Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

@Jameo I wore today first time my new technical trousers and I am disappointed: my loopback trousers broke (the zipper) so I got a €35 voucher from Rapha and bought the technical trousers:

– no real tapered fit anymore, so when you roll up for example the drive side sleeve they're just too wide; socks over trousers time again
– thin; they feel 'technical', like from a mountain equipment brand
– no soft feeling inside
– they're louder when walking
– biggest drawdown: no elastic waistband; so I would have to wear for a perfect fit (30/32 in my case) a belt, the waistband is now like from a suit pant
– but symbol/kids printing inside, wow, how awesome, i needed that

I'll keep them, arrange with it, but the loopback pants were thousand times better. I think I will try to repair my loopback trousers, one tailor said too complicated, Rapha said no, so maybe I'll ask another tailor. But the ass zone is really getting thin already, so after the zipper this will break next.

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