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Cycling basics at Lidl
From Thursday 30th March
http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pa...20060330.index The bicycle lift looks interesting. The lights have their uses in that the front light is naff (drains batteries very quicly) but the rear one is very bright & long-lasting. Running belt could be useful for carrying drinks when on the 'bent. The clothing is basic, but good value. Eminently washable. The 'cycling top' looks to be the basic windproof front base layer and I find these *excellent* Cheers, helen s -- ~~ you may need to remove dependence on fame & fortune from organisation to get correct email address ~Noodliness is Good~ |
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Cycling basics at Lidl
"wafflycat" wrote in message
... From Thursday 30th March http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pa...20060330.index The bicycle lift looks interesting. The lights have their uses in that the front light is naff (drains batteries very quicly) but the rear one is very bright & long-lasting. Running belt could be useful for carrying drinks when on the 'bent. The clothing is basic, but good value. Eminently washable. The 'cycling top' looks to be the basic windproof front base layer and I find these *excellent* Cheers, helen s -- ~~ you may need to remove dependence on fame & fortune from organisation to get correct email address ~Noodliness is Good~ This is LIDL's annual bike day and is always on at this time of year. I have found shirts, shorts and socks to be excellent value. (Beware sizing though; there were problems last year in some of the shorts they sold which were oversized.) The only problem with LIDL in these "offers" is that you have to be there before the shop opens to be at the front end of the queue since there has always been ( in my area anyway) a mass of people rifling through the "goodies" and the most popular lines disappear very quickly. I remember last year, that, on the same day as clothing items appeared at LIDL they also appeared on EBay for auction at inflated prices! Someone was a bit sharp in more senses than one! Trevor A Panther In South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. www.tapan.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk |
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Cycling basics at Lidl
"Pinky" wrote in message . uk... This is LIDL's annual bike day and is always on at this time of year. I have found shirts, shorts and socks to be excellent value. (Beware sizing though; there were problems last year in some of the shorts they sold which were oversized.) The only problem with LIDL in these "offers" is that you have to be there before the shop opens to be at the front end of the queue since there has always been ( in my area anyway) a mass of people rifling through the "goodies" and the most popular lines disappear very quickly. I remember last year, that, on the same day as clothing items appeared at LIDL they also appeared on EBay for auction at inflated prices! Someone was a bit sharp in more senses than one! Indeed, for some of us, who have offspring with expensive tastes in competitive cycling equipment, it's a good job we don't mind Lidl stuff and welcome the cycling specials whe they appear (same for Aldi ones)! I've seen staff at a local Lidl refuse to sell to a guy who had his basket piled high with stuff - he tried to clean the place out almost - it was obvious he was going to be flogging it on. My favourites are the windproof front base layers (cycling tops) and the short-sleeved jerseys. The shorts seem to vary in quality yearly, from good to Lycra so thin they are only publicly decent if worn underneath a pair of longs :-) Cheers, helen s |
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Cycling basics at Lidl
..........and what about the Professional Cycling Briefs?
The things that you never knew you didn't know eh? Prices are keen to say the least. That's my kinda shop! BigRab |
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Cycling basics at Lidl
wafflycat wrote:
From Thursday 30th March http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pa...20060330.index The bicycle lift looks interesting. The lights have their uses in that the front light is naff (drains batteries very quicly) but the rear one is very bright & long-lasting. My rear light from 2 years ago went unreliable. The spring wire that forms the battery contacts is held against a solder pad on the back of the pcb, and this connection was poor. Reflowing the solder on the pad to make a clean surface has made it work for now, but it's not a great design : solder isn't a good contact material. Probably worth the low cost if you expect to replace annually. -adrian |
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Cycling basics at Lidl
On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 07:38:00 +0000, wafflycat wrote:
From Thursday 30th March http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pa...20060330.index Finally, the lidl/aldi bicycle equipment season has begun. I might go after the single clip-on pannier bags. The brief-case and touring panniers from last year (Aldi or Lidl, I can't remember?) are good and represented fantastic value but they use a strap system rather than a clip. I might as well buy another pair of cycling gloves even though last year's Aldi ones are still going strong. The bicycle lift looks interesting. The lights have their uses in that the front light is naff (drains batteries very quicly) but the rear one is very bright & long-lasting. My front Lidl light fell off (my fault, I mounted it improperly) so now I have a Halfords front and Lidl rear. The Halfords front is less bright and cost ten pounds on it's own. I wish I'd looked after my Lidl one. That said, I didn't have it long enough to run into problems with battery life. The clothing is basic, but good value. Eminently washable. The 'cycling top' looks to be the basic windproof front base layer and I find these *excellent* I'll have a look at these. -- ***My real address is m/ike at u/nmusic d/ot co dot u/k (removing /s) http://www.unmusic.co.uk - about me, music, geek sitcom etc. http://www.unmusic.co.uk/amhs/ - alt.music.home-studio |
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Cycling basics at Lidl
wafflycat wrote:
From Thursday 30th March http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pa...20060330.index The bicycle lift looks interesting. If its like last year's, its superb. You need a strong set of roof joists to fix attach it to. I bought two last year (and two more for a friend). They are fixed to planks which rest across the beams in my garage roof. And thus two bikes winch up out of harms way, and I can use it at medium height for minor maintenance (oiling chain, wiping off crud, etc.). The safe-man locks are useful for "outside shop/pub in low risk areas", so rural East Anglia OK, but not what I'd use in a big city or at the train station. I bought a couple last year. - Nigel -- Nigel Cliffe, Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/ |
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