Thread to tell everyone what bargains you've spotted!

daniel_b

gabriel959 wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

timmyotool wrote:

Thanks, I'll give them a go.

Oxygen jacket for £38 if you like red and are a medium.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cycling-Jacket ... B00IWVFLG2

Yep, ta got one of those coming my way

I am confused by this, as also are Amazon - is it a jersey or a jacket?
Can anyone link to the same item on another site, as I am seeing ones that are slightly different, windstopper etc.
Looking to buy it (medium) for my bro who is probably a 39\40" chest - reckon it would fit?

It is more like a softshell jersey than a proper jacket. So more like an Alpha jersey for 1/3 of the price.

Thankyou for that, seems like a potentially good buy then - although this page:
http://www.goreapparel.co.uk/gore-bike-wear/men/jerseys-shirts/oxygen-windstopper-jersey-long/4017912509640.html?cm_mmc=Google-_-Gore%20FR%20GS%20PLA-_-All%20Products-_-Feed%20UK&gclid=CNz-qq-FutICFQQz0wodBUMM-A

Seems to suggest a Medium would be good for a 35-37" chest - anyone comment, or have experience of that?

gabriel959

I would say that is not true, I am a 38-39" myself and well I haven't received it yet, but I am always a Medium for Gore jerseys and jackets so I can't see how this one should be that different

daniel_b

gabriel959 wrote:

I would say that is not true, I am a 38-39" myself and well I haven't received it yet, but I am always a Medium for Gore jerseys and jackets so I can't see how this one should be that different

Thankyou again, thought that seemed a little bit unlikely, and stingy for a medium!

I think I will order it, and see if it is loose on me, and then make a judgement call on whether it will fit him or not,

Be interested to hear what you make of the fit when you do receive it.

Cheers

gabriel959

Mine has been dispatched but it says it won't be here till next week

daniel_b

gabriel959 wrote:

Mine has been dispatched but it says it won't be here till next week

Quite often they come sooner than they advertise.

Looks like I landed the last one at that price, now up to £113.90 :shock:

mrb123

gabriel959 wrote:

I would say that is not true, I am a 38-39" myself and well I haven't received it yet, but I am always a Medium for Gore jerseys and jackets so I can't see how this one should be that different

39 chest here, always get medium in Gore stuff for a nice close fit. I reckon they're almost exactly a size bigger fitting than the usual suspects Castelli, Sportful, Rapha etc.

daniel_b

MrB123 wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

I would say that is not true, I am a 38-39" myself and well I haven't received it yet, but I am always a Medium for Gore jerseys and jackets so I can't see how this one should be that different

39 chest here, always get medium in Gore stuff for a nice close fit. I reckon they're almost exactly a size bigger fitting than the usual suspects Castelli, Sportful, Rapha etc.

Cheers Mr B - I am a medium in all of those 3, so fingers crossed it will be right for my bro

imatfaal

hopkinb wrote:

imatfaal wrote:

By the way - rode home in new Chapeau LS Jersery (40quid in sale) really nice and comfy. Would wear same with baselayer for mornings but just about right for commute home. will try out the warm gloves tomorrow am

The gloves are proper hot. I wore tonight. In the drawer until November for me.

Wore them this morning - hands were seriously warm. Nice feeling gloves and like the hi-viz placement for signalling. But yep - away till November

keef66

Mine just landed on the desk. Great fit and thinner than my current Endura ones, so I think they are a keeper. Definitely a bargain at a tenner!

y33stu

If you thought Rapha was expensive.... look away now :shock: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gore-Mens-Power-Reflex-Bibtights/dp/B00I6CF3JM/ref=pd_sim_200_16?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=FYZQQ5JR5QNMJQE0FQ9P&th=1

bendertherobot

y33stu wrote:

If you thought Rapha was expensive.... look away now :shock: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gore-Mens-Power-Reflex-Bibtights/dp/B00I6CF3JM/ref=pd_sim_200_16?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=FYZQQ5JR5QNMJQE0FQ9P&th=1

It's a web thing. Happens a lot on Amazon and Ebay and I'm not sure what it's all about. Take an example, Sonos Play 5 on ebay, £790. RRP (well it has gone up recently) was £429 when they were selling on ebay for £790.

I've always assumed it's some kind of weird capital/tax dodge weird thing,

Man Of Lard

Sellers use it when they're either away or low on stock to avoid paying to list again... New listings cost the seller £, price changes are free. If you're silly enough to buy at £absurd, seller can get it elsewhere & shipped to you and still be up on the deal by a tidy sum.

y33stu

Makes sense. Although it happens the other way too. I got a Gore jersey a while ago. List price was showing as £31 - £130. Just so happened that only 1 size and colour was available at the £31. I bought it, then returned to the page to show a colleague, the price for the same item/size/colour was back to £130 within seconds. No way the seller would have had time to edit it.

mrb123

keef66 wrote:

Mine just landed on the desk. Great fit and thinner than my current Endura ones, so I think they are a keeper. Definitely a bargain at a tenner!

