Aldi's turn for bike stuff

[hedgehugger]

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/sunday-9th-march/

Looks like some wind resistant layers there too.

[Matt B]

[Shinigami]

I shall be acquiring the boots again
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[Rogerborg]

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[Shinigami]

I think i have odd feet/habbits, right boot is fine, left the sole is coming off from being squished sideways too much/often

may just have a smaller left foot than right causing it to be looser and move more when I stop.

very comfy boots though and worth replacing at such a cheap price
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"Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.

[thx1138]

time for some Kevlar jeans

be better than the regular jeans I've been wearing at least

[J4mes]

Anyone got one of the compressors under the March 13th tab?

something with similar output is around £100 more at machinemart, but do they last?

[Ben90]

There's a 3 year guarantee on most stuff they sell. That's not to say you'll be using it, it just shows they must have some confidence in their products!

I'm going to have a nosey at the kevlar jeans, see how much kevlar is actually in them, then compare to similarly priced pairs on fleabay.
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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[spikenipple]

Any opinions on the helmets?

Some prick dropped mine at work on Monday and broke the visor mounts
Worst bit is they didn't even tell me, I found out after the visor started flapping about at 60mph on the way home!
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[Wonko The Sane]

[Whosthedaddy]

Are the textile trousers waterproof?
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[gavbriggs]

I'm interested in the boots and the helmet but not sure I can entrust my crust to a 30 quid lid.

I know there's a million 'what's the best helmet' threads and I'm sure if I have to test them for real I would be saying I should have paid more/less but can the 30 quidder protect you just as much as the 300 quidder.

I don't take to the 'well it's ok as a spare/short journey/occasional helmet argument as Sod's law says that's when you would come to need it.

It's rated to uk spec so no reason why it shouldn't protect you like all the other ones. What do you lot reckon, have you has cheap helmets? Do they work well in and impact or did you drop em on the bed and they disintegrated?

[Rogerborg]

[stuartt]

thats my aldi trousers & jacket 1 year old now , the trousers are still dry in any weather .

the jacket will let in a wee bit near the bottom of the zip after 30 mins of hardcore rain .

some of the velcro is hanging of the jacket & trousers , over all i'd say they were good value for money .

the only fault with the trousers is they could of done with being a few inches longer .

[Rogerborg]

^^^
Owns Hayabusas, Victory Hammers and Triumph Rocket IIIs.

Buys his gear at Aldi.

Never been prouder to be Scotch.
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[andy_uk]

[MC]

[smegballs]

I've got a £30 quid lid, Box BX-2 from the gem of the south west that is Trago Mills.

Sprayed it black to cover ghey graphics, dropped however many times, covered in battle scars. I'm pretty sure at this stage all it is doing is fulfilling the legal requirement for a lid, as opposed to any protective features.

That said, I take the opinion the lids main purpose is to stop my beautiful face being abraded away by the tarmac. Even my battered-ass lid should do that job reasonably well.

[djrikki]

Overheard someone at the bike show today saying "ALDI? I'll DIE if anyone see's me buying bike gear in there!"

[Rogerborg]

[Benno]

WOW those are the cheapest boots I've ever seen

I already have a pair of boots but...those are so ridiculously cheap...hnnnnggg someone give me a reason to resist this capitalism!
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[stuartt]

i don't care what i wear as long as it does what its meant to .

[Boris the spider]