I noticed that someone mentioned looking at rouleur for inspiration earlier in the thread.
...can I suggest that any similarities with Rouleur or any Rapha stuff is avoided.. I think in design it doesn't speak in the right voice, the typography is too conceived and "classic" to be representative.... as is the photography, all that faux-1930's race imagery doesn't really seem right. I think the book has a lot more to offer than that.
You're right about not copying anyone, but wrong about Rapha's design as being anything other than great.
You're right about not copying anyone, but wrong about Rapha's design as being anything other than great.