Lidl specials

[email hidden] said the following on 07/08/2006 13:58:

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Looks like Lidl are doing their bike specials as of 14.08, see them on
www.lidl.co.uk.

Watch out for them on eBay next week :-(

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Paul Boyd said:

[email hidden] said the following on 07/08/2006 13:58:

Quoted message said:

Looks like Lidl are doing their bike specials as of 14.08, see them on
www.lidl.co.uk.

Watch out for them on eBay next week :-(

If I can get enough of those tool kits I'll put them on ;-)

I got two sets last time and they are excellent value.
Ssssh....the same set is selling at around £70-£80 in some bike shops.

John B

John B said:

Paul Boyd said:

[email hidden] said the following on 07/08/2006 13:58:

Quoted message said:

Looks like Lidl are doing their bike specials as of 14.08, see them on
www.lidl.co.uk.

Watch out for them on eBay next week :-(

If I can get enough of those tool kits I'll put them on ;-)

I got two sets last time and they are excellent value.
Ssssh....the same set is selling at around £70-£80 in some bike shops.

I found the cone spanners were [censored] and the crank puller marginally
undersized so it pulled out. Otherwise they are fine.

Oh, the plastic tyre levers didn't. They broke very easily.

...d

On 07/08/2006 16:41, David Martin said,

Quoted message said:

I found the cone spanners were [censored] and the crank puller marginally
undersized so it pulled out. Otherwise they are fine.

Oh, the plastic tyre levers didn't. They broke very easily.

All in all, not a good deal then!

My problem with Lidl offers is that I work. Therefore all the bargains
have gone by the time I can get to the shop :-( Mind you, I did get a
very cheap Freeview box a few months ago!

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Quoted message said:

On 07/08/2006 16:41, David Martin said,

Quoted message said:

I found the cone spanners were [censored] and the crank puller marginally
undersized so it pulled out. Otherwise they are fine.

Oh, the plastic tyre levers didn't. They broke very easily.

All in all, not a good deal then!

I bought one last time round. Not 'workshop' quality but more than adequate
for occasional hobby purposes. At the price worth it.

The trick is not to gorilla everything.

T

Quoted message said:

Looks like Lidl are doing their bike specials as of 14.08, see them on
www.lidl.co.uk.

None of their waterproof panniers though, shame, I really want a right
hand one to go with my left hand one!

Computer looks like one I got at Aldi, pretty good for the price, the
tool set looks good value for what it is as well.

That toolkit may be good value for money, but its still cream cheese.
At that price I'd probably buy it for a few spanners that are expensive
otherwise, but look at replacing bits in time.

"Paul Boyd" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

My problem with Lidl offers is that I work. Therefore all the bargains
have gone by the time I can get to the shop :-( Mind you, I did get a
very cheap Freeview box a few months ago!

Sold out because of the tossers buying several sets to put on Ebay. Suppose
you can't blame them really, but would be nice to see Lidl and Aldi limit
sales to one per customer, if only for the first day the items are on sale.

Bill

David Martin said:

John B said:

Paul Boyd said:

[email hidden] said the following on 07/08/2006 13:58:
> Looks like Lidl are doing their bike specials as of 14.08, see them on
> www.lidl.co.uk.

Watch out for them on eBay next week :-(

If I can get enough of those tool kits I'll put them on ;-)

I got two sets last time and they are excellent value.
Ssssh....the same set is selling at around £70-£80 in some bike shops.

I found the cone spanners were [censored] and the crank puller marginally
undersized so it pulled out. Otherwise they are fine.

found the cone spanners OK as they take such little pressure, but agree about
the crank extractor.
The small adjustable wrench weren't much cop either.
The rest though was excellent as a general starter tool kit.

You could almost pay as much for just a chain whip and a headset spanner as
this whole kit costs.

Quoted message said:

Oh, the plastic tyre levers didn't. They broke very easily.

I gave mine away as a prize so never got to use them ;-)

John B

John B said:

David Martin said:

I found the cone spanners were [censored] and the crank puller marginally
undersized so it pulled out. Otherwise they are fine.

found the cone spanners OK as they take such little pressure, but agree about
the crank extractor.
The small adjustable wrench weren't much cop either.

Quoted message said:

The rest though was excellent as a general starter tool kit.

I agree, and use bits quite regularly.

