Also from Motomail; leather revit trou- $300, Shoei helmet $600, Revit gloves (middle of the range) $100 and I reckon you can get a good jacket for $400.
So yeah, I reckon only $1200 is not gonna fit you out completely.
And it some brands charge different rates depending whether its leather or kordura.
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So, how was the concert?
That's crap that they lost your gear though. How did it happen? Surely they put it in a locker or something and give you a ticket with a number on it so only you can retrieve it. I reckon since they wont bother reviewing the video that one of the people looking after it pinched it for themselves.
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Quite true!!
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Sh!t there must be a lot of Rossi's around here, my gear which I have had for 2+ years (though it is getting pretty worn now) cost me $500 all up from WMC - boots, gloves, pants, jacket, helmet. Admittedly it leaks pretty bad in heavy rain and most of the zips are now broken but generally it still does the job just fine. At one stage I had a more expensive helmet as I had lost my current one and I found the more expensive one was crap because it fogged up all the time, maybe slightly better if I hit my head but exponentially increase the chances of doing so if I can't see where I'm going.
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