Rapha

RobFowl

Just had some Rapha gear delivered and OMG it's feckin amazing stuff.....

(just as long as I realise I can no longer afford to fall off and risk ripping it)

Lumen

What did you get?

RobFowl

Long sleeved country jersey and soft shell cycling trousers !

Junior

Sell out !

RobFowl

Junior wrote: »

Sell out !

A stylish hipster like sellout though....

C3PO

Wait for it ....

torturedsoul

rapha stuff is savage. I love their gear. although its a once a year xmas present really. stuff ain't cheap.

Mind you the Irish country jersey will look spiffing on me in Paris for the TDF this year :-)

Ole Rodrigo

+1 on the Ireland country jersey.

Its great stuff and wears well. First socks I've ever owned that have avoided the laundryroom sock blackhole

ROK ON

Welcome to the club Rob.

If you are ever in London it is worth checking out their shop/coffee shop just off Lower Regent Street.
It brings bike snobbery to an entirely new level. You could butter bread with the smugness.
Fantastic, I felt right at home.

In terms of Rapha Gear the accessories are miles better than the jerseys or shorts.

Overshoes are by far and away the best I have had.
Winter gloves are brilliant.
Caps, armwarmers and knee warmers superb.

Jerseys get very very heavy once sweaty - better for commuting than training.
Shorts - the Lycra used is very very flimsy. Chamois is good though.

RobFowl

ROK ON wrote: »

Welcome to the club Rob.

If you are ever in London it is worth checking out their shop/coffee shop just off Lower Regent Street.
It brings bike snobbery to an entirely new level. You could butter bread with the smugness.
Fantastic, I felt right at home.

In terms of Rapha Gear the accessories are miles better than the jerseys or shorts.

Overshoes are by far and away the best I have had.
Winter gloves are brilliant.
Caps, armwarmers and knee warmers superb.

Jerseys get very very heavy once sweaty - better for commuting than training.
Shorts - the Lycra used is very very flimsy. Chamois is good though.

Thanks, am tempted by their "cross" shorts, would have got the Ireland jersey too except it's out of stock....

tunney

ROK ON wrote: »

Welcome to the club Rob.

If you are ever in London it is worth checking out their shop/coffee shop just off Lower Regent Street.
It brings bike snobbery to an entirely new level. You could butter bread with the smugness.
Fantastic, I felt right at home.

In terms of Rapha Gear the accessories are miles better than the jerseys or shorts.

Overshoes are by far and away the best I have had.
Winter gloves are brilliant.
Caps, armwarmers and knee warmers superb.

Jerseys get very very heavy once sweaty - better for commuting than training.
Shorts - the Lycra used is very very flimsy. Chamois is good though.

Have to say I thought it was sh1t, they had feck all and what they had wasn't up to much

bcmf

RobFowl wrote: »

(just as long as I realise I can no longer afford to fall off and risk ripping it)

Cue everyone on here who is part of the Sat group to be constantly nudging you and the use of elbows and headbutts to coming flying towards you at run in to the pavilions

RobFowl

bcmf wrote: »

Cue everyone on here who is part of the Sat group to be constantly nudging you and the use of elbows and headbutts to coming flying towards you at run in to the pavilions

Jaesus I wouldn't wear it out with those Northside scumbags!!
I'll wait til I'm riding with southsiders (a better class of cyclist).......

MB Lacey

ROK ON wrote: »

Welcome to the club Rob.

If you are ever in London it is worth checking out their shop/coffee shop just off Lower Regent Street.
It brings bike snobbery to an entirely new level. You could butter bread with the smugness.
Fantastic, I felt right at home.
.

I was in London for a couple of days over Christmas, was looking forward to browsing their stock, but it was shut, closed for refurb til mid February.
I have rapha winter gloves (they're ok, don't rely on them to keep your fingers warm in freezing temps tho) and the infamous rapha winter hat which has been great.

bcmf

RobFowl wrote: »

Jaesus I wouldn't wear it out with those Northside scumbags!!
I'll wait til I'm riding with southsiders (a better class of cyclist).......

An appointment with a ditch has been made.

Lusk Doyle

I can just see a recent lodgement in the Rob fowl account "UCI REF ..." or "ARMSTRONG L REF ..." which would explain a lot...

RobFowl

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

I can just see a recent lodgement in the Rob fowl account "UCI REF ..." or "ARMSTRONG L REF ..." which would explain a lot...

SSSSSHHH

Nobody saw me, it wasn't me, you can't prove a thing......

killalanerr

RobFowl wrote: »

Jaesus I wouldn't wear it out with those Northside scumbags!!
I'll wait til I'm riding with southsiders (a better class of cyclist).......

rob save them for the ras,then everyone will know how important you are

G rock

gilet arrived today too....

Very pleased that 1) I got one and 2) I waited til the sale to get one!

It's lovely stuff, but wouldn't fancy paying full price for it! (now my winter hat has some company!)

kip d

RobFowl wrote: »

Just had some Rapha gear delivered and OMG it's feckin amazing stuff.....

(just as long as I realise I can no longer afford to fall off and risk ripping it)

Oh but you can.....straight off their web site


Repair Service Policy

Rapha offers a free repair service where a crash or accident has damaged a garment or a failure has occurred even after significant usage.

Crash Damage

If it is possible to repair small damages as a result of a crash, Rapha will gladly do so. This is a free of charge service for all items purchased directly from rapha.cc. For more information on repairs see ‘Repair Service Policy’.


Obviously there are some exceptions

moby2101

..buy on sale and you're on a winner!

I've a softshell jacket that I bought 3 yrs ago that I wear all rthru the winter its the best piesce of kit I own.

Best piese of kit #2..
Rapha Rain jacket.. Fits in the back pocket and is 100% waterproof

uberwolf

moby2101 wrote: »

I've a softshell jacket that I bought 3 yrs ago that I wear all rthru the winter its the best piesce of kit I own.

this. Only I have been hearing the siren call of the hardshell jacket, if for no other reason than the softshell has been so good surely the hardshell might be better...

johnk123

I only own a set of arm warmers and have to say I think they're great. Have been tempted by other items in the past but never pulled the trigger. I would love to try the gilet though. Going to invest in a good one soon as I love gilets. Have some left over from another sport that transition perfectly to cycling so have been using them until now. Very versatile piece of gear in my opinion

moby2101

uberwolf wrote: »

this. Only I have been hearing the siren call of the hardshell jacket, if for no other reason than the softshell has been so good surely the hardshell might be better...

Pull the trigger!
I know I'm gonna for next winter!!

ashleey

http://vimeo.com/52880703

You'll love this then.

Looks like you need an executive facial hair trimmer to go with the shirt.

Greg is still cool though.

alfalad

Problem is you won't like wearing any other cycling gear when you go out! It's always the first stuff I reach for when heading out for a spin.

Brian?

I prefer Jahvahaah stuff

http://internationale.teamjva.com/

torturedsoul

please tell me that the above link is in someway connected to Rapha?

Otherwise they just stole their website (to a sense)

forza_milo

torturedsoul wrote: »

please tell me that the above link is in someway connected to Rapha?

Otherwise they just stole their website (to a sense)

I think you may be correct that the site is not officially endorsed by Rapha. However I can attest that the quality of their Bespoke Poultry Tamper is second to none...