Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

you just have to pay 190 for a long sleeved jersey? Bargain.

Not pricey? Are you sure?

Wonder if they will do another version of the Tweed Softshell.
Mate has the one with elbow patches and the quality/material/design is lush [as Welsh slappers are wont to say]
Can't persuade him to sell it for any amount of money.Shoulda bought one when they were available...
One garment I would like to see re-released is the black Stowaway/ Wind jacket.

Still got a pair of Rapha 3/4 length shorts in a 32" waist that I'd like to swap for a 30" if anyone's game. They've only been worn a few times.

Just bought the winter embro and the soap. Yeah, I bought Rapha soap.

The soap smells amazing. The embro smells lethal and I am scared of it. I'll try both tomorrow.

^addict
it will pass...im in remission

It better pass, at Japanese prices. £175 for the long-sleeve jersey!

^Remember you are buying a grainy, black and white lifestyle full of noble, epic suffering not a long sleeve jersey. The price is there to increase your level of suffering thus making the final achievement of wearing your jersey when you pop down the shops on your bike for a pint of milk that little bit more special.

^ word - listen to the man, he speaks the truth

it works like psychoanalysis then

Nope, no one will insinuate that you desire carnal relations with your mum.

It better pass, at Japanese prices. £175 for the long-sleeve jersey!

What? Did you get a free nodder commute vest with that? Or are we talking the "value range" long sleeved jersey, not the "finest range" Brevet nonsense?

I can't believe you bought soap... ffs. It's SOAP!

Didn't buy the jersey. I wish, but not at that price! That was the regular LS Jersey...

The soap is LUSH. No regrets.

its also 7 quid!

its also 7 quid!

Much cheaper than the stuff that Mrs Bobbo buys for the bathroom. I cry everytime I see a new bottle appear.

no its not
the rapha soap is 4.5cm cubed
1cm cubed = 1 millilitre
your missus' handwash is 500ml for 27 quid the equivalent size rapha soap would cost you 321 quid

soap bars last longer than liquid though

You're attempting to compare a liquid soap to a solid soap. This is not a fair comparison.

i was just trying to make bobbo feel better thats all

If Bobbo filled up his liquid soap with Tesco Value liquid soap every now and again then his price per ml would be much lower.

on a less soapy note...

if anyone has a winter hat they want short of... preferably the CX one?

i have quite a large bonce though.

900 Yen for a nice bar of soap isn't bad for Japan. Maybe I'd feel bad in the UK. The GF was just showing me 9,000 Yen of cosmetics that she 'needs' to buy - now that's crazy!

Pony up and that'll be a lot of yen-tzing indeed...

Thankfully she wasn't trying to get me to buy it. She was actually commenting that by comparison, the Rapha soap sounded like good value...

Luckily she's the sort of sensible girl who'd rather receive a pair of bib shorts than a necklace as a gift, so I can get away with a lot. ;)

The Bobbo's could try -->this<-- also.
It's a massive slab and mine has lasted for more than 6 months of irregular use. It's nice!