Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

nail on head:
"it's for fox killers"

or more like: if you want to dress like you're into blood sports, try the rapha city look.

Fox killers huh?

EEI is right, lots of Guardian reading Rapha wearers. Wouldn't be seen dead wearing Barbour.

barbours actually pt of the uniform these days iirc

So it's a crack pipe...

barbours actually pt of the uniform these days iirc

What's on earth a pt and iirc is?

part

if i recall/remember correctly

:)

thx m8. ffs!

np

Barbour is for fox killers.

Pffft.

Barbour is fuckin' everywhere at the minute but it's an awesome brand so bollocks to you all. Pisses all over Rapha anyway.

do they do bibshorts?

Ooh Barbour bibshorts! The perfect material for bibs. Put me down for a pair. Do they do a Rapha 'special' delivery service? Only I need them for tomorrow night......

*Damo if you aren't wearing your cap I'll be very dissapoint

Barbour is fuckin' everywhere at the minute but it's an awesome brand so bollocks to you all. Pisses all over Rapha anyway.

Crack is also everywhere...

Barbour bibshorts come in a tin; you just smear the wax directly onto your thighs and crotch.

nail on head:
"it's for fox killers"

we talkin Marzocchi, yeah?

Aren't they squirrel killers?

*Damo if you aren't wearing your cap I'll be very dissapoint

commuting only.

and occasional poaching trips.

I don't know if this has been posted before as I'm not really a Rapha man, so tend to avoid this thread, but maybe one of the Rapha fans can explain to me why this bag is worth £225?

It's less than 2Oltrs, Isn't waterproof, has big gaping holes in the top corners, no padding, etc
Is it really as simple as the fact that it has Paul Smith's signature on the leather parts?
How the hell people can complain about well designed and properly waterproof courier bags being so expensive when this kind of shit is £225 is beyond me?

...and if anyone justifies it by saying 'it's fashion dahling'....it looks like something you'd buy in Laura Ashley! :]

Becausee it has shis tripes on it, Paul Smith's lazy design addition that enables any object to be worth four times it's real value...

I would still like a Paul Smith suit tho...

I'm a fan of Paul Smith, don't get me wrong...some of his clothes are very nicely cut...but this is a pisstake right?

As am I, but it's the lazy accessories and adding his stripes to obkjects like the Bern helmet he has just 'designed' that piss me off...

I'm a fan of Paul Smith, don't get me wrong...some of his clothes are very nicely cut...but this is a pisstake right?

Yes, it is shit. Aparently the cross strap is on the wrong side as well. I am a big fan of Rapha as there stuff in useualy well designed (if not a little pricy) but this is rubbish. It dosent even look good.

Again, I don't really have a problem with Rapha as a whole either. They have their place and do what they do....but when something this expensive is so badly designed it's pushing reputation = quality too far.