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This week not last
Sorry its this thursday not last. I only found out when I turned up at the store.
Cheers for the reply on helmets I may check out planet bikes. That store seems to always be closing down or changing brands.
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Good stuff
Can recommend the tank bags as well.
Boots are good for light city use - comfortable, cheap, wont last very long.
Chains & disk locks - brilliant - we've got six of each.
Don't bother with their waterproofs - tear too easily.
Not that I shop at Lidls, mind!
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Hi All,
Well I got to my lidls for lunchtime and most of the gear was gone !!!
i fancied getting the socks but they had been sold out...
Did anybody else grab a bargain ?
Cheers
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21 Mar 2008
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I went into the New Malden Lidls today and managed to 'blow' £90
Good battery chargers at £10 , and the 'trickle' charge for 6v and 12v at £5 also got some engine and anti rust sprays and a balaclava, rest of the gear too small for me, even the xl gloves.
I think this branch changes its 'offers' on Mondays.
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Hi All,
Well I got to my lidls for lunchtime and most of the gear was gone !!!
i fancied getting the socks but they had been sold out...
Did anybody else grab a bargain ?
Cheers
Geordie
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I went to the Arnison Centre branch this morning. It's near M&S Motorcycles Durham showroom, about 5 minutes from the A1 junction at Chester le Street. They still had a fair bit of kit when I called in after work this afternoon.
I picked up a tankbag and winter gloves for my mate as he's new to touring. The tankbag is a bit lightweight compared to Oxford and Hein Gericke items but for £17, you can't go wrong. I also got a balaclava, disc lock alarm, extra bungees, intercom set and some waterproofs which need to go back as they're too small.
I've used the intercom set before but had to buy another to replace the headset one of our cats took a liking to. Before that, it worked well with VOX enabled walkie-talkies if you're looking for cheap bike-to-bike communication.
I looked at the flip-face helmets but what put me off immediately was the front was difficult to release and it had one of those seatbelt style buckles on the chin strap which I don't trust. The overall quality didn't look great but you can't expect it for that kind of money. The full face ones are the same as those that were badly criticised by Motorrad magazine.
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21 Mar 2008
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Hi All
Looks like Aldi is doing bike gear on Easter Monday
Heres a linky
ALDI - Monday Special Buys 24th March 2008
cheers
Geordie
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Anyone get any bargains? I got the padlock and chain for £10 and a couple of the zip neck shirts for £7 each.
The waterproofs are not available as there's some kind of problem with them. The tankbags they had in looked quite decent, certainly appeared more robust than the ones Lidl had in last week and possibly have more capacity.
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26 Mar 2008
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Aldi
Went to Aldi yesterday.
Bought a jacket and trousers, jacket was £40, trousers £30. It says they're waterproof, who knows, but they looked pretty well made, lots of pockets, body armour of a sort, detachable quilted liners, don't know about the zips. I've no doubt some people will think I'm stupid but they'll do for now.
Sizes were weird though, definately try stuff on in the store, I got a large jacket, medium trousers, but the smallest size gloves were still too big.
Tank bags did look good but I got the Lidl one last week so hey ho.
Thermals - tops were short-sleeved, waistband on the pants looked iffy.
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Cheers for the reply on helmets I may check out planet bikes. That store seems to always be closing down or changing brands.
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Well, it's gone this time, drove past Planet Bikes today and the whole place was empty. Leicester is a backwater for main dealers now.
Bought a tank bag from Lidl yesterday, spent ages in the store opening all the zips and pockets, looks pretty good. Put it on the bike this afternoon, then the heavens opened  and since I wasn't going anywhere in particular, comfort won over courage and I took the car instead (I know, fair weather biker).
Why do you think I'm called Indoors.
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