Trip to Aldi with 2 old bikes.
03-18-19, 02:40 PM
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its lower end than yours. Stamped rear dropouts. Its a terrific commuter and makes a nice touring bike with generous clearance. If i was careful i think it would do 35s and fenders on 700c wheels. She runs 32mm ride tours because they never flat and she doesnt want to deal with it. Ive seen her ride it 70 miles in a day so i know its a good bike.
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Lucky! The Aldi near me doesn't have a bike rack.
03-18-19, 03:21 PM
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Aldi v. Lidl Bike Stuff?
There is an Aldi-type store called Lidl that recently opened near me. (I think they're mainly East-Coast). I understand they have seasonal Bike stuff too. Anyone have experience with what they sell? I'm thinking it must be going on sale soon.
03-18-19, 05:21 PM
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03-18-19, 06:34 PM
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+1, and ironic how they shoot themselves in the foot, wrt. economy and quality of life. In this area, every place where bike infrastructure is improved, even with the local residences/businesses kicking and screaming, the local economy and property values/ratings improve.
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I don't usually go to either but Lidl also has bike stuff. There are threads on both these stores and their bike accessories; pumps, bags, some tools, repair stands, etc. Somebody's bound to chime on stuff they've bought at the stores. Both beat Kroger and Food Lion for such goodies.
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...-now-lidl.html
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01-06-22, 07:22 PM
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Unfortunately if I rode to any Aldi's near me, I'd get run over or shot. Should I ride my bike to Publix and pay 2X the price for groceries or drive my car to Aldi? Weird that it's cheaper and safer for me to do the wrong thing.
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01-07-22, 07:45 PM
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Every store has a bike rack, even if it looks like a lamp post , a parking lot sign, a tree, or a shopping cart corral.
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My mountain bike (see signature) is also my heavy duty hauler. I installed a Blackburn MTN rack (seemed appropriate) shortly after I bought it, and I recently replaced my badly aging (ripped up) panniers with a pair of Ibera PakRaks, which clip on and off very quickly and securely.
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01-07-22, 08:11 PM
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for what it's worth... my ride over to the LGS (local grocery store) is just two miles, so it's easy to do. This is the Schnuck's store, which is a chain that is based in St. Louis, where I lived for a while prior to coming to Peoria. I'm glad that they are close to me, and familiar too.
One thing in their favor is that they installed a rack when they built the store 5 or 10 years ago. God bless them! The LGS that was previously the closest one (Kroger) resisted multiple requests to add a bike rack, and when they did, they stuck it in a place that collected shopping carts. A pain in the butt, imho. As such, I'm happy to give Schnucks my business... although Aldi is okay too, but about 3 miles further away, and requires navigation of a nasty intersection.
A very recent photo at the Schnucks rack, when it was about 20 degrees F, IIRC.
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One thing in their favor is that they installed a rack when they built the store 5 or 10 years ago. God bless them! The LGS that was previously the closest one (Kroger) resisted multiple requests to add a bike rack, and when they did, they stuck it in a place that collected shopping carts. A pain in the butt, imho. As such, I'm happy to give Schnucks my business... although Aldi is okay too, but about 3 miles further away, and requires navigation of a nasty intersection.
A very recent photo at the Schnucks rack, when it was about 20 degrees F, IIRC.
Steve in Peoria
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It’s likely not a surprise that my closest Costco, about 9 miles away, does not have a bike rack in site. I use a rail in a shopping cart corral.
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01-08-22, 01:13 AM
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My standard 3.5-hour training ride takes me past three Aldi locations. They have terrific food items from Germany, including inexpensive and superb Lindt-like Moser Roth chocolate. The people who designed the packaging for the Moser Roth chocolate know their design history; the font of the logo is in the style of Charles Rennie Macintosh.
Edit: According to Wikipedia, Moser Roth was established in 1841, so their logo may well have been designed by Macintosh himself.
Edit: According to Wikipedia, Moser Roth was established in 1841, so their logo may well have been designed by Macintosh himself.
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01-09-22, 08:39 AM
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for what it's worth... my ride over to the LGS (local grocery store) is just two miles, so it's easy to do. This is the Schnuck's store, which is a chain that is based in St. Louis, where I lived for a while prior to coming to Peoria. I'm glad that they are close to me, and familiar too.
One thing in their favor is that they installed a rack when they built the store 5 or 10 years ago. God bless them! The LGS that was previously the closest one (Kroger) resisted multiple requests to add a bike rack, and when they did, they stuck it in a place that collected shopping carts. A pain in the butt, imho. As such, I'm happy to give Schnucks my business... although Aldi is okay too, but about 3 miles further away, and requires navigation of a nasty intersection.
A very recent photo at the Schnucks rack, when it was about 20 degrees F, IIRC.
Steve in Peoria
One thing in their favor is that they installed a rack when they built the store 5 or 10 years ago. God bless them! The LGS that was previously the closest one (Kroger) resisted multiple requests to add a bike rack, and when they did, they stuck it in a place that collected shopping carts. A pain in the butt, imho. As such, I'm happy to give Schnucks my business... although Aldi is okay too, but about 3 miles further away, and requires navigation of a nasty intersection.
A very recent photo at the Schnucks rack, when it was about 20 degrees F, IIRC.
Steve in Peoria
01-09-22, 10:17 AM
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This thread has become some interesting snapshots of what it's like to pursue the errand of "food shopping by bicycle", chronicling the closeness of available of food in your area, the friendliness of traveling by bicycle in your community, the accommodations when you arrive, and how all of that effects your consumer experience. If I were a social scientist type, I'd be mining this stuff right now...
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Today the wind was NW at 10 to 20mph, but a warm 20F, so I went out for a ride.
It was warmer last night, and there had been some drizzle, so there were a few icy spots. Still, the view along the Illinois river was good!
It's not uncommon to see bald eagles in this big tree, scouting for fish. I did see one, but he was spooked when I got close, and took off.
I climbed out of the river valley on Singing Woods road. It's a pleasant little road that used to be part of my bike commute. It's mostly shaded by trees, and there were some large icy spots that required getting off the bike and walking on the shoulder. It's a good thing I didn't ride down this road earlier!
The wind was really bad, dropping my speed to around 10mph on the flats, so I figure I did well by riding 20 miles. At this time of year, I'm happy with any ride!
Steve in icy, windy Peoria
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Or have one in your pocket. Or bring one or two old plastic bags and fill them as you walk through the store, ensuring that you buy no more stuff than will fit in your panniers (or, in my case, backpack).
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This thread has become some interesting snapshots of what it's like to pursue the errand of "food shopping by bicycle", chronicling the closeness of available of food in your area, the friendliness of traveling by bicycle in your community, the accommodations when you arrive, and how all of that effects your consumer experience. If I were a social scientist type, I'd be mining this stuff right now...
the basic problem was that there were parking spots on the south side of the store, but no place to return shopping carts. Their choice was to either just leave the carts on the walkway to the store.. although carts tended to roll away, so they hooked the front wheels of the cart over the bike rack..., or to go much further to a proper shopping cart "corral".
These photos are from 2015. I haven't ridden the bike there in a long time, so possibly they've improved their shopping cart logistics??
Steve in Peoria (did I mention that I'm not a big fan of Kroger?
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