Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

skinsuit for MTB-ing?!

Performance art. I'm too fat for SS these days.

Massive boner!!! #want

Looks ace

Sorry, but assessing the performance of a base layer when it's three sizes too big is totally pointless. She's wearing a large and should be wearing a small. It's not gonna wick sweat away from her when it's hardly even touching her skin!

I'm too fat for SS these days.

I thought you're a runner now?

Too fat for that too

Gots to get me one of those. Looks 👌🏼

They're both too big by the looks of things, plus it isn't very scientific generally. Do you think there'll be much difference, though?

Yes. Huge difference.

The crit collection is the first thing I've really liked in a while. Think i'll definitely get some bibs since they're cheaper than the standard pro-teams anyway

When there's a 1% discrepancy in the materials it's not going to be a huge difference. Granted the fit and finish will be better on the Rapha garment but I can't see that being worth the price difference.

The finish on mine is pretty good. The sizing guide though was rubbish and mine is too big and they’d sold out before I could exchange.

So would the Rapha one perform better, if the fit was the same?

I’m too fat too these days...but I just bought one #buyer

I don't know. That wasn't my point. The performance of both will be sub par if they fit as poorly as they do. What I will say though, is that I regularly wear a PT Base Layer I purchased in October 2012... Still going strong. Worth the outlay IMO.

Realistically, these crit things are never going to be seen at your local crit. For poseurs exclusively.

Whilst I would tend to agree...
spotted this evening at Palace:

I'm shook.

If mine arrives before or on Sat I’ll be hopefully rocking this at the nocturne.

Along with everyone else no doubt...

That’s probably true as well.

Cat 4 confirmed

Is it actually iridescent or just swirly colours?

no cat 4 in palace