Aldi-LIDL Specials - Megathread!

nice_guy80

both aldis I was in this evening had loads of stuff

rural aldis are great

Fratton Fred

Quite a bit of lights and clothing stock left in Sallynoggin. Not sure about the camera though.

CramCycle

Two full boxes of cameras behind the counters in Bray according to the staff.

Annie get your Run

Damn this thread I was looking at the comments all day and deciding it was just as well I couldn't make my local Aldi first thing. Then saw a few comments saying maybe the light isn't as bad as some thought so took myself down to Clonee. They've tons of stuff left so I bought the neckwarmer, waterproof socks, merino arm warmers and yes, one camera light.... They seem to only have two left, I had to ask, they were behind the tills. How long do we have for a full refund? I won't get a chance to test it out till Sunday.

loyatemu

good bit of stuff left in Greystones earlier, with a lot of people looking at them. Got the merino jersey (didn't seem to be any of the merino baselayers) and the leg warmers (I've never had leg warmers before, do I wear them with shorts, or over tights?). Hopefully keep me cycling over the winter, which I've been a bit lazy about in the past.

My main complaint about the jersey is that it's entirely black, just what you need on dark winter days

AmberGold

Just charged up the camera light and for €60 it does the job nicely, can’t imagine the Fly6 is worth double the price.

rodneyTrotter.

AmberGold wrote: »

Just charged up the camera light and for €60 it does the job nicely, can’t imagine the Fly6 is worth double the price.

Spot on , from what I’ve read it’s very similar and has loop recording . Cycliq must be bulling over it Now when are the bringing out the fly 12 front copy

Brian

The merino socks are toasty.

ED E

AmberGold wrote: »

Just charged up the camera light and for €60 it does the job nicely, can’t imagine the Fly6 is worth double the price.

Does the fly6 pick up its own light? The aldi unit blinds itself....

Kaisr Sose

rodneyTrotter. wrote: »

Spot on , from what I’ve read it’s very similar and has loop recording . Cycliq must be bulling over it Now when are the bringing out the fly 12 front copy

The talk was no loop recording?

Aldi fly12 clone would be awesome. I have the drift and it's great for short spins but anything over 2hrs or so and it dies.

Macy0161

irishrover99 wrote:

Exactly what I was thinking. Most accidents surely come from oncoming traffic.

A lot of the newsworthy (as deemed by the media) accidents recently have been cyclists hit from behind.

Kaisr Sose

Macy0161 wrote: »

A lot of the newsworthy (as deemed by the media) accidents recently have been cyclists hit from behind.

Absolutely agree with that! Most close passes originate from the rear. A front on one gives the cyclist a chance to avoid but from behind = no chance , and extremely scary if the driver really goes for the close pass.

irishrover99

Macy0161 wrote: »

A lot of the newsworthy (as deemed by the media) accidents recently have been cyclists hit from behind.

I'm not doubting that and that was the reason i was going to buy one, when i thought it was a set of front/rear cameras,(read the description wrong) but i'm still more worried about whats happening in front of me especially at roundabouts.
I try to cycle in a straight enough line so if i get hit from behind when the onus is on the person behind when overtaking it will be their fault.

Anyway i'm just going to fit my Gopro as its much better quality video.

Macy0161

irishrover99 wrote: »

I'm not doubting that and that was the reason i was going to buy one, when i thought it was a set of front/rear cameras,(read the description wrong) but i'm still more worried about whats happening in front of me especially at roundabouts.

Most of my issues are punishment/ close passes. But I'd agree the ideal set up is one front one rear.

I want a front one as I think one of the biggest dangers motorists put us in is not actually a close pass, it's overtaking (even with enough space) when they can't see far enough in front (bends/ brows of hills etc) to be sure to safely complete the overtake.

CramCycle

Tried out the camera this morning, glaring sun. Looks better on the PC than on youtube but it picked up all license plates close by. Its a big chunk of a thing but I am happy out.

