April 30, 201412 yr Plenty of Lycra on sale too! For some reason, an image of Kieth Richard's testicles after a long soak in the bath enters my mind:- nasty. https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/sunday-4th-may/ Edited April 30, 201412 yr by tillson
April 30, 201412 yr I'm a big fan of both Lidl and Aldi so I always check out their cycling goodies which are cheap and not so nasty! Those seat post bags seem similar in size to the smallest Topeak model but they are only a quarter of the price....and the Topeak ones don't come with any tools! I purchased one large and one medium bag from Halfrauds in their sale recently and find them just about perfect for my needs. Believe it or not, that much-maligned bike and car retailer was the cheapest source of Topeak bags at that particular time. That must have been a first! If I need shopping or have any bulky stuff to transport, I use my oldest ebike which has huge pannier bags. I could move the panniers on to one of my other ebikes but I like to keep them light as they are both quite sporty in their set-up. As for the sunglasses, when I checked out a couple of price tags in Halfrauds, very similar sunglasses had numbers such as 14.95 for example printed on them and the quality seemed pretty much the same as those from Aldi/Lidl. Unless you're a supermarket snob, I recommend checking out our German supermarkets, particularly if you like decent wine without silly price tags. Tom
April 30, 201412 yr Author Absolutely. I wasn't knocking Aldi, nearly all my cycling gear comes from there. I was more concerned about the contents of the Lycra once purchased. I have seen some truely awful sights.
April 30, 201412 yr Absolutely. I wasn't knocking Aldi, nearly all my cycling gear comes from there. I was more concerned about the contents of the Lycra once purchased. I have seen some truely awful sights. I am one! An awful sight that is!
April 30, 201412 yr I have to wear Lycra now. Today I passed an electric bike up hill on my recumbent. Still only doing about 15kph
May 1, 201412 yr Sunglasses and a pair of them brown cycling shoes if I can get some in my size, fingers crossed for that.
May 1, 201411 yr I might get another pair of cycling underpants, which they call shorts. The Lidl/Aldi stuff is fairly good quality, excellent value and it lasts well for my weekend/hobby use. The more expensive brands might be worthwhile for someone who is on the bike every day.
May 4, 201411 yr Went this morning, they were queuing out of the door. Absolute madness. Have to just grab some bags and run!
May 4, 201411 yr Picked up some tight padded shorts & casual shorts with padded inner: Padding in the tight ones seems pretty good, but in the casuals is fairly minimalist: Might be ok for 10n15 miles. I'm having "comfort Issues" at about the 30-mile mark.
May 4, 201411 yr http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/05/azu8agep.jpg My daughter was happy with her bag! And I bought far too many pannier sets!
May 4, 201411 yr That picture was taken before the bearings in one of the pedals collapsed. She's got such a good dad though, he donated one of his and rode home with one! My controller was a bit warm though!
May 4, 201411 yr I went and had a look at the cycle gear, but decided on a roll of gafa tape instead.
May 5, 201411 yr Got a couple of sets of panniers this morning, excellent value https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/sunday-4th-may/product-detail/ps/p/bicycle-pannier-bag-set/
May 5, 201411 yr I called in this morning - the section looked like a bomb had hit it. Not much left in, er, XL. I did get a pair of shorts which was my main aim, they look OK. Might have been tempted by a jacket if there were any.
May 5, 201411 yr I called in this morning - the section looked like a bomb had hit it. Not much left in, er, XL. I did get a pair of shorts which was my main aim, they look OK. Might have been tempted by a jacket if there were any. Hmm, surprised you didn't go for one of these Rob:cool:
May 5, 201411 yr What happens when you want to stop for a 'comfort' break? Stop? you don't stop, just keep going at let nature take it's course:eek:
May 5, 201411 yr Of course if you don't find an all in What happens when you want to stop for a 'comfort' break? Of course if you wouldn't feel comfortable wearing an 'all in onsie', you could try something like this;)
May 5, 201411 yr Of course if you don't find an all in Of course if you wouldn't feel comfortable wearing an 'all in onsie', you could try something like this;) [ATTACH=full]8548[/ATTACH] If I tried something like that I would be arrested.
May 5, 201411 yr If I tried something like that I would be arrested. I have worn a lot less than that riding around London and didn't get arrestedo_O
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