Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

The thing is, that text is incredibly badly written. I talked to them briefly at SPIN last year and they seemed perfectly OK people, but it's not a good shop window:

a city pervaded by every type of cyclist.

Cyclists don't pervade cities, and neither do their types.

From the track riders revolving the velodromes

Must be a missing preposition, but is a poor way of approaching the idea in any case.

Clothing is an imperative element

I have no idea what that's supposed to mean.

forging the connection between the rider and the bike itself.

Urgh.

Svelte originated with the vision to transcend the beauty of cycling apparel.

This is, likewise, completely meaningless (unless you want a few more knots in your mind).

To design products focused so exclusively on quality and minimalism, that they create an elegantly versatile connection between the bicycle and the clothing that rides it.

Totally overwritten and how the hell can clothing ride a bike?

To design a truly timeless range, such that it permeates the heart of cycling, and far beyond it.

One could write what is meant so much more effectively, e.g. 'clothing that is recognised as timeless and seen as classic by cyclists'.

the beautiful unity of cycling, elegance, and lifestyle.

Urgh.

A jersey that provides the security and performance of an athletic fit, without losing the relaxed cafe culture styling that we love so much. This was the core belief from which Svelte grew.

It's not clear what 'this belief' picks up in the previous sentence. There doesn't seem to be anything that could conceivably be referred to. It can't be the jersey, as a jersey is not a belief, it can't be the security and performance of an athletic fit, as that's not a belief, either, and neither is café culture or its styling. What they probably mean is that this was their product idea.

Not only were design, quality and fit our key objectives. In a bid to support local manufacturing and skills being lost from the UK, The Heritage Jersey is 100% manufactured in London, Great Britain from materials 100% sourced in Europe.

Don't get me wrong, I really like the approach that's clearly meant here, but it's a grammatical disaster zone. The 'not only' clause would need to be picked up in the following by something like 'but also'. Then they write the opposite of what they intend--that they support manufacturing and skills being retained and built back up in Britain. Inserting 'that are' would take care of it. Contact clauses can easily turn out ambiguous.

That’s not all. The research, design and development invested into our range always had gender specificity at its heart. Requiring precision that few other dare to accomplish, we designed our garments exclusively for their respective gender, to satisfy our belief that fit is paramount to any cyclist’s draw.

'Draw'? Also, 'gender specificity'? What's wrong with something simple like 'we were always determined to pay equal attention to our lines for men and women'?

It is only when you first zip up the front of a Svelte jersey, or pull the straps of our bib shorts over your shoulders, or feel the warmth and protection of a Svelte base layer, that you will realise just how fundamental this belief was, and still is.

It's either a belief in, or knowledge of the importance of a good fit--what's it going to be? Why not simply say 'we know about the importance of a good fit' (as every good tailor has done since time immemorial). Also, it's quite hard to unpack the issues around 'fundamental' here; no-one wearing a well-fitting piece of clothing for the first time will think about how a belief is 'fundamental', but will instead simply enjoy the fit. The manufacturer, by contrast, can easily say that a good fit is fundamental to how they approach designing a product

I wish them well, particularly for manufacturing in London, but this text really needs to be re-written.

Yes. Look at the lines on this jersey - from the official product page? Have they even been to McDonald's? You're supposed to at least make an effort in the promo material.

Wish I could rep @Oliver Schick

Also from product page:

"The Continental Jersey features a race fit and is made of a high tech fabric that enables it be to lightweight, streamlined and durable."

Hmm.

as streamlined as a wizard's sleeve...

Greasy Slag?

Endura

Clown's pocket?

Yawning dog?

Hippo's yawn?

You can't call out someone for being simplistic while being incredibly simplistic yourself.

As if the country of manufacture is indicative of where the profits end up... Wearing something made in UK is no indicator of supporting a domestic economy. It's just bullshit nonsense.

Giraffe's gape?

I didn't say it was. I just said if you make something in a particular country, money is going to go into that economy, which is a fact, unless these Chinese factories are making stuff for free.

Wearing something just made in the UK, yes, but what about something designed and manufactured in the UK by a UK owned (and registered) business?

That's a red herring anyway because as I've said already any concerns I have about Chinese manufacturing aren't about where the money goes.

The new Canyon/SRAM kit is great looking and generally I really like their kit. This mornings commute (just above freezing) was bearable with the winter jersey and windproof jacket along with merino liners and deep winter gloves. But why-oh-why are they bringing out all this 'stealth' clothing. The current rain jacket colour is grey, the classic softshell is only available in black and the only 'brighter colour' in the classic jersey is white. Please, Please bring out some brighter clothing (except for the shorts, they of course should only be black).

Bikeradar this way >>>>>>>>>>>>

All of Gregg's sausage rolls are made in Newcastle.

And reasonably priced too at 4 for £1.50

A while ago I bought one that tasted very strongly of cinnamon (ie forins), it was disgusting and I had to bin it.

Polish/Italian sausage rolls are better than Greggs, sorry.

Ginger Pig sausage rolls are the bomb though.

Are there any disclaimers about the origins of the "meat" used in Gregg's sausage rolls?

Will the Canyon Sram kit be available to buy?
I'd totally go FKW in that kit.

Ginger Pig sausage rolls are the Rapha of sausage rolls...but made in the UK. Oh God....I'm outta here!

What meat?

The meat is willies clits and bums.

Probably gonna be manufactured in North Korea or something :/

Not even English genitaliaiii and anii then? Yuk.