New Aldi cycling range to hit shelves next week

As per my comment above Stom it is likely a demographic thing, who are the readership of the site? If a female or male for that matter wished to comment on the man, so be it.

As I have been happily married for 3 years, married for 15 (I'm here all week), I am now a-sexual. On first glance of each picture I was worried about that seam running right up the spine*

* For clarity, just above that sweet sweet booty

Damn, fail!

"The women I've spoken to about club cycling all find the macho bullshit unwelcoming"

Could you give us a little more background on the sample size and the clubs they have attempted to join? The cycling 'club' I am a part of has generally formed as friends got into cycling, then the odd work colleague has joined in, two chaps with the foulest mouts and least morals invited their daughters and a wife has subsequently joined the fun. The latest lady in question drops the odd f-bomb, was impressed by a topless male cycling the other way recently and enjoyed Sir Hoy's legs on Sunday.

As for the images used, I think Aldi has actually gone a little less sexual than many, the lady and man are certainly above average looking but more in the 'nice family next door' mode, certainly less sexualised than a recent photoshoot between Mr and Mrs Kenny. The males on here that are offended on the behalf of feminists are ridiculous, as is any suggestion of sexism or relations drawn to racism. Commenting on the looks of a a person selected based on a look that matches some strange brand value is not sexist and I'm not sure that if dottigirl (for example) commented on the male in this picture I would be offended, or worry about the plight of native americans 300 years ago... You're also assuming those commenting are heterosexual and thus supposedly sexualising the image - this is extremely narrow minded!

Anyway, getting away from the schoolboys giggling over the lingerie catalogue...

I always find the Aldi (and Lidl) stuff false economy - I would buy it because it's cheap and reasonable quality, but then always go and buy more higher priced but better looking gear instead, and leaving this stuff hanging in the wardrobe. Plus they have really reduced the mens stuff they do in size small, which narrows it down for (li'l ol') me.

Good heads up about the pad though, just because it's made in Italy doesn't mean it's great. And I am really put off by the track pump given the last I got frm Aldi lasted about three months.

The one great bargain I still use is the Garmin Edge 25 which they were selling for £80, but things like this tend to be few and far between. The go-pro copy I got for £50 has sat around the house for the past six months, just too damned clunky to use.

Might buy the hydration tabs though, surely they can't bugger those up?

The biggest haters of women are other women if my office environment is anything to go by. It's rarely men doing the bullying, then again the employment split is probably 70/30 in favour of women.

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Interesting- judging by the first few comments on this thread, you can definitely tell it is coming up to school holidays time with all those pre-adolescent teenage boys being allowed unsupervised access to the internet....

Does that mean Epo is about to become bargain discount, for those looking for performance benefits on the cheap

Cycling kit that is made from plastic derivatives and made in China?
No thanks, I prefer to pay 5 times more but at least I will have genuine plastic cycling kit from China.

I think she looks hot too. I will probably have to apologise to the ASO now for that comment but hey ho.

I think the girl is on fire....