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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby zebedee » Thu May 24, 2012 9:58 am

Ross wrote:Wiggle are having a sale up to 50% OFF dhb tights, trousers & 3/4s.

I just bought some discontinued Roubaix unpadded bib tights reduced to $30, I didn't need them, just bought them because they were cheap!

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?s=dhb+Tights%20%26%20Trousers


i bought a pair of their Pace Roubaix leg warmers a few months back, they split at the seam on my first ride. i emailed wiggle with photos and requested replacements which they dispatched immediately. they lasted a bit longer and split on the second ride. 3 of the 4 legs now have holes in them where the stitching has given way. i wish i could blame my muscular calves for this but i'm kidding no one.
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby AUbicycles » Thu May 24, 2012 11:11 am

Cycling Express are currently doing a 72 Hour sale - until midnight 26.05.2012 - 10% off clothing.

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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby takeitasread » Thu May 24, 2012 9:49 pm

Maybe a dumb question, but what do you wear under unpadded tights? And do you wear bike shorts over the top?
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby Mulger bill » Thu May 24, 2012 9:52 pm

Nothing and yes on the odd occasion I get some lycra happening.
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Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby Kenzo » Fri May 25, 2012 1:09 pm

takeitasread wrote:Maybe a dumb question, but what do you wear under unpadded tights? And do you wear bike shorts over the top?

I would only buy unpadded tights for warming... e.g. the Roubaix material, then wear them over my regular padded Knicks.

Mulger bill wrote:Nothing and yes on the odd occasion I get some lycra happening.

Why buy unpadded tights if you have nothing else under/over them?
Maybe split this into a topic?
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby Abby » Fri May 25, 2012 1:43 pm

Good sale on at Chain Reaction at the moment.

I just ordered 3 x Michelin Pro Race 3's for only $25 each...!! :shock: Bargain for such nice tyres... Anything over $80 is free shipping at the moment too... (so grabbed a few little extras...) :D

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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby Ross » Fri May 25, 2012 1:51 pm

zebedee wrote:
Ross wrote:Wiggle are having a sale up to 50% OFF dhb tights, trousers & 3/4s.

I just bought some discontinued Roubaix unpadded bib tights reduced to $30, I didn't need them, just bought them because they were cheap!

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?s=dhb+Tights%20%26%20Trousers


i bought a pair of their Pace Roubaix leg warmers a few months back, they split at the seam on my first ride. i emailed wiggle with photos and requested replacements which they dispatched immediately. they lasted a bit longer and split on the second ride. 3 of the 4 legs now have holes in them where the stitching has given way. i wish i could blame my muscular calves for this but i'm kidding no one.


I've got a couple of other pairs of Wiggle DHB bib tights, Super Roubaix I think and haven't had any problems. I see they've now shot up to $95, they were $65 last week. :o
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby takeitasread » Fri May 25, 2012 6:47 pm

Kenzo wrote:
takeitasread wrote:Maybe a dumb question, but what do you wear under unpadded tights? And do you wear bike shorts over the top?

I would only buy unpadded tights for warming... e.g. the Roubaix material, then wear them over my regular padded Knicks.

Mulger bill wrote:Nothing and yes on the odd occasion I get some lycra happening.

Why buy unpadded tights if you have nothing else under/over them?
Maybe split this into a topic?


When I bought some Look tights, I wore them over my knicks. After an hour of riding the bum in the tights literally had an enormous hole worn through them so I couldn't see myself falling for that again.

Hence my initial question.
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby Mulger bill » Fri May 25, 2012 10:16 pm

Methinks you misread me Kenzo. :)
No way on earth I'd wear just unpadded tights, would not be a good look. :shock:
Under knicks for the reason quoted above, prolly not optimal but cheaper.
I suppose proper padded longs would be a better option but lycra is a rarity on my bum :wink:

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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby t.shields » Fri May 25, 2012 11:57 pm

Torpedo7's got a pretty good sale going on right now

Got myself a TORPEDO7 2 Bike Floor to Ceiling Stand for $59. Just got it earlier and the quality's pretty good! Usually $99
http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/T7S ... ling-stand

I also got myself some vittoria corsa CXII tires for $59... not the best price out there but not bad

Michelin latex tubes for $9 - I thought this was a bargain.

There was a coupon a few days ago but it might have expired already - MATES10 - $10 off orders over $100

Anyone know where I can get the best deals on aero wheels? Looking for HED jet6 or similar zipps. Thanks
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby philip » Sat May 26, 2012 9:29 am

t.shields wrote:Anyone know where I can get the best deals on aero wheels? Looking for HED jet6 or similar zipps. Thanks

funnily enough t7 have sram s60s for a very good price: http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/SAW ... d-wheelset haven't seen them that cheap anywhere else.
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby t.shields » Sat May 26, 2012 10:01 am

philip wrote:
t.shields wrote:Anyone know where I can get the best deals on aero wheels? Looking for HED jet6 or similar zipps. Thanks

funnily enough t7 have sram s60s for a very good price: http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/SAW ... d-wheelset haven't seen them that cheap anywhere else.


