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Rapha not happy with Torm

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  • January 25, 2011 at 9:48 am #13040
    11speedaddict

    Has anyone else been in touch with Torm clothing ? i noticed their website showing”o ut of stock” on all items so i did some snooping. I believe Rapha are squeezing them legally so to speak.
    i think this is disgraceful. However you look at it Torm is less than half the price for very similiar quality jerseys. I know some rapha fans dont agree with Torm but thats only because feel foolish spending so much more on identical jerseys. I have owned both brands and i wouldnt buy rapha again over torm BUT now I certainly will not buy rapha if this is how they act to competitors.
    are they trademarking the stripe across the arm / front.
    Its effectively bullying and more importantly its stopping people like me buying reasonably priced jerseys. What are Rapha saying ” you pay our prices or take a hike” outrageous.
    I wouldnt mind but by nature Rapha is retro through and through. their designs hark back to previous decades designs.
    Anyone else feel the same way ? any Torm owners out there feel Rapha are dictating prices here ?

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  • January 25, 2011 at 10:59 am #640067
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    Tony Farrelly

    Hmm… I’m not taking sides
    Hmm… I’m not taking sides either way on this, it might just be that Torm are sold out. If Rapha has resorted to the law it’ll be because they think they’ve got a strong case.

    Straight copying of someone else’s product isn’t allowed. I think Rapha would bridle at the “retro” tag too, think it’s more a “classic” look they are going for and their angle is that their garments are packed with lots of modern details which they were the first to devise° and they work in modern fabrics too – Sportwool is pretty techy stuff.

    °Although I’ve got a couple of Endura jerseys with ring pull zips on the rear pockets that surely pre-date Rapha, but that’s only one of their trademark details.

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