Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

All makes sense until you look at the product http://www.rapha.cc/index.php?page=453

How can you justify buying them? It seems ridiculous until you try them on and then immediately suffer buyers remorse before you have even bought them (the thought of fuck these are expensive but ooh they feel so good).

i actually ride with a pair of these, from back when they came in black. use them daily, have had them for a few years and theyr'e still as good as new. i even accidentally put them through the washing machine once and they still look/work great. i figure i'd have gone through at least a few pairs of cheaper gloves by now.

and i have to add... i could think of more reliable sources for a rapha diss...