Aldi specials - Today

Julesh said:

I'm a little mystified that they seem to come
with what appears to be four football boot studs that can be screwed
into the cleat holes, and a spanner to insert same.

For cyclo-cross or mountainbiking?

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Julesh said:

Just back from Aldi in Feltham having purchased....

I was there at 9 o'clock, here in Cardiff. The place was full of
middle-aged men happily sifting through the cycling gear, saying "Ooh,
that's a good price that is."

The size 42 shoes were at least a size bigger than that, but I picked
them up them anyway, and a cycling shirt, and a jacket, a couple of the
locks, a wireless cycle computer with heart-rate monitor. Then I
realised they didn't take VISA, so I called up my girlfriend and tricked
her into coming. She grumbed a bit, but then we got a number of other
oddly-branded products, and the only thing she made me put back was the
cycle computer.

I can't wait to fit the pedals and fall off.

Daniele
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My wife and myself have just taken up cycling after a gap of many years and the
winter trousers, ,jackets and gloves seem ideal for our needs. Two sets for
£41-94 is great value for weekend cyclists.

Geoff

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Just back from Aldi in Feltham having purchased....

1 x Pair shoes (At least one size smaller than I would normally buy.)
1 x Pair tights (That dare not mention their name!)
1 x Short sleeve top
1 x Long sleeve top

Ridiculously good value, although the manufacturers do appear to be of a
"large" size judging by the ranges. If you are of slight build I would
definately err on the side of small.

Packed it all into the spare pannier and proceeded to the madcap sprint
from Musselburgh to Leith (A little under 15 minutes, I got stopped at
every set of lights!). A good run in, depending on quality I might pop
in again tomorrow lunch time, so any Edinburghians who are after some...
time is running out!

That said, despite the queue before opening and the large number of
people buying stuff, they did seem to have a lot of stock in, and
previous offers appear to have lasted for quite a while.

Jon

mae <jon@restlesslemon_DOT_co_DOT_uk.remove> wedi ysgrifennu:

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1 x Short sleeve top
1 x Long sleeve top

No jerseys as such in Hereford. I bought a very thick, high collared top
that will be of use only in the very depths of Winter since I get very hot,
very quickly when I'm out. There were also some waterproof jackets that
looked far too big and heavy for anything other than popping to the shops
in.

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Ridiculously good value, although the manufacturers do appear to be
of a "large" size judging by the ranges. If you are of slight build I
would definately err on the side of small.

I would feel sorry for any very small people out there, since the sizes
start at what I would judge to be 'Small bloke/Med Woman'. The shoes were at
least a (British) size larger than stated on the shoes, too. I've just tried
on a pair of b*b tights and they fit OK, but the legs are rather long,
although I do have shortish legs. I got two pairs of them, some of the
non-b*b ones for my dad, and some shoes and pedals for him, too.

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That said, despite the queue before opening and the large number of
people buying stuff, they did seem to have a lot of stock in, and
previous offers appear to have lasted for quite a while.

We had a queue of maybe thirty, with both Tesco and KwikSave uniforms in
evidence! Depressingly, the thing that seemed to be disappearing quickest
were the pretend mountainbikes.

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Rob

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The Luton Aldi had plenty of winter jackets and trousers, but no waterproofs,
which was mainly what I went for. Still, we managed to spend £80 without too
many problems.

Also had lots of (middle aged would be kind) people buying "Doris, do you think
Charlie wants a medium one of these?", for those offspring too ashamed or busy
to attend in person.

Plus the rain should make the paths interesting by the weekend....at least I'll
be able to test the mud resistance of the Aldi stuff.....

-Rob
robatwork at mail dot com

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My initial reactions are that the trousers and shoes are fine. I
thought the shoes looked a bit rough in the shop but they seem
comfortable enough so far. I'm a little mystified that they seem to
come with what appears to be four football boot studs that can be
screwed into the cleat holes, and a spanner to insert same.

This is a fashion with cross country racing people and also probably
cyclo-cross people. On steep muddy banks it's often quicker to get off
and push the bike up than run up, but you need good traction especially
at the toes. Hence you will find cycling shoes (unlike e.g. football
boots) have stud holes at the front only.

Obviously for road riding you don't need them.

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Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>, Julesh
([email hidden]'😉 wrote:

Regarding shoes.

Quoted message said:

I'm a little mystified that they seem to

Quoted message said:

come with what appears to be four football boot studs that can be
screwed into the cleat holes, and a spanner to insert same.

