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Madison Sportive Race bibs. They're far better than their price indicates! I know fit is a part of it, but they feel better than shorts at double the price.
What else has surprised you recently?
My voodoo Wazoo fatbike.
It's rad. I have changed the bars, forks and brakes mind but only to pimp it. Nothing wrong with the stock things.
Aldi cycling gear is pretty good but not the shorts for long rides
Some cheap ebay ergon grips
Aldi cycling gloves. And their tops.
My Polaris baggies.
Shimano AM 41's. Mine are about 6 yrs old now and need replacing. Not too expensive and just do the job.
Geax saguaro tyres £10 from on one great tyres
Shimano m520 pedals
Bolle safety glasses - TBH they're just as good as glasses costing 10 times as much
£35 Decathlon dropper post. One year in and still working faultlessly.
Galibier shorts
Planet X led lights
Oh and those pretend Tyrells crisps that Aldi sell. Non non nom
Discontinued karrimor sleeping mat. 300gram air bed for £20. Worth every penny when mate on a 300gram £60 airbed that's really uncomfortable unless he sleeps on his back.
BB7's.
RSP Kustom (I know 😐 ) Sealed pedals.
Exal rims.
- Howies £40 shell jacket: so versatile
- Latest Deore stuff in general: kitted out my wife's build with it and was so impressed, I did my commuter bike in the same
Any Deore stuff.
Decathlon trail /hydration pack.
Scott gloves from StartCycles.
Lidl's champagne from about 10 years ago (not bought any for a while). It was better, to my taste, than stuff that was three or four times as expensive.
........edit.......this is the bikes bit isn't it....oops.
I'll go with Decathlon 700 bibshorts. The best I've tried and can be had for £25 when on offer.
Prosecco. Oh no, sorry, most of the stuff sold isn't really Proseccos and 99% of it is shit. The 1% is still in Italy.
Charge Spoon. 20 quid. Best seat ever.
Costco hydration pack. 5 years now for 17.99. 80 quid camelbac isnt as good ..
Yeti Big Top bought off here. Not "cheap" as such, but cheap for how marvellous a bike it is.
Lidl chateauneuf and nespresso capsules, planet x merino arm warmers and geax saguaro tyres
2nd Decathlon dropper and the the Costco pack - can't get either now and I need to replace after 6 hard years.
On one smorgasbords - 2nd set, dirt cheap and spot on.
Madison clothing is the most expensive stuff in my cycling wardrobe!
All good though.
My Genesis TourDeFer came with a 9sp Alivio chainset/cassette/mechs. Shifts better and nicer than my 10sp XT setup on my MTB. It really is amazing stuff for very little money.
+1 Madison clothing. Great fit, nice colours, works very well, isn't expensive.
Aldi cycling sunglasses with interchangeable lenses for £4.
Decathlon hydration pack and bladder for about £17.
Another vote for Decathlon's hydration pack. Karrimor softshell jacket, still going strong after nearly 3 years, versatile and my go to jacket.
Galibier Gloves.
Perfect for 3/4 seasons (if dry)
Bran new B'Twin Triban 3 (red) for £150 from Decathlon at the weekend... fantastic value and very well made!
The cheapish secondhand XTR brakeset I bought off of someone on here a few months back. Surprised me by being complete bobbins.
Well, the rear was anyway. Rear caliper exploded oil everywhere after the first bleed, so I replaced that - and now the rear brake master cylinder lever end appears to be 'weeping' oil gradually... 😕
I was warned that 'the rear brake needed a bleed' - should've known 🙄
A pair of Decathlon's top of the line (£27) baggy shorts. Excellent fit, materials and durability. They've lasted 3 years of week in week out use and still look like they have a way to go.
Sadly their range looked like it had gone down hill when I went in recently.
their range looked like it had gone down hill
Looked more like too enduro rather than downhill when I looked.
Poweray hubs thought cheap gonna be ok for A winter but was that surprised by the quality I now offer them in wheelsets.
On-One Chunky Monkey tyres.
Nukeproof Bars, £17 in the CRC sale.
Also bought a pair of S/H superstar pedals off here for £20. 3 years and 3000 miles later they're still as smooth as the day I got them.
On-One tyres. Deore brakes. Bolle safety glasses. All amazing value for money.
Aldi gloves.
Aldi winter gloves.
Aldi not-quite-sealskinz
Superstar pedals
Uberbike grips (better than ODI for me)
Aldi Winter gloves
Aldi glasses with the interchangeable lens's
Bargaintastic!!
On One tyres, Lidl mitts.
Time MX2 pedals.
Aldi socks
Aldi gloves
Aldi workshop stand
Sperian Venom safety specs
- My Deng Fu frame
- Altura compression base layer which is bloody awesome in winter
- Most recent Superstar stuff