Lidl Gear

Notch000

Saw a sign in a Lidl oranmore today for bike gear salke from monday. nothing on the website. Not sure if it was for next monday, monday week or whenever, just a heads up its on the way soon.
Textiles, gloves, leather pants, tank bags, undergarments, socket sets, cheap covers, locks etc

Please Kill Me

Weird. Like you said, nothing on the website. Their gear is pretty decent, especially the likes of the tank bags etc.

paddy147

The lycra thermal undergear is good stuff.

Please Kill Me

paddy147 wrote: »

The lycra thermal undergear is good stuff.

Yeah, top class. Have a few of those too. Always handy to have.

RosieJoe

Have gone through 2 tank bags in over 2 years of constant use, need another one again. Bust the zips on both of them

Cuddlesworth

Nothing in Cellbridge lidl today. Did end up grabbing some tools I don't really need. ****.

gipi

I read elsewhere it's Mon 16th for the Lidl stuff. Still not on their website though, they don't appear to advertise the offers too far ahead any more.

josh59

Please Kill Me wrote: »

Yeah, top class. Have a few of those too. Always handy to have.

+1 for those - need a new pair of bottoms. Bought the biking jacket and trousers last year - not too keen on the jacket bought another in Cotters for little or nothing trousers are grand though.

Although a chap in work said the last batch of biking gear that Lidl has wasn't as good as had been in the past.

BlackWizard

Ive been using their jacket for a year now. I like it a lot. Only thing I don't like is that it hasn't got any zips to let in fresh air. Only a few days a year I wished I needed so it's not too bad.

My dog tore apart their gloves. But while I had them they were good too.

chasm

josh59 wrote: »

+1 for those - need a new pair of bottoms. Bought the biking jacket and trousers last year - not too keen on the jacket bought another in Cotters for little or nothing trousers are grand though.

Although a chap in work said the last batch of biking gear that Lidl has wasn't as good as had been in the past.

I bought a Jacket last time they had the gear in Lidl, have worn it a few times but prefer my old Belstaff Jacket tbh, only bought the lidl one as it was slightly longer but im so used to the belstaff for silly little things like where the pockets are etc that i rarely wear the other one lol. I liked the B-Square stuff they used to sell, not impressed by the crivit stuff really.

-jellybelly-

on the web now http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/SID-CB2794F1-5783DCF1/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=19881

Stainless_Steel

Woohoo. Nobody go and buy in lidl in Clonee because I want stock left when I go there!

Haha suckers...it's lidl in Finglas I'll be going to!

Doh!

unclebill98

Anyone ever buy the leather trousers? Good, bad or avoid?

Del2005

unclebill98 wrote: »

Anyone ever buy the leather trousers? Good, bad or avoid?

All Lidl, and Aldi, gear meets German TüV standards, they are tougher than most other quality tests/certifications.

A mate used to be a courier and swore by all the Lidl /Aldi gear. He said that the waterproofs don't leak after repeated use, not like some of the top brands which he'd used.

Only thing I wouldn't buy is their helmets. But that's due to handling and/by customers rather than quality.

unclebill98

Cheers, think I'll check em out, they have changing rooms right! :-)

navangang

Whats the tank bags like?want to get one for the owl bros.

josh59

I have the tank bag - it's not too bad but the zip wouldn't be the strongest.

Please Kill Me

Have a tank bag a couple of years now. Never any problems with it although I've heard the zips aren't great.

Doylers

Were up http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=19881

BlackWizard

BlackWizard wrote: »

Ive been using their jacket for a year now. I like it a lot. Only thing I don't like is that it hasn't got any zips to let in fresh air. Only a few days a year I wished I needed so it's not too bad.

My dog tore apart their gloves. But while I had them they were good too.

Actually I think I got my jacket in Aldi. I always get them two confused.

This gear is on sale tomorrow morning.

kevin-46

wats the tank bag like

positron

It's the same as what was on sale couple of year ago I think. I bought one, but I have nothing else to compare it with.

I was hoping to use it to commute to work with a laptop, but a sticker inside it says keep credit cards etc 15 cms away from the magnets...! Would it wreck the laptops hard disk?

Please Kill Me

positron wrote: »

It's the same as what was on sale couple of year ago I think. I bought one, but I have nothing else to compare it with.

I was hoping to use it to commute to work with a laptop, but a sticker inside it says keep credit cards etc 15 cms away from the magnets...! Would it wreck the laptops hard disk?

Yes the bags are good. The magnets wouldn't "wreck" the hard drive, they would erase everything on it. Same with credit cards/atm cards, the magnets will wipe the info on the strip.

positron

Please Kill Me wrote: »

The magnets wouldn't "wreck" the hard drive, they would erase everything on it.

Same difference!

Having said that, I've goggled a lot on this topic now, and apparently these magnets are not strong enough to wipe or damage any sectors or reader alignment or anything like that, and the hd's own metal casing + the powerful magnet that's on the reader etc are being quoted as reasons / proof. I am a bit nervous, but I might give it a go after taking a hd backup, and if it fails, it would be a good reason to get a solid state drive...!

Please Kill Me

positron wrote: »

Same difference!

Having said that, I've goggled a lot on this topic now, and apparently these magnets are not strong enough to wipe or damage any sectors or reader alignment or anything like that, and the hd's own metal casing + the powerful magnet that's on the reader etc are being quoted as reasons / proof. I am a bit nervous, but I might give it a go after taking a hd backup, and if it fails, it would be a good reason to get a solid state drive...!

Cool. Likewise, I doubt the magnets would do any harm, but I think they're just covering their arses.

RosieJoe

I've put my wallet and credit cards in the tank bag and it never damaged them so I'd say you'd be ok.

honeybadger

if any of ye are living in waterford,lidl dunmore road has last years tank bag for 15 euro and about ten of them there this evening when i was out there for a nosey,,,not as much gear put out this year as compared to previous years i found

honeybadger

kevin-46 wrote: »

wats the tank bag like

hold about 12 cans of beer

kevin-46

positron wrote: »

It's the same as what was on sale couple of year ago I think. I bought one, but I have nothing else to compare it with.

I was hoping to use it to commute to work with a laptop, but a sticker inside it says keep credit cards etc 15 cms away from the magnets...! Would it wreck the laptops hard disk?

put a towel under it

josh59

A chap here in work went to get a pair of the boots yesterday morning in Clonee - he was fisrt in the door and they had no boots for sale.

He took a spin to the one in Tyrrelestown and at 8:15 they only had 2 pairs of boots on sale - either the amount of stock was very low or they had put out the stuff on Sunday instead

Doylers

honeybadger wrote: »

if any of ye are living in waterford,lidl dunmore road has last years tank bag for 15 euro and about ten of them there this evening when i was out there for a nosey,,,not as much gear put out this year as compared to previous years i found

Still loads their was out this morning. Was going to get one but dont know how id work it with my leather tank cover