This is a fashion with cross country racing people and also probably
cyclo-cross people. On steep muddy banks it's often quicker to get off
and push the bike up than run up, but you need good traction especially
at the toes. Hence you will find cycling shoes (unlike e.g. football
boots) have stud holes at the front only.

About 20 years ago Adidas briefly sold some cycling shoes in the UK, but
they never really caught on as a brand. A clubmate of mine was browsing
for bargains in a sale at a sports goods warehouse when he happened to
see a pair of the cycling shoes in a basket of miscellaneous trainers,
football boots etc, marked 'seconds'.

The shoes seemed fine so he asked the assistant how much they were, and
what was wrong with them. The lady said "they're rejects because they
missed out the holes for the studs". He said "oh, that's no problem, I
only want them to wear on the bike". She let him have them for a fiver!

Mike K Smith said:

Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>,

Julesh

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Quoted message said:

([email hidden]'😉 wrote:

Regarding shoes.

Quoted message said:

I'm a little mystified that they seem to

Quoted message said:

come with what appears to be four football boot studs that can be
screwed into the cleat holes, and a spanner to insert same.

This is a fashion with cross country racing people and also

probably

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

cyclo-cross people. On steep muddy banks it's often quicker to get

off

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and push the bike up than run up, but you need good traction

especially

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

at the toes. Hence you will find cycling shoes (unlike e.g.

football

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

boots) have stud holes at the front only.

About 20 years ago Adidas briefly sold some cycling shoes in the UK,

but

Quoted message said:

they never really caught on as a brand. A clubmate of mine was

browsing

Quoted message said:

for bargains in a sale at a sports goods warehouse when he happened

to

Quoted message said:

see a pair of the cycling shoes in a basket of miscellaneous

trainers,

Quoted message said:

football boots etc, marked 'seconds'.

The shoes seemed fine so he asked the assistant how much they were,

and

Quoted message said:

what was wrong with them. The lady said "they're rejects because they

Quoted message said:

missed out the holes for the studs". He said "oh, that's no problem,

I

Quoted message said:

only want them to wear on the bike". She let him have them for a

fiver!

Addidas didn't catch on because they had their own proprietary clipless
pedal system at the time when Look and Time were the big brands. I had
some Addidas cycling shoes which I used with clips & straps and they
were super shoes, I even made some aluminim cleats for them once the
plastic ones wore out. The Aldi shoes had tread around the cleat area
and were definately aimed at those cyclists who like to walk too. They
were probably good value but like the rest of the stuff I saw I didn't
like the look of them.

Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>, Julesh

(') said:

My initial reactions are that the trousers and shoes are fine. I
thought the shoes looked a bit rough in the shop but they seem
comfortable enough so far. I'm a little mystified that they seem to
come with what appears to be four football boot studs that can be
screwed into the cleat holes, and a spanner to insert same.

This is a fashion with cross country racing people and also probably
cyclo-cross people. On steep muddy banks it's often quicker to get off
and push the bike up than run up, but you need good traction especially
at the toes. Hence you will find cycling shoes (unlike e.g. football
boots) have stud holes at the front only.

Obviously for road riding you don't need them.

I've just found the bit on the box that says "Front toe spikes for steep
slopes." I glad you explained this or I'd be worrying how these helped
hill-climbing ability.

Now I've looked at the shoes with a bit more care I realise the studs
screw into a couple of extra holes under the toes, currently blanked out
with some screws - not into the cleat holes - so allowing you to be
spiked and cleated simultaneously (oooooh!) if that's what you want to
do :-)

Julesh

On 23/9/04 3:07 pm, in article
[email hidden], "Julesh"

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Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>, Julesh

(') said:

My initial reactions are that the trousers and shoes are fine. I
thought the shoes looked a bit rough in the shop but they seem
comfortable enough so far. I'm a little mystified that they seem to
come with what appears to be four football boot studs that can be
screwed into the cleat holes, and a spanner to insert same.

This is a fashion with cross country racing people and also probably
cyclo-cross people. On steep muddy banks it's often quicker to get off
and push the bike up than run up, but you need good traction especially
at the toes. Hence you will find cycling shoes (unlike e.g. football
boots) have stud holes at the front only.

Obviously for road riding you don't need them.

I've just found the bit on the box that says "Front toe spikes for steep
slopes." I glad you explained this or I'd be worrying how these helped
hill-climbing ability.

Now I've looked at the shoes with a bit more care I realise the studs
screw into a couple of extra holes under the toes, currently blanked out
with some screws - not into the cleat holes - so allowing you to be
spiked and cleated simultaneously (oooooh!) if that's what you want to
do :-)

My Diadora Chili shoes have exactly the same thing. Two studs (and spanner)
for right on the toes.

