Thread to tell everyone what bargains you've spotted!

itboffin

its the same one yes, maybe i've been unlucky but the plastic carbon effect cutout bit at the rear has very sharp edges, i'll put it on the turbo for the winter, my collection of "turbo only" bib shorts fear nothing

sloppyschleckonds

Wiggle/ CRC advertising their weekly Black Friday deals, some snapping up the Dura Ace De Rosa's

gabriel959

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Wiggle/ CRC advertising their weekly Black Friday deals, some snapping up the Dura Ace De Rosa's

They are already gone, I opened the email 10 minutes after it arrived so they probably only had a handful in stock.

wolfsbane2k

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Wiggle/ CRC advertising their weekly Black Friday deals, some snapping up the Dura Ace De Rosa's

Cheers for the heads up - Durano Plus's for 23.99...

ryan_w-2

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Wiggle/ CRC advertising their weekly Black Friday deals, some snapping up the Dura Ace De Rosa's

£1,600 lighter... Will report back once delivered.

Will either send back or more than likely split.

daniel_b

gabriel959 wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Wiggle/ CRC advertising their weekly Black Friday deals, some snapping up the Dura Ace De Rosa's

They are already gone, I opened the email 10 minutes after it arrived so they probably only had a handful in stock.

They never e-mailed me :shock:

dhope

Daniel B wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Wiggle/ CRC advertising their weekly Black Friday deals, some snapping up the Dura Ace De Rosa's

They are already gone, I opened the email 10 minutes after it arrived so they probably only had a handful in stock.

They never e-mailed me :shock:

Colour options:
Blue/Gloss
Gloss White
Silver/Black/Red
White/Black

No point emailing you Dan

ads2k

All sold out anyways.. Price of the groupset and you get the rest for free..

apreading

dhope wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Wiggle/ CRC advertising their weekly Black Friday deals, some snapping up the Dura Ace De Rosa's

They are already gone, I opened the email 10 minutes after it arrived so they probably only had a handful in stock.

They never e-mailed me :shock:

Colour options:
Blue/Gloss
Gloss White
Silver/Black/Red
White/Black

No point emailing you Dan

I see what you mean!

daniel_b

apreading wrote:

dhope wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Wiggle/ CRC advertising their weekly Black Friday deals, some snapping up the Dura Ace De Rosa's

They are already gone, I opened the email 10 minutes after it arrived so they probably only had a handful in stock.

They never e-mailed me :shock:

Colour options:
Blue/Gloss
Gloss White
Silver/Black/Red
White/Black

No point emailing you Dan

I see what you mean!

It's a valid point, however it's the principle of it!
I no longer look on Topcashback to see how much I have spent with them anymore :shock:

I blame Wiggle.

mamil314

You are, probably, a Haribo by now (you are what you eat)

daniel_b

mamil314 wrote:

You are, probably, a Haribo by now (you are what you eat)

In all honesty I hate Haribo, so stash them until my nephew comes round, and then I heap them upon him in bags, and he wolfes them or takes them home

Now if they sent Wispa bars or chunky Kitkats, that would be another subject, and I would probably have to block their website somehow.

itboffin

Daniel B wrote:

mamil314 wrote:

You are, probably, a Haribo by now (you are what you eat)

In all honesty I hate Haribo, so stash them until my nephew comes round, and then I heap them upon him in bags, and he wolfes them or takes them home

Now if they sent Wispa bars or chunky Kitkats, that would be another subject, and I would probably have to block their website somehow.

maybe they've taken you off their email list for all the returns :roll:

apreading

At least 30% off absolutely everything (for a change - normally its NEARLY xx% off ALMOST everything) at Millets:

https://www.millets.co.uk/?utm_source=R ... unch-email

Doesnt say how long for - suggestion that its up until 24th November but I dont have that in black and white.

Some cycling stuff on there, just to keep it relevant...

https://www.millets.co.uk/cycling/

tangled_metal

It's part of the Black's chain so likely to be all rubbish. One step up from. Mountain warehouse!

apreading

Tangled Metal wrote:

It's part of the Black's chain so likely to be all rubbish. One step up from. Mountain warehouse!

If you look there is Camelbak, Continental tyres, Garmin, Gore, Lezyne, Sealskinz, Shimano etc - so I think thats a bit harsh!

Of course, I dont know how good their prices are to start with - 30% off may still be more than stuff would be elsewhere - I cant be bothered to check although I had a quick look at a couple of Lezyne items and they seem cheaper than the usual suspects.

matt_n-2

Ryan_W wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Wiggle/ CRC advertising their weekly Black Friday deals, some snapping up the Dura Ace De Rosa's

£1,600 lighter... Will report back once delivered.

