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Bargain Alerts - THE MEGATHREAD!!! - DON!! DON!!! DONNNNN!!!! *READ Mod Note in OP*

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  • #4622
    SomeFool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,452 ✭✭✭SomeFool


    clog wrote: »
    Zondas at 210 euro from wiggle !!!. These won't last long.

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/campagnolo-zonda-clincher-wheelset/

    Couldn't turn it down, early Christmas present to me!! :)


  • #4623
    gypsy79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭gypsy79


    You got the last set!!


  • #4624
    clog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,100 ✭✭✭clog


    There must be something in the water today following the Zonda deal.

    Shimano RS610 wheels, tubeless compatible e109.95 from Rose

    http://www.rosebikes.com/article/shimano-wh-rs610-28700-c-road-wheel-set/aid:742753/

    The cheapest I can find these wheels anywhere else is 199 and even then its with significant discount.


  • #4625
    pats22b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭pats22b


    stecleary wrote: »
    aren't they pretty much the same wheel?

    nah i think they are comparable to around fulcrum 3s - the campy shamals are more like the zeros


  • #4626
    dited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 257 ✭✭dited


    clog wrote: »
    Zondas at 210 euro from wiggle !!!. These won't last long.

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/campagnolo-zonda-clincher-wheelset/

    Cheers for the heads-up, savage deal.

    Thought I'd gotten my hands on a pair but just logged into my Wiggle account and it says the order was cancelled by Wiggle. Should've paid for the priority despatch :rolleyes:


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  • #4627
    dfdream
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 532 ✭✭✭dfdream


    Lads anyone know what these Shimanos are like.
    Just ordered a set for winter bike.
    What would they compare to in Fulcrum or Mavics.

    D

    clog wrote: »
    There must be something in the water today following the Zonda deal.

    Shimano RS610 wheels, tubeless compatible e109.95 from Rose

    http://www.rosebikes.com/article/shimano-wh-rs610-28700-c-road-wheel-set/aid:742753/

    The cheapest I can find these wheels anywhere else is 199 and even then its with significant discount.


  • #4628
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,265 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    What about these?
    £195 ex shipping but seem quite light for the price
    http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/pave-28-ultra-11speed-wheelset-2024.htm


  • #4629
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,276 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    Discussion of the cancelled Wiggle Zonda offer has been moved to a new thread

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057313272


  • #4630
    C-Shore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭C-Shore


    €10 voucher for alimsysports, the code is tenner.

    www.alimaysports.com


  • #4631
    ProudDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    Picked up a very spiffy looking blue & silver helmet at the Clarehall Tesco yesterday, for the princely sum of 13 euros.

    Took it into my local bike shop today, as I was convinced there had to be a catch. They said it was a perfectly acceptable helmet...doesn't have any of the fancier bells & whistles...light on the back, stream lined design for racing, better vents on top, etc etc, but other than that, it was a perfectly acceptable helmet. Score !


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  • #4632
    TheBlaaMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,486 ✭✭✭TheBlaaMan


    ProudDUB wrote: »
    Picked up a very spiffy looking blue & silver helmet at the Clarehall Tesco yesterday, for the princely sum of 13 euros.

    Took it into my local bike shop today, as I was convinced there had to be a catch. They said it was a perfectly acceptable helmet...doesn't have any of the fancier bells & whistles...light on the back, stream lined design for racing, better vents on top, etc etc, but other than that, it was a perfectly acceptable helmet. Score !

    Why did you bring it to your local bike shop, do you trust their opinion?


  • #4633
    inc21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 512 ✭✭✭inc21


    People are funny, fellow called in to my LBS and asked to measure his head for a helmet his going to buy online. Don't mind buying stuff online/Tesco/Aldi/Lidl but common sense says not to go and advertise it in LBS.

    LBS is a business and they have to pay all the bills, electricity, rent, wages, vat, rates and many more.


  • #4634
    BrianHenryIE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 221 ✭✭BrianHenryIE


    ProudDUB wrote: »
    Picked up a very spiffy looking blue & silver helmet at the Clarehall Tesco yesterday, for the princely sum of 13 euros.

    Took it into my local bike shop today, as I was convinced there had to be a catch. They said it was a perfectly acceptable helmet...doesn't have any of the fancier bells & whistles...light on the back, stream lined design for racing, better vents on top, etc etc, but other than that, it was a perfectly acceptable helmet. Score !

    Do they have them in plain black (with rear light)? I'm missed them in Lidl recently.

    I've noticed no major brands except Abus have helmets with rear lights.


  • #4635
    C-Shore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭C-Shore


    brian.henry wrote: »
    Do they have them in plain black (with rear light)? I'm missed them in Lidl recently.

