http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: cycling clothes - Recent Posts en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:49:08 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4032#post-42005 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:35:07 +0000 PS 42005@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As ever, you get what you pay for. </p> <p>The chinese can produce good quality stuff, but western companies have to pay extra for that so those bits of kit tend to be more expensive... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4032#post-42004 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:04:19 +0000 gembo 42004@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>not sure if Endura still manufacturing all their stuff in UK?. Believe they may have gone east too. So in that scenario you are paying more for an item that LIDL/Aldi can have copied cheaply in China.</p> <p>Like Primark for civvy clothes the stuff is not meant to last and made by chinese children. THis has to be factored in when you purchase </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4032#post-41996 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:54:31 +0000 wee folding bike 41996@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There are also still two large volume cycle manufacturers in the UK.</p> <p>Pahsley had to drop the all UK bike because they could no longer source the parts.</p> <p>Brompton Ti is fabricated in China. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4032#post-41994 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:27:00 +0000 Smudge 41994@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Got hope hubs and headset on the tourer, and a Brooks saddle, They are excellent bits of kit, but I have to say the prices are in the enthusiast only bracket!</p> <p>I bought an Altura jacket last time, and despte the price, I wont be repeating the purchase when the time comes for a new one :-/</p> <p>Can't speak for their off the shelf stuff but Endura were good for custom design lycra kit :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4032#post-41992 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:03:43 +0000 Arellcat 41992@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Aldi stuff might be super cheap, but will it last? Where is it made? And is the merino kosher (to the extent that it might be described as such)?</p> <p>Should we be giving due consideration to the wider picture, in our bargain hunting ways, that 'sports' products mass produced in the East and hyperconsumed in the West make only for selective support of actions to minimise our environmental impact?</p> <p>We have Carradice and Trakke making bags, Brooks making saddles, Hope making hubs and brakes, Royce making BBs, Endura making shorts, socks and jackets...and a lot of it is rather more than Aldi or Lidl asks. Maybe paying more in the short term is better if it outlasts the cheap. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4032#post-41985 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:37:33 +0000 steveo 41985@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wouldn't bother with the merino better ones come up at about £20 all the time and the microfibre towel isn't its just polyester. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4032#post-41982 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:03:25 +0000 DaveC 41982@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks good. I particularly like the 120Watt Halogen front light furth down the page. Wonder what batteries it takes?</p> <p>Also that carbon monoxide alarm is bound to go off all the time in the city center? no?</p> <p>[tongue in cheek] </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4032#post-41951 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:43:34 +0000 custard 41951@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Winter Cycling Jacket<br /> Winter Cycling Gloves<br /> Cycling Rain Jacket<br /> Winter Cycling Shirt<br /> Winter Cycling Trousers<br /> Waterproof Cycling Trousers<br /> Cycling Compression Underwear<br /> Cycling Merino Shirt<br /> Winter Cycling Socks<br /> Cycling Accessories<br /> Cycling Shoes<br /> Reflective Bands<br /> Front and Rear LED Bicycle Light Set<br /> Bike Stand<br /> Microfibre Towel<br /> Front and Rear Mudguard Set<br /> Bike Tyre Puncture Repair Kit<br /> Drinking Bottle with Cage<br /> Bicycle Pannier Rack<br /> Armoured Bicycle Lock </p> <p>starts tomorrow</p> <p><a href="http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week39Thursday11.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week39Thursday11.htm</a></p> <p>anyone used their stuff? </p>