Will either send back or more than likely split.

You must've opened the email and bought straight away!

I opened the email 10 minutes after it arrived and all had sold out, was a bargain, what sizes did they have?

tangled_metal

apreading wrote:

Tangled Metal wrote:

It's part of the Black's chain so likely to be all rubbish. One step up from. Mountain warehouse!

If you look there is Camelbak, Continental tyres, Garmin, Gore, Lezyne, Sealskinz, Shimano etc - so I think thats a bit harsh!

Of course, I dont know how good their prices are to start with - 30% off may still be more than stuff would be elsewhere - I cant be bothered to check although I had a quick look at a couple of Lezyne items and they seem cheaper than the usual suspects.

I stand corrected. Although I've bad experience with them and a returns process that was long, drawn out and quite simply anyone with an ounce of intelligence would know the returned product was faulty. Besides not being able to return it to another store (had to make a long return journey to a town at don't go to very often only) at had to leave it at the store and wait a long time while they remembered to send it to head office. Then it got bounced around until someone with authority said it was faulty and they'd refund our money. Then at got a letter with a voucher on it. We then had to go back to the same store and convert the voucher to cash because we didn't want to buy anything from them.

So, be aware that they can be difficult with returns. Danielb should certainly avoid them.

ryan_w-2

Matt_N wrote:

Ryan_W wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Wiggle/ CRC advertising their weekly Black Friday deals, some snapping up the Dura Ace De Rosa's

£1,600 lighter... Will report back once delivered.

Will either send back or more than likely split.

You must've opened the email and bought straight away!

I opened the email 10 minutes after it arrived and all had sold out, was a bargain, what sizes did they have?

I had already purchased it when the email was sent out, thanks to the chap on here who was asking about frame sizes.

Only had a few sizes in stock and only gloss white in my size (54.5 / 56cm).

Will see what it looks like once delivered. Don't really need the bike but too cheap to pass on.

ryan_w-2

Ryan_W wrote:

Gore Oxygen Classics Windstopper Men's Short Sleeve Jersey.

£160 down to £60, 62% discount.

Size large only.

https://www.cyclerepublic.com/gore-oxyg ... ersey.html

Essentially a light weight Gabba.

Wore this in on my morning commute with just a Rapha merino base layer.

Absolutely awesome jersey. So much lighter than a Gabba and just as warm IMO. Very similar to the Rapha Shadow jersey.

I'm 6ft, 88kg and a large is perfect on me.

They have XL back in stock now too.

I urge anyone wanting a good winter jersey to invest in one of these!

mamil314

What of your arms? And this has no flap at the end of zipper, does it not irritate your neck?

andy9964

5% cashback on ebay, through Quidco. Ends Monday 6th

daniel_b

itboffin wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

mamil314 wrote:

You are, probably, a Haribo by now (you are what you eat)

In all honesty I hate Haribo, so stash them until my nephew comes round, and then I heap them upon him in bags, and he wolfes them or takes them home

Now if they sent Wispa bars or chunky Kitkats, that would be another subject, and I would probably have to block their website somehow.

maybe they've taken you off their email list for all the returns :roll:

Perhaps I am blacklisted :shock:

I blame Wiggle.

I have decided to keep both of my most recent orders in my defence, two wonderful Alé jerseys.

Pretty sure that Alé is now my favourite clothing supplier.

apreading

Tangled Metal wrote:

apreading wrote:

Tangled Metal wrote:

It's part of the Black's chain so likely to be all rubbish. One step up from. Mountain warehouse!

If you look there is Camelbak, Continental tyres, Garmin, Gore, Lezyne, Sealskinz, Shimano etc - so I think thats a bit harsh!

Of course, I dont know how good their prices are to start with - 30% off may still be more than stuff would be elsewhere - I cant be bothered to check although I had a quick look at a couple of Lezyne items and they seem cheaper than the usual suspects.

I stand corrected. Although I've bad experience with them and a returns process that was long, drawn out and quite simply anyone with an ounce of intelligence would know the returned product was faulty. Besides not being able to return it to another store (had to make a long return journey to a town at don't go to very often only) at had to leave it at the store and wait a long time while they remembered to send it to head office. Then it got bounced around until someone with authority said it was faulty and they'd refund our money. Then at got a letter with a voucher on it. We then had to go back to the same store and convert the voucher to cash because we didn't want to buy anything from them.

So, be aware that they can be difficult with returns. Danielb should certainly avoid them.

You got me there - I wont testify to their reputation either way, although am not surprised to hear it isnt great.

