Aldi Winter stuff - 28th Sept 2017

[videoman]

I've used the light set tonight and very impressed with them, very bright. Also purchased winter gloves, four pairs of socks and merino wool arm warmers.

 

[johnnyb47]

I bought the rear cob light to night. I had one last year from Aldi but the bracket snapped resulting in the light bouncing down the road. The design is slightly different from last year offerings but it's extremely bright.

 

[classic33]

MY EYES! MY EYES! The front/rear light set is rather bright.

Also got the helmet light and the £2.99 rear light, plus socks, a base layer, and a jersey. There were only three of us picking through the baskets at 9 a.m., but one guy had already overloaded his basket, and was still trying stuff on when I checked out.

Might be bright, but not much use if you can't turn it off.

It'll be going back in the morning.

 

[classic33]

[QUOTE 4976326, member: 45"]Hold the button down?[/QUOTE]
Button is down, it'll not come back up.

 

[the stupid one]

Button is down, it'll not come back up.

Oh unlucky. Hope your Aldi isn't too far away.

I had to scratch my head a bit before locating the small plastic discs between the cells of the non-rechargeable lights I bought. There were no little pull-tags exiting the battery compartments.

 

[classic33]

Oh unlucky. Hope your Aldi isn't too far away.

I had to scratch my head a bit before locating the small plastic discs between the cells of the non-rechargeable lights I bought. There were no little pull-tags exiting the battery compartments.

That's what I'm thinking at present, but I'm blaming you for saying

MY EYES! MY EYES! The front/rear light set is rather bright.

With that said I just had to try it in the house.

 

[mjr]

I bought the rear cob light to night. I had one last year from Aldi but the bracket snapped resulting in the light bouncing down the road. The design is slightly different from last year offerings but it's extremely bright.

How's it different? I saw one of this spring's lights bouncing down the road behind a rider in front. It had snapped where the main light body joined the the post that slotted into the bracket, which looked pretty square and vulnerable to stress fractures.

 

[johnnyb47]

Its was the weak under seat bracket that clamps onto the seat rails that snapped on mine. The light ended up falling off and bouncing down the road. These new lights in Aldi have still got the same bracket so its best to avoid using them and use supplied seat post bracket instead. The light itself though is virtually the same as last years apart from being slightly different in shape.

 

[classic33]

Oh unlucky. Hope your Aldi isn't too far away.

[QUOTE 4976370, member: 45"]You wanna take that back mate.[/QUOTE]
Replaced with only a check to see if it would turn off. No movement from the switch.

 

[hoppym27]

What's the tights like?...they say they are good for 4 hour rides?..is that true?

 

[numbnuts]

What I wore last winter will do for this one coming

 

[Slick]

After getting a bit of a scare from a couple of 8 wheelers on Thursday morning, I decided to get the rear facing camera light to try. I went in today to have a look and it looked to me that someone had set a small explosive device under a load of rags as everything was scattered around. I was going to have a look for an XL jacket but just couldn't bring myself to rake through the tangled mess that was strewn before me. I ended up with the merino base layer, 2 neck warmers, a pair of super thick winter gloves and a Garmin edge 200 for £60 which I thought was a steal. I might go online to order the camera. Has anyone used it yet?

 

[mjr]

I went in today to have a look and it looked to me that someone had set a small explosive device under a load of rags as everything was scattered around.

No, Aldi specials always look like that within a few minutes of opening. Bloody cyclists. (Not really - it happens to lots of their specials.)

the camera. Has anyone used it yet?

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/aldi-rear-camera.224217/page-3

 

[Slick]

No, Aldi specials always look like that within a few minutes of opening. Bloody cyclists. (Not really - it happens to lots of their specials.)


https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/aldi-rear-camera.224217/page-3

Found it, thanks. Still a bit unclear though, probably give it a miss.

 

[classic33]

No, Aldi specials always look like that within a few minutes of opening. Bloody cyclists. (Not really - it happens to lots of their specials.)

Why should it though? Says more about those going than the shop. Where else would you do the same!