Another Aldi offer from 1 May

[Apollonius]

The clothing is basic, but at least OK. Compared with Santini etc it is a bargain, but obviously not got that edge of quality. Good value. The shoes are pretty poor. Apart from encouraging people to use Mountain Bike pedals on a road bike, they are heavy, flimsy and huge. Avoid.
The CO2 pump and cartridges deal is excellent. Mine fits both presta and car-type valves and is a really good get-you-home. It will deliver plenty of Pascals in no time at all so you can get your road bike tyres up to usable levels. The mitts are OK, but get tatty quickly, but at that price you can throw them away when they do. I think for beginners or commuters who need a lot of kit it takes some beating. Better kit at higher prices from Decathlon, of course.

 

[Viking]

Aldi cycling shirts work for me (still using a couple I bought in 2007); Aldi shorts don't. I've found the gloves to be high quality but the shoes are too heavy. The odd thing is that the quality / value seems to vary from year to year. A few years ago, I got a rain jacket that was very good quality and value. The next year the one on offer was OK but nothing special.

 

[ColinJ]

I'm not too surprised the clothes aren't too bad. I mean, what could go wrong?

Zips can jam or break. Stitching can come undone. Material can tear or wear out. Dye could come out in the wash. Dogs could like the smell and try to mate with you!


(I made up the last one! My sister's border terrier took a shine to my mate's trouser leg recently and tried to sh*g his ankle to death, which is probably what put the idea in my head ...)

 

[Arjimlad]

Still using a three year old softshell zip-off jacket which has had a lot of use because it is so practical - and humming about getting a blue one for better visibility..

A lightweight packable gilet would be very useful and my son needs a new helmet.

 

[Fnaar]

Lidl shoes (in my experience) are good quality, but heavy. I have 2 pairs, one for commuting (and they basically look like trainers, so if not needing to be smartly dressed, I keep them on at work). The other pair I use for short bike rides and MTB excursions. Had both pairs for about 6 yrs now, both have had a lot of use.

 

[mjr]

Aldi gear:
Mitts, fell apart in a month.
Gloves, the palm on one disintegrated fairly quickly.[...]
You get what you pay for.

Not exactly. The mitts and gloves I got about a year ago (the "Team Cycle" fake logo mitts, Hippo-tech Sealskinz imitation and the lobster ones) are still going fine. I think of it as more like playing a lottery as even if you check the stuff before you buy, it could be a lemon and not last long. Bikemate single panniers broke fairly quickly (weak clips and split seams - frequent complaints with cheap single panniers AFAICT).

Hopefully they'll have some more energy gels, and hydration tablets this time.

Lidl in town here are still trying to shift the gels from their last special offer.

Large tool kit has been quite good as well, has almost everything you need, and does seem a quality job all around. Not bad for $20 US. Bikemate pump got me out of trouble just yesterday, very happy with those 2 items, but I stay away from the giant songy marshmallow saddles and the other things that look a tad dodgy.

I've one of the Bikemate toolkits from a couple of years ago and I think the levers were made of cheese but the rest has been OK. With the saddles at both Aldi and Lidl, they sometimes sell end-of-lines from mainstream brands like Selle Royal or Wittkop, but more often they're squidgy duds from their store brands bikemate and crivit. As ever, try to check before you buy.

 

[Bazzer]

Soft shell jacket I bought last year, still looks good and is practical with removable sleeves..Tights and gloves also good too.
Puncture repair kit was good too; mainly because there was so much wasted space in the box it came in that a pair of tyre levers, a couple of split links, cable ties, latex gloves and a stanley knife blade all fitted in it in addition to the repair kit. Thus tidying up my seat bag.

 

[Firestorm]

This is in Ireland and not the UK
AldiUK just tweeted, in answer to my question, that they don't have a firm date for the next cycling event.

 

[cyberknight]

The shoes from both lidl and aldi crack across the sole plate just in my experience , my awesome powah of course

 

[Jody]

This is in Ireland and not the UK
AldiUK just tweeted, in answer to my question, that they don't have a firm date for the next cycling event.

Thought it was a bit weird as Aldi only had their last cycle sale a few weeks ago.

 

[Dave7]

Link to the Irish site

https://www.aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/sun-1-may/

Hopeless..............look at the "Ladies/gents underwear"...........it doesn't tell you which is for gents and which is for ladies!!!

 

[Blue Hills]

This is in Ireland and not the UK
AldiUK just tweeted, in answer to my question, that they don't have a firm date for the next cycling event.

Well it's listed in my android aldi app as May 1 and it probably knows where i live (uk), what i eat, and what my sexual proclivities are.

 

[Arjimlad]

I picked up a brochure in Aldi today saying these would be on offer on Sunday !

 

[Blue Hills]

Stay off twatter firestorm

 

[Firestorm]

I am going to vent my embarrassment on Twitter......