Rushed to Hemel with the inlaws to take them for a little spin in the people carrier (Nissan Elgrand, 8 seats, 350Zengine....3.5 V6. )
Fought my way through the crowds, and tried the last XL jacket they had.
Looked great, but I must be an XXXL, because no way was my arms going down those sleeves.
They did have some some interesing specs.
Anyone try one/ buy one??
Bought some socks in Lidl..£2.50 :icon_smile:
OK, I'm dying to know. What is Aldi? All I remember about Hemel (lived there from '82 to '84) is the 'magic roundabout'.
Aldi is a Supermarket chain from Europe, that has been in the UK for some years. They are taking on the locals, and the have a bi weekly specials aisle, with everything from paint to biker gear.
www.aldi.com
BTW If you remember the Magic Roundabout, you probably remember it was KODAK's UK H/O looming above the Horizon on one corner.
I started as a Copier Engineer in Kodak in '84, and the roundabout was truly terrifying 1st time round.
Magic Roundabout still there, but Kodak went Bust, and its luxury flats now.
There you go.
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Quote from: London_Phil on March 09, 2015, 09:04:04 AM
Magic Roundabout still there, but Kodak went Bust, and its luxury flats now.
Thanks for that. I seem to remember that there were structural issues with the Kodak building, which was no reassurance as I ran under it every day!!
Looks like some good stuff in the catalogue.
Yes, but no kevlar bike jeans this year :icon_evil: i been waiting since last year as I was too late then and they sold out!
Are the socks any good TP?
I bought a pair of the boots and have to say that for just £30 they're cracking value. Comfortable and well made, the jacket and trousers seemed excellent value for money too but i drew a line at them as I've just spent £3k on a Girly with I collected today. Loving it so far but jumping from an old Ducati Monster onto it was like jumping from an old skool GTi into a Range Rover!
Quote from: Sin_Tiger on March 09, 2015, 09:43:34 PM
Are the socks any good TP?
Haven't tried them yet ST. Think their summer use? But bought them anyway. Your quit welcome to try them for me! :icon_wink:
Quote from: nik_the_brief on March 14, 2015, 11:09:45 PM
Loving it so far but jumping from an old Ducati Monster onto it was like jumping from an old skool GTi into a Range Rover!
Give it a week and you'll be loving it!!
Not tried any of their latest offerings, but picked up one of the jackets yesterday and was shocked at how incredibly heavy it was
Quote from: nickjtc on March 15, 2015, 02:39:38 AM
Give it a week and you'll be loving it!!
Already loving it - just slowly building up my own confidence. She's a lot taller and consequently slightly scarier to get used to but the love affair is already well underway.
Quote from: JayDub on March 15, 2015, 02:30:52 PM
Not tried any of their latest offerings, but picked up one of the jackets yesterday and was shocked at how incredibly heavy it was
I agree, it's a very heavy jacket. I assumed it was down to all the armour. It has a very good review though (Daily Telegraph) I think.
I got my XL version for £30 so it was a no brainer. Picked up the boots too for £15. Both in the Reductions section.
Jacket & boots for £45 - can't go wrong. :thumbsup
They seem tough and well put together, the gloves are good too... I don't know if the trousers are made the same as the ones I had from there, but mine were definately NOT waterproof!