shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
I like a bit of movement in mine, I'm a roller not a racer
but they are sized & quite generously cut compared to e.g. the waterproof coats.
ALDI Specials - Thursday 27th September
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I like a bit of movement in mine, I'm a roller not a racer
but they are sized & quite generously cut compared to e.g. the waterproof coats.
400bhp
Guru
Box of jaffa cakes and some Haribo cheers pal
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
I wasn't too bothered this time around but did pop in on a couple of stores looking for overshoes....couldn't find anything over a size 8
You did well. Nothing over a 6 in mine!
Got arm & leg warmers, compression stuff and a couple of microfibre towels though. Bargain!
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
I like a bit of movement in mine, I'm a roller not a racer
My softshell winter jacket was a medium and I'm a 42" chest & 5`11" tall. I normally go for large, but medium was all they had left and it actually fits fine.
400bhp
Guru
didn't have any jackets left i'm afraid.
400bhp
Guru
You're in luck. I managed to get you a pair. Please pm me so i can get your address etc.
dave2041
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Swinton, Manchester
I'm 6' 3" 42" chest and got the large winter jacket. Fits perfect apart from the arms, so XL it is i guess... I bought the gloves too but i'll be taking them back as i already have better performing gloves. I found Aldi's offerings to be very restrictive and stiff.
400bhp
Guru
FYI: Manchester city centre store at lunchtime today.
Quite a lot of stuff left. Lots and lots of gloves, quite a lot of winter trousers, lots of winter shirts (not jackets), a few pairs of shoes (size 8 IIRC), plenty of spoke reflectors, mudguards and repair kits.
Note: quite a bit of women's stuff too. IIRC the women's stuff is usually badged a size smaller than the men (e.g womens L will be mens M, there or thereabouts). It might be worth having a look at some of the womens stuff if you're not fussy about colours, slightly larger frontal areas etc.
Quite a lot of stuff left. Lots and lots of gloves, quite a lot of winter trousers, lots of winter shirts (not jackets), a few pairs of shoes (size 8 IIRC), plenty of spoke reflectors, mudguards and repair kits.
Note: quite a bit of women's stuff too. IIRC the women's stuff is usually badged a size smaller than the men (e.g womens L will be mens M, there or thereabouts). It might be worth having a look at some of the womens stuff if you're not fussy about colours, slightly larger frontal areas etc.
Got two of the towels last year, wasn't impressed. Not particularly absorbent.
Fitted the spoke reflectors this weekend, found a loose spoke. I was going to use an adjustable. Then looked at the Aldi toolkit. But I have most of the stuff in there. I figured "Lets phone round and search online for a spoke key. Nowt to them, they'll be cheap as chips".
2 shops didn't have them in stock.
JEJames I popped in on the way somewhere else..... £8.50 in the sale!! (Sod that, I'm a Yorkshireman!!)
Final place ebay. I'd avoided it because my experience has been - cheap products at a decent price, but with £2.99 P&P
Pleasantly surprised
8 position spoke key £1.99, p&p free - more like it :-)
BTW, popped my head into the utility room, where I store the bike, with a light behind me. Those reflectors show up well! I've got most at the outside of the wheel, with a couple towards the centre.
Fitted the spoke reflectors this weekend, found a loose spoke. I was going to use an adjustable. Then looked at the Aldi toolkit. But I have most of the stuff in there. I figured "Lets phone round and search online for a spoke key. Nowt to them, they'll be cheap as chips".
2 shops didn't have them in stock.
JEJames I popped in on the way somewhere else..... £8.50 in the sale!! (Sod that, I'm a Yorkshireman!!)
Final place ebay. I'd avoided it because my experience has been - cheap products at a decent price, but with £2.99 P&P
Pleasantly surprised
8 position spoke key £1.99, p&p free - more like it :-)
BTW, popped my head into the utility room, where I store the bike, with a light behind me. Those reflectors show up well! I've got most at the outside of the wheel, with a couple towards the centre.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Aldi Bradley Stoke have re-stocked with the winter cycling jackets, so I picked up a blue one in large. They have railfuls of them.
They also still have plenty of the spoke reflectors, gloves, lights, other tops, locks and water bottles. No toolkits though !
I have put spoke reflectors on all the family's bikes, my son's started riding to school and even my best bike, on which I commute, now has some of these. Whilst driving after dark I've seen several bikes with these, and they stand out very well indeed.
They also still have plenty of the spoke reflectors, gloves, lights, other tops, locks and water bottles. No toolkits though !
I have put spoke reflectors on all the family's bikes, my son's started riding to school and even my best bike, on which I commute, now has some of these. Whilst driving after dark I've seen several bikes with these, and they stand out very well indeed.
The jacket's I saw were blue for boys and pink for girls...... I'm not brave enough to wear pink
I'll nip into my local one to see if they've got a restock, the small mens might be in,
BalkanExpress
Legendary Member
- Location
- Brussels
[quoteThe jacket's I saw were blue for boys and pink for girls...... I'm not brave enough to wear pink
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Nah, go for the pink and if anyone makes a comment tell them it's Rapha
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Nah, go for the pink and if anyone makes a comment tell them it's Rapha
Andy_R
Hard of hearing..I said Herd of Herring..oh FFS..
- Location
- County Durham
Nigel, thanks for getting the trousers for me. Top bloke!