    I've noticed no major brands except Abus have helmets with rear lights.

    Carrera (not the Halfords brand) do a really nice helmet with an integrated light. I think it's called the Pistard, and looks a bit better than some of the others with lights attached.
    They do pretty plain colours too.


  • #4636
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 26,010 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    inc21 wrote: »
    People are funny, fellow called in to my LBS and asked to measure his head for a helmet his going to buy online. Don't mind buying stuff online/Tesco/Aldi/Lidl but common sense says not to go and advertise it in LBS.

    LBS is a business and they have to pay all the bills, electricity, rent, wages, vat, rates and many more.

    Its like going into your local pub and asking for a few tasters to see what you like, then telling the barman which one you like, thanks for the help, and that you are going to pop down and pick it up from the Off License.


  • #4637
    C-Shore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭C-Shore


    CramCycle wrote: »
    Its like going into your local pub and asking for a few tasters to see what you like, then telling the barman which one you like, thanks for the help, and that you are going to pop down and pick it up from the Off License.

    I know! Regardless of the shop being online or not - doing that is unbelievable.


  • #4638
    ProudDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    TheBlaaMan wrote: »
    Why did you bring it to your local bike shop, do you trust their opinion?

    Yes. I do. I have purchased a fair bit of gear there over the past month. They have been great about letting me pick their brains, without hustling me into buying their stuff. They told me what the pros and cons were of going with a cheap Tesco helmet, and let me make my own mind up from there.
    brian.henry wrote: »
    Do they have them in plain black (with rear light)? I'm missed them in Lidl recently.

    I've noticed no major brands except Abus have helmets with rear lights.

    I don't remember the exact colours to be honest. Sorry. I think most of them were fairly muted. I don't remember too many vivid colours.They didn't come with lights.


    Bringing in an item purchased else where, may seem like a cheeky thing to do, but their help and advise is the reason I shop there. They know that. I wouldn't dream of just bringing it into some random shop and expecting them to give me an opinion on it. That's just taking the piss.


  • #4639
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    ProudDUB wrote: »
    Picked up a very spiffy looking blue & silver helmet at the Clarehall Tesco yesterday, for the princely sum of 13 euros.

    Took it into my local bike shop today, as I was convinced there had to be a catch. They said it was a perfectly acceptable helmet...doesn't have any of the fancier bells & whistles...light on the back, stream lined design for racing, better vents on top, etc etc, but other than that, it was a perfectly acceptable helmet. Score !

    To be honest I dont think you got any particularly great bargain, you bought a cheap helmet cheap. And what else could your LBS say about it, they sell helmets, that doesn't make them experts on the subject.


  • #4640
    ProudDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    To be honest I dont think you got any particularly great bargain, you bought a cheap helmet cheap. And what else could your LBS say about it, they sell helmets, that doesn't make them experts on the subject.

    Maybe so. But where else would you suggest I go for advise on cycling gear....the local pet store? :eek:

    I'm just a beginner. For now, all my cycling is fairly low speed, low intensity, urban cycling, done during the day, on a completely flat cycle path, for about 60-90 minutes. I have no particular need for an aerodynamic design, or straps that can be adjusted 56 different ways, or lights. This helmet suits my needs, as they are now, just fine. If I decide to upgrade later, I will, but for now, this one is fine. So I do think I got a bargain. If you don't, that's fair enough.


  • #4641
    codie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭codie


    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    To be honest I dont think you got any particularly great bargain, you bought a cheap helmet cheap. And what else could your LBS say about it, they sell helmets, that doesn't make them experts on the subject.

    Nothing like a bit of neck

    2 ways at looking at this
    1.Lbs can be a little more expensive for obvious reasons but you need to play ball as if your ever in trouble they will help you out.Coming in showing them a helmet from Tesco for €13 isn't doing yourself any favours.

    2.It reminds the bike shop people can go elsewhere to shop although if you buy a helmet in Tesco for €13 are they really worried as they say last of the big spenders you are hardly going to spend big money on bikes and gear.

    Will the lbs give him the time of day again or take him serious and all for the sake of a few quid.


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  • #4642
    inc21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 512 ✭✭✭inc21


    No problem with Tesco helmets, it was a bargain. I started off with helmet from Tesco. All we are saying is don't go to your local bike shop saying that you got a bargain elsewhere, it is just rude. They might be your friends and appreciate your business but deep down it still hurts and makes you look like idiot in their eyes.

    ...ok rant over, back to bargains.


  • #4643
    ProudDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    Wow. There is some bang of snobbery from people here, who don't know a thing about what happened.

