Thread to tell everyone what bargains you've spotted!

jotko

Just bought a Sportful jersey from Halfrauds for £16.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... tId=947369

The red and white is £42 but the (nicer) black and white is £16 for some reason.

Mark__gti

itboffin wrote:

limited sportful kit on halfords, some jerseys for £15 and another 15% off is you have BC membership

Cheers for that,
2 Jerseys and a pair of shorts for under £40 Bargin!

anewman

The sizing guide on the Sportful clothes seems to suggest the sizing is small. I.e. XXXL is probably closer to a usual XL. Can anyone confirm whether this is the case?

daniel_b

Mark__gti wrote:

itboffin wrote:

limited sportful kit on halfords, some jerseys for £15 and another 15% off is you have BC membership

Cheers for that,
2 Jerseys and a pair of shorts for under £40 Bargin!

Could not resist. What size did you order Itb?
I have gone for large and an xl for a present.

itboffin

jamesoneill wrote:

Sportful and Castelli are practically the same company - they share factories and everything.

No they are the same company, sportful is the parent company, go figure!?!

and as ever with Castelli i'm a Large but medium anywhere else ie non Italian

itboffin

As an FYI sportful arm warmers are about 2 sizes too small, especially if you actually have upper body muscles otherwise all their sizings are italian, so 1 to 1.5 smaller than normal peeps.

redvee

Bit the bullet on a pair of Conti 4seasons so went to Evans and grabbed a pair off the shelf marked at £42.25, got them to price match with their website then apply CPA2 price code. Walked out with a pair for £61.18, a 27.5% discount The store manager claimed they were selling at a loss.

PBo

IWANTBLUE wrote:

itboffin wrote:

limited sportful kit on halfords, some jerseys for £15 and another 15% off is you have BC membership

Doesn't look too bad I think....

Worth a Punt @£16 for a cycle Jersey...

Select the red/Black /White that's actually pictured in the offer email to find ..

Oh NO!! thats actually £42 WTF??

Black and white is ok, and still a bargain, but I don't see how they can actually picture an Item with a label of £16 and then charge £42??? GRRR...

Same with both the Crank and Pista models..

Both this one and the £15 one said price FROM - the red colours came up at full price, the black/white were cheaper.

I bought a large, which is my usual size. they're clearly cut the for whippet thin pros, as it didn't even come close! I've had to order an xl and xxl, because I'm not sure!!

rubertoe

Damn. I hope the Sportful Jersey that I bought fits ok, its an Xl and I normally wear a large, it was slightly more than the Halfords ones as well.

il_principe

Likewise for the 'no rain' legwarmers I've just bought for the Raid. Went for M, must remember to try them on tonight.

hegyestomi

DI2 upgrade kit is £722 at pro-bike if using shim15uk
http://www.probikekit.co.uk/cycling-gro ... 07474.html
and all the other shimano 15%off.

PBo

Pedant alert:

Rubertoe, just glanced at your sig, what's a "nonger"?

jotko

rubertoe wrote:

Damn. I hope the Sportful Jersey that I bought fits ok, its an Xl and I normally wear a large, it was slightly more than the Halfords ones as well.

My £16 Sportful Crank Jersey just turned up:



Well happy with it, bargain for £16.

Sizewize I went for L and its spot on - similar fit to a M in Gore jerseys.

PBo

Yep, I got the same. Xl instead of my usual L.

Actually, I had an XXL delivered too, which I need to return. If anyone is interested before I do, let me know..

rocky.raccoon

mine arrived today. very pleased. Cheers!

daniel_b

jotko wrote:

rubertoe wrote:

Damn. I hope the Sportful Jersey that I bought fits ok, its an Xl and I normally wear a large, it was slightly more than the Halfords ones as well.

My £16 Sportful Crank Jersey just turned up:



Well happy with it, bargain for £16.

Sizewize I went for L and its spot on - similar fit to a M in Gore jerseys.

I'm either a medium or a large ordinarily. I've ordered a large and xl in the above, then an xl and xxl in the other style.
Hoping one of them will also make a present for my bro in law. Should get them next week.

solstice21

hegyestomi wrote:

DI2 upgrade kit is £722 at pro-bike if using shim15uk
http://www.probikekit.co.uk/cycling-gro ... 07474.html
and all the other shimano 15%off.

Code doesn't include 6800 but still seems a good deal.

ActionVerb

If anyone has that Sportful jersey in Medium that they ordered that they do not want, I'll take it off your hands.

rubertoe

PBo wrote:

Pedant alert:

Rubertoe, just glanced at your sig, what's a "nonger"?

