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I understand your point. Rapha in its hayday was pretty unbeatable. The way they started to drop quality and service after acquisition was a sad day for a fan boy like me. I would have loved to wear Rapha for the rest of my life. I understand the need to find growth, but the new designs (Palace), new market segments (mtb) and overall attitude ruined the brand many loved.
PS. Chinarellos are pretty lame, but open source carbon frames are awesome.
Rox
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Torm …who ordered a full size-set of a jersey style, copied them, added an extra armband, and returned the lot for full refund. Then had the naivety to come on here and complain that Rapha were the bad guys. Ok.
In my time at Rapha I worked hard designing, developing, and perfecting products, sourcing, wear-testing, and selecting materials, with an amazing team. It boiled my head when I’d hear comments about cheapo brands saying ‘it’s the same factory and fabric as Rapha, just without the markup’ or ‘Rapha is all outsourced to a remote service and they hoover up the profit’. Having visited factories, seen the extent of testing, attention to detail, and customer support (good luck getting your £11 trews repaired after a crash!) and you honestly think Primark and Rapha are the comparable, I have a lovely frameset from the same mould Pinarello use to sell you…