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lidl road bike

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  • #92
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,735 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    petethedrummer wrote: »
    Would this bike go better with a red or white wine?

    White, but from Aldi not Lidl. Mmm, Liebfraumilch.


  • #93
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,303 ✭✭✭kenmc


    Lumen wrote: »
    That's the same fork as I have on my Kinesis.
    Naww your's doesn't have v-brake bosses.


  • #94
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    These german guys seems to be the main wholesalers for the stratos in germany land
    It's sold here too


  • #95
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    It does look like an ITM Visia but with Visia replaced with "Stratos" (fork manufacturers do this a fair amount, matching to a frame.) Where did you find confirmation? 7005 aluminium is a very common alloy for bikes.

    I have an ITM Visia cross fork on my tourer, there is also a road version without the canti mounts which Lumen has. ITM are a perfectly reputable bike company and the fork is fine, as Lumen says it indeed keeps the head tube off the ground and I would add, being carbon, it is laterally stiff but vertically compliant :)


  • #96
    TinyExplosions
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,860 ✭✭✭TinyExplosions


    So this bike is probably comparable to Decathlon's I reckon


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  • #97
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    blorg wrote: »
    Where did you find confirmation? 7005 aluminium is a very common alloy for bikes.
    On the links I paster above. Alles auf deutsch though ...


  • #98
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    So it gets the boards seal of approval??

    seal.jpg


  • #99
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    Not from me - I'd still get a Decathlon Bike before a Lidl Stratos ... then again ... lidl sells very soft toilet paper


  • #100
    TinyExplosions
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,860 ✭✭✭TinyExplosions


    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    Not from me - I'd still get a Decathlon Bike before a Lidl Stratos ... then again ... lidl sells very soft toilet paper

    I buy in bulk from the traders on Thomas St -cheaper than lidl for Charmin goodness :)


  • #101
    Vélo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭Vélo


    When I win the lotto on Wednesday I'll buy it. I'll actually buy it in the 3 different sizes for people to try them out.


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  • #102
    Vélo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭Vélo


    TinyExplosions wrote: »
    I buy in bulk from the traders on Thomas St -cheaper than lidl for Charmin goodness :)


    I'd say that looks good, you cycling down the road on your Mercian loaded up with hole roll.:D


  • #103
    d31b0y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,028 ✭✭✭d31b0y


    Looks like the Irish price has been dropped to match the german price....

    http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.20092675.Road_Racing_Bike

    If you buy this bike and avail of the Government Cycling scheme, you would end up saving a pretty penny.

    I might just have to go out and get this one...


  • #104
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    Selling in Germany for 799
    d31b0y wrote: »
    Looks like the Irish price has been dropped to match the german price...

    ... what have I done!?


    ... I'd like to see a 'up to 5ft 7' rider' who's 5'2 on that 53cm bike ... better get one of these...

    gd-asset_13039138.jpg or some of these

    e_kera15.jpg ... although both not very euro.


  • #105
    short circuit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 730 ✭✭✭short circuit


    d31b0y wrote: »
    Looks like the Irish price has been dropped to match the german price....

    http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.20092675.Road_Racing_Bike

    If you buy this bike and avail of the Government Cycling scheme, you would end up saving a pretty penny.

    I might just have to go out and get this one...

    With tax back and that price ... I would buy it ... and get a carbon frame and built it up with all Ultegra ... surely you can't get a full Ultegra groupset cheaper than that.

    Also, sell the frame on ebay for 100 quid.


  • #106
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,525 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    short circuit wrote: »
    With tax back and that price ... I would buy it ... and get a carbon frame and built it up with all Ultegra ... surely you can't get a full Ultegra groupset cheaper than that.

    Also, sell the frame on ebay for 100 quid.

    €510 for the groupset.

    €800 -> €470 equiv at 41% tax rate (will probably get "better" this afternoon).

    Plus a shed load of free parts.


  • #107
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    short circuit wrote: »
    With tax back and that price ... I would buy it ... .
    could be gone with the new budget tho?


