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Hi folks. My intention here was share and reach out to the local cycling community in London to offer a role at a business that offers technology roles in a cycling industry.
These roles are not is not common, and I’d rather folks that work at Rapha to be excited by bicycles than not.

I feel a bit put out and portrayed as a corporate overlord. I've come to post this in a personal capacity as much as I am able. Based on my previous experience with this forum as a member, I had nothing but positivity and meme giggles. This time it’s been a little different. I am not the hiring manager for all of these roles, but do work in the department. I have tried to be as transparent about the role as possible and answer all question as clearly as possible about my experience at Rapha. I hope that this transparency is valued.

It seems to have spiralled into a salary ethics discussion around the sharing of banding. This practice is extremely common in industry, and some of these are worth addressing. We are not unique in the approach of not sharing salaries or even a range [1][2][3][4][5].

I am not personally saying this is right or wrong, but the situation is that we are hiring on experience and cultural alignment to our roadmap goals, and will always try to pay as close to the market rate based on your current experience and potential growth. As an individual working in technology, I am not immune to salary expectations. I have and always will fight for the highest salary range for individuals based on their merit. This should be a given for any hiring manager.

Tristan, why is it always fun might I ask? Are Rapha salaries so low for an international city like London or New York that you have to knock NYC when it comes to what New Yorkers make or expect to make?

Hi user150368. The US is known for being significantly higher in salary expectations even when compared to London. We are looking for individuals in London. Perhaps fun is the wrong word, and insightful more suitable? As mentioned, I've tried to be as transparent and personable as possible rather than a corporate robot. I do not think this is unprofessional and make a remark like this. I can explicitly state on the record we are not able to match US technology salaries from cities like New York and San Fransisco. We do not have any roles in technology in the US and unable to offer VISAs for candidates.

Imagine how good this conversation would be if iC wasn't contributing total nonsense.

I actually think @iC has asked some great questions here on our choice of technology stack and intentions to try and deliver a more refined experience for customers.



Ultimately, I would love people to spend the 10 minutes if they are interested applying if they feel that they can make a difference at Rapha and two tie two passions together. The salary expectation and current are completely optional, as is most of the form around inclusion if that makes people feel uncomfortable.

If anyone has any further questions around the culture, the ways of working, or technology at Rapha then I would be happy to answer.



Best,

Tristan

[1] https://career.signa-sportsunited.com/offer/senior-backend-developers-isg-f-m-d/620326
[2] https://www.apidura.com/senior-full-stack-developer/
[3] https://boards.greenhouse.io/hammerhead/jobs/5231006003
[4] https://boards.greenhouse.io/strava/jobs/3467304
[5] https://brompton.recruitee.com/o/firmware-engineer

Glad people are at least engaging! There were bands that were multi-instrumentalists but we've taken as many off people as we can. I can't play the drums for shit.

In terms of salary disclosure, there is a section during the initial interview process that ask for your current salary and expected salary. I'd advocate an individual using these!

If this is wildly over the banding or unrealistic then we will let the candidate know that. It's fair and means nobody is wasting too much time. Always fun to see what the American candidates in New York are asking for... despite roles stating London!

Tristan

@lazysuperhero, @C4r1s - both fair points and I certainly get it, but I am going to have to disappoint. I do understand that compensation is important, and the whole smoke and mirrors around it is frustrating. We are not alone in this approach.

As a small team we are casting a wide net and looking for an individual different experience across the board. I can tell you that we are unable to match compensation found contracting or at a larger technology company.

It's also sadly unrealistic with us at such small scale to do any meaningful banding where everyone has varied levels of experience and specialisms. Especially at the moment - it would be a very large undertaking.

I may be wrong in this assumption, but I feel most people have a CV nearly up to date and if interested I would love people happy when on a bike to apply.

Tristan

Remote Work:

We've been struggling with this if we're honest, but the proof and feel is that getting together to ride and being in person is advantageous to us as a business and a delivery outcome. The jury is still out with remote work for sure. We're not unique in this space.

We do have a team in Asturias, Spain, and therefore it is not a unique problem for us as an org.

I thought Rapha was a VC backed firm now?

Not that straight forward. We're backed by wealthy shareholders but not strictly a VC. We are working to be a performant business rather than relying on handouts. We still sell physical product or experiences to achieve this. These shareholders have a key and genuine interest in cycling as a way to enrich lives and have put their money where their mouth is on this front in their hometown.

https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/essays/bentonville-arkansas-mountain-biking/

We try. I'm happy we're able to offer technology roles in London and be surrounded by creative and curious people that are likeminded - I personally appreciate that!

