Where to, boss? ALDI, and step on it! Cheap Aldi Cycling Stuff

That's really cheap, they were £75 when they last did a cycling thing a couple months back. Payday tomorrow, might have to pick one up.

I was up in Knutsford on Sunday visiting a mate and they still had everything available, unlike when I checked Penge on Saturday, where they only had limited sizing and no Garmins.

Grabbed an Edge 25 for £60 for LittleHeather and a few shorts for wearing on the commute. I'm lucky in that I get on with the pads they use, so I can save the good shorts for Sunday best.

29th September
Garmin Edge 810 is £179.99
Fluid Turbo Trainer £69.99
and more...

Good call @rodman

Plenty of stuff at the Old Kent Road Aldi this morning.

The £9.99 lights are straight up knockoffs of the original Moon Comets, just slightly lower quality. Mounting size is the same, so they'll fit in the Moon saddle bracket. Cheap and very cheerful for two lights.

Seamless base layer is pretty snazzy, plus the merino blend socks seem to be as good as ever.

Didn't find any of the aluminium lights which is a shame.

Walked past at 8am, forgot it was happening today, bumbled in and grabbed one of the Garmins. Think they only had 7?
Were sold out by the time i'd paid, 8:03am
Will head back later for socks, last winters did a solid job, did they have lots in?

Merino beanies any good?

Lots of the Ergonomic ones, but not too many of the Merino ones.

@Pifko Merino Beanies looked a bit thin but I didn't get one out of the box!

(Semi-OT)... I've only just discovered food shopping in Aldi after a tip-off about their excellent dark chocolate. The "Specially Selected" yogurts are also delicious, particularly the rhubarb.

Trying to resist the Garmin offer...

Red and black merino base layers look ok for 13.99 but downsize they are huge. Moon lights are straight copies and also 13.99

Merino base and mid layers are ok, if questionably designed. Fine for winter commuting though which makes them a bargain. £4 merino socks are a win too.

Got a couple of packs of the rechargeable lights, any idea how long they last on one charge?

Is that the aluminium ones? I bought one as a back up rear. Surprised at how bright it was actually.

Pair of plastic ones, they only had fronts left on the metal ones. Looking at them the electrics are the same?

Fluid Turbo for £69.99

Any good or waste of time? Don't want a noisy one

Anyone got one of these? Recommend?

https://www.aldi.co.uk/men%27s-performance-cycling-jacket/p/070981060189700?gclid=Cj0KEQjwg8i_BRCT9dHt5ZSGi90BEiQAItdjpA0DjoQo6Y327Py9FxFFs3LTGFnV_AAn_XayADTpk1UaAupv8P8HAQ

How do the mens tights fit? I am 6ft 3" and a medium in rapha bib shorts, if that helps.

I think they might be for hiking rather than cycling, the way they are cut. I got some and for the money they're great. Bit thin for use as thermals but great active base layers.

This Christmas I am buying four or five expensive cheeses from Neal's Yard Dairy and one cheese from Aldi, and people have to guess which is the cheap one.

Whilst not strictly bike these seem a reasonable buy this coming Thursday being stainless steel as opposed to the usual plastic for cheap digital calipers.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/workzone-digital-caliper/p/094154097085000

they won't be particularly accurate but fine for general use. super handy either way and totally worth it for <£10

I'd loved to be proved wrong (I wouldn't), but I'm pretty sure you'll find that the body is plastic the same as all the other digital calipers you'll find on eBay for slightly less: just silver coloured, not black.

Why do you say they're not accurate?

Not my experience (of identical eBay, black bodied version).

I was referring to the jaws rather than the body as many of the cheap ones have plastic/ probably pseudo carbon fibre jaws.

If plastic one like this.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LCD-6-150mm-Digital-Micrometer-Vernier-Caliper-Gauge-Accurate-Measurement-Tool-/361765822343?var=&hash=item543aec5f87:m:mFtI7zksT49WC6CEZuAB2Aw

Have to be honest tho the screws on the ruler part in the aldi pic make me think it will be metal.

Apologies, I didn't know you could buy them with plastic jaws.