    In the past 2 weeks, I purchased an air pump, puncture repair kits, an Altura nero jacket, 2 spare tubes, 2 pairs of shorts & new gloves, in this shop. I also had mirrors and lights fitted, that were bought there. I was in there to see about getting better Kevlar tires fitted on my bike, when the topic of helmets came up. I mentioned the Tesco helmet and said that it was probably a piece of crap, as it was so cheap. They told me that all helmets sold, have to meet certain manufacturing standards, so if it was sold in a legit retailer it was probably ok, but that I could bring it in to them to have a look at it, if I still wasn't sure.

    So I did. They know I am just a beginner and am just starting out and need all the help I can get. If that make me an idiot in their eyes, well so be it. They are a lot less judgmental than some of the people on here, that's for sure.


  • #4644
    pprendeville
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭pprendeville


    ProudDUB wrote: »
    Wow. There is some bang of snobbery from people here, who don't know a thing about what happened.

    In the past 2 weeks, I purchased an air pump, puncture repair kits, an Altura nero jacket, 2 spare tubes, 2 pairs of shorts & new gloves, in this shop. I also had mirrors and lights fitted, that were bought there. I was in there to see about getting better Kevlar tires fitted on my bike, when the topic of helmets came up. I mentioned the Tesco helmet and said that it was probably a piece of crap, as it was so cheap. They told me that all helmets sold, have to meet certain manufacturing standards, so if it was sold in a legit retailer it was probably ok, but that I could bring it in to them to have a look at it, if I still wasn't sure.

    So I did. They know I am just a beginner and am just starting out and need all the help I can get. If that make me an idiot in their eyes, well so be it. They are a lot less judgmental than some of the people on here, that's for sure.

    Fair play to the shop. Sounds like a very decent crew operationg there. Good luck with the cycling.


  • #4645
    codie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭codie


    ProudDUB wrote: »
    Wow. There is some bang of snobbery from people here, who don't know a thing about what happened.

    In the past 2 weeks, I purchased an air pump, puncture repair kits, an Altura nero jacket, 2 spare tubes, 2 pairs of shorts & new gloves, in this shop. I also had mirrors and lights fitted, that were bought there. I was in there to see about getting better Kevlar tires fitted on my bike, when the topic of helmets came up. I mentioned the Tesco helmet and said that it was probably a piece of crap, as it was so cheap. They told me that all helmets sold, have to meet certain manufacturing standards, so if it was sold in a legit retailer it was probably ok, but that I could bring it in to them to have a look at it, if I still wasn't sure.

    So I did. They know I am just a beginner and am just starting out and need all the help I can get. If that make me an idiot in their eyes, well so be it. They are a lot less judgmental than some of the people on here, that's for sure.

    Sorry but you didn't give that perception ,thats a different story altogether.


  • #4646
    irishrover99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭irishrover99


    Lidl are having a warehouse clearance sale in Fonthill. A lot of there usual stuff at half the price or more. If you are a size large or more you will be made up. I'm only 68kg and a medium so i got the only medium i seen in the shop, a 3/4 pair of shorts at 5 euro. Also got a bike cover at 2 euro and gloves also 2 euro. No winter gloves but plenty of other stuff to keep you warm if your the right size.

    This might not be a bargain to most but well worth a look if your in need of some near gear.


  • #4647
    ProudDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    codie wrote: »
    Sorry but you didn't give that perception ,thats a different story altogether.

    No, it's not. I already said that I was a good customer of the shop, that had bought a considerable amount of there, prior to showing them the Tesco helmet. I didn't know that I'd have to provide a list of items bought there, or give an exact blow by blow account of the entire conversation.


  • #4648
    mathie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭mathie


    The amount of "discussions" in this thread is ridiculous.

    It should be limited to posting a link to the bargain (or B+M shop name, location) and a description

    People who subscribe to this thread just get spammed.


  • #4649
    buffalo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,167 ✭✭✭buffalo


    mathie wrote: »
    The amount of "discussions" in this thread is ridiculous.

    It should be limited to posting a link to the bargain (or B+M shop name, location) and a description

    People who subscribe to this thread just get spammed.

    You just won the Most Meta Complaint award!


  • #4650
    mathie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭mathie


    buffalo wrote: »
    You just won the Most Meta Complaint award!

    Do I get bonus points for doing it at the start of a bank holiday weekend?


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  • #4651
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 26,010 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    MOD NOTE: If you have an issue with a thread or string of posts, use the report button, don't complain in thread, the next person to do so will find themselves having a holiday. It's nearly the weekend, I have better things to do.

    EDIT: FFS: I am not cleaning that up, report posts if you have an issue in future.

    Please try and keep the thread on topic of "BARGAIN ALERTS"


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