Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

Using your existing bibs and jersey is cheaper still no?

It's fun.

;)

It's £116.87 on Ribble with the WIN15 code

It's not actually a race bike, it's mamil friendly.

Long sleeve is still £140, even with code. Unless I'm missing something? Always riding is cheapest for short sleeve.

http://www.alwaysriding.co.uk/castelli-gabba-2-short-sleeve-jersey.html

£82 with 'RIDE20'

Like the data print?

Fuck you.

Initially I was not keen but it grew on me.

What's the WIN15 code for? I was hoping it would work on other stuff but only seems to be on Gabbas!

Gabba is all you need, heretic.

This is the rapha thread right?

Is the gabba warmer than a standard Jersey? Or is just the wind proof that makes it seem warmer? Wondering what to get for the chilly lead up to winter

Ha. I've just bought one (coming tomorrow), but was after a pair of Pave for the winter bike that I built this afternoon.

I went Gabba because the consensus seems to be that the PT jacket is trying to be the Gabba, and I already own a Wapha softshell for proper winter. I found the softshell far too warm for tempo riding, but it's excellent for commuting. I have just bought a Vulpine softshell in their sample sale as well...

Well if nothing else you're very on trend.

Well indeed. Starting a masters at the end of September which means any evening rides will go out the window. I've convinced myself that if my bike and clothing are suitable then there's no reason why I can't go on the Sunday club run, whatever the weather... we'll see.

I haven't even started on pink gloves yet.

So, just quick... and again, sorry for my bad english.

They had this coffee truck at the eurobike and a little tent with some new products. Was there quite early so nobody else there.
The shadow one is all black and looks a little bit, like a thinner version of the Softshell. Short sleeve. Really like the design, very reduced. The material seem to be 100% like gabba, had the gabba later in my hand, was not really a different, bit perhaps from the inside while wearing it you might notice some.
On the label inside there was something handwritten, but only something like sample and some other thins, no price or release date. I made a picture and immediatly some women came, went a littel insana about this and explained why i have to delete it and why this is not allowed.
To be honest, as i am working in the bike industry a could understand it and deleted it.
As her about price and release date. About price they said they want talk and release date would be later this year. so nothing... Price tag i would think... 190€ +/-20€
btw. happend with castelli later as well.
The other things i did not take a look too long, was in a rush.
there will be a kind of winter or deep winter Aerosuit and if you remember the long sleeve lombardei without zipp, this will be back as a version with zipp - really like the colours so this one i remember.
in general everythis is less coloroud and more "reduced" i would sey.

new merino arm warmers? grey nice, but why are the keeping the orange one and a new purple one and to not release the nice blut one again.

Being cheaper is the best reason I've heard so far.

I don't know why people ride race bikes when they're not racing, my fastest/best/fanciest bike is an audax bike.

It is making me smile this morning that on page eight hundred odd of this thread there is a srsbznss conversation about why we buy things that we don't really need.

Come on.

Hobbies are fun. Buying and using new stuff for hobbies is fun, affirming and satisfying. Sometimes it is pricey.

There is a gilet version of the PT Race Cape due in the upcoming A/W release.

I tried one out for a few days in the Pyrenees earlier this the year. Went up Col de Soulour in a very heavy thunderstorm with driving rain the whole way up, and it was amazing. Great waterproofness of the normal jacket, but not so sweaty.

Recommended for sure. Would be great over the top of a PT jacket in the winter too. Will be my most used bit of kit this autumn.

We all buy things that we don't really need (although clothes are something we do sort of need, we don't need such nice and pricey ones) but I do find the seemingly increasing fetishisation of cycling gear very unattractive.

Generally I'm sick of other cyclists buying things then posting them up on the internet like they should be rewarded for spending money when they haven't done a single meaningful thing with them yet. What am I meant to say, "Well done! You did capitalism! Have a badge!" And I don't mean a bargain secondhand frame or something really special, which would be different, just off the shelf things which are all identical and cost the regular amount.

But sale time is even worse: "Should I buy this thing I have no real need for and is essentially not really that suitable for me because it has money off? I'm so desperate to spend money!". Every Rapha sale people seem to rush to buy things they didn't even want before just because they have some money off. It's not saving if you weren't going to buy it anyway. I just find it all a bit tawdry.

Hobbies are fun, riding your bike is fun. Skip the sale and go for a ride instead.

you are right, saw this yesterday as well, was a very ligth, so i thought i might be only for autumn or descents.

sweet - can I get 20% off one of these high horses?

^ rep

As tawdry as documenting your house refurbish on the Internet? Or less so. Where does it sit on the tawdry index?