$25 Work Stand @ Aldi

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Originally Posted by charliedid

I thought Aldi sold Cheerios by the case and 1 gallon size pickles?

Bike stand?

Was just about to say the same thing. They just opened one near me but I have yet to go. Apparently they are outperforming even Wal Mart now.

[93KgBike]

Aldi is a German company... as is Trader Joe's.

[johnniecakes]

We are big fans of Aldi, we do the majority of our weekly grocery shopping there. My only gripe is the speed and carelessness a few of the cashiers show when checking you out. I wish they would take 30 seconds more and place the items in the cart instead of tossing them in without looking

[hellvetica]

I picked one up too. It's super solid and quality is surprisingly decent. Also a 3 year warranty. Come on. Why not.

[echappist]

Originally Posted by 93KgBike

Aldi is a German company... as is Trader Joe's.

Quick clarification. Aldi is the portmanteau of Albrecht Diskont, Albrecht being the family that started the chain. It split up into Aldi North (which owns Trader Joes) and Aldi Sud (which owns the Aldi stores in the U.S.)

Originally Posted by hellvetica

I picked one up too. It's super solid and quality is surprisingly decent. Also a 3 year warranty. Come on. Why not.

I'm seriously thinking of giving away/selling my Park stand (the one that doesn't collapse) and buying the Aldi stand, as the latter appears to save space

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And speaking of cycling related products from German discount stores, Lidl apparently sells quite a bit. Not sure if it really fits the clientele, but the prices are quite good. They were selling shoes (nylon or fiberglass soles, undoubtedly) for $25. Heck, I'd have sprung for them had Lidl been around when I started

[ultraman6970]

Anybody knows if the work stand is still for sale??? cant find a way to do a search per item in their website, maybe im just getting old? "(

[oliver1850]

I bought one tonight. Local store had 3 on the shelf. It was listed in the local newspaper's junk mail advertising, but I wouldn't have looked through it if I hadn't seen this thread.

[ultraman6970]

Looks like gonna have to go and check tomorrow morning, ideal to toss a spindoctor i have moving around. And light enough to leave the FRS-1 under a blanket for a very long time.

[ultraman6970]

None in my city one.... they dont even list the phone numbers for the other stores to give them a call to see if they have some in stock... looks like they bring them in time to time, next time will be i guess ..

[Gsinill]

The $12 floor pump doesn't look bad either...

[cmbicycles]

They are a once a season thing I think. We do most of our shopping at Aldi, they are slated to become the #2 grocery store in the US in the next year or two.

For the price, I wouldn't hesitate to try the stand if I needed another. They will gladly take it back if you don't like it.

*** saw they had one there today, last one so they must have sold well.

[ultraman6970]

Saw that... have 2 pumps... but for the price looks a lot better than the 10 bucks one POS one i got at ebay to get air in my kid's bikes. Funny thing, got that POS and had to take it appart, and put it back together with new screws and redo the seals... you get what you pay for but at least by looks the aldi one looks way better and robust...

Originally Posted by Gsinill

The $12 floor pump doesn't look bad either...

[oliver1850]

Originally Posted by cmbicycles

They are a once a season thing I think. We do most of our shopping at Aldi, they are slated to become the #2 grocery store in the US in the next year or two.

For the price, I wouldn't hesitate to try the stand if I needed another. They will gladly take it back if you don't like it.

The cashier told me that they aren't "on sale". Rather that they get things in and the price remains the same until the stock is gone. A bit confusing as I'm pretty sure the ad in the local paper listed an end date for the prices in the ad.

[wildboar]

Just bought one of these, $24.99. It seems to hold the seatpost just fine.

[shoota]

Originally Posted by wildboar

Just bought one of these, $24.99. It seems to hold the seatpost just fine.

I feel like I'm the only one whose clamp doesn't hold tight. It'll hold the bike under its own weight but the second I go to actually wrench on it it swivels.