Bikedud

Purchased one today for $29.99 (plus tax). Used it to replace all the cables and housing on one of my road bikes. It uses a lot of plastic parts, but it definitely seems to be worth $30.

game_player_s

Can confirm they did not have a bicycle toolkit last year. Last year the big bike item was the ceiling hoist.

Here's all the stuff Aldi has for this seasons (while supplies last) bike goods.:
https://www.aldi.us/en/weekly-specia...-for-april-26/

IrishBrewer

Yes, of course but sometimes you can't or don't want to clamp it there for various reasons.

Jarrett2

I picked up one for $29.99 on Saturday. It's definitely a functional stand. I used it this weekend.

dunelt_1954

The Aldi in Irvington at Indianapolis had four of them left this evening. I obtained one. Thanks to the OP for the lead! I always think of Aldi for inexpensive groceries, hadn't realized they had any cycling adjuncts.

game_player_s

Every year in either late April or early May they get in a small selection of "Bikemate" branded cycling goods. There are enthusiast Youtube channels that have videos dedicated to reviewing virtually all of the products each year. I ended up getting my hands on three of the Bicycle Ceiling Hoists last year, all on clearance a month later as it was a rather unpopular product in my area. They were only $14.99 initially, but ended up marked down to $9.99 near the end of May.

Bought one of these stands myself last week, Was just back in Aldi again this evening and they still had plenty.

hootsmcgoots

Last time I went to the Aldi here in Virginia Beach they only had food. What gives?

Granted that was a year or so ago, so I guess I'll have to check it out again.

jcdynamix

Just had the wife stop by and pick one of these babies up, many thanks to the OP!

game_player_s

Heads up, Aldi is doing a second wave of their Bikemate products starting on Wednesday, May 17th. Flyer shows:
$9.99 - Bicycle Handlebar Basket
$9.99 - Bicycle Saddle Bag with Tools
$9.99 - Floor Pump with built-in Gauge
$29.99 - 2-Bike Trunk Rack
$12.99 - Bell-brand Bike Helmet

See the product listings here:
https://www.aldi.us/en/weekly-specia...ds-for-may-17/


I went to my local Aldi's Tuesday afternoon and they had the flyer already out showing these products. Also from the previous wave of Bikemate products, the Repair Stand and the Cable Lock have both been marked down, but keep in mind the mark down price could vary from store to store. Oddly only those two products have been marked down despite their still having a good bit of all of the first wave items still on the shelf. At my store the mark-down prices are as follows:
$21.99 - Bicycle Repair Stand
$3.49 - Bicycle Cable Lock

Very tempted to go back and get a second Repair Stand to take and leave at a relative's house out of state for sake of future personal convenience at this price.

speshelite

This is agonizing as the nearest Aldi's is 4 hours away.

Deal4Fuji

Thanks for the heads up GP ! My Aldi has just opened back up from their remodel and I was looking for another tool bag or two

Duo

thanks for the heads up, this stand looks durable made out of steel. been needing a stand, this is about all one needs.

best of both worlds. used to shop Aldi's, this is getting me back in there. they have the best prices on staples.

2cam16

Thanks for the 411. My buddy grabbed me a floor pump in SoCal.

RubeRad

wow, for that price I'd buy them all up and give them away as gifts

Duo

um, WOW!

and i thought that 30 dollars was a killer deal. my Aldi's didn't display them very well, so i picked one up...better check to see what is left. hope you picked one or two up at 15.

migrantwing

Wait! The US has ALDI now? Cool!

game_player_s

Aldi was imported along with the BMW factory, personally you could've kept the Beemer factory, all they make is some hideous looking SUV-thing, and it is literally ranked as one of the worst companies to work for in my part of the state. And some startup by the name of Lidl is about to open a grocery store here as well, but I can't see them being able to compete with Aldi very well, Aldi has steamrolled all competition, and their "Trader Joe's" division sells me a absurd amount of cookies, ice cream, chocolate, and Gummy Bears every week.

speshelite

OMG, TJ's chocolate chip cookies.

Why is Aldi's expanding so slowly? We need one in every county in the union.

Deal4Fuji

Lidi is opening up in June right beside my newly remodeled Aldi store - looking forward to a German grocery war

migrantwing

Haha! Awesome!

LIDL and ALDI are very similar. Both German. I think ALDI is the better of the two, in my personal opinion.

migrantwing

Gotta be good

dedhed

Stand was down to $19.99 by me yesterday

DragonDriver

Thanks for the heads up, my store had them reduced to 14.99! Bought the last two they had.

Deal4Fuji

My Aldi just reduced the stands to $15 as well so I bought one to have a 2nd (I already have a pretty new Performance Pro G3). Another good aspect of my Aldi's grand re-opening is month long coupons with $5 more off a purchase of $35, so looking at it with the coupon, a $10 workstand is just too good of a deal to pass up. Maybe if the daughters keep getting more into cycling they'll want one.

NJgreyhead

Yeah, I just saw one at $19.99 too.
I was wondering about the 5 legs getting in the way, and saw that some think it is a non-issue.

Question: Can the clamp be used in a vertical position?
I see pics where the (horizontal) top tube is clamped, but can you spin the clamp arm ~90 degrees so that you clamp the seat tube (or seat post)?
TIA.

-NJg