Thanks for this post - I now own my first lycra gear! Got all dressed up and went for my first "MAMIL" ride this afternoon. Man, how comfie is lycra?! Why didn't I know about this before?! Not 100% sure how much wicking it was really doing, was still quite sweaty when I got in (though perhaps not as much as I would have been I suppose). How much difference would there be between my £8 Lidl specials and a £60 pair from somewhere reputable?
Trouble is, of course, that the lycra I was wearing prob cost more than the value of my POS bike! So I did indeed look like a proper tw*t, but hey ho, I'm saving for a decent bike slowly... think I'll cope with the tw*t-feelings when I'm trying to do longer (for me, i.e. 15 miles plus!) fitness rides rather than commuting. Wife was in hysterics, took photos of me and is threatening to put them on facebook...
How can I find out about Lidl doing this again in the future? By the time I got there (second day of promo), most of the stuff was already gone, or only dwarf or giant sizes left.