Quoted message said:

You could almost pay as much for just a chain whip and a headset spanner as
this whole kit costs.

Quoted message said:

Oh, the plastic tyre levers didn't. They broke very easily.

I gave mine away as a prize so never got to use them ;-)

I have a nice set of park ones which haven't broken yet..

...d

David Martin said:

John B said:

David Martin wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Oh, the plastic tyre levers didn't. They broke very easily.

I gave mine away as a prize so never got to use them ;-)

I have a nice set of park ones which haven't broken yet..

Mine are flat yellow plastic jobbies (abort 20mm wide) branded Michelin which were
given away free with a mag in the 70s (I think) as part of a promotion.

They are the best I've ever used and a still going strong.

John B

John B said:

Mine are flat yellow plastic jobbies (abort 20mm wide) branded Michelin which were
given away free with a mag in the 70s (I think) as part of a promotion.

They are the best I've ever used and a still going strong.

John B

Still available. Conti do the same shape but use a red coloured plastic
which is more flexible and not as nice
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David Martin said:

I found the cone spanners were [censored] and the crank puller marginally
undersized so it pulled out. Otherwise they are fine.

Oh, the plastic tyre levers didn't. They broke very easily.

They're also offering cycling shorts - are they any good?

Andrew Price said:

David Martin said:

I found the cone spanners were [censored] and the crank puller marginally
undersized so it pulled out. Otherwise they are fine.

Oh, the plastic tyre levers didn't. They broke very easily.

They're also offering cycling shorts - are they any good?

Good value, and I have ridden a century in them with no ill effects..

...d

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I found the cone spanners were [censored] and the crank puller marginally
undersized so it pulled out. Otherwise they are fine.

Oh, the plastic tyre levers didn't. They broke very easily.

They're also offering cycling shorts - are they any good?

Be careful, the sizes are "real " sizes, not the normal Italian racing
snake sizes. That measn that the XXl shorts I bought last year were far
to big, when a cycling shop would sell me XXXL ones

Paul Boyd said:

My problem with Lidl offers is that I work. Therefore all the bargains
have gone by the time I can get to the shop :-( Mind you, I did get a
very cheap Freeview box a few months ago!

I rarely find this to be a problem, TBH. Can you get to any other Lidls in
your area? Perhaps one that is attached to a smaller town, for example?

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killermike said the following on 08/08/2006 04:55:

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I rarely find this to be a problem, TBH. Can you get to any other Lidls in
your area? Perhaps one that is attached to a smaller town, for example?

I live in a smaller town :-)

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http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

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John B said:

David Martin said:

John B said:

David Martin wrote:

Quoted message said:

> Oh, the plastic tyre levers didn't. They broke very easily.

I gave mine away as a prize so never got to use them ;-)

I have a nice set of park ones which haven't broken yet..

Mine are flat yellow plastic jobbies (abort 20mm wide) branded Michelin which were
given away free with a mag in the 70s (I think) as part of a promotion.

The first time I saw them was when Michelin introduced Comp-S folding
tyres, some time in the mid 80s I think.

Rob Morley said:

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John B said:

David Martin said:

John B wrote:
> David Martin wrote:
>> Oh, the plastic tyre levers didn't. They broke very easily.
> I gave mine away as a prize so never got to use them ;-)
I have a nice set of park ones which haven't broken yet..

Mine are flat yellow plastic jobbies (abort 20mm wide) branded Michelin which were
given away free with a mag in the 70s (I think) as part of a promotion.

The first time I saw them was when Michelin introduced Comp-S folding
tyres, some time in the mid 80s I think.

ISTR they were called Elan TS

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M-gineering said:

Rob Morley said:

In article <[email hidden]>

John B said:

David Martin wrote:

> John B wrote:
>> David Martin wrote:
>>> Oh, the plastic tyre levers didn't. They broke very easily.
>> I gave mine away as a prize so never got to use them ;-)
> I have a nice set of park ones which haven't broken yet..
Mine are flat yellow plastic jobbies (abort 20mm wide) branded Michelin which were
given away free with a mag in the 70s (I think) as part of a promotion.

The first time I saw them was when Michelin introduced Comp-S folding
tyres, some time in the mid 80s I think.

ISTR they were called Elan TS

I think you're right that the very first Michelin folders were Elans,
but it's the Comp-S I remember using that came with a yellow lever in
the box.