Lidl go biking

FSR_XC
FSR_XC Posts: 2,258
edited March 2008 in MTB buying advice
We not exactly.

From 10th March Lidl are selling bike gear.

Tops, trousers, jackets, lycra, shoes (worth a look), multi tool, pump, lights etc
Stumpjumper FSR 09/10 Pro Carbon, Genesis Vapour CX20 ('17)Carbon, Rose Xeon CW3000 '14, Raleigh R50

http://www.visiontrack.com
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  • papasmurf.
    papasmurf. Posts: 2,382
    it all went in seconds last time and appeared on ebay...

    got some fleece lined tights with pad the last time, and they have lasted pretty well my girlfriend uses hers all the time and they lasted far longer then the ones she got from wiggle (dhb) so its not all crap.
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  • z000m
    z000m Posts: 544
    it all ways does, u have to be outside at 8.30am. the little pump and tools look handy
    papasmurf. wrote:
    it all went in seconds last time and appeared on ebay...

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  • FSR_XC
    FSR_XC Posts: 2,258
    I got shoes and pedals last time - 4 days after the offers started.

    That's a good thing about Cornwall - less people after the gear.
    Stumpjumper FSR 09/10 Pro Carbon, Genesis Vapour CX20 ('17)Carbon, Rose Xeon CW3000 '14, Raleigh R50

    http://www.visiontrack.com
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    I bought some fast-wicking cycling jerseys would you believe for £6 each - and to be honest they are pretty darn good!!! I was most surprised!

    Will defo check it out - the cycling gear doesn't seem to sell in my local one... which is a touch for me! :wink:
  • DancesWithSheep
    DancesWithSheep Posts: 51
    Sod the gloves, tops, lights and bags - they're doing unicycles.

    http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages ... icycle.ar2

    Wonder how that would go down on the trails :lol:
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  • kyle2brown
    kyle2brown Posts: 117
    DancesWithSheep wrote:
    Sod the gloves, tops, lights and bags - they're doing unicycles.

    http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages ... icycle.ar2

    Wonder how that would go down on the trails :lol:

    Unicycles MTB check out

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wOLQtHl2Coc

    Not sure the Lidl ones would last this though
  • mediamonkey
    mediamonkey Posts: 128
    kyle2brown wrote:
    Unicycles MTB check out

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wOLQtHl2Coc

    Not sure the Lidl ones would last this though

    :shock: That guy is a nutter. Is that Half Dome in Yosemite at the beginning?
  • nonnac85
    nonnac85 Posts: 1,608
    Some guy unicycling at chicksands

    http://uk.youtube.com/results?search_qu ... arch_type=
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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Got a branch very nearby so Monday morning am going to get a jacket, some tights and socks and a couple of jerseys - all comes to about £20 - bargain.

    And all black - no lurid coloured Lycra for me :lol:
  • big_southern_jesse
    big_southern_jesse Posts: 729
    I'll be there at 8.25 on Monday. Lidl are astoundingly good value a few times a year. :D

    Thanks for the heads up!
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  • dav1
    dav1 Posts: 1,298
    bump

    Just been to the one in norwich and got some trousere, a shirt, some gloves and some socks (socks are so i can have dry feet at work today)

    The trays for mens jackets, tools and helmets where empty at 08:45
    Giant TCR advanced 2 (Summer/race)
    Merlin single malt fixie (Commuter/winter/training)
    Trek superfly 7 (Summer XC)
    Giant Yukon singlespeed conversion (winter MTB/Ice/snow)

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  • big_southern_jesse
    big_southern_jesse Posts: 729
    I was in our Chichester branch at about 8.20 this morning. Surprisingly empty, but then again the weather is a bit of a nightmare down here.

    I found the jackets to short in the arm for my gorilla proportions, so restricted myself to the pair of shoes and a computer - darn good value for less than 18 quid, even if they only last a year!

    Just about to start fitting new toys and then falling over lots! :D
    Proved by testing to be faster than a badger.
    The world's ultimate marmite bike
  • garnett
    garnett Posts: 196
    I got a pair of the shoes (£15), a pair of gloves(£2) and two of the saddle bag tool kits (£5 ea).

    Went for my first ride yesterday and loved it but got my nice trainers filthy so £15 shoes are very welcome.

    The mitts seem a bargian too...

    ...But I've just had a look at the saddle bag.

    I thought it would be the same as another similar thing I've got but it wasn't....

    for me these are an ABSOLUTE BARGAIN!

    The bag itself seems robust and cleverly engineered (a "snap-to" buckle to fasten it to the saddle, and a useful "expander" section to cramp in more kit)

    The tools you get might not turn out to be the best quality but there's something very much like my parktool, a small puncture repair kit and some tyre levers, a chain tool, and some mini spanners.

    I'd definitely recommend them.

