Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

Straw poll, Albion or Rapha winter longs?

any brand unpadded and summer bibs inside?

I’ve had my Assos 10+ years, going to treat myself. And don’t want the faf of multiple items

Assos

this is your answer IMO

Thanks, ooh much cheaper also

I ordered a thermal base layer back in April to use a voucher up. I only noticed yesterday after it's been sat unworn since then that they'd sent me an XS labeled as a medium, rather than the medium I ordered. They've offered a refund despite being months outside of the return window and despite not having the original bag. Can't really complain about that!

Wapha email (28 mins ago)

At last, the long-awaited return of the world’s finest anti-friction cream for cyclists. With natural ingredients inspired by flora native to Mont Ventoux, it’s the perfect gift for any conoisseur of the road.

@cornelius_blackfoot

*@amey
I don't care if Millar recruits her brother or anything else, her reign as CEO is already a success.

**but they did mis-spell connoisseur, (double N)

I mean, tbf, the chamois cream they used to make was one of the best things they ever made, so if this is anywhere near as good I'm there

just received my order

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seconded.

Does that mean you want to give back the cans I gave you and buy new?

I'm happy to donate one of the hot NEW tins to the Blackfoot bottom?

nah no need, I had them for years and never used them, so don't now, when I'm no longer doing distance/club runs, and haven't put on lycra since the pandemic, I'd never get any use of them.

Rapha's repair service - is it worth sending a pair of bib tights in for repair where the chamois stitching has come away? I've read mixed reviews on repairs and turnaround and time...

Everytime I’ve submitted a repair request for this they just offer a gift voucher instead.

Cheers! Submitted a request but given I'm hoping to to get out over the next couple of weeks I ended up popping to the local alterations place which did it on the spot for a fiver.

I think the new Classic Seamless Knit is smashing. Don't really understand why you'd go to all that effort and only make 300 of them though. (Obvs I can guess, more an "I don't get".)

Because that's how many they expect they can sell without running out immediately :)

https://road.cc/content/news/cyclists-warned-about-fake-rapha-site-311907

Is the pro team insulated waterproof any good?
The pockets are quite a draw.
Or just got regular protean size up to get insulated gilet bags underneath?

I need something larger and less fragile than my shakedry for SFAB

I’ve used a ProTeam insulated GoreTex waterproof quite extensively, it seems breathable enough to use even when the rain is intermittent (or just damp/misty). So I’ve tended to ride all day with it on… did the solstice 100 wearing it this year.
Thermal baselayer goes well under, with/without a thin long sleeve top depending on temperature.
Edited to say, the material doesn’t have much stretch, so a size up might be needed - ymmv.
Further edit : pockets are useful but quite shallow.