Lidl mini bike pump

blondeonblonde

Note to self and others... What a worthless piece of ****e, cycling home today got a puncture - changed my tube and tried to inflate using Lidl pump, seriously - the fecking thing had fallen apart within 10 mins and it was brand new! Would've been more successful if I'd tried to fart air into the tube!! I had plenty time to curse it on my hour & a half walk home in the rain.... Rant over.....

TheBlaaMan

Sounds like you ignored the warnings :rolleyes: - all those mini pumps under c€20 (and some over that) are shyte, IMO.

Zyzz

Saying that..imagine the sight of someone trying to inflate their tyres with farts.. :pac:

ednwireland

Zyzz wrote: »

Saying that..imagine the sight of someone trying to inflate their tyres with farts.. :pac:

i'd pay to see that

iregk

You get what you pay for. There is a reason why some pumps are €30 and others €6.

smacl

iregk wrote: »

You get what you pay for. There is a reason why some pumps are €30 and others €6.

Some of the mid priced ones are rubbish too. Like any tool you bring with you in case of emergency, check it works in the comfort of your own home first. The middle of nowhere in the lashing rain and fading light is not a good time or place to find these things out.

torydiver

Have to agree,
Had an Aldi floor pump, blew the bottom of it on first use, hadn't even reached 100psi,
I am a great advocate of Aldi/Lidl gear but somethings you get what you pay for....

ednwireland

i use a lezyne one on my road bike and have a frame fit blackburn pump on my commuter

acurno

Bring it back and demand a refund.

Irish consumers are the worst for not knowing their rights, and the attitude is, "you get what you pay for".

Rubbish.

Any item sold, under the Sale of Goods Supply of Services Act, has to be of merchantable quality amongst other provisions. These pumps, irregardless of their price, break that Act, and you're entitled to a refund.

If no-one complains, they'll continue to sell such tat.

listermint

torydiver wrote: »

Have to agree,
Had an Aldi floor pump, blew the bottom of it on first use, hadn't even reached 100psi,
I am a great advocate of Aldi/Lidl gear but somethings you get what you pay for....

I have an aldi floor pump and its perfect. has handled all the PSI's ive thrown at it and works on my racer and commuter and also any random footballs for astro.

I there fore think it was a quality purchase for the sum of 15 Euro as opposed to the same models ive seen for 50 Euro and above.

Wishbone Ash

smacl wrote: »

check it works in the comfort of your own home first

.....but everything seems to work perfectly in the comfort of one's home!

blondeonblonde

In fairness, I bought one of the floor pumps ages ago, either in Aldi or Lidl, and its given me no bother - same goes for a lot of the rest of their kit ( apart from one of their pocket jackets which I just can't bring myself to wear - its the white one that looks like a plastic bin bag!).

Can't bring it back now anyway - chucked it in the bin while cursing its uselessness at the side of the road! ;D