I might have put them in once when I first got the shoes, but otherwise have
never used them.

...d

Julesh wrote:
I'm a little mystified that they seem to

Quoted message said:

come with what appears to be four football boot studs that can be
screwed into the cleat holes, and a spanner to insert same.

Er, no. The cleat holes are to take the cleats, which should have come with
your pedals. The "football boot studs" screw into the toe ends of the soles
in place of the cross-head screws. You'll only need them if you tend to
walk uphill a lot carrying your bike, as in cyclo-cross (or in my case as in
occasional lousy navigation).
Good luck with them,
--
Brian G

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Now I've looked at the shoes with a bit more care I realise the studs
screw into a couple of extra holes under the toes, currently blanked out
with some screws - not into the cleat holes - so allowing you to be
spiked and cleated simultaneously (oooooh!) if that's what you want to
do :-)

If you do decide to use the studs be sure to screw them in
tightly. I lost my first set somewhere in the Dalbeattie mud and
didn't notice until I was trying scramble up a muddy bank
carrying my bike. It's a lot easier to carry a bike up a muddy
bank with the studs than without. (It's easy enough to get
replacements as the screws seem to have a standard sized thread
and Simon bought me some ordinary football boot studs which
fitted my Specialized shoes just fine.)

Juliette
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I would feel sorry for any very small people out there, since the sizes
start at what I would judge to be 'Small bloke/Med Woman'.

Speaking as a fatbirdonabike, the Aldi stuff is *great* as it's got stuff that
fits me, unlike many a cycling wear manufacturer, which seems to think that
anyone over a size 16 doesn't exercise.

Cheers, helen s

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mae <[email hidden]> wedi ysgrifennu:

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I would feel sorry for any very small people out there, since the
sizes start at what I would judge to be 'Small bloke/Med Woman'.

Speaking as a fatbirdonabike, the Aldi stuff is *great* as it's got
stuff that fits me, unlike many a cycling wear manufacturer, which
seems to think that anyone over a size 16 doesn't exercise.

Cheers, helen s

Fair enough, but it would be nice if both ends of the spectrum were catered
for - none of the stuff would have fitted my partner.

Did you pick up some of the bib tights, then?

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Rob

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and benefit.

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Did you pick up some of the bib tights, then?

Certainly not!

Cheers, helen s ;-)

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Just back from Aldi in Feltham having purchased....

1 x Pair shoes (At least one size smaller than I would normally buy.)
1 x Pair tights (That dare not mention their name!)
1 x Short sleeve top
1 x Long sleeve top

Ridiculously good value, although the manufacturers do appear to be of a
"large" size judging by the ranges. If you are of slight build I would
definately err on the side of small.

Packed it all into the spare pannier and proceeded to the madcap sprint
from Musselburgh to Leith (A little under 15 minutes, I got stopped at
every set of lights!). A good run in, depending on quality I might pop
in again tomorrow lunch time, so any Edinburghians who are after some...
time is running out!

That said, despite the queue before opening and the large number of
people buying stuff, they did seem to have a lot of stock in, and
previous offers appear to have lasted for quite a while.

Jon

Jon,

Did the Musselburgh store have the long sleeves jerseys as they had
none in at 9 am that I could see and i couldn't hang around too long
to find out.

Ian

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Did the Musselburgh store have the long sleeves jerseys as they had
none in at 9 am that I could see and i couldn't hang around too long
to find out.

I bought one of them. They're quite a heavy material and should provide
warmth during darkest winter, plus they have detachable sleeves if it's
just your torso getting cold.

They were separate from the bulk of the stuff IIRC but I must confess
that I paid little attention as I was also in an enormous hurry. If you
were there at 9:00 you were probably a little further along in the queue
from me... hi!

Jon

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Heid [email hidden] opined the following...

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Did the Musselburgh store have the long sleeves jerseys as they had
none in at 9 am that I could see and i couldn't hang around too long
to find out.

I bought one of them. They're quite a heavy material and should provide
warmth during darkest winter, plus they have detachable sleeves if it's
just your torso getting cold.

They were separate from the bulk of the stuff IIRC but I must confess
that I paid little attention as I was also in an enormous hurry. If you
were there at 9:00 you were probably a little further along in the queue

if anyone is near (ish) Heathrow the Yiewsley one seems to have virtually no
cycling customers, they still have most of the summer cycling stuff as well
as full range of today's offers