Lidl Cycling Offers Mon 20th August

www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20070820.index.ar7

Lights with integrated computer, wall mount, crappy lock that you should
never-ever buy, heart rate monitor, floor pump (£3!), multi tool thingies
and panniers.

A floor pump with pressure gauge for £3 *has* to be a bargain.

About the tools. One set (the star keys) is made from chromed steel and
the other (mixed 9 piece set) is made from chrome vanadium steel. I
presume the first is cheese made to look like the second. Is the second
chesse too? I never know what metal to look for when it comes to tools.

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Mark T

Mark T wrote:
www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20070820.index.ar7

Lights with integrated computer, wall mount, crappy lock that you
should never-ever buy, heart rate monitor, floor pump (£3!), multi
tool thingies and panniers.

A floor pump with pressure gauge for £3 *has* to be a bargain.

What's the bore diameter? ;-) (See other thread about pumps)

About the tools. One set (the star keys) is made from chromed steel
and the other (mixed 9 piece set) is made from chrome vanadium steel.
I presume the first is cheese made to look like the second. Is the
second chesse too? I never know what metal to look for when it comes
to tools.

Chrome vanadium steel is hard stuff - what good allen keys are made of.
www.mikedyason.com sells sets for £1.20 (proving that cheap isn't always
rubbish). Only pay more if you want longer keys, or ball-ended ones.

~PB

£2.99 for a track pump!!

I prefer those since my small hand pump moved the inner valve so much
on my Dawes as I pumped that the rubber perished on the tube next to
the valve.

Mark T pleasegivegenerously@warmail*turn_up_the_heat_to_ reply*.com.invalid wrote:
www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20070820.index.ar7

Lights with integrated computer, wall mount, crappy lock that you should
never-ever buy, heart rate monitor, floor pump (?3!), multi tool thingies
and panniers.


I see what you mean about the lock ..

Does anyone know where I can find a huge thick motorbike-style chain
for a reasonable (small) amount of cash ? I've seen these at Lidl, but
not, of course, now that I want one.

I want to leave a bike at a bus station regularly .. but the bike,
while quite nice (an 80s CB), looks unfashionable and only cost me 30
quid. Spending as much again on a lock seems silly. Losing it
would be more inconvenient than expensive, so I just want a chain that
LOOKS impressive.

-adrian

spindrift wrote:
£2.99 for a track pump!!

I prefer those since my small hand pump moved the inner valve so much
on my Dawes as I pumped that the rubber perished on the tube next to
the valve.


My "spare" one of these in the car is still going strong 4 years later
and it gets more use than the "main" Silca at home. The HRM's are great too.

Stan Cox

Am Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:35:35 +0100 schrieb Adrian Godwin:


Does anyone know where I can find a huge thick motorbike-style chain
for a reasonable (small) amount of cash ? I've seen these at Lidl, but
not, of course, now that I want one.

I once bought a cheapy lock in the local Wilkinson shop to lock up a BSO
(not mine).
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/invt/0106138
But you seem to look for something like this:
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/invt/0040250
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/invt/0226345

Andreas

Andreas Schulze-B?ing wrote:

But you seem to look for something like this:
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/invt/0040250
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/invt/0226345

Andreas

Cheers - that would do nicely. I'll have a look there.

-adrian

"Geraint Jones" alid
wrote in message ...
Mark T wrote:
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A floor pump with pressure gauge for £3 *has* to be a bargain.

I used similar reasoning when Tchibo had something of the same sort.
I only managed to use it a couple of times before the head came off
the hose. I've cut the hose and refastened it once; it's come off
again and I'm dithering between trying to fix it a second time and
breaking the pump up for useful bits of plastic pipe.

I've got one (Lidl) that's in regular use and has been for a couple of years
now. It's used to put air in the offspring's Zipp tubs, and it manages very
well to get up to a suitable high pressure. Indeed, I get other riders
asking if they can borrow it!

"wafflycat" wrote:


I've got one (Lidl) that's in regular use and has been for a couple of years
now. It's used to put air in the offspring's Zipp tubs, and it manages very
well to get up to a suitable high pressure. Indeed, I get other riders
asking if they can borrow it!


mine blew up (literally) when using it to pump a new tyre up to 120
.... previously it hadn't gone over 100 & I had _no_ complaints