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Looking to get a close-fitting short-sleeve baselayer for the cooler months. They seem a bit pricey though - £30 for what is basically a tight t-shirt with wicking?! Does anyone know if you can get cheaper ones marketed at other recreational disciplines?
P.S Gotta love CRC - Lots of products look very cheap until you go to buy one, then realise the only cheap one is the XXXL version and all the 'normal' sizes are %50 more expensive...
Those chavy sports shops often do those long sleeve sports layers quite cheap. I think it was JD sports who were doing Champion branded ones BOGOF. They're no merino wool but they do the job!
Somewhere like Mountain Warehouse/Blacks/Millets/Go Outdoors should have them cheaper than bike-specific ones.
Good stuff. Incidentally I can't help but think that cycling clothing is overpriced. For example jerseys tend to be a lot more expensive than similar quality running gear. Don't know why this is though...
TK maxx.
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Go outdoors are good
I picked up a Craft one for £7 in TK, instead of £27.99
2nd TK Maxx... I picked up 3 Canterbury base layer tops for less than £20 the other day, they also had some Skinz & Nike stuff as well (though not in my size 🙁 )
Another vote for TK Maxx here.
Had two or three from there Adidas/Surfanic/etc. So long as they've got good wicking properties, they'll do the job fine.
As ever, the drawback is that there's no surity of having just what you want in stock. Always worth a look though.
Aldi are doing their cycling stuff again next week
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week38Thursday09.htm?WT.z_src=main
longsleeved base layers £8.99
TK Max or sports warehouse/AKA field & trek. SWH have strange two teir pricing system either marked down to practically nothing or amazingly expensive for pretty much the same gear.
TK Maxx will be getting their winter/ski stuff in soon so expect to find quite a lot there but I would suggest Mountain Warehouse
http://www.mountainwarehouse.com/
Ive had all sorts of top stuff from TK maxx even Howies, Montane & Patagonia.
I've bought Helly Hansen ones at Bicester shopping outlet for about 10 quid each.
Decathlon, all mine are from there, most cost well under £10.