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still using the bike stand from the last sale. Good value. Does the job.

I was in Anaconda at Narre Warren yesterday.
A bin full of helmets at under 12 each. I have heard of chaps buying cheap helmets to collect the Aus stickers.....don't know why.

I just bought the Aldi front light (https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys ... ure-light/) but the mount that is screwed to the light body came away while trying to attach the light to the handlebars so it is going back for exchange.

I mucked about for about 10 mins or so trying to screw the mount back to the light but the screws are so crappy I gave up. Shouldn't have to anyway on a brand new light (I know they are only $40 but they should be better made IMO)

Exchanged the light no worries and mounted it on the handlebars ok this time. They didn't even look at the receipt, it could of been for a packet of WeetBix bought from an Aldi 300km away, 2 years ago! Battery is currently on charge (instructions say charge for at least 10 hours before using).

Sometime in the not too distant future I hope to try to do a beam shot comparison between this light and AYUPs.

I was happy that there is only a relatively short cable on the actual light and also the battery and not a 2m+ intergrated cable like a cheap Magicshine lookalike I previously had. This means I can mount the battery under the stem . There is a longish (~1m) extension cable supplied if you want the battery in your jersey pocket or elsewhere on the bike. There is also a helmet mount supplied for the light.

Ross wrote:I just bought the Aldi front light (https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys ... ure-light/) but the mount that is screwed to the light body came away while trying to attach the light to the handlebars so it is going back for exchange.

I mucked about for about 10 mins or so trying to screw the mount back to the light but the screws are so crappy I gave up. Shouldn't have to anyway on a brand new light (I know they are only $40 but they should be better made IMO)

Loose bracket on mine pulled up OK with a precision driver, thanks for the heads up.

The bracket itself is sized for standard bar diameter, if you're oversized it might pay to chop an old tube up to pack it a little.

Light is serious bright compared to my G1 AYUPs in a totally non scientific, prop them on the bars near the AYUPs and look at the shed wall twice test.
Methinks I won't be using the flash mode unless I'm planning on inducing seizures or starting a mobile disco.

17.5% off at Velogear.... even on discounted items, the usual free post as well.

Trevtassie wrote:17.5% off at Velogear.... even on discounted items, the usual free post as well.

Is there a code to quote for that?

redsonic wrote:

Trevtassie wrote:17.5% off at Velogear.... even on discounted items, the usual free post as well.

Is there a code to quote for that?

SPRINGSALE

Mulger bill wrote:

Ross wrote:I just bought the Aldi front light (https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys ... ure-light/) but the mount that is screwed to the light body came away while trying to attach the light to the handlebars so it is going back for exchange.

I mucked about for about 10 mins or so trying to screw the mount back to the light but the screws are so crappy I gave up. Shouldn't have to anyway on a brand new light (I know they are only $40 but they should be better made IMO)

Loose bracket on mine pulled up OK with a precision driver, thanks for the heads up.

The bracket itself is sized for standard bar diameter, if you're oversized it might pay to chop an old tube up to pack it a little.

Light is serious bright compared to my G1 AYUPs in a totally non scientific, prop them on the bars near the AYUPs and look at the shed wall twice test.
Methinks I won't be using the flash mode unless I'm planning on inducing seizures or starting a mobile disco.

The second set I got seemed to be ok, mounted them to the bike without any problems. I noticed the screws were covered on this one where they were visable on the first set and also another set I looked at in Aldi last night.

Plenty of pumps and tool kits still available, a couple of camelbaks, no repair stands left, and only one lightset.

Merlin have 10% off most lights. Just picked up the very well regarded Cateye 800 for about AUD120 delivered

https://www.merlincycles.com/cateye-vol ... 86201.html

They also have DA9100 in stock. Not really bargain pricing though.

petal665 wrote:They also have DA9100 in stock. Not really bargain pricing though.

Indeed not. Mechanical too

Di2 is delayed a little bit.

Still got bike stands at Aldi Hornsby

Anaconda have 50% off their Fluid range of adult bikes.

PBK has 9000 C24 clinchers down to $820 shipped using TREAT10

http://www.probikekit.com.au/bicycle-wh ... n=10781804

Lots of bike stands, floor pumps, helmets etc still at Aldi Woody Point (Redcliffe, QLD)

Torpedo7 having a CASTELLI sale. gabba2 for only $150+, among other things ..

This Saturday, Aldi got a Torque Wrench, $29.99. Is the range good enough?

12.7mm (½") torque wrench with automatic quick release
Includes 17, 19 and 21mm sockets and 125mm extension bar
Heavy duty case for safe storage
Working range: 28-210Nm (measuring tolerance)

https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys ... ue-wrench/

Bit high for most bike related uses.

petal665 wrote:Bit high for most bike related uses.

cassettes need 40Nm
garmin vectors need 38Nm from memory but that's a special use case

See how I said 'most'.

petal665 wrote:See how I said 'most'.

I missed the "most", my apologies

caneye wrote:Torpedo7 having a CASTELLI sale. gabba2 for only $150+, among other things ..

not really. fluoro yellow in small which is great for garden gnomes but useless for everyone else (srry i just watched trump debate, im good with insults right now). everything else is nearing 200 which is not much of a sale price.

great jerseys btw, only have them in SS but use arm warmers with them. higher range of temps than most winter jerseys with or without a baselayer (without can go up to near 20degrees).

tron07 wrote:This Saturday, Aldi got a Torque Wrench, $29.99. Is the range good enough?

12.7mm (½") torque wrench with automatic quick release
Includes 17, 19 and 21mm sockets and 125mm extension bar
Heavy duty case for safe storage
Working range: 28-210Nm (measuring tolerance)

https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys ... ue-wrench/

I reckon that's an auto (car) one. You are better off grabbing a bike specific one like an IronArm from Cycling express or similar (Bike Hand is the one I have that's exactly the same as that) for the same price. Maybe do a search for Torque wrenches as it had a thread on this recently.