Heads up: Cycling offers at Lidl from Thursday

[Synchromesh]

In case anyone's interested there are some good offers here from Thursday. The tools and cleaning kit look especially good.

[Mr Will]

This bicycle lock looks like a great idea, thanks

[Cookie172]

Mr Will said:

This bicycle lock looks like a great idea, thanks

Locks like that aren't even worth the 2.49..

[Chris71]

Thanks. Like you say, that cleaning kit looks pretty good for the price of a pint...

[voicey]

Those links point to Lidl, not Aldi - am I missing something?

[voicey]

Mr Will said:

This bicycle lock looks like a great idea, thanks

3yr warranty too! It wouldn't last 3 hours in London...

[Synchromesh]

voicey said:

Those links point to Lidl, not Aldi - am I missing something?

Sorry, my bad. Always get the two confused. Perhaps a kind could correct the title for me.

[Synchromesh]

Mr Will said:

This bicycle lock looks like a great idea, thanks

Or not.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Engineer1]

Are the tool kits any good as an initial set up set for someone who doesn't do loads of bike mechanicing?

[neenaw]

I might give the chain cleaners a try.

At £4 it's no problems if it's rubbish!

[h4muf]

Engineer1 said:

Are the tool kits any good as an initial set up set for someone who doesn't do loads of bike mechanicing?

I bought a tool kit last year,i use it nearly everyday.

Everythings good apart from the chain splitter that broke the first time i used it!

I may even buy another one

[shalmaneser]

Engineer1 said:

Are the tool kits any good as an initial set up set for someone who doesn't do loads of bike mechanicing?

Better than nothing...just be careful not to round off bolts/spoke nipples etc.

[rockandrollmark]

neenaw said:

I might give the chain cleaners a try.

At £4 it's no problems if it's rubbish!

They're worse than rubbish, all they do is push the grime deeper into the chain and then fall to pieces all over the kitchen floor.

Do yourself a favour and buy a bottle of white spirit and some finishline, and then consume all of the jam from a jar and wash it out. White spirit and chain in jar, give it a shake every now and then over the course of an evening and then wipe, refit and lube. This might cost more than £4 but you do end up with a belly full of jam and a clean chain.

[Kermit power]

rockandrollmark said:

neenaw said:

I might give the chain cleaners a try.

At £4 it's no problems if it's rubbish!

They're worse than rubbish, all they do is push the grime deeper into the chain and then fall to pieces all over the kitchen floor.

Do yourself a favour and buy a bottle of white spirit and some finishline, and then consume all of the jam from a jar and wash it out. White spirit and chain in jar, give it a shake every now and then over the course of an evening and then wipe, refit and lube. This might cost more than £4 but you do end up with a belly full of jam and a clean chain.

Unless they're very different to the similar-looking Park one that I've got, then I'd be inclined to disagree.

I run mine through 2 or 3 times until the cleaning fluid stays almost clean then lube it back up. It has a magnet in the base to catch metal particles coming off the chain as it moves through. The amount it captures is quite scary!

[Gooby]

Kermit power said:

rockandrollmark said:

neenaw said:

I might give the chain cleaners a try.

At £4 it's no problems if it's rubbish!

They're worse than rubbish, all they do is push the grime deeper into the chain and then fall to pieces all over the kitchen floor.

Do yourself a favour and buy a bottle of white spirit and some finishline, and then consume all of the jam from a jar and wash it out. White spirit and chain in jar, give it a shake every now and then over the course of an evening and then wipe, refit and lube. This might cost more than £4 but you do end up with a belly full of jam and a clean chain.

Unless they're very different to the similar-looking Park one that I've got, then I'd be inclined to disagree.

I run mine through 2 or 3 times until the cleaning fluid stays almost clean then lube it back up. It has a magnet in the base to catch metal particles coming off the chain as it moves through. The amount it captures is quite scary!

Machinemart do a superb degreaser. £4.99 (+vat). Put the chain in a small tub with lid, cover with degreaser/cleaner, put the lid on and shake occasionally. 10 mins later you will have a spotless chain. The degreaser is water based so it doesnt stink like normal degreasers and it is easy to dispose of. Lasts well too, only through about half a 5l tub since the begining of the year and chain cleaned every week.

[Kermit power]

Gooby said:

Kermit power said:

rockandrollmark said:

neenaw said:

I might give the chain cleaners a try.

At £4 it's no problems if it's rubbish!

They're worse than rubbish, all they do is push the grime deeper into the chain and then fall to pieces all over the kitchen floor.

Do yourself a favour and buy a bottle of white spirit and some finishline, and then consume all of the jam from a jar and wash it out. White spirit and chain in jar, give it a shake every now and then over the course of an evening and then wipe, refit and lube. This might cost more than £4 but you do end up with a belly full of jam and a clean chain.

Unless they're very different to the similar-looking Park one that I've got, then I'd be inclined to disagree.

I run mine through 2 or 3 times until the cleaning fluid stays almost clean then lube it back up. It has a magnet in the base to catch metal particles coming off the chain as it moves through. The amount it captures is quite scary!

Machinemart do a superb degreaser. £4.99 (+vat). Put the chain in a small tub with lid, cover with degreaser/cleaner, put the lid on and shake occasionally. 10 mins later you will have a spotless chain. The degreaser is water based so it doesnt stink like normal degreasers and it is easy to dispose of. Lasts well too, only through about half a 5l tub since the begining of the year and chain cleaned every week.

Sounds interesting. The one thing the Park tool (and this Lidl one) have going for them, of course, is that you don't need to take the chain off the bike to clean it.

[dome]

Kermit power said:

Sounds interesting. The one thing the Park tool (and this Lidl one) have going for them, of course, is that you don't need to take the chain off the bike to clean it.

I find degreasers like these more messy than taking the chain off by the time your finished. Some rubber gloves and a power link and the aforementioned degreaser and Roberts your fathers brother.

[Stevenj214]

I bought the hand pump from Lidl today. My tyres say they should be between 60-80psi but I can't seem to get the pump to take them above 30psi.

Am I doing it wrong?!

[Garett]

I went to my local Lidl and they had none of this cycling gear, most disappointed!

[shalmaneser]

Stevenj214 said:

I bought the hand pump from Lidl today. My tyres say they should be between 60-80psi but I can't seem to get the pump to take them above 30psi.

Am I doing it wrong?!

Yup.

You bought a crap pump.