Aldi Cycle kit! 10th!

Whitehawk

Hey all just point out aldi will have cycling kit on the 10th
Car rack! Cycling Glasses etc

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/offers_week28Sunday11.htm

Cookie_Monster

all looks like crap this time to be honest.

and maybe it's just me but I wouldn't place much faith in a car rack that only costs 35 quid...
cheap = cheap materials, less strength. you wouldn't want it to fail at 120kph on the motorway with 3 bikes on it...

mloc123

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

and maybe it's just me but I wouldn't place much faith in a car rack that only costs 35 quid...
cheap = cheap materials, less strength. you wouldn't want it to fail at 120kph on the motorway with 3 bikes on it...

Yes, because the €100 ones aren't made from alluminium and plastic also..

smacl

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

maybe it's just me but I wouldn't place much faith in a car rack that only costs 35 quid...

Had one of these a couple of years back, and it did the job ok. Three bikes, Dublin to south Cork a couple of times, and many other trips in between. Have the Hollywood four bike rack now and it's not that different; better padding for bikes and car, side straps as well as top and bottom, and slightly easier to fold, but no more sturdy. If you tighten them properly, and check the strap tension once the bikes are on, I think these things are reliable enough.

Piercemeear

The bike lift is kind of cool, if you had the kind of place that would suit it. I almost want to buy one in case I ever move into a place with high ceilings.

cdaly_

Yep me too. Have nowhere to use it but want one anyway...

I see they have wireless computers for the price of 3 Lidl ones.

studiorat

Piercemeear wrote: »

The bike lift is kind of cool, if you had the kind of place that would suit it. I almost want to buy one in case I ever move into a place with high ceilings.

I have one. Never even put it up. Too afraid of walkng into it with the lights off!!

vicwatson

you wouldn't want it to fail at 120kph on the motorway with 3 bikes on it...

You'd hardly want to be driving at 120kph with 3 bikes on the back ....?:rolleyes:

Cookie_Monster

vicwatson wrote: »

You'd hardly want to be driving at 120kph with 3 bikes on the back ....?:rolleyes:

:rolleyes:
fine, 140 then

why would it make the slightest bit of difference?

mloc123 wrote: »

Yes, because the €100 ones aren't made from alluminium and plastic also..

you know there's different grades of the same material available, right...

Icyseanfitz

cdaly_ wrote: »

Yep me too. Have nowhere to use it but want one anyway...

I see they have wireless computers for the price of 3 Lidl ones.

saw that too, got a lidl one yesterday and seems to work great

Whitehawk

Ya i know computer is a rip off, i was thinking about looking at car rack! and maby bike lift kinka cool idia as at the mo i have bikes everywhere

But what im really hoping is the sunglases they have will have one in yellow and maby clear as well! anyone know from past exp!

O Also the Anti-shock Insoles could be good for any MTBs peeps out there!

Dr Nic

I just bought the lidl computer.
Anyone any experience with these?
Im not getting any mph readout yet.
Batterys in, calibrated etc. Even when i hold the reader beside the sensors - nothing...
Anyone?

Khannie

You have to move the sensor past the reader repeatedly (as would happen on a wheel).

Dr Nic

I have - i cycled it for 500m

Khannie

Probably just misaligned then. Mine (which is not the lidl one, but equally cheapo ) took a little bit of fiddling to get just right. It needs to pass within around 2mm of the centre of the sensor to register. The direction it's facing may also be important, it is on mine for example.

HivemindXX

Aldi computer has a heart rate monitor which I don't think the Lidl one did.

Benbecul97

Will the cycle rack carrier fit on a saloon car?

Whitehawk

Hey anyone gone to check out this kit - what kinda sunglasses are there any clear ones? or yellow!

Ricky91t

Picked out a cycle carrier at 3 this afternoon, the last one in Killarney. Don't mind if we have to travel a lot slower with it, Dissembling my bike to put it in the boot isn't fun.

Whitehawk

Went and got the sunglasses, ended up that there were just packs with UV tint on them but there was also other packs there with 3 diff types of glass in the box, yellow clear and dark! and only 5e! best deal ever tryed them out real nice

a148pro

Feck, what kind of supermarket closes at 7.00?

Anyone know if this is still on today?

cython

a148pro wrote: »

Feck, what kind of supermarket closes at 7.00?

Anyone know if this is still on today?

It'll still be "on" in any stores that have stock remaining. Ultimately that's what it comes down to. They won't be getting any more in, but some may not sell out for some time.

Whitehawk

Ya aldi are real good at keeping what dose not sell in the shop that close to me anyhow for ages, even stuff that was out 3 weeks ago was still there! so id not worry tomuch that said if its sold out its sold out but shop near me had lots of kit left so u never know!

a148pro

Ok thanks lads will try and get out

Whitehawk

no worrys!

Benbecul97

Benbecul97 wrote: »

Will the cycle rack carrier fit on a saloon car?

anyone know?

Cookie_Monster

Benbecul97 wrote: »

anyone know?

I can't see why it wouldn't looking at the picture

looks fairly standard. two point of contact plus two straps below, two to the side and two to the top. I've a similar type which went on saloon, hatch & coupe without issue

Ricky91t

Benbecul97 wrote: »

anyone know?

What car is it(year too)?