Aldi - colour runs

[G3CWI]

I'm generally a big fan of Aldi gear. At the start of the winter I bought a couple of items from their slightly more expensive line. I hand wash them in warm water after each ride. The dye pours out of the top every time. The photo shows today's wash. It has been washed probably around a dozen times and still the colour comes out.

Pretty poor.

 

[vernon]

I'd see that a a positive encouragement not to overexert oneself and come back from a ride unsullied by an all over 'blush'.

 

[jayonabike]

That's what happens when you buy cheap shite

 

[Gatters]

that'll be good for the Giro d Italia in no time

 

[Katherine]

I'm generally a big fan of Aldi gear. At the start of the winter I bought a couple of items from their slightly more expensive line. I hand wash them in warm water after each ride. The dye pours out of the top every time. The photo shows today's wash. It has been washed probably around a dozen times and still the colour comes out.

Pretty poor.

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Are you using a detergent that is specifically designed for colours?

 

[PK99]

The discounters have to keep their costs low somehow.

 

[G3CWI]

Are you using a detergent that is specifically designed for colours?

Halo sports wash. Not sure if it's specifically for dyed items.

http://www.halononbio.co.uk/halo-sports/halo-proactive-sportswash-1ltr-6-pack

 

[Katherine]

Halo sports wash. Not sure if it's specifically for dyed items.

http://www.halononbio.co.uk/halo-sports/halo-proactive-sportswash-1ltr-6-pack

Looks an interesting product with a lot of features. Just not for colours, but you can't have everything. Some bright and or dark coloured fabrics always lose a bit of colour in the wash. That's why labels say to wash similar colours together.

Don't worry about it.

I wash my cycling stuff on a quick 15 minute wash in my machine as my hands aren't really strong enough to wring out the water. I always use a sheet of Colour Run (I reuse them until they're quite dark) in all washes and there's always a bit of colour run from dark and brights.

 

[fossyant]

You should use the Aldi non-bio.

 

[MikeW-71]

I just chuck all my kit in the machine with a persil tab at 40 degrees...

 

[sidevalve]

That's what happens when you buy cheap shite

Nothing wrong with the stuff - it does it's job at a good low price.Who cares if it looks like a tie dyed hippy T shirt anyhow ? Less posing - more riding.

 

[Drago]

That's what happens when you buy cheap shite

All the cheap s***e I've bought from them has been every bit as good as the expensive s***e from the more socially acceptable brands. After all, Altura and Endura were cheap s***e but a few years ago and they suddenly seem to have moved their image upmarket without making any corresponding improvement to the product, yet the brand name willy-waggers trumpet about the "quality". Utter tosh.

 

[MikeW-71]

I have a fair bit of Aldi stuff, the jacket in particular has seen a lot of use lately, it's soooo warm

 

[accountantpete]

I bought a curry from Aldi and also had the runs.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I'm generally a big fan of Aldi gear. At the start of the winter I bought a couple of items from their slightly more expensive line. I hand wash them in warm water after each ride. The dye pours out of the top every time. The photo shows today's wash. It has been washed probably around a dozen times and still the colour comes out.

Pretty poor.

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What exactly is that? It looks like something a surgeon took from your body.