Aldi-LIDL Specials - Megathread!

lochdara

For anyone interested Wexford Aldi (whitemill ind est) has chain cleaner, some muc off, gt85, glasses and baselayers

CianRyan

No chain cleaners in Belgard Aldi, raging!

cletus

Glasses and GT85 only in Aldi Naas. Bough a pair of glasses. I've loads of lube

jive

Bought some GT85...


What do people actually use it on?

CramCycle

jive wrote: »

Bought some GT85...


What do people actually use it on?

To the disgust of everyone I attach the straw and use it to blast clean and lubricate the chain on the commuter. It's really quick, handy and effective.

magicbastarder

CramCycle wrote: »

Exquisite, I am no snob but I know a good lubricant/penetrant/water displacer when I get one.

the current crop of GT85 is a bit nose heavy but with pleasant citrus overtones; with an aftertaste of mild nausea and vomiting.

Youngest was delighted when I gave her squeaky buggy wheel a blast of it this evening. Not something I'd like to get near my bike wheels and discs

I'm torn between the smells tough, wd40 vs gt85

CianRyan

Tech-7 have the best lubricant aroma. I won't even hear the argument.

wersal gummage

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Aldi Terenure didn't have a lot of what I was interested in such as the wet oil, chain cleaning kit and only some of the muc off cleaning sprays. I did get a bag, shorts and gt85.

Agree with some of the other comments, this is horrendous stuff. I've used it for a good while on a few bikes and it just attracts dirt, I also find it hard enough to clean off when trying to do a proper job cleaning the chain and cassette, pulley wheels etc.

I probably have a good half a bottle of it left in the shed, need to check, but you're welcome to it if interested

harringtonp

Guys is the tube sealant basically the same product as tyre sealant ?

I run tubeless on the road bike and ran out of schwalbe doc blue recently and am wondering is this an adequate replacement

what_traffic

Glad I followed this thread - thought that the bottle of the Wet Oil Muc Off I bought a year ago had somehow gone off, now I see its a design feature of the product.

CramCycle

harringtonp wrote: »

Guys is the tube sealant basically the same product as tyre sealant ?

I run tubeless on the road bike and ran out of schwalbe doc blue recently and am wondering is this an adequate replacement

The manufacturers claim that its not and that it has no corrosion inhibitors that tubeless sealant has. Is this true? I don't know. I know from reading reviews you need to put more of this in a tube than you would put in an equivalent tubeless tyre, so even if you can, no way to know is it actually any value and I wouldn't risk my wheels without having seen someone else do it first. Let me know how you get on

magicbastarder

tube sealant sounds like tyre weld to me? i.e. to seal existing punctures but not necessarily to protect against more?

harringtonp

I don't want to be ruining my carbon hoops either ,😄Won't be trying it unless I've good reason to believe it's fine and works.

If it were fit for both I would expect that to be written all over the bottle

CramCycle

magicbastarder wrote: »

tube sealant sounds like tyre weld to me? i.e. to seal existing punctures but not necessarily to protect against more?

I read reviews, it does work like tyre sealant in that it seals new punctures and seems to do an OK job if not as quick as tube sealant. It also seems to stay in liquid form (as in no dry out), which might be related to why it doesn't seal as quickly. Maybe handy on a commuter but then again, I'd just buy Schwalbe Marathons if it was that big a concern.

Thargor

People blasting GT85 on their bikes, do ye keep them in the house afterwards? I'm not allowed, the smell is too strong apparently. Never had that complaint for any other product I've applied to the bike before...

CianRyan

Thargor wrote: »

People blasting GT85 on their bikes, do ye keep them in the house afterwards? I'm not allowed, the smell is too strong apparently. Never had that complaint for any other product I've applied to the bike before...

I used some on a squeaky door hinge because it was the closest to hand, got the head eaten off me.

dahat

Just buy her a few candles to light afterwards.

AndrewJRenko

Very little in Nutgrove, some tyre sealant, some GT85, some ladies tops

AndrewJRenko

dahat wrote: »

Under Armour cold gear BL, ive not come across anything to rival these so far.

Has anyone bought from underarmour.ie since Brexit hit? Looks like they're shipping from the UK, so I'm wondering if extra charges applied?

dinneenp

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Has anyone bought from underarmour.ie since Brexit hit? Looks like they're shipping from the UK, so I'm wondering if extra charges applied?

Lifestyle have a decent sale in UA Base layers.
link

I have a winter BL so would be looking for non-cold one.

Macy0161

Thargor wrote: »

People blasting GT85 on their bikes, do ye keep them in the house afterwards? I'm not allowed, the smell is too strong apparently. Never had that complaint for any other product I've applied to the bike before...

Just masks my other odours...

AndrewJRenko

dinneenp wrote: »

Lifestyle have a decent sale in UA Base layers.
link

I have a winter BL so would be looking for non-cold one.

Very helpful, thanks - got something for the teen in Lifestyle. Not a great selection of sizes left, but hopefully this one will fit.

Discount available for student card too.

magicbastarder

chain lube talk moved here

magicbastarder

fuelling talk moved here

dinneenp

Any idea when they'll have the chain cleaner plastic thing back in please?

patrickc

dinneenp wrote: »

Any idea when they'll have the chain cleaner plastic thing back in please?

If there's a range near you they have them I noticed the other day, not sure of the exact price but less than a tenner.

cletus

dinneenp wrote: »

Any idea when they'll have the chain cleaner plastic thing back in please?

There's cycling stuff in Aldi on 16th May, but no leaflet yet to see what's in stock. Maybe keep an eye out on the website

patrickc

I have the leaflet here I cant see any mention of the chain cleaner in it. The Bike cleaning kit is in it though.

dinneenp

patrickc wrote: »

I have the leaflet here I cant see any mention of the chain cleaner in it. The Bike cleaning kit is in it though.

I can't see it online. From what date will it be in please?