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gillies
The flyweight brevet is not that. Try one in a shop. It’s a bin bag with holes around the mid-riff and brevet stripes.
I tried it on at home and it looked fucking great. Classic Rapha cut, stylish, but I had a sweat on just walking from the bedroom to the kitchen. I imagine any exertion in it and it would be soaking wet in seconds.
I get really hot to the point that I wear a flyweight jersey instead of a normal jersey and a classic long sleeve is like an insulated winter jersey for me. So I assumed the flyweight would be like a normal jacket, but more lightweight so more suitable for someone who gets really hot, but that’s not what it is. I’m not saying it’s all Raphas fault, I picked the wrong product, but regardless of that, it’s £130 for a bin bag.