Lidl again - 19th May

geebee2

Picked up chain cleaner, as my old one is knackered.

And lights, cannot have too much light on evening club run.

And glasses, as they looked good for price, and sooner or later I will break or lose my current ones.

snooks

meanredspider wrote:

On inspection, I'd say quality was "adequate" though I know I won't be relying on any of the generic tools (regular spanners, screwdriver, hex keys) - I've long-since learned that buying cheap tools is a mistake in the long-run and these days,

Agreed, the Hex keys aren't great. One of mine has a round end after I tried to tighten one of the bolt on one of my bikes! The rest is alright though, not great, just alright. better than trying to do things with the incorrect tools, but if anything is really stuck, don't force it, you'll break the tool

Initialised

Glasses looked well tacky, socks, too colourful. No chain cleaner or grips @ Swalwell.

richVSrich

might have gone a bit over board!

tool kit
spoke reflectors
gloves (for the semi chilly mornings)
4 pairs of socks!

freakybacon

Got the tool kit, and the chain cleaner. Ready for a play later.

bdave262000

Just modelled my mirror sunglasses with rain jacket that my Mrs very kindly bought me, she reckons I look like an old gay raver. Which is a complement in itself because I normally look like a right old miserable B**stard.

SEone

freakybacon wrote:

Got the tool kit, and the chain cleaner. Ready for a play later.

I got exactly the same this morning at Lidl on the Old Kent Road. Still plenty of stuff left there.

Used the toolkit about an hour later to change a tyre on an internal geared hub. All worked very well. Looking forward to stripping my latest purchase with it.

Also, hello! I'm new.

AndyManc

bdave262000 wrote:

Just modelled my mirror sunglasses with rain jacket that my Mrs very kindly bought me, she reckons I look like an old gay raver. Which is a complement in itself because I normally look like a right old miserable B**stard.

Don't worry , I'm sure she's working up to calling you a 'gay old miserable b*stard' .

Just turn it around on her and tell 'At least you weren't daft enough to marry one' .


:roll:

AndyManc

Lidl and Aldi do have some decent kit .

As far as tool kits go I've just ordered one of these , they have great reviews.

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/ice-toolz/essence-tool-kit-for-home-mechanics-ec006795


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rolf_f

Initialised wrote:

Glasses looked well tacky,

They are alright really. Considering how tacky some of the upmarket brands look - basically from anyone elses perspective you'll look as cool or ridiculous depending on point of view wearing these as a pair of Oakleys....... The lenses seem adequately UV filtered and really quite OK. I'll use them as backup.

snooks wrote:

meanredspider wrote:

On inspection, I'd say quality was "adequate" though I know I won't be relying on any of the generic tools (regular spanners, screwdriver, hex keys) - I've long-since learned that buying cheap tools is a mistake in the long-run and these days,

Agreed, the Hex keys aren't great. One of mine has a round end after I tried to tighten one of the bolt on one of my bikes! The rest is alright though, not great, just alright. better than trying to do things with the incorrect tools, but if anything is really stuck, don't force it, you'll break the tool

Interesting this - I have a similar looking toolkit I got from Woodrups in Leeds for twice the price. I assumed they were all much of a muchness but I can't say the hex keys seem bad in my kit (Lifu Prontool badged). The only duff one so far was the cassette removal tool which failed though I may have overtightened the cassette in the first place. Otherwise I've got good use out of most of the tools.

optimisticbiker

Just bought the toolkit, didn't think much of the rest TBH. I think it'll be fine for the few times a year its needed, I already have a cassette and chain tools but they're getting on a bit and keep meaning to buy a decent pedal and cone spanners instead of bodging it each time so its worth it for that alone. And when they do wear out I'm sure they can be replaced and its a useful case...