Is it just me or...

Cee-Jay-Cee

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...does anyone else think Rapha jerseys look ugly and slightly naff. Anytime I see them for sale I quickly skirt over them and would never buy one regardless of how cheap it may be. I have never actually seen anyone wearing one so they not common around my way.

I put them up there with Polo and Ralph Lauren polo shirts and imagine people who wear them drape their jumpers over their shoulders with the arms hanging or tied to the front and have floppy hair and big teeth.

I simply don't see the appeal of them even the plain coloured ones.

letape

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Mods can you move this to main section. I posted here in error. Thanks

...does anyone else think Rapha jerseys look ugly and slightly naff. Anytime I see them for sale I quickly skirt over them and would never buy one regardless of how cheap it may be. I have never actually seen anyone wearing one so they not common around my way.

I put them up there with Polo and Ralph Lauren polo shirts and imagine people who wear them drape their jumpers over their shoulders with the arms hanging or tied to the front and have floppy hair and big teeth.

I simply don't see the appeal of them even the plain coloured ones.

Some nice stereotypes there...

Cee-Jay-Cee

letape wrote: »

Some nice stereotypes there...

Yeah just trying to get across the image I get when I see Rapha jerseys...that's why I don't particularly like them.

iwillhtfu

letape

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Yeah just trying to get across the image I get when I see Rapha jerseys...that's why I don't particularly like them.

I take exception to the stereotypes you included - floppy hair, big teeth, jumpers etc. If you were describing people from less well off social groups would you stereotype their clothing and physical appearance.

Cee-Jay-Cee

letape wrote: »

I take exception to the stereotypes you included - floppy hair, big teeth, jumpers etc. If you were describing people from less well off social groups would you stereotype their clothing and physical appearance.

Yes. Track suits, bum fluff moustaches, razor sharp fringes.

Harrybelafonte

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Mods can you move this to main section. I posted here in error. Thanks

...does anyone else think Rapha jerseys look ugly and slightly naff. Anytime I see them for sale I quickly skirt over them and would never buy one regardless of how cheap it may be. I have never actually seen anyone wearing one so they not common around my way.

I put them up there with Polo and Ralph Lauren polo shirts and imagine people who wear them drape their jumpers over their shoulders with the arms hanging or tied to the front and have floppy hair and big teeth.

I simply don't see the appeal of them even the plain coloured ones.

OleRodrigo

The Rapha classic jersey is....a classic.

I like the country jerseys too from a few years back, the quality is excellent. I have 2 LS bought new in 2011 and they're still in great shape, plenty more years left.

Not sure if its a marketing issue. Rapha doesn't cost much more or less than other quality brands like Assos or Castelli, but they seem to get more than their fair share of reverse snobbery for some reason.

They had a significant involvement with the Indian Pacific Wheel Race, which was billed as ' the peoples race '.

Cee Jay Cee - I think you need to get out more. Are you still running Campy wheels on a Shimano bike ??:p

cajonlardo

I read an interview year ago with the lad who started Rapha He had clearly identified a market and a viable business model.
Cycling, like everything else I suppose, represents different things to different people - from the "new golf" to the lad wearing his '70's club jersey and miss matched tyres and half his bars covered in insulating tape.

Getting back to Rapha.
He went into business to make serious money an he succeeded more than his wildest dreams.
Looking at the short films Rapha have commissioned and their advertising I know its a whole different world of cycling than mine but then my cycling spend is of no more interest to Rapha than their vision of cycling is to me

Its a big road out there and there is room for us all....

Harrybelafonte

cajonlardo wrote: »

Its a big road out there and there is room for us all....

As long as we don't have floppy hair and big teeth.

Pinch Flat

More of an altura man myself.

cajonlardo

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

As long as we don't have floppy hair and big teeth.

I've floppy teeth if thats any use

Cee-Jay-Cee

OleRodrigo wrote: »

Cee Jay Cee - I think you need to get out more. Are you still running Campy wheels on a Shimano bike ??:p

Ha ha, no I couldn't live with the stigma and so changed them to Fulcrum. I'm much happier in myself now. 🀓

I have no doubt that the quality of rapha clothing is second to none (or very few) but I just don't like the designs/colour schemes.

rollingscone

I like the LoFi stuff.

They were Trailblazers in terms of design and materials but the marketing is very much aimed at exclusivity and regular directional snobbery which draws the scorn of the masses.

Still I know a good few folks who've picked up the kit on sale because it's great quality and or they like the look without even knowing the brand.

I mean errr...Castelli lads?

OleRodrigo

Oh dear.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/may/01/rapha-the-brand-thats-making-cycling-into-a-lifestyle

Mind you, Assos bibs cant be beaten.

spyderski

Is it just me or are all Donegal-reg cars naff? Everytime I see one on Carzone I skirt over it, and would never buy one regardless of how cheap it might be. They're all Diesel VW's with big alloys, cheap bodykits and horrible yellow rear number plates.

Every one of them has been thrashed to within an inch of its life and crashed over every ditch in the county. And the people who drive them are all yokel, drunk driver, boy racers with barely comprehensible accents and poor personal hygiene.

See what I did there? ;-)

Cee-Jay-Cee

spyderski wrote: »

Is it just me or are all Donegal-reg cars naff? Everytime I see one on Carzone I skirt over it, and would never buy one regardless of how cheap it might be. They're all Diesel VW's with big alloys, cheap bodykits and horrible yellow rear number plates.

Every one of them has been thrashed to within an inch of its life and crashed over every ditch in the county. And the people who drive them are all yokel, drunk driver, boy racers with barely comprehensible accents and poor personal hygiene.

See what I did there? ;-)

Thankfully I have only ever owned petrol cars but yeah your actually right. So you haven't done anything but point out the obvious. :thumb up:

secman

Looks like it is just you after all ..... CeeJay Cee................

Cee-Jay-Cee

secman wrote: »

Looks like it is just you after all ..... CeeJay Cee................

Well...that was the question.