    EDIt: The picture on the Lidl website isn't what I bought. That picture is of the thing I already had. To my mind the one I bought today is better - the allen key tool is more robust, the bag is more substantial, and you get a chain key included.
  • big_southern_jesse
    big_southern_jesse Posts: 729
    Well, I've just fitted cleats to the shoes and pedals to the bike, and as the rain started to come down again, I had a quick buzz up and down our road.

    :D:D Lots and lots of fun! :D:D

    Actually not that different in feel t otoeclips until I concentrated on applying pressure 360 degrees around the stroke, and just zipped ahead. I'll have to fit a couple more test rides before I go out with the club on Sunday.

    Now just waiting for the first of the comedy (for other people!) falls! I feel as though I've just been sentanced to two cut palms, a scraped knee and bad bruising to the hip and elbow. It just hasn't happened yet and I don't know when it will! :? :D
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  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    Just bought myself a jacket, jersey, pair of shorts and pair of padded trousers. The shorts are 2 parts - tight padded lycra inner with a cheap, football short type outer. I'm keeping the inner and wearing my own shorts over the top. All very good value.!
    "Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    went at lunch. got a jacket, backpack, pump, 2 sets of socks, 3 cycle computers. £30 the lot....awesome!

    Unfortunately the lycra shorts and longs had sold out, but will be trying another branch this evening!
    Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.

    H.G. Wells.
  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    cee wrote:
    3 cycle computers

    You're handle bars are gonna be pretty crowded.
    "Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs
  • landranger
    landranger Posts: 220
    I don't hold out much hope. . . .

    My branch had no cycle computers, no pumps, no socks, no rucksacks, no adults helmets, well nothing really except womens cycling shorts, a few tool bags and shoes oh, and I bought the last gel seat for the gf :cry:
    Sink the eight ball. Buy the lady a drink. And nobody knows my name.
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    BlackSpur wrote:
    cee wrote:
    3 cycle computers

    You're handle bars are gonna be pretty crowded.

    I thought I would put one on the front wheel, one on the back, and another round my wrist to see how fast I can walk :wink:

    Two were for other people, as was the pump.
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    H.G. Wells.
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Got my socks x2, shoes and pump at 08:05 this morning. Bit dissappointed that the pu,mp only extends 3" but till I pump a tube up can't really review it. Got to do the cleat fitting thing later. Happy with the price tho.
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  • bluefoam
    bluefoam Posts: 102
    I wore the jacket at the weekend & its quite good. Kept the rain out & wasn't too warm...
  • liveforever1982
    liveforever1982 Posts: 78
    just got there this evening,had to fight my way to what was left of the cycling gear,haha got myself a jersey, saddle bag with tools,and a gel seat cover for the other half,i really wanna the trousers and mitts but they had a ll gone,will have to visit lbs now.
  • danhx
    danhx Posts: 165
    Went to the Halifax store today only to remember it closed down a while back! Looks like I'm going to miss out on this kit.

    Why don't they offer it all the time? Are they making a loss just to get people in the store?
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  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    Great thing about living in Lincolnshire is that there's no decent cycling, so no other cyclists to compete with. Its kinda a big drawback though...
    "Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs
  • dav1
    dav1 Posts: 1,298
    very happy with my stuff after trying it on this evening, cant wait to go out there and put it through its paces.

    How often do they do this?
    Giant TCR advanced 2 (Summer/race)
    Merlin single malt fixie (Commuter/winter/training)
    Trek superfly 7 (Summer XC)
    Giant Yukon singlespeed conversion (winter MTB/Ice/snow)

    Carrera virtuoso - RIP
  • SBezza
    SBezza Posts: 2,173
    Got a few things in the Maidstone store, shoes, gloves, jersey, socks, computer, lights and shorts.

    Had no trousers left in my size, but had plenty of most of the other stuff, even at 5:30pm.
  • BoardinBob
    BoardinBob Posts: 697
    Picked up last night

    Womens shorts
    Womens top
    Womens jacket
    Mens shorts
    Mens top
    Pump
    Shoes
    3 packs of socks

    All for £51

    Amazing value when you consider you could pay that just for one item of branded clothing
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Got some spare cash and was very tempted to Ebay some of the pumps. will see when I pass a Lidl next.
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  • Old Git On A Bike
    Old Git On A Bike Posts: 317
    My other half got me a set of front and rear lights from Lidl today, they seem very bright compared to the last time I had lights on a bike, which was many moons ago, she wasn't sure what else I wanted, but as she's going back there tomorrow, I want another set of lights and a bike computer as spares, along with the multi too kit/pouch and a mini pump.
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  • stevechambers34
    stevechambers34 Posts: 458
    Bought a pair of shoes and 2 pair of socks less than £18, a real bargain even if they last a year, but having had Lidl stuff before it will probably last much longer ! We are lucky in Chesterfield we have 2 Lidl stores within a couple of miles the branch on Foljambe road was pretty much out unless you need ladies stuff, the new store on Whittington Moor has quite a few pairs of mens shoes left but few shirts etc...this was as of yesterday morning.
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