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Aldi-LIDL Specials - Megathread!

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  • #1152
    positron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭positron


    Not impressed with the shorts - feels cheap and the padding is probably good for rides 30 minutes or less. They are going back.

    Not a patch on the grey shorts they had some 5/6 years ago. I misplaced mine and I miss it to this day.


  • #1153
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,153 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    Has anyone tried the Muc Off No puncture inner tube sealant?
    Gets an excellent review in above review.

    I bought the '2 Chain & Gears degreaser' but didn't realise you're meant to use it in conjunction with their 'Protect and Shine' product...


  • #1154
    mad turnip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 710 ✭✭✭mad turnip


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Has anyone tried the Muc Off No puncture inner tube sealant?
    Gets an excellent review in above review.

    I bought the '2 Chain & Gears degreaser' but didn't realise you're meant to use it in conjunction with their 'Protect and Shine' product...

    I'm not sure if theres any difference but that is a tire sealant review not tube sealant which is what Aldi were selling. Most mountain bikers use sealant now with no inner tubes as it provides some great benefits on larger volume tires. While people like GCN swear by it on road bikes also I'm not as convinced.

    But this is a different product also or is it? I've never used tube sealant but considering the weight addition isn't too big and if it does seal up small punctures it will be a life saver. It really would depend how often you get punctures and how much you hate them.


  • #1155
    bronkobilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭bronkobilly


    Seth Brundle wrote: »
    Went to the Leixlip branch and picked up some GT85, dry lube, muc-off cleaner and two pairs of cheapo glasses.
    Not sure I even need any of the above - it's almost like an addiction.

    gt85 is allways being sold in aldi even wen its not cycling craze week


  • #1156
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,153 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    mad turnip wrote: »
    I'm not sure if theres any difference but that is a tire sealant review not tube sealant which is what Aldi were selling. Most mountain bikers use sealant now with no inner tubes as it provides some great benefits on larger volume tires. While people like GCN swear by it on road bikes also I'm not as convinced.

    But this is a different product also or is it? I've never used tube sealant but considering the weight addition isn't too big and if it does seal up small punctures it will be a life saver. It really would depend how often you get punctures and how much you hate them.

    Got 2 punctures on both my rides in the past week so I'm going to try it.


  • #1157
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,153 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    mad turnip wrote: »
    I'm not sure if theres any difference but that is a tire sealant review not tube sealant which is what Aldi were selling. Most mountain bikers use sealant now with no inner tubes as it provides some great benefits on larger volume tires. While people like GCN swear by it on road bikes also I'm not as convinced.

    But this is a different product also or is it? I've never used tube sealant but considering the weight addition isn't too big and if it does seal up small punctures it will be a life saver. It really would depend how often you get punctures and how much you hate them.

    You're right. This is the one Aldi have.

    It gets a good-ish review-
    Impressive sealing capabilities and long lasting, but a bit more Presta-specific compatibility would be nice
    Seals small holes quickly
    Remains liquid for a long time
    Installation tube and valve core key are Schrader specific


  • #1158
    Jizique
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,947 ✭✭✭Jizique


    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.

    It was hard to find but they did have the chain cleaning set


  • #1159
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,167 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    I have to say the GT85 is excellent as always.


  • #1160
    youcancallmeal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,037 ✭✭✭youcancallmeal


    Jizique wrote: »
    It was hard to find but they did have the chain cleaning set

    Was it with all the bike stuff or off somewhere different? I'll be back there tomorrow and maybe they'll have it then


  • #1161
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,107 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    CramCycle wrote: »
    I have to say the GT85 is excellent as always.

    a good vintage?


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  • #1162
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,167 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    youcancallmeal wrote: »
    Was it with all the bike stuff or off somewhere different? I'll be back there tomorrow and maybe they'll have it then
    There were ere a few left in mine, so they should be around.
    loyatemu wrote: »
    a good vintage?
    Exquisite, I am no snob but I know a good lubricant/penetrant/water displacer when I get one.


  • #1163
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Has anyone tried the Muc Off No puncture inner tube sealant?
    Gets an excellent review in above review.

    I bought the '2 Chain & Gears degreaser' but didn't realise you're meant to use it in conjunction with their 'Protect and Shine' product...
    I bought one but my Presta valves don't have removable valve cores. I might have to seek out a specific inner tube. It works fine with Schrader but mine are all Presta.


  • #1164
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


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

    Quickly checks that we're on the cycling forum and not the BDSM one :pac:


  • #1165
    lochdara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭lochdara


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

    ______________________________________________________

    Currently fundraising for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association

    In Memory of my fab Wife www.sinsin.ie



  • #1166
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    No chain cleaners in Belgard Aldi, raging!


  • #1167
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,051 ✭✭✭cletus


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


  • #1168
    jive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,762 ✭✭✭jive


    Bought some GT85...


    What do people actually use it on?


  • #1169
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,167 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #1170
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,181 CMod ✭✭✭✭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.


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  • #1171
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    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 :D

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


  • #1172
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


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


  • #1173
    wersal gummage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,660 ✭✭✭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


  • #1174
    harringtonp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭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


  • #1175
    what_traffic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,002 ✭✭✭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.


  • #1176
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,167 Mod ✭✭✭✭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


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  • #1177
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,181 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


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


  • #1178
    harringtonp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭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


  • #1179
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,167 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #1180
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,964 ✭✭✭✭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...


  • #1181
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭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.


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  • #1182
    dahat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,826 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Just buy her a few candles to light afterwards.


  • #1183
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,452 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


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


  • #1184
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,452 ✭✭✭✭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?


  • #1185
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,153 ✭✭✭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.


  • #1186
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,484 ✭✭✭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...


  • #1187
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,452 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #1188
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,181 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    chain lube talk moved here


  • #1189
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,181 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    fuelling talk moved here


  • #1190
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,153 ✭✭✭dinneenp


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


  • #1191
    patrickc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,928 ✭✭✭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.


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  • #1192
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,051 ✭✭✭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


  • #1193
    patrickc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,928 ✭✭✭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.


  • #1194
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,153 ✭✭✭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?


  • #1195
    zell12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,001 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Just buy the chain cleaner thing on Aliexpress.

    Aldi have an actual MTB for e349.99 on 16/05. Only £300 in UK
    https://leaflets.aldi.co.uk/view/1010962972/4/
    Looks the bees knees too.


  • #1196
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,167 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    zell12 wrote: »
    Just buy the chain cleaner thing on Aliexpress.

    Aldi have an actual MTB for e349.99 on 16/05. Only £300 in UK
    https://leaflets.aldi.co.uk/view/1010962972/4/
    Looks the bees knees too.

    If they had their 29er in I would pick one up, decent knock about frame from what reviews I have found.


  • #1197
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,051 ✭✭✭cletus


    Here the Irish leaflet. Less stuff than the UK one, but they'll have workstands for anyone interested

    https://leaflets.aldi.ie/view/904646902/10/


  • #1198
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    A bike? A whole bike??


  • #1199
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    CramCycle wrote: »
    If they had their 29er in I would pick one up, decent knock about frame from what reviews I have found.

    Anyone know if its one size only or multiple sizes?


  • #1200
    youcancallmeal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,037 ✭✭✭youcancallmeal


    CianRyan wrote: »
    A bike? A whole bike??

    There'll carnage with people trying to get them, probably queuing hours before shop opens


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  • #1201
    iwillhtfu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,373 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    I don't get the attraction that's more of a BSO than a mountain bike


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