Thread to tell everyone what bike related bargains you have spotted!

mrb123

daniel_b said:

I misread your post as Topcashback, and it seems TCB have 7%, although it says it might not track if another code is used, but I tried it anyway.

Ordered 1 SS jersey in black, 1 LS jersey in Grape to go into stock, and a pair of the full length zip leg warmers - liking the idea of having them for a ride that starts or finishes in the cold, and not having to take shoes off to fit/remove them.

*TCB has indeed currently tracked at the full 7%.

Quite tempted by that LS jersey too.

daniel_b

mrb123 said:

daniel_b said:

I misread your post as Topcashback, and it seems TCB have 7%, although it says it might not track if another code is used, but I tried it anyway.

Ordered 1 SS jersey in black, 1 LS jersey in Grape to go into stock, and a pair of the full length zip leg warmers - liking the idea of having them for a ride that starts or finishes in the cold, and not having to take shoes off to fit/remove them.

*TCB has indeed currently tracked at the full 7%.

Quite tempted by that LS jersey too.

For effectively £33 (10% + cashback) instead of ~£100, it's quite the steal.
I have both black and grape varieties.

me-109

Thanks for the heads-up on PBK, @daniel_b . I must pursue my warranty claim on my trainer while they're around to be go-between. Shame for the staff, they've been a good retailer in my experience.

daniel_b

me-109 said:

Thanks for the heads-up on PBK, @daniel_b . I must pursue my warranty claim on my trainer while they're around to be go-between. Shame for the staff, they've been a good retailer in my experience.

I hope that works out well for you @me-109

I've always had good interactions with them as well, efficient and helpful, and even once taking a couple of items back for a refund that were outside of the normal return window, which I was impressed with.
Spent quite a lot with them over the years, they often had very competitive prices on both clothing and components/tyres.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Few bits in Lidl from this weekend, not terribly exciting, these sales were raved about ~10 years ago.

The light set front light looks like the one I picked up in March '20, which might well conform to Germany's StVZO lighting, reducing the risk of blinding oncoming traffic.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/c/cycling-gear/c2811

daniel_b

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

Few bits in Lidl from this weekend, not terribly exciting, these sales were raved about ~10 years ago.

The light set front light looks like the one I picked up in March '20, which might well conform to Germany's StVZO lighting, reducing the risk of blinding oncoming traffic.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/c/cycling-gear/c2811

Thankyou, I was hoping they were going to have some of their little stands (Which at the time were £7.99 each) I bought a few years ago, at least I thought it was them, unless it was Aldi - they look a lot like this, but have two maybe 10" foam legs at the bottom, and the two prongs go up inside the fork - mega useful for standing a bike up in the house/garage, and also as an added stability aid in the van.



I bought 4 at the time thinking that would be ample, but I could really do with a couple more - if anyone knows if it was Aldi or Lidl I'd be very keen to hear :-)

EDIT: Found the Aldi one, that looks more like the one above, so pretty sure it is Lidl.
If anyone has any they don't use, please let me know :-)

mrb123

daniel_b said:

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

Few bits in Lidl from this weekend, not terribly exciting, these sales were raved about ~10 years ago.

The light set front light looks like the one I picked up in March '20, which might well conform to Germany's StVZO lighting, reducing the risk of blinding oncoming traffic.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/c/cycling-gear/c2811

Thankyou, I was hoping they were going to have some of their little stands (Which at the time were £7.99 each) I bought a few years ago, at least I thought it was them, unless it was Aldi - they look a lot like this, but have two maybe 10" foam legs at the bottom, and the two prongs go up inside the fork - mega useful for standing a bike up in the house/garage, and also as an added stability aid in the van.



I bought 4 at the time thinking that would be ample, but I could really do with a couple more - if anyone knows if it was Aldi or Lidl I'd be very keen to hear :-)

If you don't mind paying more for them they are widely available sold as "Pro Bike Display Stand" if you Google that.

daniel_b

Ta @mrb123 I have seen them, but they don't look as stable as the ones from Lidl.

The Lidl ones have two distinct legs that sit flat, and they are both padded - the bonus to this is that the wheel naturally sits/nestles inbetween them which adds to stability.
The above design seems to rely purely on the prong part of the stand.

Additionally, £20 seems a little bit steep (to me) for a relatively small piece of metal/rubber.

mrb123

daniel_b said:

Ta @mrb123 I have seen them, but they don't look as stable as the ones from Lidl.

The Lidl ones have two distinct legs that sit flat, and they are both padded - the bonus to this is that the wheel naturally sits/nestles inbetween them which adds to stability.
The above design seems to rely purely on the prong part of the stand.

Haven't seen that design.

I do have several of the Pro ones though and they work fine though. The base part isn't flat and has a V shape which the wheel sits in, as can be seen on your picture.

daniel_b

That's good to know - I will pop up a picture of the ones I have later today if I remember!

pangolin

daniel_b said:

**Sigma have a code for 15% off a fair amount of clothing, shoes and helmets**

Some mega bargains on the Endura site, and if you sign up and have not ordered with them before (Like I had not) you get 10% off your first order.
https://endurasport.com/sale.list?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=AWIN&utm_campaign=Skimlinks%C2%A0%20&affil=awin&awc=18140_1688458867_b8333486ebbe9e3f57d177288d39baa1

A couple that jumped out:
https://endurasport.com/pro-sl-hc-jacket-iipumpkin/12936209.html

https://endurasport.com/womens-pro-sl-primaloft-gilet-pacific-blue/12922390.html

This is one of my very favourite jerseys, high quality materials, and for me a really nice cut.
https://endurasport.com/pro-sl-l-s-jersey-ii/14268225.html

Same goes for the short sleeve:
https://endurasport.com/pro-sl-s-s-jersey-ii-black/12926091.html

And then one for the future months, the generally well reviewed 3 seasons jacket.
If I didn't have a good haul of quality jackets (And had not picked up a bargain Alpha ROS 2 last year) I would have jumped on this one:
https://endurasport.com/pro-sl-3-season-jacket-grape/13952526.html

https://endurasport.com/pro-sl-3-season-jacket-aqua/13952533.html

Is the size guide accurate on their stuff in your experience?

daniel_b

Here are two poor quality pictures of the Lidl stand:

daniel_b

pangolin said:

Is the size guide accurate on their stuff in your experience?

