Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

"The cost price advantage is a secondary issue."
a truck load of shite.
is he also saying that british craftmanship is basically rubbish?
not like i'm offended, or anything, but is it just too obvious to look for chinese (or equally skilled other origin) labour over here??!
there shorely MUST be a catch!!???

He's not wrong at all. Since the arse went out of our manufacturing industry (why train in an industry/craft you know will be unquestionably priced out the market in the future?) there's fewer and fewer trained/resourced/equipped British manufacturers that can make stuff like this. fewer still that will do it for a cost that would even make Rapha's pricing dept blush.

The secondary effect of China (et al) being cheaper is that all R&D, training, entrepreneurship is focussed there. As much as I hate acting like an apologist for the iPod of cycling brands, anyone in manufacturing will tell you the same.

Tune in next week for more stunning revelations that will genuinely blow your mind....