Night Train
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Now you're talking!tdr1nka said:Now I just need to find someone who sells steel toecap SPD's and I'm made!
I even have steels to go with a suit and trainers with steels in.
aldi cycling stuff on sale next week
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I even have steels to go with a suit and trainers with steels in.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
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- Crewe
In defence of Bonj, I would point out that there have been enough complaints about ill-fitting or badly made Aldi shorts here and on the old C+ forum to make me wary of buying any.
I know lots of people, like Gambette, have had good experiences, but quite a few have had bad experiences as well.
OP
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bonj said:
if it's like the one i got last week, no. the zip burst open at 30mph and refused to work properly for the rest of the ride, although now seems fine
alecstilleyedye said:if it's like the one i got last week, no. the zip burst open at 30mph and refused to work properly for the rest of the ride, although now seems fine
the aldi jacket i used to have often 'seemed fine', but the frequency of zip failures kept getting higher and higher. Bin it!
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i've never understood why they don't put decent zips on. even if it cost £1 per item, they could bung another £2 on the price without losing the custom of the bargain hunters.
Dave5N
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They don't commission it.
I think what some people forget when considering commuter cycle wear is that, for some of us, a love of cycling is secondary reason for commuting. I like my bikes. But my ideal is a blast round the woods on the MTB, or a couple of hours on quiet country lanes, not interacting with all the pratts in their tin cans at rush hour.
For me the commute is done primarily as a cost cutting exercise, reducing the money I spend on fuel and wear and tear on the cage.
Now I’ve got what seems to be a long commute. If I can do it 3 times a week I can save about £65 a month by leaving the Mondeo at home.
That’s £65 I can put towards spiralling food/gas/electric bills etc. Keeping my kids fed safe and warm.
Personally I have a look round forums for opinions about sizing of Aldi stuff and go in with the same frame of mind as I look at ebay – if I don’t need it, its not a bargain.
Sure, it may not be ‘top quality’, but it does the job and I’ve not had one stuck or failed zip.
The Aldi stuff is definitely ‘good enough’ – how many people were slating Decathlon stuff a while back, but you see a hell of a lot of it out there now.
I just don’t see the point in cycling to save money and then blowing it all on ‘hi tech’ brand name cycle wear.
For me the commute is done primarily as a cost cutting exercise, reducing the money I spend on fuel and wear and tear on the cage.
Now I’ve got what seems to be a long commute. If I can do it 3 times a week I can save about £65 a month by leaving the Mondeo at home.
That’s £65 I can put towards spiralling food/gas/electric bills etc. Keeping my kids fed safe and warm.
Personally I have a look round forums for opinions about sizing of Aldi stuff and go in with the same frame of mind as I look at ebay – if I don’t need it, its not a bargain.
Sure, it may not be ‘top quality’, but it does the job and I’ve not had one stuck or failed zip.
The Aldi stuff is definitely ‘good enough’ – how many people were slating Decathlon stuff a while back, but you see a hell of a lot of it out there now.
I just don’t see the point in cycling to save money and then blowing it all on ‘hi tech’ brand name cycle wear.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
gambatte said:
By golly, this is heresy, surely?
