Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

Crap. Waiting for mine to arrive and it sounds like there's no way it's fitting my bonce then. Being a fathead is very limiting....

Maybe.
I've never had anything packable that so absolutely shuts out the elements. Plus the fit is perfect for descending.

Is yours the stage 4 one too?

Nah it's stage 5, the blue and green one.

Just browsing the website and I'm quite confused by the rivals jersey.

What do either of the riders have to do with Naples and why use the Americanised Neapolitan colours and not the traditional Italian? Am I missing something?

^sounds like a good thread for BR

I'm too caught up in RLJ and helmet threads on Bike Radar to devote any more time to it.

Tiny Herman Miller cap is tiny. Sigh.

It is. Rode for the first 40k yesterday with the peak tilted up, and wondered why i had a headache.

Don't you know that removing your casquette and looking like Frankenstein is very much part of the Rapha suffering aesthetic?

Edit - just about to go on holiday, will post after I'm back.

It's not meant to go around your head, it's meant to just perch on top for maximum luft!

haha!

Yes, but not like that

It's weird; the RCC hat is great - much bigger, far more achievable luft. Every other hat I've had from rapha, pretty as they are, just don't fit as well.

I've got two Rapha hats to sell for this reason, if anyone wants a cheap deal then PM me..

Also, how long is the HOT20 discount available for? I've been saving up for lightweight bibs..

I think it's until the end of May. It says somewhere on the email.

I want a yellow pro team race cape.
If anyone sees one in good condition. I guess in a medium or small depending.

I wish they'd go back to sized hats.

Oh I don't know-the huge indentation on my forehead helps divert any rivulets of sweat away from my eyes. A bit like a BO Suez Canal I suppose. You don't get that with Cinelli hats, do you?

like this, in fact

How cheap?

Big pimpin'

Right, got it now. Will stick to a walz cap to wear for practical purposes, before swapping to the herman miller one for espressos.