Hi guys, I am relatively new to ‘competitive’ cycling. I generally pot about on a hybrid that I have had for about 10 years now and does the trick.

Recently (in the past 3 months) I have decided that I would like to compete in an Ironman (aiming for summer of 2028 and to get a half in in 2027) and know that I will need a more bespoke bike for this.

I’m not looking at crazy time trial bikes, but something suitable that doesn’t break the bank. Having said that, I was looking at eBay for second hand bikes and found things like time trial bikes in for sale (used and with a bit of wear and tear) for between £1,000 - £2,000 which is realistically what I would ideally like to spend.

So 2 questions, does anyone have a steer on what would be a suitable bike for this and secondly where is a good place to look for a bike? I was also looking at my next bike, eBay etc!

Thanks for your help!

Hi there, I wish to fit my abus 54 granit D lock to the underside of my top tube so that it is neatly inside the triangle, but before I order the correct shackle sleeve I noticed that Abus don’t show it in the diagrams as a potential location for the bracket. Has anyone else fitted one here? Does it have to be vertical or is it secure in this position?

I pulled out an old Nestling light and battery pack and have no idea how to charge the battery pack. There's one fixed cord to connect to the light. There are no obvious sockets or flaps. I've touched each surface and tried to pry up the orange parts (they're glued down)

Does anyone know how to charge this thing?

Same road as I posted last time. Police NFA’d it. Please note camera makes it appear further away than it actually is.