Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

What's the pad like?
What's the price point please?

Pad same as classic, price 125 and 100 euro.

Same pad. £175 for the kit (£100 bibs, £75 jersey).

Great value IMO.

That is good.

Same pad as pro team?

Loving the black black black black, and glad I didn't buy the classic bibs and jersey in black black as some everyday ride kit now this is on its way

Black

for the bin it seems to be ok
jersey is 100%polyester, so the thing is, do you want to compare to the classic, lightweight or super lightweight.
compared to the classic i would prefer the classic, cause of not made from only polyester

http://pages.rapha.cc/stories/rapha-core

Cool video.

the bibs seem pretty good deal as they've got the same pad as classic bibs

I know all about Core having worked on it from concept to product.

You ate all the Jelly Belly!

Good video, what's the sizing like oh master of all knowledge?
Pro Team L = Core M?

I am waiting to hear on sizing too. Hoping it fits like PT.

Looks nice 😊

from the pictures it would think sizing more like classic than pt

That was my thought, doubt a range below the classic would be PT / Race Fit

The Core range fit is similar to the Classic range, but the issue i have had with bibs is that the leg hems are a little 'slack' and possibly not in line with the fit of the short. I am not sure if that means i need to go a size smaller, or the winter has been tough/good. That said, i don't think i'm a classic fit....

wonder if the core line includes only this 2 items or more. last winter ls training jersey looked pretty much the same... perhaps some kind of not so pricey jacket would make sense as well.

Rapha core, the price, colours, and reasoning for lower price all seem good. Guess we'll see how they perform.

Jersey looks thin and semi-transparent based on email picture of blue one.

So, hive-mind consensus = Core bibs size M = Classic Bibs size M = PT Bibs L
(were for PT we usally size up +1)

Reviews:
http://road.cc/content/tech-news/179981-rapha-launches-core-range-%C2%A375-jersey-and-%C2%A3100-bib-shorts

http://www.bikerumor.com/2016/02/23/first-look-rapha-moves-to-bring-premium-into-reach-with-new-core-shorts-and-jerseys/#more-121962

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/rapha-gets-democratic-with-affordable-core-collection-46455/

Disappointed. I was hoping more click-bait-y;

'you will never believe what these rapha products cost'
'top 10 ways to look stylish on the bike without spending much'

Rapha Core is basically Ultegra.

The Lexus of cycling kit.

more like 105...
Classic is more like Ultegra

succesful baiting