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Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 4:26 pm
by gairym
no worries - thanks for trying!

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 4:29 pm
by HUX
Hi Dan, money sent by Paypal from HUX. Cheers

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:09 pm
by 99percentchimp
Cheers Dan... I'll have a look here too at some point this week. Thanks for trying and posting up in the first instance.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:15 pm
by Taylor
Book arrived this morning.
BIG CHEERS :D

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:18 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
I'm told mine did too ... but it's somewhere else, with someone else in the Welsh winter wasteland :shock:

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:33 pm
by Dan_K
s8tannorm wrote:I'm told mine did too ... but it's somewhere else, with someone else in the Welsh winter wasteland :shock:
Are you braving the cold or did I post it to the wrong address?!?

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:42 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Nothing to do with you Dan, your end of the job was superb ... the postman gave up this morning and went home before he got anywhere near us ;)

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:49 pm
by Dan_K
s8tannorm wrote:Nothing to do with you Dan, your end of the job was superb ... the postman gave up this morning and went home before he got anywhere near us ;)
Phew! Maybe he's gone mountain biking in Scotland.... ;)

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:53 pm
by Blackhound
Dan just PM'ed my address and sent cash through Paypal. Thanks for sorting all this out.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:26 am
by Taylor

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:38 pm
by Mart
Wonky chain rings from BETD, £10 off usual price

http://www.mountainbikecomponents.co.uk ... eKey+Rings

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:23 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
RAB Microlight at Go Outdoors ... seem to have all sizes in lime and oddly for Go Outdoors you can even buy one on-line. £70 but you'll need to add a fiver for a discount card :roll:

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/rab-microli ... m_content=

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:10 pm
by Dan_K
s8tannorm wrote:RAB Microlight at Go Outdoors ... seem to have all sizes in lime and oddly for Go Outdoors you can even buy one on-line. £70 but you'll need to add a fiver for a discount card :roll:

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/rab-microli ... m_content=
So tempted but that colour sucks...

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:14 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
So tempted but that colour sucks...
They've got RAB Arete jackets at just over £70 in more normal colours ... not the lightest though.

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/rab-arete-jacket-p190294

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:39 pm
by Tanglefist
Multimat 'summit' XL foam mat, £20 down from about £40, in Blacks in Bristol and apparently Keswick, so I'd guess it's fairly common around the country. If anyone, aside from myself, uses foam mats.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:46 pm
by Blackhound
Merino t's at £18/£25. Just got one and they are a thinner merino, don't know what weight, and expect it to be good for riding in:

http://www.moonclimbing.com/mens-climbi ... ffers.html

This links to men's section but there is a women's section as well.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:55 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Mountain Equipment Xero 250 sleeping bag, reduced from £250 to £150.

http://www.theoutdoorshop.com/showPart. ... dium=email

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:59 pm
by jamiep
Got fed up with the Alpkit Pipedream stock control and so have just got a Rab Ascent 700 sleeping bag. £149.40 with Go Outdoors 10% off price guarantee compared to rathbonesofkeswick.co.uk (£166).
Comfort -5°C, Limit of Comfort -12°C, Extreme -31°C

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:38 pm
by johnnystorm
(Apologies for this as a double post....)

Talk on another thread about "spare shoes" to wear in the bothy/about camp.

Field & Trek have a wide range of Vivo barefoots on for about £20 a pair in a decent range of sizes. they also have quidco/TCB available and there is an additional 10% off all footwear applied in the checkout.

http://www.fieldandtrek.com/SearchResul ... ilter=vivo barefoot

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:50 pm
by Dan_K
Drinksafe travel tap (new) £22 posted on STW:

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic ... nd-carrier

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:25 pm
by Mike
been using drinksafe systems water filter for yrs now they are great!!!

Right ive just brought a Mountain Hardwear ghost whisper down jacket - bargain £230 down to £160 same as rab microlight but better down and loads lighter from cotswold outdoors..

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:15 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Marmot Never Winter down bag (long) reduced to £89 from £220. There's a reg' version too for £110.

http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/marmot-n ... _colour=98

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:29 pm
by zigrat
Reba r l t's 1.5 taper with 15mm maxle available from j e James cycles for £279.99 delivered. Would put the web address in but can't figure out how to copy and paste on an iPad. Funnily enough they're just the right frame I ordered from some psychotic guy......

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:09 pm
by johnnystorm
zigrat wrote:Reba r l t's 1.5 taper with 15mm maxle available from j e James cycles for £279.99 delivered. Would put the web address in but can't figure out how to copy and paste on an iPad. Funnily enough they're just the right frame I ordered from some psychotic guy......
For the forks:
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/rockshox ... 75234.html

And for copy & pasting in iOS:
http://www.macworld.com/article/1161642 ... _text.html

;)

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:45 pm
by jameso
Field n Trek email today - Vivo 'Barefoot' running shoes on offer at £18-22. Maybe a good lightweight evening shoes for tours.
http://www.fieldandtrek.com/vivo-evo-ii ... oot-130213 Extra 10% off at checkout. Loads of types, looks like barefoot running with shoes on didn't take off? )