Is it snobby to snub Aldi

[T4tomo]

I get my cycling clothes tailored in Seville Row.

Long way to go to Spain, when there is whole street of good tailors in the West End of London

 

[Markymark]

I get my cycling clothes tailored in Seville Row.

Is Seville Row some knocked off version of Savile Row?

 

[keithmac]

I bought a bike stand from Lidl and a set of safety boots for work, both really good quality.

Aldi does basically the same gear so best to pic and choose the wheat from the chaff..

 

[originofeye]

If you've bought stuff from there before and it wasn't suitable, then I think it's pretty fair to not want to purchase certain items from them again.

 

[NorthernDave]

Depends what you want.

I've got a work stand for the bike that was good value and the socks seem consistently good, but some of the other stuff has proved to be bobbins, especially of late.
The real trick is spotting the rubbish stuff before you buy it...

 

[Ajax Bay]

This 'event' has also been discussed in this thread.
Don't buy the inner tubes, at least not to keep/use as spares: they perish on the seams/where they're folded and you only discover this way after buying when it's pressed/pumped into use.

 

[John the Monkey]

Thoughts? Tat, or reasonably good gear for the price?

Depends on the year. I've had great stuff (winter training jacket, 2010(?)) and godawful stuff (bib shorts, winter tights, I forget which years). Even those poor items, to be fair, might suit someone with a barrel like upper body perched atop pipecleaner legs, so.

I get my cycling clothes tailored in Seville Row.

Orange you glad you did?

 

[Yellow Saddle]

This 'event' has also been discussed in this thread.
Don't buy the inner tubes, at least not to keep/use as spares: they perish on the seams/where they're folded and you only discover this way after buying when it's pressed/pumped into use.

I think you'll find that all butyl tubes do that.

 

[400bhp]

It's interesting why is this being discussed?

Shop puts stuff out to sell that some people don't like shocker.

 

[jarlrmai]

My commute is 15 mins I buy some Aldi gear for that.
My weekend/evening rides are much longer so a quality pair of padded bibs is a no-brainer, don't get them from Aldi.
I'm interested in the "waterproof socks" this year and the merino beanie and possibly the "performance jacket"

 

[CycleD]

Buy cheap, buy twice

 

[Rooster1]

I get my cycling clothes tailored in Seville Row.

You must look like a right melon orange

 

[Rooster1]

OH NO their web banner is DEVILS ELBOW. Sends shivers down my mudguards....

 

[Dogtrousers]

Got an extremely good long sleeved jersey that is my favourite cool temperature jersey, for a tenner. It's great. It fits me properly too (ie not sqeezed in skin tight) and I'm a large chap. (190cm and 92kg). It's so good I went back and bought another.

I also buy many jars of pickles when I visit Aldi. They do good pickles.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Buy cheap, buy twice

Buy selectively, buy smart