Its the annual Lidl spring cycling extravaganza ...

[The Brewer]

My glasses from last time where okay and just broke this week, I don't look after anything. I bought the sport glasses on sale this week and for me they are better.
Interestd in the Jersey,Gillet, lights shoes here.......are the shoes spd compatible???

 

[NormanD]

Prob only a red gillet or maybe a top this time ... nothing much I really need

 

[LarryDuff]

I don't recommend the floor pump, bought one last year, used it a couple of times and the connector you place over the valve shattered into pieces whilst pumping up the tyre.

Oops! I just bought one this morning.

Oh well, if it is crap I will only be out £7.

 

[cyberknight]

My glasses from last time where okay and just broke this week, I don't look after anything. I bought the sport glasses on sale this week and for me they are better.
Interestd in the Jersey,Gillet, lights shoes here.......are the shoes spd compatible???

Shoes normally are spd compatible, i have used a pair of lidl shoes for commuting for 2 years now and apart from the tongue getting a bit tatty they are still going strong.

 

[Davidc]

I think I might be interested in the lights and the tool kit.

Anyone know if the light set would be suitable for night riding on unlit cycle paths? At a tenner, I'm guessing not

The light set front is halogen so expect about 1/10 the performance of an equivalent LED one

 

[Barbelier]

The light set front is halogen so expect about 1/10 the performance of an equivalent LED one

Bought one of their light sets last year for my sons bike and it lasted about 2 weeks before it fell apart. They're also very large and don't throw out much light.

 

[screenman]

Jimmy the whiskers, why this post I find their gear good value and it works well.

"Rapha and Pinarello are probably the two brands which offer the worst value for money: all the gear, no idea."

 

[davester65]

hi-vis doth offend mine eye.

Hopefully mine offends the eye of the upcoming short sighted motorist enough to avoid them driving into me!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Hopefully mine offends the eye of the upcoming short sighted motorist enough to avoid them driving into me!

hopefully. but if they aren't looking they won't see you, no matter what you wear.

 

[smokeysmoo]

There is nothing to excite my interest here. Hope Aldi do better.

+1

 

[John the Monkey]

hopefully. but if they aren't looking they won't see you, no matter what you wear.

Aye. Last time I was hit I had hi viz gilet, three lights up front, three at the back.

Makes the insurance claim easier to deal with, but I'd still rather have the skin I lost, personally. By all means wear hi viz, but *don't* ride assuming you're more likely to be seen/looked for.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Aye. Last time I was hit I had hi viz gilet, three lights up front, three at the back.

Makes the insurance claim easier to deal with, but I'd still rather have the skin I lost, personally. By all means wear hi viz, but *don't* ride assuming you're more likely to be seen/looked for.

gotta love the 'bonnet watchers'!

 

[John the Monkey]

gotta love the 'bonnet watchers'!

Anyone who tries to enter a roundabout *through* the back wheel of another vehicle, well, that's determination for you, I guess.

 

[HovR]

Anyone who tries to enter a roundabout *through* the back wheel of another vehicle, well, that's determination for you, I guess.

Had this sort of thing happen to me once, whilst in the US visiting family. We were waiting in a queue to pull out of a side ride onto a busy main road, when suddenly the car that had been sitting behind us for a good 20 seconds suddenly rams into the back of us!

How he didn't see us, I'm not quite sure - Especially as we were in one of these:

Luckily for us he'd hit the tow hitch! No damage to our vehicle, but his was in a complete state with a burst radiator and a lot of bodywork damage.

 

[John the Monkey]

How he didn't see us, I'm not quite sure - Especially as we were in one of these:

Grey, innit.

Paint that thing fluo yellow, and it would never have happened. I hope you're pleased with yourself, YOU MONSTER.