Thread to tell everyone what bargains you've spotted!

apreading

Daniel B wrote:

apreading wrote:

Calling Dan B, Calling Dan B - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ale-exclusive-f ... er-jacket/

ooh wow, that black and green is pretty

Yep - I thought that had your name writ large all over it!

You can get matching bibs too - all in week 2 of their black friday deals:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ale-exclusive-p ... igodigital

tangled_metal

That's been our experience of Aldi lights. The ones from 2 years ago (comet rip offs) were slightly more reliable than last years nebula rip offs.

So far they've worked out as expensive as buying the moon original versions for us because we never took the failed ones back just used them up. My partner and I bought a set each of the nebula. I bought spares. Right now we have one front and one rear working out of three sets. There are no working comets left but I only bought one set plus one spare rear. The issues weren't the batteries more that the charging socket cover fell off and they got water in them. I just couldn't be bothered recovering them.

Personal experience means I'll only treat them as one season disposable. I also prefer to have a better brand front and rear that I can trust.

All our cateye lights and my partner's moon light are just in another league of performance and reliability. They charge quicker, the charge lasts longer, the batteries last for me than a year before they start to hold less and less charge and the charging indicator actually works on them. Add in that more than one Aldi clone got taken back because it just would not charge at all.

hopkinb

azzurri78 wrote:

Cycliq Fly12 and Duo Mount on SportPursuit for £180.

https://www.sportpursuit.com/catalog/pr ... id/1205234

Thanks for posting that azzurri78.

bendertherobot

My Aldi clones have some slight bubbling on the metal but continue to work absolutely fine!

.Ian

My comet clones are going strong and get lots of use. They were an exchange for my DOA nebula clone.

My proper comet died after about 10 months, so I’d rather buy a couple of sets of Aldi lights.

tangled_metal

Oooh! I guess I'll dig out my dead nebula clones out they must be working afterall. Seriously they are too unreliable for my liking. You found them good? Great! I don't for several reasons ranging from reliability of the battery to quality (charging socket covers aren't fixed in well on a few) to charging indicator not working as the manual describes.

Put it this way, I'd rather have a light last trouble free for 4 years or more with good charging of the battery such that you are confident of using them. For example regular charging schedule makes a difference. For example I charge my lights up every 2 days to be sure they don't run out. That's good enough for the nebula clone but occasionally it runs out of charge sooner. It possibly is because if an issue with charging indicator or faulty charging of the battery. I always have 2 lights front and rear but the front lights are both Aldi. If I can't trust them I'm having to change more often.

prawny

This came up on the Singletrack forum this morning.

I've had one since commute v1.0 in 2009, since replaced with a Caradice SQR but still a good bag for those that travel light.

Vaude off road bag 10+2 £14 reduced from £75

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vaude-Road-att ... 004L4EIC2/

Might get another and slim down the load a bit.

slowbike

any reason not to use athleteshop.co.uk ?

Ah - no don't worry - delivery charge £9 or pickup from halfords for £8 ... as cheap to get the item elsewhere.

solstice21

Slowbike wrote:

any reason not to use athleteshop.co.uk ?

Ah - no don't worry - delivery charge £9 or pickup from halfords for £8 ... as cheap to get the item elsewhere.

Avoid these clowns like the plague. The 2 recent potential good deals I ordered never materialised. Quick enough to take your money though and hang on to it for a while afterwards.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

On the face of it, a price bargain, Halfords are doing 5 of their own tubes for £10.

But are they any good?
Do they invoke their own gravity field due to their weight over say a Schwalbe tube for same tyre size?

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Rutland are doing SAVE10/50/100 codes again, makes the Cube Attain GTC Pro Disc £1050.

daniel_b

Caad 12-Disc Ultegra for less than £1550 if you go through tcb. Oh and it's finished in the ridiculously swoonsome green and yellow

https://www.cyclestore.co.uk/cannondale_caad12_disc_ultegra_road_bike_2017-ID_70746



And the super six alternative for pretty much the same, though now I think you would effectively be buying from sports direct :shock:
https://www.triuk.com/products/cannondale/cannondale-supersix-evo-disc-ultegra-2017

ovi

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ryder-Crux-Front-Cycling-Light/dp/B01D36OCXS
Ryder Crux 250 USB Front Cycling Light 13.99

daniel_b

ovi wrote:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ryder-Crux-Front-Cycling-Light/dp/B01D36OCXS
Ryder Crux 250 USB Front Cycling Light 13.99

Nice, looks decent - you can also buy it direct from Leisure Lakes, which I would imagine, perhaps incorrectly, works out marginally better for them profit wise:

https://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/44832/products/ryder-crux-250-lumen-usb-rechargeable-front-light.aspx

Looks quite a bit like a Lezyne I have.

redvee

Daniel B wrote:

ovi wrote:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ryder-Crux-Front-Cycling-Light/dp/B01D36OCXS
Ryder Crux 250 USB Front Cycling Light 13.99

Nice, looks decent - you can also buy it direct from Leisure Lakes, which I would imagine, perhaps incorrectly, works out marginally better for them profit wise:

https://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/44832/products/ryder-crux-250-lumen-usb-rechargeable-front-light.aspx

Looks quite a bit like a Lezyne I have.