In my opinion, having only tried shorts and jerseys, I would say it is accurate.

It's slightly more roomy, imho than Castelli and Rapha if that helps.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

https://www.halfords.com/seasonal/spend-and-save-on-bike-accessories/

10% off £40+ basket
15% off £100+ basket
20% off £150+ basket

N0bodyOfTheGoat

https://www.merlincycles.com/felt-ar-advanced-ultegra-road-bike-293253.html £3099 before any loyalty discount codes or cashback

Must be a slippy bike, it's one of the fastest road frames on Zwift.

mrb123

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

https://www.merlincycles.com/felt-ar-advanced-ultegra-road-bike-293253.html £3099 before any loyalty discount codes or cashback

Must be a slippy bike, it's one of the fastest road frames on Zwift.

Saw that and thought it looked a decent deal. Probably pretty heavy but a fast bike on the flat I'd expect.

daniel_b

3.15% through TCB would bring that close to the 3k mark too.

New customers get over 5%.

daniel_b

The highly rated, imo, Isadore have a big sale (~50-60% off) on currently.
No extra import fees either.

Sizes in some items are very limited however, so don't get too excited, but worth a look if you want something a little bit different.

I've no experience of their lower body items, but jerseys I really rate, both cut and material quality.

https://isadore.com/garage-sale

joeyhalloran

Some good deals there. I have one of their merino blend jerseys I bought second hand ages ago, apart from being too hot for high summer it's a very nice jersey.

daniel_b

I feel the cold, and have a couple (1 green and yellow + 1 yellow) of their merino jerseys, and find they keep me warm through a wider range of temperatures than most jerseys, and can of course be adapted with different thickness base layers and gilets.

If I am going to ride 160+ km in decent weather, currently I'd likely choose one of the 2 for the ride.

WiggleCRC used to stock them, and one I picked up in a sale for a crazy price, something like £40 - sadly they seem to have shelved being a stockist, not sure anyone in the uk does anymore.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Amazon Prime Day.

Not looked at any bike stuff just now.

Garmin Edge 530 £160.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RZ95D6L/

pangolin

Anyone know if the carnac bibs are any good for things like commuting duties? Down to £20 currently.

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CLCABSBLK/carnac-mens-bib-shorts---black

N0bodyOfTheGoat

pangolin said:

Anyone know if the carnac bibs are any good for things like commuting duties? Down to £20 currently.

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CLCABSBLK/carnac-mens-bib-shorts---black

Not got that model specifically, but all my PlanetX bibs with a "solid" back support make it very easy to get hot and sweaty. Ok for late autumn to early spring, not good for summer, at least for me.

If you've never tried a Progetto X2 padded higher Castelli model, I urge you to try a pair, I was so reluctant to spend ~£65+ on a pair of bibs but they were so good I bought another pair.
Eg. https://www.merlincycles.com/castelli-endurance-3-bib-shorts-ss23-282499.html

pangolin

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

pangolin said:

Anyone know if the carnac bibs are any good for things like commuting duties? Down to £20 currently.

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CLCABSBLK/carnac-mens-bib-shorts---black

Not got that model specifically, but all my PlanetX bibs with a "solid" back support make it very easy to get hot and sweaty. Ok for late autumn to early spring, not good for summer, at least for me.

If you've never tried a Progetto X2 padded higher Castelli model, I urge you to try a pair, I was so reluctant to spend ~£65+ on a pair of bibs but they were so good I bought another pair.
Eg. https://www.merlincycles.com/castelli-endurance-3-bib-shorts-ss23-282499.html

I haven't tried them - quite a jump up to £77 currently.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

SPEND40 gets you £40 off £200+ basket at Sigma, SPEND20 gives £20 off £100+.

Makes https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Hammerhead/Karoo-2-GPS-Cycling-Computer/U7DT £195 etc.

super_davo

This has to be worth a post here. Great winter longs for only £25.

I am well stocked up for winter gear, especially now I do so much more winter riding on the turbo, else I would get another set at this price.

https://www.wiggle.com/p/dhb-aeron-flt-roubaix-bib-tight

N0bodyOfTheGoat

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/shimano-105-r7020-11-speed-disc-brake-groupset £430

joeyhalloran

super_davo said:

This has to be worth a post here. Great winter longs for only £25.

I am well stocked up for winter gear, especially now I do so much more winter riding on the turbo, else I would get another set at this price.

https://www.wiggle.com/p/dhb-aeron-flt-roubaix-bib-tight

Bargain, ordered a set!

N0bodyOfTheGoat

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/vitus-zenium-crw-road-bike-105 £1099, not bad these days for carbon frame and 105 hydraulic brakes. Limited to small and medium stock.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/p/continental-grand-prix-5000-s-tubeless-ready-road-tyre?color=black&wheelSizeWidth=700c+|+30mm&compound=Blackchili £49.99