Recommend me some bargain clothing

[redcard]

About to take delivery of my first road bike, and am furiously googling for some decent kit.

I have an initial budget of around £100 to get some gear. I'm looking at the trad lycra gear, but also like the thought of have some alternative MTB-style kit. Some urban gear I've seen looks good, but typically overpriced. I need to get a helmet and shoes as well, so looking for decent budget options.

Recommend me some budget essentials!

 

[paulw1969]

i got some stuff from decathlon, pick and choose and some of the gear seems like good value

 

[Arjimlad]

Hurrah - good on you - what did you go for in the end ?

I have some good DHB kit from wiggle - reasonably priced and good quality IMHO.

I also found Altura winter cruisers leggings, and a Bell Solar Sport helmet good VFM.

Don't skimp on gloves. Altura night vision waterproof winter gloves are pretty good.

 

[redcard]

Hurrah - good on you - what did you go for in the end ?

I have some good DHB kit from wiggle - reasonably priced and good quality IMHO.

I also found Altura winter cruisers leggings, and a Bell Solar Sport helmet good VFM.

Don't skimp on gloves. Altura night vision waterproof winter gloves are pretty good.

I nabbed Users upgraded Virtuoso from the classifieds.

Thanks for the tips.

 

[Arjimlad]

Good choice !

 

[HLaB]

If a sale comes up Aldi are good for bargain cycling clothing. I also like lbs sales every so often you can pick up a good deal if there's a fair deal of competition in your area you can pick up a bargain there, end of seasons sales are usually the best. I occasionally go for a bargain on line but you cant try it on so it has to be a reasonable bargain and make I already have (no the rough sizing of).

 

[qwiksilver]

sports direct have some low prices and there stuff is not the worst i've had spd shoes for 20 quid by muddyfox along with lots of lycra for under £20 for a ton you could get quite a bit of kit from there

 

[pally83]

Sports direct can be a bit hit and miss on sizing - I have two pairs of medium Karrimor shorts; one is perfect & surprisingly comfy, the other is way too tight.

Cycle-clothing UK are pretty good.

 

[Scilly Suffolk]

All good suggestions above, which I would second.

I can also heartily recommend these people, I've bought from them on a number of occasions and they are now one of my first stops.

They sell last year's/end of line/discontinued stock etc, so it's a bit hit & miss with sizes but the prices are very good.

The guy who runs it (Ian) is absolutely first class: a couple of times what I've ordered has been out of stock and he's replaced them with better items (received £90 bib knickers for £23).

He's also tried gear on for me to check the size and has given me some good "trade" advice.

Just one caveat: the website is quite basic, but if you have any questions (or are after something not listed) just give him a call!

 

[Terry Kay]

Another mention for Sports Direct - the Karrimor lycra shorts seem to be better quality than the Muddy fox, though the jerseys are pretty good.
Our nearest store had the shorts discounted to £5 a pair as well - picked up 5 pairs for the week!

 

[Judderz]

Or these guys:

http://www.tenn-outdoors.co.uk/

 

[NormanD]

This shop has some very good bargains too .. Start Fitness

 

[Falwheeler]

I've had some great stuff from these people http://www.cycle-clothing.co.uk/

 

[Cubist]

I've had some great stuff from these people http://www.cycle-clothing.co.uk/

Yep, me too.

 

[redcard]

Or these guys:

http://www.tenn-outdoors.co.uk/

Liking a few things on there, particularly the jerseys and the gloves. Well-priced, but don't look like their bottom-of-the-market!