Aldi Tri-suits !
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Hi everyone, from Thursday Aldi will be selling ladies and mens tri-suits for £15 as one of their weekly special buys.
It might be rubbish, but worth a look for that price !
It might be rubbish, but worth a look for that price !
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Here's my review (assuming they're the same and not improved):
Pros
> Full lycra suit, with breathing/mesh panels on side, and padded as you'd expect.
> Great price
> Comfy
Cons
> Some stitching came undone and needed resewn (is that spelt right?) - could just be my big equipment though
> Looks basic
Overall they've lasted well, I'm still using them for training. I only ever used for training, and used my expensive trisuit for racing, but this means they've stood up to a fair bit of usage. I do need to wear shorts over them now as they're suffering from that chlorine damage thing that happens
Thanks for the review. Having made a complete and utter spectacle of myself trying to take a wetsuit off today I am now convinced of the wisdom of one-piece suits to wear underneath, so I think I'll give it a try.
PS. " Lady lumps"?!!!!
The suits don't look quite as good as the last ones though - having said that I haven't tried on yet. Just basic black and white for the blokes, the ladies get a bit of colour.
I have taken my new suit out for a test run tonight, after hustling with the jakeys outside Carluke Aldi's this morning at 9am to get it (and matching bike gloves and bike gizmo). I was really happy with it !
Pros :
Cheap
Really comfy
Good, er, support
Cons :
A bit skimpily cut round the arms/chest, I felt a bit exposed (mind you, I am normally used to running in long sleeves, so that might just be bashfulness)
Zip comes way beyond the bottom of the internal support, which is rather transparent, so I probably wouldn't have the zip down at all.
The lycra is pretty weak, which means they're quite comfy, but not as supportive as the old suit, eg no compression benefits. They're also borderline for when they get wet, they don't excatly hold things in, if you know what I mean.
The padding stops too early, and is painful in the aero position (for guys, can't comment on the ladies clearly). Having just been in agony for an hour's cycling session prompted me to update this. I thought my man-bits were getting cut in half !
They are ok for running still.
I could live with any of the above, given the price, except the pain when cycling as it defeats the purpose of a tri-suit IMO.