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  • Rapha make quality well designed cycling kit and also do a city range, Vulpine made expensive commuter clothing which is not particularly good for cycling, except maybe to the shops.

    I thought the niche that they were aiming for was clothing that you'd ride to the pub/shops in and not feel like a tit in. Yes, Rapha does some of that too (and recently quite well).

    Also, @amey - LOL that anyone would buy the Rapha B&O headphones at 33pc markup because they're pink. Just, why? What's wrong with the normal ones?

    But yeah, the responses are pretty much exactly what I was expecting - there's a lot of tribalism in your brand choices, and Rapha has done a great job of milking that tribalism with some products which objectively are frankly ridiculous, alongside some really very good stuff.

  • Rapha does some of that too

    Rapha invented it. It's their market, so if you want a piece of the pie you don't start by making similar products.

  • Rapha invented it. It's their market, so if you want a piece of the pie you don't start by making similar products.

    I seem to remember the likes of Swrve started making similar clothing earlier than Rapha, but sure, let's not question the Rapha origins mythology

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