  • #108
    sy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭sy


    I think PaulHardwick is marketing manager for Lidl in Ireland.


  • #109
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    short circuit wrote: »
    With tax back and that price ... I would buy it ... and get a carbon frame and built it up with all Ultegra ... surely you can't get a full Ultegra groupset cheaper than that.

    Also, sell the frame on ebay for 100 quid.
    €510 for Ultegra SL Compact in CSS (discounted.) Lidl bike is still a good deal, apart from the wheels stuff like seatpost/saddle/headset/bars/stem/pedals all adds up.


  • #110
    stuf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 578 ✭✭✭stuf


    €480 on the cycle to work scheme for the 40% tax bracket - probably cheaper after a tax hike in the budget - €455 at 43%


  • #111
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    Mmmm lidl chocolate ....


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  • #112
    FrankGrimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭FrankGrimes


    For the cycle to work scheme the employer has to buy the bike, not the employee. Can't see many HR departments sending people down to Lidl to check if their special offer is still available.....though for the self employed it should be much more doable.


  • #113
    jalanjaksa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭jalanjaksa


    Looks like 799.99 is the Norn Iron price......
    still 899.99 in the republic


  • #114
    d31b0y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,028 ✭✭✭d31b0y


    Dammit, he's right...

    Sorry folks, I just used yon google and it came back with that page. It's pretty ambiguous without the currency though eh?


  • #115
    scottreynolds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,001 ✭✭✭scottreynolds


    FrankGrimes wrote: »
    though for the self employed it should be much more doable.

    Self employed can't avail of scheme unless they are PAYE employees of their own company.


  • #116
    Mr Velo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Mr Velo


    So - anyone buy the Lidl bike this morning then??


  • #117
    vektarman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭vektarman


    Paddy_Fowler wrote: »
    So - anyone buy the Lidl bike this morning then??

    Gone very quiet on the Lidl bike thread, I'm not surprised, I dropped on to my local Lidl this morning hoping to view the bike but no luck, they don't even have it on display! You've to sign an application form and pay for the bike and just hope you like it if and when it arrives at your house..:mad:


  • #118
    stuf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 578 ✭✭✭stuf


    vektarman wrote: »
    Gone very quiet on the Lidl bike thread, I'm not surprised, I dropped on to my local Lidl this morning hoping to view the bike but no luck, they don't even have it on display! You've to sign an application form and pay for the bike and just hope you like it if and when it arrives at your house..:mad:

    no different to buying a bike from any online store and like any purchase you can return it if you don't want it so no big deal.


  • #119
    vektarman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭vektarman


    I don't disagree with you Stuf but maybe I'm old-fashioned and prefer to see in the flesh, so to speak, what I'm buying bike-wise, lidl have plenty of stores in this country to display the bike and putting a display model or two in each shop shouldn't be beyond them.


  • #120
    zzzzzzzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭zzzzzzzz


    stuf wrote: »
    no different to buying a bike from any online store and like any purchase you can return it if you don't want it so no big deal.

    Are you sure about being able to return it if you don't want it? If there's something wrong with it, or not as described then fair enough - but if you just decide you don't want it?


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  • #121
    stuf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 578 ✭✭✭stuf


    aidan.offbeat wrote: »
    Are you sure about being able to return it if you don't want it? If there's something wrong with it, or not as described then fair enough - but if you just decide you don't want it?

    Yes - Lidl have a full 28-day money back guarantee:

    http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.service.au.sl.ser

    I honestly can't believe the amount of times I seen statements of the type "I bought X from Lidl and it didn't work/was sh!t - serves me right for going to lidl/aldi"

    All their electronic equipment generally has 2-3 year comprehensive warranties and I've never had anything from them that didn't work

    There seems to be this idea that aldi and lidl are rip off merchants but in reality they just sell some good stuff for cheap and some cheap stuff for cheaper. Their prices are based on bulk purchasing not ripping people off. Might not be the finish or quality of more expensive branded stuff but it does the job. The HRM on my bike computer works as well as my Polar - strap's a bit clunky compared with the Polar but it's not uncomfortable.


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