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thank you @Bossman - and @andyp for setting this thread up,
Figured it would be useful to have one point to discuss, ask questions, let you know about events, put out for roles etc. There was chat in other threads which ended up disrupting the thread content,
As a v brief intro, I work on design (clothing and accessories) at Albion, so will be able to help with any technical q's, details, fit and any other general info/insights. I'm less up on some other areas (ie shipping), but will be able to put you in touch with the right person or find out for you. I love making things 'hands-on', especially in technical/performance, with the ability to rapidly prototype/weartest/perfect core to what we do. I've been lucky enough to visit places like Arc'teryx, Patagonia, The Farm etc to see how they work, and am now putting all this experience into work here in London. I Love it.
Aim to have some more workshops/open studio soon, hopefully November. Some of you came to the ones we held at Raeburn studio, for the repairs and upgrades sessions. I personally really enjoy these, getting redundant/crashed kit back working, or enhancing a feature for more specialist use case.
@pacef8 Tomorrow now I'm afraid (Brex*t)
Owl (Owlz?), v sorry about this issue - did you try on-bike, arms swung forward? the older seasons were quite aggressively cut. I was going to say if you still had it, I can do an upgrade mod on the cuffs for you; we have a race-tuned-garage for details like this. New version launching tomorrow (MkIII) with cuffs good-to-go.
@MicroDosed™ It's comparable with Rapha sizing, ie I'm medium jacket in both. Depending where you are, you're more than welcome to drop into studio in Deptford to try on . Not sure where Pinarello Regent St or Condor will receive stock, but I can check if convenient for you.
@Squaredisk - all up for discussion, value, durability, extended life service etc around products and cost. Lifespan and durability are a critial approach to product, and inline with reducing product impact. Andy P's (now deleted) duplicate thread title was something like 'Albion; Nice but not as pricey now that Rapha have set the benchmark', which might be another way to look at it. Can't promise, but am figuring out if we could do a forum link through for LFGSS member disc. I see now affiliate links aren't active any more, but am seeing if there's a way to loop something back for the community/forum benefit.