Mine just turned up. Absolutely stunning value for 10 quid. Feel really nice and soft. Love the stretchy extended cuff section. No chance of any cold gaps with these beauties!

SpongeArtist

Chapeau order arrived today, socks are great and the thermal LS jersey fits great. Cuffs are tight yet stretchy too! Cheers

bendertherobot

I've gone for the gloves. No rush. £8.99

k1875

MrB123 wrote:

keef66 wrote:

Mine just landed on the desk. Great fit and thinner than my current Endura ones, so I think they are a keeper. Definitely a bargain at a tenner!

Mine just turned up. Absolutely stunning value for 10 quid. Feel really nice and soft. Love the stretchy extended cuff section. No chance of any cold gaps with these beauties!

Yep, mine turned up this morning and likewise, very pleased for less than a tenner. Someone further up likened them to an Aldi/Lidl pair but these are a good couple of steps up the quality ladder to anything I've seen in Aldidl.

bendertherobot

I've got them to slot in between the Aldi ones (heavy), the Craft ones (even warmer) and then my Castelli lightness and Defeet ones

veronese68

bendertherobot wrote:

I've gone for the gloves. No rush. £8.99

I then thought maybe I should have done. I hope the XL is long enough as I often go XXL with gloves.
Problem is now I've started looking at other stuff. What's their sizing like on other items? Realistic or Italian?

bendertherobot

Realistic. And the size guides are helpful. No reason why, if the chart matches your size, they shouldn't fit properly.

I like Chapeau as a company, I think they've come a long way. That thermal jersey is one of the best too.

timbo_tim

Veronese68 wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

I've gone for the gloves. No rush. £8.99

I then thought maybe I should have done. I hope the XL is long enough as I often go XXL with gloves.
Problem is now I've started looking at other stuff. What's their sizing like on other items? Realistic or Italian?

Glove sizer here http://www.chapeau.cc/emailimages/WinterGloveSizeChart.pdf - seems to work as I measured up as small, and the gloves fit like err, a glove

gabriel959

k1875 wrote:

MrB123 wrote:

keef66 wrote:

Mine just landed on the desk. Great fit and thinner than my current Endura ones, so I think they are a keeper. Definitely a bargain at a tenner!

Mine just turned up. Absolutely stunning value for 10 quid. Feel really nice and soft. Love the stretchy extended cuff section. No chance of any cold gaps with these beauties!

Yep, mine turned up this morning and likewise, very pleased for less than a tenner. Someone further up likened them to an Aldi/Lidl pair but these are a good couple of steps up the quality ladder to anything I've seen in Aldidl.

Yep, mine appeared this morning too.

They are a bargain for £8 but don't appear to be as well made as my Gore Power ones, which are ace. For £8 I can't complain though :-)

bendertherobot

gabriel959 wrote:

k1875 wrote:

MrB123 wrote:

keef66 wrote:

Mine just landed on the desk. Great fit and thinner than my current Endura ones, so I think they are a keeper. Definitely a bargain at a tenner!

Mine just turned up. Absolutely stunning value for 10 quid. Feel really nice and soft. Love the stretchy extended cuff section. No chance of any cold gaps with these beauties!

Yep, mine turned up this morning and likewise, very pleased for less than a tenner. Someone further up likened them to an Aldi/Lidl pair but these are a good couple of steps up the quality ladder to anything I've seen in Aldidl.

Yep, mine appeared this morning too.

They are a bargain for £8 but don't appear to be as well made as my Gore Power ones, which are ace. For £8 I can't complain though :-)

Those are also cheap at the moment
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/gore-bike-wear- ... -gloves-1/

gabriel959

Good spot Bender,

Those are great, I run fairly cold hands but with the Power and some liners I can ride even in minus figures.

bendertherobot

One can't have enough gloves....

itboffin

bendertherobot wrote:

One can't have enough gloves....

:roll:

luv2ride

Chapeau do free returns, right? Gloves ordered in small and medium, as the Alè's I'd got a couple of weeks ago aren't waterproof as Cyclestore claimed. Worn now so can't return, warm though so will get used when proper cold and dry. My new Vulpines are too tight to wear with liners, so not warm enough for a cold winter on their own (but great windproof gloves for dog walking, or riding in spring, so pretty good for a tenner). Hope the Chapeau's are as good as my Aldi gloves before the fixed liner eventually pulled out and refused to play nicely when I tried to get them back into the fingers! Still think I may have got to many gloves though :shock: :oops:

jamesco

bendertherobot wrote:

Those are also cheap at the moment
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/gore-bike-wear- ... -gloves-1/

I saw the same price and ordered a pair last night. Fantastic gloves, replacing the same model which has done about 4 autumn/winter/spring cycles now and only the inner lining is going. Well worth the £20 they usually sell for at this time of year.

bendertherobot

Yeah, the next few weeks will see some great winter reductions I would think.

london-red

Sneaked in for a pair of those Khamsins the other day - they were waiting for me on the doorstep this evening. Impressive.