open face helmet - 324.99 Flip up helmet - £39.99 boots £24.99 Base layer top (m-xxl) - £12.99 Base layer trousers (x-xxl) - £9.99 Gloves (s-xl) - £14.99 Kidney Belt £4.99 Men's motorbike socks (6-11) - £2.99                                                                                                                                                                             

The Lidl bike stuff is not bad actually, they do this every year                                                                                                                                                                             

Had a peek at these earlier, look really good value, liking the looks of the base layers.... thanks RB ..x                                                                                                                                                                             

always buy their socks,good quality and warm too...x                                                                                                                                                                             

i wouldnt buy the gloves again - not really worth the money after a few times wearing em.... when wet the insides all come out so hard to get back after refuelling etc!! and unless you need a pair there an then i would hold off and get some better ones elsewher ... in my opinion ... maybe ok for wearing once in a blue moon bt for regular riding use .... noooo   i also bought the base layer wind stuff that is pretty good under other stuff in winter and i got waterproof over trousers from either lidl or aldi cant remember now and they do keep the rain out!!!                                                                                                                                                                             

I have to agree with suzi about the gloves. I only use them when my usual ones are wet because the insides come out but they are sooooo cheeeeaaaappp you may as well have a spare pair. They also do a windproof neckie thing which is well worth having but they sell fairly quickly so you will have to grab one before they go

Here's a tip for wet gloves:
pick up some thin plastic disposables at the petrol station and wear them inside your gloves. Yes, your hands will get a bit sweatty (but they'd be wet anyway) but they will slide easily in and out of your gloves - wet or dry. Once compressed and tightened up inside your gloves you don't feel like they'll be all slippy and likely to lose any control.   I wear a thin inner glove, then plastic disposable glove, then unlined leather summer glove and which insulates my hands and keeps me warm and comfortable. Hope it helps - and, it costs nothing.                                                                                                                                                                              

I reckon that Izzy was a Blue Peter girl!!                                                                                                                                                                              

  Does anyone know what the sizings are like at LiDL or Aldi?   by that I mean do they fit the size they state they are, or are they smaller or larger?                                                                                                                                                                                 

I think it is best to try stuff on, Sandi. I have monstrous hands and really have difficulty getting gloves to fit but the ones I bought say large even though I have tried the xxl ones and couldn't get them on! The sizes are a bit erratic, they will either fit or not! The ones I bought fit fine. I haven't tried the helmets but the jackets are a bit on the big size I found. That is if you are in a shop selling them, not all the shops have exactly the same stock in. Might be worth trying a few if there is more than one near you

Got some thermals from Lidl,seem ok for the prices,get a size up! I normally take a 46" (ish),their xxl/50" to 52" fit me fine!                                                                                                                                                                              

Their sizes are all SMALLER than we are probably used to... had a look at the boots, had to take the 11's as they were equivalent to 10's.

                                                                                                                                                                             

yeah i think my wind proof under top thing is a 14 and im usually a 12 bt it fits ok bit long on sleeve bt i think 12 would have been too tight...   the trousers i got are smallest and they are big on me i can fit jeans and the padded linings and still have room!!! bt i tried em on in the shp over me jeans as wanted some i could wear over anthing.... not the most flattering bt if i want to stay dry on bottom half i dont really care what i look like!!!... i must admit tho generally i just rather get wet as it dont really bother me unless on way to rally in teemin down rain then i rather arrive dry!!!   hope that helps Sandi - best to try on if poss   oh yeah P.S.... on the gloves front... i got a brilliant pair of lovely all leather gloves from bikers gearbox in matlock bath for £15.00 much much better value than the ones from Lidl ... bt horse for courses etc                                                                                                                                                                              

  Thanks for the replies Pete, Piers, HR and Suzi     Erm..how does one try garments on at Aldi or LiDL, I don't recall them having a changing room?   Just a rhetorical question, I'll ask next time I'm in their shop                                                                                                                                                                              

Hi Sandi.  I think its a stand in the aisle and try it over your stuff kinda thing lol                                                                                                                                                                                   

I offered to drop my trousers... and they looked shocked... But the Boots were OK, just find a spare place to stand inbetween the aisles and you are good to go.   They do have a full returns policy and they all seem like nice folk at Hinckley.                                                                                                                                                                               

Additional information, LIDL are also stocking the Ankle Length Boots as well as the Calf Length version, same price.... 

                                                                                                                                                                             

yeah rowan is correctomundo Sandi..........   who cares... try it on in the aisle that is what me and mate did  if its over ya jeans it dont matter... the windproof understuff maybe not ya may get arrested for flashin ya ... bra in Aldi.. pmsl   good luck wi ya shoppin peeps                                                                                                                                                                              

oh and don't worry about falling over when trying stuff on....the staff like a bit of entertainment to lighten the day up. RB the Clutz                                                                                                                                                                             

When I went back again last night it was virtually ALL gone... less than 48 hours on the shelves... and no excuse left for getting my kit off in Aldi...