Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

Possibly. I was being flippant and thinking more of the merino polo and technical t-shirt end of the spectrum. Clearly, they still sell jerseys with functioning pockets too.

Are Rapha still trying to find money down the back of the sofa to pay suppliers?

They’re still shutting down the cafe at 4.30, which suggests that whatever they’ve done since their crunch moment hasn’t worked.

That's a funny correlation

Shouldn't you be in the pub at 430, not the cafe?
Especially post ride.
Tea coffee and other beverages are available.

Super annoyed I've managed to drop my right hand glove of my leather town gloves. Traced my path back home tonight and can't find it.

I love them and have had a few pairs over the years.

They're now not on the website. Have they stopped making them or is it just the wrong time of year?

Such EF.

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They put all remaining stock aside for Taylor Phinney’s 2019 Town Glove Classics Season Assault.

Found this image archived on their old site:

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They’re still shutting down the cafe at 4.30, which suggests that they understand that most folks stop drinking lattes and eating chocolate brownies by late afternoon.

Ftfy.

It’s the centre of soho. It doesn’t get quiet at 4:30

The cafe usually does

Maybe they should work on their footfall and conversion rather than closing then

Let's be honest, it's Rapha the-bit-between Regent-Street-and-Piccadilly Circus

There is a massive amount of foot traffic from Golden Square, Beak St area when offices kick out at 5-6pm

Maybe you could recruit some of them and organise a mass sit-in at 4:29?

Maybe they need to work on getting some more hands

In the meantime, maybe Rapha could post this diversion to a nearby 24-hour cafe on their door during cafe closure hours, in the interests of public service? (note Bar Italia isn't really 24 hour)

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I popped round the corner to the Nordic Bakery, which didn't have a spare table, and waited in the queue for my coffee+bun.

You know you can book a table at Princi, right?

I didn't realise they gave free coffee to RCC members.

Has anyone ridden in both the core and pro team shorts and able to voice an opinion on comfort? I want new shorts soonish, but can't stomach another 195 English pounds spend.

I prefer the Core Cargo to PT II

As Bartali once said, life is too short to pay £135 in advance for a year's coffee, and risk reduced dividend by shortened operating hours, even if you get to unlock an RCC kit in Zwift as well.

(Personally, I get my 9 coffees with a HHV Special Friends card @ £30)

Are you supposed to get a special card or something to claim the coffee? How long does that take to arrive?