Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

Rapha is going Vulpine, are these prices tumbling! The brevet windblock jersey, like a classic jersey where you can't take off the gilet? In which case I wouldn't have to buy this lovely garment?

Rapha is going Vulpine

£200 Million.

pretty sure this happens every sale - once the sizes left are XS/XXL etc then the discounts go up. I definitely remember it happening last year.

All the good discounts are midget size

(waits for @hippy)

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The brevet windblock jersey, like a classic jersey where you can't take off the gilet?

Nah it's merino on the back and sides. It was all I wore in Scotland (apart from a rain jacket, obviously), it didn't smell by the end and the wind blocking feature is permanently useful there. I was impressed.

Windblock jersey is great if you're not going flat out. Perfect for pootling, as you'd expect i suppose.

I wouldn't call miles of riding into block headwinds loaded down with panniers pootling, but it depends on the temperature and wind conditions I think...

I wouldn't go out for a normal weekend ride in it at this time of year for sure.

I wore my ls one for a few 2hr rides in spring and didn't get on with it. Then did 6 hours in the Scottish Highlands and it made more sense.

Anyone have the randonée shorts? My pair are rubbish. Barely 3 months use and have already started to wear out and bobble, plus I have cut off multiple stray threads from poor stitching. Reminiscent of H&M level shit. My Swrv shorts are 5 times the quality of these. AVOID #buyerregret

I got them when they first came out and my pair are wearing pretty well. Sounds like they've cut some corners on the production line since then

Send to repair.

Dunno if they qualify yet. They just...sort of suck.

my all day shorts have been great, I don't wear them to @fussballclub levels .. only commuting.

Well. Probably no. 1 got shredded by I suspect a Brooks within a few weeks put I pleaded quality control and got a replacement by Rapha employee no.7 at Kentish Town in 2010.

Never used the Brooks again.

Brought the current gray model possibly at a Spitalfields sale or new. Probably well more then 30.000km no commutes and I have to find the heart to retire them soon.

#regentsparkrouleurs

Where did Rapha get my email address from?

This afternoon I received a "Welcome" email and I certainly didn't sign-up.

You shop at Walmart?

Any "spare" Medium Reversible Wind Jackets around? Need something smart/high vis for work and arrived way too late to the sales party :)

Yeah mine have a patch of bobbling that appeared after a couple 100km rides. Bibshorts underneath them and a leather brooks saddle. Stitching and general construction is fine on mine though, just the wear marks so soon is pretty annoying.

A free two day camping trip from Manchester is a brevet ride.

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There is further 10% off on reduced items, guess what? some items now disappeared, cheeky Rapha.

Lonely without my daily sale e-mail :(

Don't get sad, get cross...