Wow! never saw that as I never really considered SRAM wheels... hmmm. IT is a pretty good deal. I wonder how it compares to the JET6. Thanks for the heads up
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby Ross » Sat May 26, 2012 8:10 pm

Cheap Conti GP4000S (AT) PBK
Available in 23 & 25mm

http://www.probikekit.com/au/tyres-tube ... -23mm.html

http://www.probikekit.com/au/tyres-tube ... -25mm.html

Buy 2 For AU$42.98 each
Buy 4 For AU$40.45 each
Buy 6 For AU$37.93 each
Maximum of 10 tyres per order.
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby t.shields » Sun May 27, 2012 8:42 am

20-OFF still works for Wiggle!

Does anyone know if there are extra charges (customs,GST, etc) on orders from wiggle around $1500? Thanks
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby alexf » Sun May 27, 2012 10:27 am

anything over 1k including postage incurs gst and custom charges.
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby t.shields » Sun May 27, 2012 10:57 am

alexf wrote:anything over 1k including postage incurs gst and custom charges.


Bummer... I'll see if I can convince wiggle to send the wheels separately so they're both under $1000. Has anyone tried this? Thanks!
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby Mulger bill » Sun May 27, 2012 2:17 pm

t.shields wrote:
alexf wrote:anything over 1k including postage incurs gst and custom charges.


Bummer... I'll see if I can convince wiggle to send the wheels separately so they're both under $1000. Has anyone tried this? Thanks!


It has been with varying degrees of sucess.
While the cutoff is correct, by all reports whether you get pinged or not is a raffle. Customs doesn't have the people to go over everything.
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby antipodean » Tue May 29, 2012 6:35 pm

Ross wrote:Cheap Conti GP4000S (AT) PBK
Available in 23 & 25mm

http://www.probikekit.com/au/tyres-tube ... -23mm.html

http://www.probikekit.com/au/tyres-tube ... -25mm.html

Buy 2 For AU$42.98 each
Buy 4 For AU$40.45 each
Buy 6 For AU$37.93 each
Maximum of 10 tyres per order.


bicycling10 will get you a 10% discount at PBK.
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby Ross » Tue May 29, 2012 8:04 pm

Doesn't appear to be

Coupon code "bicycling10 " is not valid.
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby HAKS » Tue May 29, 2012 9:50 pm

Ross wrote:Doesn't appear to be

Coupon code "bicycling10 " is not valid.


Just worked for me :D
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby AUbicycles » Wed May 30, 2012 10:04 am

Lets celebrate being a Commonwealth nation and get some Queens Diamond Jubilee discounts happening... yeah!

For Australia:
code: QUEEN60
Spend $615 and get $100 off your basket
QUEEN25
Spend $265 and get $40 off your basket
QUEEN10
Spend $135 and get $15 off your basket

For New Zealand:
QUEEN60
Spend NZ$770 and get NZ$130 off your basket
QUEEN25
Spend NZ$350 and get NZ$50 off your basket
QUEEN10
Spend NZ$170 and get NZ$20 off your basket


expires 05/06/2012 14:00 BST and as usual Terms and Conditions apply.
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby jasonc » Wed May 30, 2012 10:09 am

AUbicycles wrote:Lets celebrate being a Commonwealth nation and get some Queens Diamond Jubilee discounts happening... yeah!

For Australia:
code: QUEEN60
Spend $615 and get $100 off your basket
QUEEN25
Spend $265 and get $40 off your basket
QUEEN10
Spend $135 and get $15 off your basket

For New Zealand:
QUEEN60
Spend NZ$770 and get NZ$130 off your basket
QUEEN25
Spend NZ$350 and get NZ$50 off your basket
QUEEN10
Spend NZ$170 and get NZ$20 off your basket


expires 05/06/2012 14:00 BST and as usual Terms and Conditions apply.


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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby Purt » Wed May 30, 2012 10:56 am

jasonc wrote:what website?


Wiggle.
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby MarkG » Wed May 30, 2012 11:02 am

HAKS wrote:
Ross wrote:Doesn't appear to be

Coupon code "bicycling10 " is not valid.


Just worked for me :D


Likewise :)
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Re: Spotted a special - Post it in here!

Postby Purt » Wed May 30, 2012 4:11 pm

Ross wrote:Cheap Conti GP4000S (AT) PBK
Available in 23 & 25mm

http://www.probikekit.com/au/tyres-tube ... -23mm.html

http://www.probikekit.com/au/tyres-tube ... -25mm.html

Buy 2 For AU$42.98 each
Buy 4 For AU$40.45 each
Buy 6 For AU$37.93 each
Maximum of 10 tyres per order.


http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... ONTTYRF321

$36 for 23mm.

Postage is like $10 so not much of a saving, but a lot of the other stuff they have is cheaper than pbk so stock up on some stuff.
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