Anyone in UK buy any of the Aldi Bike stuff today ?

[London_Phil]

Rushed to Hemel with the inlaws to take them for a little spin in the people carrier (Nissan Elgrand, 8 seats,  350Zengine....3.5 V6. )
Fought my way through the crowds, and tried the last XL jacket they had.
Looked great, but I must be an XXXL, because no way was my arms going down those sleeves.

They did have some some interesing specs.
Anyone try one/ buy one??

[threepot]

Bought some socks in Lidl..£2.50

[nickjtc]

OK, I'm dying to know. What is Aldi? All I remember about Hemel (lived there from '82 to '84) is the 'magic roundabout'.

[London_Phil]

Aldi is a Supermarket chain from Europe, that has been in the UK for some years. They are taking on the locals, and the have a bi weekly specials aisle, with everything from paint to biker gear.
www.aldi.com

BTW If you remember the Magic Roundabout, you probably remember it was KODAK's UK H/O looming above the Horizon on one corner.
I started as a Copier Engineer in Kodak in '84, and the roundabout was truly terrifying 1st time round.
Magic Roundabout still there, but Kodak went Bust, and its luxury flats now.

[Chris Canning]

There you go.

[nickjtc]

Magic Roundabout still there, but Kodak went Bust, and its luxury flats now.

Thanks for that. I seem to remember that there were structural issues with the Kodak building, which was no reassurance as I ran under it every day!!

Looks like some good stuff in the catalogue.

[JayDub]

Yes, but no kevlar bike jeans this year  i been waiting since last year as I was too late then and they sold out!

[Sin_Tiger]

Are the socks any good TP?

[nik_the_brief]

I bought a pair of the boots and have to say that for just £30 they're cracking value. Comfortable and well made, the jacket and trousers seemed excellent value for money too but i drew a line at them as I've just spent £3k on a Girly with I collected today. Loving it so far but jumping from an old Ducati Monster onto it was like jumping from an old skool GTi into a Range Rover!

[threepot]

Are the socks any good TP?

Haven't tried them yet ST. Think their summer use? But bought them anyway. Your quit welcome to try them for me! :icon_wink:

[nickjtc]

Loving it so far but jumping from an old Ducati Monster onto it was like jumping from an old skool GTi into a Range Rover!

Give it a week and you'll be loving it!!

[Nick Calne]

...into a Range Rover!

Perfect description. 

[JayDub]

Not tried any of their latest offerings, but picked up one of the jackets yesterday and was shocked at how incredibly heavy it was

[nik_the_brief]

Give it a week and you'll be loving it!!

Already loving it - just slowly building up my own confidence.  She's a lot taller and consequently slightly scarier to get used to but the love affair is already well underway.

[pxm]

Not tried any of their latest offerings, but picked up one of the jackets yesterday and was shocked at how incredibly heavy it was

I agree, it's a very heavy jacket.  I assumed it was down to all the armour.  It has a very good review though (Daily Telegraph) I think.
I got my XL version for £30 so it was a no brainer.  Picked up the boots too for £15.  Both in the Reductions section.
Jacket & boots for £45 - can't go wrong.