No need to be so defensive. The softshell was just one of Rapha's longest-running items, so I was surprised it had vanished from the website. And as I said, I was mainly curious if they did repairs on discontinued lines.
Doubt they would discontinue one of the original classic items. They just had a clearance sale a little while ago, and it's also the spring now. Likely to come back later on.
Should they make an announcement when discontinuing products? This is madness, no brands do that.