Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

Been mulling over the windshirt for ages and finally took the plunge last night since they are down to the last few. Was dispatched today which is the quickest turnaround of an order I have had in two years. Normally takes 2-3 days to get out. Will be interested to see how it compares to the Swrve one which is virtually bullet proof, if a tad warm in the warmer months.

The Sky club and vintage jersey look the business.

Had no idea free postage had been bumped up to £200 min spend. Thats ridiculous.

Do you get free Haribo at least?

pretty much everything seems to be polyester now. Do they have antibacterial treatment?

I assume it's a reference to one of these. They are rather handy. Good for breezy but mild days.

That seems to be an affiliate link

It is - courtesy of LFGSS rather than anything I've done though.

According to VB it isn't part of LFGSS.

Thats actually a really nice looking shirt. Shame its £100

According to VB it isn't part of LFGSS.

If I try and edit the post, it just includes the plain vanilla rapha link in the URL brackets, so the affiliate link isn't part of the original post. If it's not the LFGSS site adding the affiliate link, then I don't know what else it is - it's definitely not part of the original post.

Anyhoo, I've changed the link to a link to the image rather than the page - it appears to have got rid of the affiliate link.

Just been in Condor looking at the Classic Wind Jacket.

The large fit me well but was quite trim, so could only be worn with a base layer or jersey underneath. The XL would be more comfortable for the touting and commuting I have in mind but was a little baggy and long in the arms, i.e. not the 'Rapha' fit.

Should I be looking elsewhere?

My 2p, look elsewhere.

I can't imagine even a size up being any good for commuting all at. In fact other than being a jacket I can't really think of anything that makes it suitable.

For touring I'd guess it makes a bit more sense. But wouldn't you want a fairly similar fit to road?

http://road.cc/sites/default/files/imagecache/preview_500/images/Gabba%20Pro%20Edition/Castelli-Gabba-Pro-Windstopper-Jersey-Short-Sleeve-Jerseys-Black-SS14-CS9115081102-2.jpg

Last week I ordered 3 baselayers from Rapha with the 30% discount, two for me and one for the gf, since everybody seems to speak so highly of them here. They sent it via DHL (to Chile), and I was expecting to pay VAT + Ad valorem + a little extra for taking this stuff out of customs. For some reason I cant understand, DHL felt that they should charge me 50 usd for their service clearing customs. I didn´t find this to be a fair amount, so I sent an email to Rapha telling them this and that they didn´t warn me of this and that I expected this to be covered in the shipping expenses I already paid. And this is where, for me, Rapha really shined. I expected some kind of apology but not much more, but they gave me the option to return the items and get my money back (I didnt take it since one baselayer was a gift to my girlfriend and I needed it). So I told them that I would be more than satisfied if they just sent something worth the 50 USD that I felt I was overcharged. They had no problem with this, and sent a package that very same day.
It arrived last friday. They sent 2 caps, 1 merino hat and a pair of team sky replica bib shorts. That`s a lot more than I expected and I believe that it is more than great customer service, so I wanted to give some props to Rapha.
It is a shame they work with DHL though.

Team sky gear is now a negative equity..... You either have to pay someone to take it off your hands, or send it to them without their knowledge.

hehe

sell sell sell

For some reason I can`t understand, DHL felt that they should charge me 50 usd for their service clearing customs.

In the UK, turning up at their office to collect and threatening to call the police unless they release the goods has been known to produce results.

In the UK, turning up at their office to collect and threatening to call the police unless they release the goods has been known to produce results.

Here I probably would get arrested for "disturbing the peace".

Well, yeah, I did wonder! I sympathise :) Glad it all ended well anyhoo

FREE SHIPPING WILL NOT APPLY WITH PROMO OFFER.

rapha have shat

Blimey, no wonder prices have been going through the roof recently!

I wonder what postage charges will be once they move....

http://pages.rapha.cc/events/rapha-relocating-to-island-paradise

It would've been funnier 29 hours ago

True, missed the trick a little.

Hell of the North special edition cap

who was at the Manc sample sale? what kind of things did they have and what were prices like?

Me.

Lots of sky kit, end of line stuff like cross jerseys, there was some pro team stuff in select sizes (mostly jerseys), lots of the paul smith stuff, the rest was mostly race specific or country printed stuff (so like norway jerseys, or tour of lombardia ones etc)

loads of caps, gloves, tees, arm/leg warmers

jackets there was loads of sky, loads of transfer jackets and a few of the rain/wind jackets

any idea of prices?