Lidl bike gear

[maviczap]

Well Aldi & Lidl as you know are German companies, I presume the stuff has to go through the TuV process, which must mean its as good as the BS standard.

I had a Aldi or Lidl jacket, it was perfectly good for my needs, well made with all the features of a more expensive jacket. Ok, it wasn't Gortex, but it didn't cost hundreds of £'s

Originally Posted by maviczap

Well Aldi & Lidl as you know are German companies, I presume the stuff has to go through the TuV process

You're assuming they sell the same stuff in Germany...

Let's be honest, it ain't the prettiest bike gear on sale, but it is bloody cheap, and it's far better than the kit I started out with. I started out with a donkey jacket, some gardening gloves and a Paddy Hopkirk 'Agordo' lid, whose visor would suffer a terminal scratch as you took it out of the box...

But we llive in a land where the label means all, and many people can't see past that. I spend a lot of time on a Ducati forum. They're a different breed, you won't meet many of them in a Lidl car park

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by figaro

You're assuming they sell the same stuff in Germany...

They do sell the same stuff, but not always at the same time as the UK offers.

I makes perfect sense, by economies of scale, as they are buying for all their stores in each country, which means they can drive a good deal with their suppliers.

I have German relatives, so I've seen the same stuff on offer

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by figaro

But we llive in a land where the label means all, and many people can't see past that. I spend a lot of time on a Ducati forum. They're a different breed, you won't meet many of them in a Lidl car park

Yes, but you'll see a wide range of folk in my Lidl.

There's lot of good stuff in Lidl, and its well priced, more fool them for throwing their money away on the same kind of food. Just watch 'Eat well for less' each week.

Brand snobbery is for the rich IMHO

[NTECUK]

Originally Posted by figaro

Derriboots were...If you're old enough to remember

Oh I'm old enough lol

I thought they were dead dangerous. Soft as butter.
They did a motorcycle style pair too.
ASHMAN. Weren't they FT?
Spookly enough I still have my Ashman boots somewhere.
And my old woolf leather jacket and jeans. My son uses the jacket to poses in.

Dunno if this specific one has been on sale before or not but has anyone tried their helmet Bluetooth kit? £27 doesn't sound outrageous. No Bluetooth to pillion (wired instead) but I'd be interested to know if the speakers etc are any use for music on the go via iPod or similar. The mic looks quite big to fit in-helmet?

I currently use cheapy eBay/amazon speakers. No Bluetooth and they break in zero time but as long as you consider them disposable (for the £5 they cost) then they do a semi adequate job. Something with a bit more quality might be nice though...

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by maviczap

Brand snobbery is for the rich IMHO

Or for those who have to travel so far to Aldi or Lidl, that any saving is wiped out by the costs of getting it Tesco is cheapest for me by virtue of being closest.

I would go for Aldi/Lidl bike kit, I've had the compression underwear for years and done thousands of miles in it, its great.

I had the textile pants that were warm and pretty water-proof. My son had an off in some of the textile pants and they stood up well to a long-ish slide.

The helmets are very heavy and bulky, there are better budget helmets to be had.

[maviczap]

You only have to ask & I'll get you what you want.

I just hope they have your size

[NTECUK]

This is obviously open to opinion.
But I feel I have a issue with the a £40 flip front lid.
It would put me off going quickly.

[maviczap]

It'll have gone through TuV & CE testing, so it'll be fine.

But as LP says its heavy, so that's going to be a factor in any spill

Like any cheap helmet, it isn't going to be as well made as an expensive one.

If I was still doing the CBT, I'd have one, as all our riding was at slower speeds & having a flip front would have been very helpful when it comes to shouting at the students