Bought one last week when my MacroDuo gave up on me and paid £18 from Cycle Republic and used it the same day after charging it in work and it fits straight on the Lezyne adjustable helmet mount.

wolfsbane2k

redvee wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

ovi wrote:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ryder-Crux-Front-Cycling-Light/dp/B01D36OCXS
Ryder Crux 250 USB Front Cycling Light 13.99

Nice, looks decent - you can also buy it direct from Leisure Lakes, which I would imagine, perhaps incorrectly, works out marginally better for them profit wise:

https://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/44832/products/ryder-crux-250-lumen-usb-rechargeable-front-light.aspx

Looks quite a bit like a Lezyne I have.

Bought one last week when my MacroDuo gave up on me and paid £18 from Cycle Republic and used it the same day after charging it in work and it fits straight on the Lezyne adjustable helmet mount.

Oh, that looks perfect cheap candidate for a replacement helmet mounted remote controlled spot.
How easy is it to pull apart and get to the switch mechanism/battery?]

andy9964

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

How easy is it to pull apart and get to the switch mechanism/battery?]

Assuming it's got the same build as the Lezyne, this guide covers what you need, I used it to change the battery in my Macro duo freebie successfully,
After the first time removing the battery, I found I could press it out with thumb pressure. Getting the rubber on/off button back in is the most difficult, and that's not hard to do, just make sure it's lined up properly. As a side note, I had no water leaking problems after doing this

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Lezyne+Mic ... ment/16793

wolfsbane2k

Andy9964 wrote:

Wolfsbane2k wrote:

How easy is it to pull apart and get to the switch mechanism/battery?]

Assuming it's got the same build as the Lezyne, this guide covers what you need, I used it to change the battery in my Macro duo freebie successfully,
After the first time removing the battery, I found I could press it out with thumb pressure. Getting the rubber on/off button back in is the most difficult, and that's not hard to do, just make sure it's lined up properly. As a side note, I had no water leaking problems after doing this

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Lezyne+Mic ... ment/16793

Excellent, thank you.
Looks like the perfect, cheap, waterproof candidate I need.

daniel_b

Pactimo have some stunning discounts on arm, leg and knee warmers at the moment.

From £5-£9 per pair.

apreading

Lots of Merino in week 3 of the Wiggle Black Friday sales:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/black-friday/?ris=1&ps=96

daniel_b

apreading wrote:

Lots of Merino in week 3 of the Wiggle Black Friday sales:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/black-friday/?ris=1&ps=96

Bizarre, all of the Castelli stuff seems to be sold out in all colours, and all sizes.

bendertherobot

Daniel B wrote:

apreading wrote:

Lots of Merino in week 3 of the Wiggle Black Friday sales:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/black-friday/?ris=1&ps=96

Bizarre, all of the Castelli stuff seems to be sold out in all colours, and all sizes.

It was £22. It literally sold out between me putting it in the basket, checking sizing on the net, and going back.

daniel_b

bendertherobot wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

apreading wrote:

Lots of Merino in week 3 of the Wiggle Black Friday sales:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/black-friday/?ris=1&ps=96

Bizarre, all of the Castelli stuff seems to be sold out in all colours, and all sizes.

It was £22. It literally sold out between me putting it in the basket, checking sizing on the net, and going back.

Oh I see, people mass buying to flog on ebay I guess :?

dinyull

Daniel B wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

apreading wrote:

Lots of Merino in week 3 of the Wiggle Black Friday sales:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/black-friday/?ris=1&ps=96

Bizarre, all of the Castelli stuff seems to be sold out in all colours, and all sizes.

It was £22. It literally sold out between me putting it in the basket, checking sizing on the net, and going back.

Oh I see, people mass buying to flog on ebay I guess :?

Or people mass buying in all shapes and sizes to send back what they don't want later?

daniel_b

Dinyull wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

apreading wrote:

Lots of Merino in week 3 of the Wiggle Black Friday sales:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/black-friday/?ris=1&ps=96

Bizarre, all of the Castelli stuff seems to be sold out in all colours, and all sizes.

It was £22. It literally sold out between me putting it in the basket, checking sizing on the net, and going back.

Oh I see, people mass buying to flog on ebay I guess :?

Or people mass buying in all shapes and sizes to send back what they don't want later?

Yeh true, could be that, or a mix of the two, ie buy multiple sizes to see what fits, and then flog what doesn't on the bay of e perhaps.

kofsw4

Was a misprice, I managed to order a couple but they've cancelled my order

daniel_b

kofsw4 wrote:

Was a misprice, I managed to order a couple but they've cancelled my order

Blimey o'reilly, they are not doing very well with their black friday deals are they - perhaps they should rename them to 'we spent too long down the pub at lunchtime friday deals'.

I blame Wiggle.

bendertherobot

It did seem quite cheap. Sigma had them reduced at £66

bendip

winter tyres for those with "minimal clearances"..less than £21 delivered for a pair..apparently they have poor relative rolling resistance..i haven't noticed this cos i'm slow this time of year..like molasses in wintertime (from the greatest western ever made)

Had a gabba 3 for £75..flogged my original gabba last year for £45 so not bad..digressing a little..why are the gabba's priced so differently...£75 for surf blue..£142.50 for red in the same size xxl ?

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/vredestein-fort ... road-tyre/

asprilla

Since my week old Moon Nebula is failing I'm going with what I know as far as rear lights are concerned and I've added a second Exposure TraceR.

Sigma Sports and Evans are doing the version without ReAKT (the accelerometer brake light) for £28, which is a massive bargain in my eyes.