After a rather sweaty ride on Friday I decided its finally time I got myself some proper jerseys (currently just wearing normal t-shirts which get wringing wet). Looking at them, a lot seem so expensive for something I'm only going to wear for a few hours every few days!

I'm of the "larger" build so need to come in big (48" chest currently) and also not skin-tight. Prefer the looser freeride/DH feel.

Any suggestions?

If you head for your local TKMaxx/Sports Soccer/Lillywhites discount place and look for the footy training tops in Nike Drifit or equivalent they are good. You should get the choice of long/short/sleeveless too. Cheap as chips.

xl size Lidl jerseys for 6 quid they only stock a couple of times a year though

I wear Aldi 100% merino wool t-shirt base layers in preference to my jerseys

Cool on hot days, warm on cold days and they don't smell bad so you can end the ride at the pub without sweating the place out.

When these wear out I'll get a couple more merino t's from somewhere

Lidl ones are coming in this week.

Decathlon also do cheap jerseys all year round, but the really cheap ones are more of a roadie style.

Decathlon mtb jerseys are only a tenner. Not sure on their sizing though, I'm usually xxl. Do they come up small or about right?

Their size guide looks wrong – the inches number at the top doesn't match with the "inches" on the interactive tape measure thing.

+ 1 for Aldi/Lidl Team jersey's. 😉
As tron says,Lidl will have some in this Thursday.

I think it'll fit you – I'm a bit slimmer than you and the XXL road jerseys aren't tight, so I would expect the MTB jerseys to have some breathing room.

Ok cheers. Do you know if that's EU or US XXL? The website lists both and I haven't got a clue haha (EU XXL is same as US XL apparently?)

Don't seem to have a local lidl btw so will probably just go for the decathlon, it's cheap enough anyway!

EU.

Alright thanks a lot mate, ordered 🙂

I use the Berghaus Tech T's. Look good, very light, comfortable and last for years.

FOX EFX jerseys are loose fitting, VERY lightweight, keep you cool. Not cheap, but over the years, I have found their jerseys to last a long time. I don't know what kind of tax/shipping issues you would have for the UK, but I would imagine Fox deals worldwide. See them at: http://shop.foxracing.com/ecomm/AutoForward.do?forward=home.pagedef#aforward=asyn&proId=20496&cid=146&cname=Jerseys&proNumber=23129&imgName=23129313F.jpg

have a look on chain reaction they usually have no fear downhill style jerseys in large sizes going cheap

I have a load of Helly Hansen base layers I got for about 4 quid each that serve me for most of the year.

You can get them Fox EFX for £30 from loads of places in the UK.

Just google it and there are loads.