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ARGH…. Rapha

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  • February 15, 2014 at 12:30 pm #20707
    Gkam84

    By now, you ALL know my distain for the brand of Rapha.

    Well it seems that I may not be on my own for very long. I got an email a couple of days with some unofficial news about a new Rapha jersey, from a “mate” who loves to wind me up.

    Anyway, I thought he was just taking the piss. He was telling me about this special edition Pantani jersey…

    I thought to myself, they wouldn’t dare….BUT, oh yes they would.

    Not only would they dare to use Pantani as a cash cow with a jersey, they have also helped make a film about him “The accidental death of a cyclist”

    [quote]April will see the official release of The Accidental Death of a Cyclist, a feature-length documentary telling the story of Pantani’s dramatic rise and fall. Rapha will be commemorating the life and career of Il Pirata with a special edition Jersey due to be released in April.[/quote]

    This has got me REELING….What are they playing at? He died before Rapha was even around. They had nothing to do with him in his cyclist career….

    Rapha are just cashing in on his life, our memories of him and his legacy.

    I will stop now, because I will get into some unfriendly language. I know alot of you like/love Rapha, I’d love to know what you think of this disgusting move?

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  • February 21, 2014 at 2:06 pm #774587
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    bfslxo

    Colin Peyresourde

    Colin Peyresourde wrote:

    There’s a part of me that was spell bound and fascinated at it as a feat, but in the same way that I was spell bound by Lola Ferrari’s monumental tits. It was amazing to see, but also appalling because of the artifice. It wasn’t real..

    I do miss her 😉

    February 21, 2014 at 1:41 pm #774585
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    Nick T

    My coffee machine uses 1″
    My coffee machine uses 1″ standard cups so no chance for me.

    February 21, 2014 at 1:29 pm #774583
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    Scoob_84

    Has anyone else been eyeing
    Has anyone else been eyeing up the Rapha Chris King Espresso Tamper??

    That looks like a sturdy piece of kit that.

    February 21, 2014 at 12:55 pm #774581
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    RoboRider21

    No matter how much I admire
    No matter how much I admire their marketing and brand presence I just cant justify paying their prices on anything. That is all.

    February 18, 2014 at 12:47 am #774579
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    Leviathan

    £140 for mitts feels rather
    £140 for mitts feels rather disproportionate even if we don’t know the manufacturing costs. The ‘aspirational’ mark up is what sticks in peoples throats. Castelli and Assos are expensive but don’t get this hassle. It is just the marketing, exclusive sounds like exclusion to a lot of people.

    February 17, 2014 at 7:43 pm #774577
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    Cyclist

    Nick T wrote:I mainly wear

    Nick T wrote:
    I mainly wear Rapha so that the self styled “proper” cyclists I overtake get hit with a double whammy of shame for being scalped by a fashion victim with better legs.

    =)) =)) Ditto.

    Did I mention I have just arrived home in my new AMDB9 so I can wear a tuxedo and sing a theme tune in my head, but I have found that my Rapha merino boxers are very comfortable underneath the tux, less chaffing compared to the Armani’s or Gucci boxers I own, better value too at 35 quid a pair, especially as I only wear them once and then donate them to endura kit wearers as I feel they need them. 8}

    February 17, 2014 at 2:41 pm #774575
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    Shamblesuk

    I’d rather see a rider head
    I’d rather see a rider head to toe in matching, stylish Rapha than groaning away in OPQ full kit pretending to be Cav.

    February 17, 2014 at 2:32 pm #774573
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    Nick T

    I do shake my head though,
    I do shake my head though, when I see someone sat in the Rapha cafe with the hat, the base layer, the jersey open to reveal the base layer, the jacket, the gilet, the bib tights and the shoes. And the gloves. Probably the chamois cream as well.

    But then I’d shake my head if it was Nike or Puma too.

    February 17, 2014 at 2:26 pm #774571
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    Nick T

    glynr36 wrote:stuke

    glynr36 wrote:
    stuke wrote:
    Dopers aside, what is your issue with Rapha Gkam84 ?

    People butthurt about Rapha are usually this way cause they can’t afford it.

    I don’t know how accurate that is, and bringing money based snootiness to the table just adds fuel the the anti-Rapha fire. Let’s face it, we’re not talking Briatore pricing here – just the upper end of a well worn cycle clothing price spectrum. If a cyclist wants it, a cyclist can usually afford it.

    I think the beef stems from the way Rapha market their product; as an aspirational item, a club for those in the know, a select clientele of like minded connoisseurs. I admit I don’t really get it all but then it’s not really aimed at me. I just like the jerseys, they work well and look good to my taste – I don’t care much about how epic my Regents Park laps are, I just want to be comfortable. Luckily I’m able to make a distinction between the product and the sales pitch and you have to say, The Marketing Works. People buy into it and they make money and who am I to begrudge them that? Good luck to them I say, I’d do the same if Rapha was my idea.

    February 17, 2014 at 2:23 pm #774569
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    farrell

    One thing the anniversary of
    One thing the anniversary of Pantani’s death served to remind me of was the fact that Jan Ullrich got done for taking Ecstacy.

    Yeah, Jan Ullrich, ripped to the tits, boshing pills in a club.

    If Rapha can get the spirit of that on a retro-wannabe jersey I’ll tear your arm off for it.

    February 17, 2014 at 2:10 pm #774567
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    arrieredupeleton

    Gkam84? Gkam 84? Come back.
    Gkam84? Gkam 84? Come back. We need more ill-conceived argument on this please.

    Fausto Coppi and Tom Simpson’s lawyers want some advice….

    February 17, 2014 at 2:02 pm #774565
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    glynr36

    stuke wrote:Dopers aside,

    stuke wrote:
    Dopers aside, what is your issue with Rapha Gkam84 ?

    People butthurt about Rapha are usually this way cause they can’t afford it.

    February 17, 2014 at 6:19 am #774563
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    Nick T

    I mainly wear Rapha so that
    I mainly wear Rapha so that the self styled “proper” cyclists I overtake get hit with a double whammy of shame for being scalped by a fashion victim with better legs.

    February 16, 2014 at 10:58 pm #774561
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    PRINCIPIA PHIL

    Like Gkam84 i’m not a
    Like Gkam84 i’m not a Raphaelite, i bought one of their jerseys when they were just starting out – y’know when they were producing B&W A5 booklets and it was all “sport wool this and merino wool that”. Anyway i bought one thinking that at the price they were going for they must be what an imagined John Smedley made cycling jersey would be like. Well, what a disappointment! – wool blend knocked up in a sweatshop in China, definitely not the “premium product” that i’d hoped for. I used to wear it a bit but not any more – just too embarrassed to be seen as a fashion victim.
    I now have two beautiful Wabi Woolens jerseys – one winter series long sleeved jersey and one sport series short sleeved jersey, 100% merino wool and made in the USA where the owner, Harth Huffman is supporting his own economy by employing local labour – these jerseys are so much better than Rapha it’s laughable.

    February 16, 2014 at 10:40 pm #774559
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    Simon E

    Interesting Q&A with Matt
    Interesting Q&A with Matt Rendell, author of the book about Pantani:

    http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/02/analysis/pantani-biographer-sees-little-to-celebrate-on-anniversary-of-italians-death_317220

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