Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

What the difference between the Classic I and II?

Thinner, lighter, softer material, the cut seems a bit more 'pro', the embroidered logo on the arm is now debossed for aerodynamics and weight saving

12 changes for 12 years - http://pages.rapha.cc/stories/the-evolution-of-a-classic

Super lightweight vs aero jersey?

Never used super lightweight but the lightweights are incredibly hot compared to the aero.

Super Lightweight vs Climber's would be a fairer comparison. Classic fit vs Pro Team fit in a well-ventilated hot weather jersey.

Aero is out in a league of its own, incomparable to any other Rapha jersey. Very narrow chest, long torso and sleeves. Dense high-stretch torso fabric, super-tight mesh sleeves. It's the top half of a TT skinsuit, essentially.

Anyone in the 'know' know if they will release some more black or navy classic jerseys in the sale?

Collective noun?

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PT Lightweight bibs down to £115, hold fire for discount code?

Data print onesies in M & L in stock in the archive store today @Dammit.

Heading to Shepton Mallot tomorrow, is the archive worth a visit/much cheaper than the London store or website?

Yes.

It's tepid outside with a 51.6% chance of a vicious drizzle and biting 6kmph winds. I'll be riding about 43km with some severe 3% gradients and gnarly drain covers at 16kmph average.

Which Rapha garments to I need to make sure I perform at my most optimised?

Aerosuit + brevet gilet + coral shoecovers

No clothes required, just spray yourself with this

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I like your style: all the most marginal gains for even the least impressive performer, very de rigeur. But I worry that by mixing the onesie with the brevet is a sartorial faux pas and my fellow wolfpack.cc'ers will scorn me? Should i just bring my matching bike packing luggage with a few alternatives that would allow me to claim I was just keeping my core warm before we hit our optimal tempo?

I like it. Like Tom Simpson, minus the drugs and talent.

And yet, it's not fair trade and I've gone to all the trouble of coordinating my bar tape with both my glasses frame and shoelaces so can I at least wear them?

This post cut me deep.

you were right, got what i'd been wanting for a while for £50% what it is on the website.

Worth a trip.

Ordered the transfer wallet as I thought it might make a nice gift.

Two things to note;

1) Fuck me it’s massive.

I mean the reviews mentioned it was quite big but seriously? (fyi dimentions are 24cm x 13cm x 3cm…. empty). They need to include a shoulder strap with the next version.

2) The brown / yellow is pretty feminine.

A Mottram?

A cliché?

Collective noun, rep

Bought a Classic jersey size XXL... They send me a plastic bag saying XXL, but inside is a medium jersey. Not knowing that it was a size medium, I felt very weird not being able to fit XXL, then felt very happy realizing that I successfully managed to zip up a jersey size medium.

Must have been almost see-through...