I actually used their prices to get a price match on a £200 pair of hiking boots and some Superfeet insoles that I got from Cotswold Outdoor last Saturday for 20% off (they price match up to 7 days after purchase), so really happy as I just got £25 back.

tangled_metal

Go outdoors price match is really good at times. Price matched a pair of goretex lined approach shoes rrp £125. Found it for £85 online so they matched it then took another 10% off. Only they used the full price to work it out. Cost me something like £76 for shoes that I've not seen in any shop for less than £110 since they've been made (including the two older versions when they were new). Also got moon lights reduced from £60 to £26 once. Price matched online shop and knocked off ten percent on top. I reckon on always get a minimum of 25% off through price match. Genuine reductions too.

daniel_b

apreading wrote:

Tangled Metal wrote:

apreading wrote:

Tangled Metal wrote:

It's part of the Black's chain so likely to be all rubbish. One step up from. Mountain warehouse!

If you look there is Camelbak, Continental tyres, Garmin, Gore, Lezyne, Sealskinz, Shimano etc - so I think thats a bit harsh!

Of course, I dont know how good their prices are to start with - 30% off may still be more than stuff would be elsewhere - I cant be bothered to check although I had a quick look at a couple of Lezyne items and they seem cheaper than the usual suspects.

I stand corrected. Although I've bad experience with them and a returns process that was long, drawn out and quite simply anyone with an ounce of intelligence would know the returned product was faulty. Besides not being able to return it to another store (had to make a long return journey to a town at don't go to very often only) at had to leave it at the store and wait a long time while they remembered to send it to head office. Then it got bounced around until someone with authority said it was faulty and they'd refund our money. Then at got a letter with a voucher on it. We then had to go back to the same store and convert the voucher to cash because we didn't want to buy anything from them.

So, be aware that they can be difficult with returns. Danielb should certainly avoid them.

You got me there - I wont testify to their reputation either way, although am not surprised to hear it isnt great.

I actually used their prices to get a price match on a £200 pair of hiking boots and some Superfeet insoles that I got from Cotswold Outdoor last Saturday for 20% off (they price match up to 7 days after purchase), so really happy as I just got £25 back.

haha, missed your reply TM!

I did by a Gore One from them a month or so back, think it cost me £140 or a bit less, but decided I could not live with the dark colour, so took it back to a Blacks store intown before work one day.
They were unable to refund me there, as it was not an item they stocked, but it got sent off to head office, and I recieved a full refund, and e-mail confirmation in a timely manner, no bother at all.
Biggest delay was for the chap trying to photocopy the return form for me to take a copy away.

tangled_metal

Took us half hour of waiting for forms to be found, printed, filled in and receipts printed. Manager then had to sign, cardholder who paid for it had to sign. Then came the request for personal contact details like email address, mobile phone and landline number. Whoosh! He got both barrels from my partner. "why do you need that information?", "no you don't need that!", etc, etc etc. Privacy is a big thing. Just mail the cheque! I took our son for a walk to the other end of the shop as world War III happened. Preemptive strike totally surprised the manager. But she had a point, the returns process was stupid to the nth degree

BTW it was another blacks retail brand but had labels from all their retail brands in store so I suspect it was mid conversion to blacks.

ryan_w-2

mamil314 wrote:

What of your arms? And this has no flap at the end of zipper, does it not irritate your neck?

Arms feel quite big due to half the sleeve being windstopper and half a mesh type material. It's so light, it feels loose but isn't. Dunno if that made sense.

As for zipper, there's an internal flap, so nothing metal against skin.

daniel_b

Tangled Metal wrote:

Took us half hour of waiting for forms to be found, printed, filled in and receipts printed. Manager then had to sign, cardholder who paid for it had to sign. Then came the request for personal contact details like email address, mobile phone and landline number. Whoosh! He got both barrels from my partner. "why do you need that information?", "no you don't need that!", etc, etc etc. Privacy is a big thing. Just mail the cheque! I took our son for a walk to the other end of the shop as world War III happened. Preemptive strike totally surprised the manager. But she had a point, the returns process was stupid to the nth degree

BTW it was another blacks retail brand but had labels from all their retail brands in store so I suspect it was mid conversion to blacks.

Ah ok, guess I got lucky in that case - suppose it has the potential to be pretty variable, bit like what quality of mechanic you might stunble upon in a Halfords or an Evans.

Or perhaps they have simplified it since then?

The chap filled out the sheet, I just had to sign it, and then he photocopied it with the return label codes so I had something to trace it with if there were any issues.

asprilla

Rapha Brevet mitts in pink. Decided I want some reflective in my hand signals and 25% off makes the slightly less obscenely expensive.