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Aldi cycle clothing bargains this Thursday
Aldi are offering a load of winter cycle clothing in their latest Special Buys this Thursday (26th September), including a winter cycling jacket costing £16 and winter gloves for £5.
As is the usual deal with Aldi’s Special Buys, they have a limited stock so you need to be quick if you want to bag a bargain. Best to be at your local store nice and early then, to avoid disappointment.
They’ve got lots on offer this time, with plenty of winter clothing. The Winter Cycling Jacket (pictured above), costing £15.99, uses a 3-layer softshell material with a brushed fleece liner for added comfort and insulation. The outer layer is claimed to be waterproof and windproof, it’s probably water resistant at best, as most soft shells are. There’s plenty of reflective details, pockets galore and an elasticated waist with a dropped tail. It’s available in men and women’s sizes and colour options
The Cycling Rain Jacket costs £19.99 and is made from a waterproof and windproof material. There’s a full-length YKK zipper, vents in the side panels, elasticated cuffs, zipped chest and rear pockets and reflective details. Available in pink for women (yes, really) and yellow for men in various sizes.
A good base layer is the foundation of any cycling outfit at this time of year, and the £15.99 Merino Base Layer Top and Bottoms look just the job. You get all the good benefits of the natural material - anti-microbial, breathable, warm, doesn’t smell and is soft next to the skin.
Gloves are another cornerstone of autumn/winter cycling outerwear, and these Winter Cycling Gloves looks good considering they cost just £4.99. They’re lined for warmth and comfort, have reflective details, foam padding, Terry cloth on the thumb and anti-slip details on the palm and fingers.
What else is there? Ooh plenty, including LED lights (£2.99), waterproof cycling trousers (£9.99), reflective bands (£4.99), merino shirt (£14.99), ergonomic cycling socks (£3.29) and lots more. Head over to Aldi to see the full range of offers.
David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes.
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Did you actually read the article?
I fully support the fight for workers rights around the world but to tar all companies with the same brush is not the way forward. The BBC article says the factory was producing goods for LIDL not ALDI.
ALDI seems to have a better record
https://corporate.aldi.co.uk/en/responsibility/suppliers/monitoring-our-...
Than LIDL
http://www.labourbehindthelabel.org/news/item/821-lidl-legal-action
Yes I read the article and I know it was for Lidl and not Aldi. But I only linked to the article to illustrate the point. If you think they can make stuff this cheap without similar working conditions you're kidding youself on.
The Aldi corporate link doesn't prove anything, as the BBC article alludes to... "They even provided timesheets for the night I watched the factory. They say the shift ended at 17:30." I suspect that's the sort of data Aldi uses to "confirm that suppliers meet our ethical targets".
While it seems a safe bet that stuff this cheap isn't going to have been made under Western-style conditions, it's hard to make an informed choice about this stuff. Companies like Howies* can charge 5 times the price for a T-shirt, and while I'm happy to pay that if I think it reflects some sort of 'real' cost of making stuff, I don't think it's as simple as paying more == stuff made in better conditions, especially when factories might still be in China, Vietnam etc.
I think you're probably right there, and whether you think they do this in good faith or they're aware it's bogus depends on how cynical you are I suppose.
*Don't mean to single out Howies stuff here- I've got lots of their stuff and I think they're doing things right, or at least moving the right way. They're just the first 'ethical' company I think of!
Mmm... I sure do trust the corporate responsibility section of the ALDI website...
£2 for a 19 hour shift, he's a millionaire compared to the price that supermarkets pay BRITISH farmers!
I'm not unsympathetic (I grew up in a farming community and work in the agri sector), and yes the supermarkets, particularly Tesco, have far too much power. Consumers are prepared pay more for their milk, for example, but they won't if they don't have to.
However, British farmers are very, very good at complaining. 4x4 and John Deere sales seem to be holding up. Many farmers are happy to think short-term, keep producing as much as possible, take the generous grants (don't get me started on grants!) and get the accountant to make sure they pay sod-all tax.
But let's get this in perspective - British farmers have got a far, far better quality of life than sweatshop workers in Indonesia, China and elsewhere!
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