Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

I wonder whatever happened to the reversible jacket/padded shirt thingy? Seems to have completely disappeared without trace.

Are they made for Lollipop men/ladies - truly horrid.

Hmm, the new Brevet stuff is pretty horrific, IMO. Might grab a Sky Brevet gillet though, purely because it matches my club kit and is more visible than my black one.

The last 2 pages are surely a sick attempt at an early April fools prank?

I bet a crisp £5 note you end up buy some though.

Zing!

Result! Touring shorts ordered today, dispatched today.

has jadias stopped buying rapha now?

Got them for wearing to the pub in a t shirt in the summer. I'll just have to carry a musette at all times. I understand why Rapha put pockets on all their city riding tops now...

what in the wide wide world of sports is this shit?

Big props to Rapha for build quality.

Had a crash in the hooded rain jacket and jeans and although I'm a bit fucked, both are fine - a bit of dirt but no tears or abrasions despite me being grazed underneath.

Winter base layer. Forty quid in the sale. Bliss. So very happy.

this so very much; one of the nicest cycling garment I own

^Love mine, it just doesn't get cold enough often enough for me to wear it. Think I've worn it 3 times in 2 years.

How cold does it have to be to wear one?

Depends on how hot you run. I run quite hot up top, and was too warm with it under a softshell at 0-3°

On the other side of things, I bought one recently and tend to feel the cold, and it's been perfectly comfortable at about 7-8 degrees - which is as warm as I've had a chance to ride in it so far

Just been wearing a base layer under race cap for the last few weeks but now I'm pocketless. Wish there was a winter base layer with a back pocket..

Just wear them with normal jersey.

Dont have a long sleeve one :-(

To all the people running hot:
What are the signs/symptoms of this hotness? Sweat and such?
Does the hotness prevent you from continuing to exercise?
Does this happen when you do other forms of exercise?
What are your temperature expectations? Did you start the ride cold?

Torm T5

I'd describe myself as running hot... But really it's just that at 17stone I have a lower (should that be higher?) volume to surface area ratio than smaller people.

Can get cold standing around and stuff, but if I go straight from a warm room to exercising, it would need to be well below zero for it to bother me.
Five minutes into running or cycling I will be dripping with sweat... With running anything more than shorts, a tshirt and gloves is uncomfortable, and ten minutes into a run I will need to take the gloves off. I'm not that fast a runner.

On the bike I wear long sleeves and leggings below say 6 degrees, didn't use gloves until five years ago at all, now I wear them all the time. For about ten minutes after a ride I will continue to drip with sweat.

It doesn't stop me so long as it's not hot and I can get enough liquid in me. Although balancing the right clothes for social situations and not turning up drenched is hard.

Additional adipose.

Touring shorts ordered Friday delivered today. Solid.