:oops: :oops:

updated.

Nothing else to see, move along.

keyser__soze

ActionVerb wrote:

If anyone has that Sportful jersey in Medium that they ordered that they do not want, I'll take it off your hands.

I've got an XL, too big, should've gone large. Anyone want it or to swap it for an L before I send it back?

ad_snow

Wiggle have fluorescent orange beanies for 10p delivered... I just ordered 3 for the winter.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ronhill-classic-beanie-aw13/

daniel_b

Keyser__Soze wrote:

ActionVerb wrote:

If anyone has that Sportful jersey in Medium that they ordered that they do not want, I'll take it off your hands.

I've got an XL, too big, should've gone large. Anyone want it or to swap it for an L before I send it back?

I just had my Large and XL turn up today, L is fine - shame as the other design that I prefer I was only able to order in XL or XXL, still one of them will be a present.

I'm not sending any back, you can return for free instore.

ad_snow wrote:

Wiggle have fluorescent orange beanies for 10p delivered... I just ordered 3 for the winter.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ronhill-classic-beanie-aw13/

That's superb, just ordered a handful myself! I went through quidco too

apreading

ad_snow wrote:

Wiggle have fluorescent orange beanies for 10p delivered... I just ordered 3 for the winter.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ronhill-classic-beanie-aw13/

oooh - cant resist that. I actually have one in black as its possibly the only beanie that fits my big 'ead properly. Now I will have a couple of orange ones too...!

ad_snow

apreading wrote:

ad_snow wrote:

Wiggle have fluorescent orange beanies for 10p delivered... I just ordered 3 for the winter.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ronhill-classic-beanie-aw13/

oooh - cant resist that. I actually have one in black as its possibly the only beanie that fits my big 'ead properly. Now I will have a couple of orange ones too...!

Item discontinued now.

apreading

Daniel B wrote:

jotko wrote:

rubertoe wrote:

Damn. I hope the Sportful Jersey that I bought fits ok, its an Xl and I normally wear a large, it was slightly more than the Halfords ones as well.

My £16 Sportful Crank Jersey just turned up:



Well happy with it, bargain for £16.

Sizewize I went for L and its spot on - similar fit to a M in Gore jerseys.

I'm either a medium or a large ordinarily. I've ordered a large and xl in the above, then an xl and xxl in the other style.
Hoping one of them will also make a present for my bro in law. Should get them next week.

Got mine today - a bit of a weird shape. Ordered L, XL and XXL - expecting XXL to be the right size based on what others have said, and Castelli experience...

The shoulders seem really baggy, but the straps at the bottom of the arms a little tight. Completely unlike Castelli stuff I have tried that doesnt like anyone with muscles at all... The L looks a little tight on the body, only just and its so close that I am not sure. The XL seems a little big in the body, with fabric to spare at the front when in cycling position. The L is too big on the shoulders and too tight on the biceps - never seen that before... All seem quite short in the body but as long as you are wearing bibs that should be OK - wouldnt want to wear them without though as it would be sure to leave gaps.

I would take them all back but its nice and thin, probably great on hot days, more like a mesh in many panels. So this could be useful and it was very cheap. So thinking I will keep either the L (more aero but possibly a tad too much so) or the XL (seems to fit better but might flap a little on the bike).

Also got some of the vuelta shorts to try for when I dont fancy wearing bibs - they seem pretty reasonable and again very cheap. Not up there with my castelli free aero bibshorts but like I say there may be odd occasions where I dont want bibs for practical reasons or when its really hot. Cant decide on whether to keep those either...

bunter

wiggle are doing a pair of conti GP 4 seasons tyres with tubes for £63
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental-grand-prix-4-season-fold-road-tyre-2-and-tubes/

Sewinman

I got my Sportful jersey in XXL. Its a funny fit, being a bit baggy at the top and then tight at the bottom. But thats probably my shape being incomprehensible to Italians. For the money its a fine, works well under a long sleeve base layer for the commute.

rubertoe

I got my Sportful yesterday,

Its an XL, i'm normally an L - it fits fine on the torso, but is very long of the arm (its a saxobank winter jersey).

meanredspider

Sounds like the Sportful jerseys were cheap for a reason. I doubt many would be keepers if people had paid full price.

suzyb

Everyone who's bought one of those sportful jerseys is experiencing what I do no matter what top I buy

Welcome to the world of body / clothing shape mismatch.