Bamboo base layers at Aldi - any good?

[Carl1976]

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbu...etail/ps/p/mens-and-ladies-bamboo-base-layer/

I unfortunately missed out on the merino baselayers a few weeks ago. Noticed today there are bamboo baseblayers on Sunday. Are these any good as compared to merino ??

 

[buggi]

i bought one 4 years ago. Not sure if its a bamboo but it was that price. I'm wearing it now (I've just got in). Seriously... For 5 quid why are you asking... Get your ass down there and snap up whatever is left

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Got a couple of the bamboo t-shirts, love them in warmer weather, they absorb perspiration, keep you cool on the bike, don't smell
Have not tried wearing them in winter as base layer so don't know if they keep you warm, would not think they are equal to the merinos.
Going to get some more, thanks for posting this.
Btw, I had a search on line for other bamboo clothing items, they are very pricey

 

[potsy]

I got a couple last time they had them in, nice feel to the material but they are quite heavy.
Haven't worn them for cycling in, just for general use.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I have several pairs of bamboo socks

 

[Noodley]

Think of the poor pandas

 

[TheDoctor]

Got a bamboo shirt (really!) last time Aldi had them. I'm fond of it.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Bamboo fibre makes lovely clothes. Soft handle, not smelly, good wicking, not itchy. There is just the one drawback though, it tends to be slow drying.

This is what puzzles me about bamboo. My feeling is that sheep have evolved quite a good way of keeping warm blooded creatures warm in quite nasty weather. All that bamboo does is invade my mother's little garden, make scaffolding, a few of-the-moment bikes and feed pandas. What does bamboo know about keeping you warm when it's damp?

 

[HLaB]

I got a free pair of bamboo socks and bought a baselayer at a Sportive back in February and I wore them for several months until it became too warm to wear it can't recall a reason to fault it. Except the socks were unmarked/ black which means they are lost in my sock drawer now

 

[User6179]

Sports soccer/direct do cheap good base layers all the time, think I paid £6 for the last polyester top .

 

[400bhp]

Sports soccer/direct do cheap good base layers all the time, think I paid £6 for the last polyester top .

stink

 

[User6179]

stink

Only my Helly Hansan polyester top stinks , most dont stink , thats why bedding is made of polyester !!

 

[VamP]

Good quality polyester is no more prone to odour than natural fibres. I have a Craft and a OneTen baselayers, and they are awesome. Better than merino at wicking, and better thermoregulation range. No smell. Cheaper than good quality merino too.

 

[Col5632]

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbu...etail/ps/p/mens-and-ladies-bamboo-base-layer/

I unfortunately missed out on the merino baselayers a few weeks ago. Noticed today there are bamboo baseblayers on Sunday. Are these any good as compared to merino ??

I was in Aldi last sunday and they still had loads of cycling stuff left, maybe worth going in to see if they have any left

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I was in my local one last night & there was loads left, what's their jacket like, it seemed very thin at the back, but is that to let the sweat out?

Alan...