Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

As above. Cost £6 to post to Switzerland. 1 week they were back new as new. Going to send another pair off soon, I've worn through the arse panel.
Great service.

Do you mean the panel at the back just above where the padding ends? A friend of mine is very attached to his shorts but they are in urgent need of patching over as the view of his builder's cleavage is not appealing. I think they're quite old, but if I'm reading your post correctly then Assos were able to repair as they didn't consider the material to be "worn out" - is that right?