Winter gloves - warm and while I didn't feel it, hands were a bit sweaty by arrival in work

Merino outer top (not 100% merino, lucky if there is any) - done the job. Medium is a large except for the arm length, finger hooks are pointless as the arms are just normal length. Overall it kept me warm and not too sweaty.

Light set - rear is grand. Front light is very squared off. Better than the quivalent Lezyne for city commuting as its shaped but far worse than a cateye volt or similar as it is too focused on country roads. Still a decent light and for that price, great value, my new back ups.

willdill

Anyone any info on these.Surely merino is merino no matter where its sold from.Defo need to upgrade my own ones dont owe me anything no more they served me well

brownian

Some are better than others. Some lose their shape very quickly (Galibier, with apologies to the Galibier lovers on here); others hold their shape really well (Icebreaker, Isobaa, Rivelo). Full retail on merino is often crazy prices...sportpursuit generally has a fair stock of it.

Fian

I bought long johns and base layer. Base layer larger than i expected- but I don't really care tbh and it should do the job. Long johns were fine.

As to performance/quality - i only bought then yesterday, so will not know until it is cold enough that i decide to use them. 100% merino wool, so inclined to expect will work. Perhaps someone who has bought them last year can shed light on that, assuming they were sold last year.

Macy0161

I'd assume merino is merino. However, when researching whether the Aldi ones were any good (as good as any was what I came back with), I came across quite a lot of negativity about merino in general. It was moot anyway, as all gone in the Aldi I tried.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I bought one of the merino base layers yesterday, I tried it on when I got home but haven't worn it yet. It seems fairly similar to others I have but only time will tell. I have a merino base layer I bought in TkMaxx about 3 years ago, its been wore countless times and is still in near new condition and hasn't lost its shape. I cant remember the brand (Eco something - they're an Australian company/brand) If the aldi top lasts as long it'll be money well spent.

HeidiHeidi

I have an extensive collection of merino base layers which I use for sailing.

Aldi one is fine - lighter than some of the (purposely bought) heavyweight Icebreaker stuff, but as far as I can see no worse in quality. It's bargain stuff as far as I'm concerned, I'm only sorry I missed them this time round as I'd have stocked up!

paul-2008

Does anybody find the merino baselayers quite itchy? does this go away once washed or should i just bring them back? didnt like the feeling of them at all

paul-2008

Does anybody find the merino baselayers quite itchy? does this go away once washed or should i just bring them back? didnt like the feeling of them at all

cuculainn

Yeah find all the marino stuff from Aldi really itchy....have one or two high end Marino stuff and its not itchy at all. In fact you would not know it's wool.

Kaisr Sose

brownian wrote: »

Some are better than others. Some lose their shape very quickly (Galibier, with apologies to the Galibier lovers on here); others hold their shape really well (Icebreaker, Isobaa, Rivelo). Full retail on merino is often crazy prices...sportpursuit generally has a fair stock of it.

Second that on galibier. Mine is gone an even more unusual shape than it was originally!

jamesd

Kaisr Sose wrote: »

Second that on galibier. Mine is gone an even more unusual shape than it was originally!

Mines the same from Galibier, loose and baggy so I don't even use it.

rodneyTrotter.

SO is it confirmed the camera works on loop recording ?

SnailsPace

Re: Aldi camera light

Late to the party but called to 3 Aldis today but sold out.

Appreciate if anyone spots one

sullivlo

SnailsPace wrote: »

Re: Aldi camera light

Late to the party but called to 3 Aldis today but sold out.

Appreciate if anyone spots one

The one in santry had one earlier

smacl

Youngest has been eyeing up my turbo for awhile now, so OH picked up one of the cheap Aldi ones for her with a view of moving our regular Rick & Morty, Game of Thrones etc... sessions from the couch to the bikes over the Winter. Could be great, could be a cheap turbo in the ads section in a few months, time will tell....