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LIDL Bike event
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Posted 9 years ago #
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IME:
- Mitts, good but with a funny smell that never washes out.
- Bike computer, useless.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Mitts - love them! Never used any other brand since I started cycling in 2006. I have a pile of unworn ones as I used to buy a few pairs each time they came on sale. Their durability has meant that I still have almost all of them sitting unworn!
Sure, a few pairs have come apart within a few months butt at a few quid a pop it's never been a disaster.
Never had a smell issue with them like @dougal. Maybe an enzyme in my sweat kills it off? ;-)
Posted 9 years ago # -
I would agree the mitts are good value. Not as comfy over distance as 'brand' mitts though (e.g. Spesh, Altura...).
Posted 9 years ago # -
I have both the track pump and work stand and both have been excellent value in the 3 or so years I've had them. Would recommend.
Posted 9 years ago # -
The bike tool kit is not great but, at £4.99, is almost worth getting for the underseat bag alone.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Can't remember if it's from Lidl or Aldi but the merino baselayer I bought a couple of years ago is still going strong.
Posted 9 years ago # -
MrSRD was first in queue at Dalry. Lidl. Work stand procured.
Was it someone from here who was there at roughly the same time?
@sallyhinch you and I may wear our merino year round, but I think It's usually only on sale in the autumn for winter wear
Posted 9 years ago # -
Got a softshell and some socks at Dalry about 8.30 - not much take-up at that stage.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Thanks for the review, condor2378. I got myself a pump and workstand last night. Both are much sturdier than I imagined from the pictures on the website. I am looking forward to more comfortable maintenance sessions on my bike.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Bike stands still available at lidl Dalry.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Aldi have a mountain bike event at the minute - rucksacks, men's and women's jerseys and jackets, bike stands, Garmin 200s, muc off cleaning products and others.
Got men's and women's merino baselayer from previous promotin for £14 each in Dunfermline store yesterday.
Running event on Thursday with more items that could be used for cycling.
Posted 9 years ago # -
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Iain Whyte (@CllrWhyte)
03/05/2015 21:36
@CyclingEdin @SpokesLothian do your own bicycle maintenance? Bargainbase on Seafield Road has ex-Lidl maintenance stands for £5 (were £40)."
Posted 9 years ago # -
The stand and the pump are great prices, dependent on child labour factors in developing world / China. However most dearer products also contain this factor.
Posted 8 years ago # -
@gembo - agreed on both the pump and stand, but sadly also the child labour.
Ethical cycle gear/ clothing is one for another thread -I'll start one up.
Posted 8 years ago # -
Time to pick up some new socks. I've had two pairs of their cycling socks since around 2007, and one of the pairs is finally starting to showing signs of a tiny hole. Incredible value, and possibly the strongest and most indestructible socks I've owned in my life!
Posted 8 years ago # -
But don't buy their running socks which developed holes after the second time I wore them!
Posted 8 years ago #
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