A key outcome for our allowance is not bribery of landlords or trading for Yu-Gi-Oh! cards but to give people that cycle the opportunity to wear test clothing for us and circularly bring that round to product enhancements.

Time should be made up, but people do that anyway. Beats going out at 6am in the dark or soon to be 6pm in the dark.

Really fair and considered questions.

If you are a clothing brand why are your creating your own web/tech stacks?

My response would be that we are not a volume based retailer and want to focus on aspiration and experiences for our customers and aim for loyalty. With it's on the ground focus with the RCC and partner cafes, the community plays a huge part in our offering. Very few brands offer this. The gluing (middleware) together of best in class services offers us the ability to make a different customer proposition in our view.

To be honest with you anyone who can do these couple of jobs can end up 'owning' Rapha. It isn't impossible. Is that what you want? How much is cyclist offering for pay?

Not entirely sure that I understand your last question. It is possible to own/purchase garments from Rapha, but there also seems to be a clear Venn diagram with overlaps with technology workers and cyclists. Working here offers you the ability as a customer and someone passionate to make a difference to a brand using technology. That is not possible at a volumetric centred business.

In terms of compensation, we try to remain market competitive, but are unable to offer technology competitive salaries (fintech, fang, services, vc). I would also say a cyclist would be able to get the benefit of working at Rapha versus an individual that does not cycle. There are not that many technology focused jobs in e-commerce within the cycling market. I know this first hand as someone that pushed hard for a job here..! We get time to ride each week, clothing allowance and a subsidised top-notch mechanic in the office (hi Bart if you read this!). All of these are tangible to me.

Any more questions ? I am happy to answer as honestly as I can!

Howdy folks,

At Rapha we're going through a re-platform and embarking on a transformation to build out our next stack. We're hiring a few roles to bolster the team. This is quite an exciting time for Rapha as we're able to use newer technology to focus on e-commerce offerings (headless checkout, new webapp, commerce in mobile app).

Technology:
Platform Engineer: https://boards.greenhouse.io/rapha/jobs/­4341805
Senior Infrastructure Engineer (DevOps if you prefer): https://grnh.se/57bf00da1us
iOS Developer: https://boards.greenhouse.io/rapha/jobs/­4633636

Data:
Power BI Developer: https://boards.greenhouse.io/rapha/jobs/­4414496

Rapha is a great place to work and has some great perks - particularly if you like to ride bikes. We benefit from good relationships with the rest of the industry and of course - free coffee.

If you would like to know more please reach out.

Canyon Ultimate 9.0 AL SLX is a size 54 and is back on the market - Looking for about 350GBP ideally collected!

Beautiful frame, good luck with sale!

Just to clarify all, prices are in the Spreadsheet as that seemed the easiest way for me to keep it all in one place. Please get in touch via a DM to discuss things.

Someone has contacted about the frame, uploaded photos. Please do see the comments the Spreadsheet on that.

Sold:

1. Rapha Proteam Saddle
   
2. Prologo PAS Evo Naga
   

53cm/54cm - I really like this frame.

Keith Lambert used to supply some juniors with bikes when he was training the GB team. This bike was used by one of the U21 female squad as a training bike before they got her a on-brand carbon bike.

Hello wonderful bunch,

I need to get rid of a fair amount of stuff I've accumulated over the years... SOS.

Checkout more detail within the Google Sheet with PRICES here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OyAE5OuMJnbd7gHLaONdS7gw-PAhyuCl0bJBgJDDeVE/edit?usp=sharing

Collection is in E11 or N19 - can post at the expense of the purchaser to the UK. Can take more photos on request.

Keith Lambert Bike Frameset with Headset, Stem and Handlebars
Canyon Ultimate AL 9.0 Bike Frame
Cyclops Alluminium Rollers
SRAM Force 22 Shifters
SRAM Force 22 Crankset 175mm
SRAM Force 22 Front Mech - Damaged
SRAM Force 22 Rear Derailleur - Used
Fabric Scoop Test Saddle
Selle Italia SLR Titanium Rails Saddle
Prologo Naga Evo Saddle Tirox
Fizik Aliante
Fizik Aliante
Prologo Naga Evo PAS Saddle Tirox
Rapha Pro Team Saddle - Carbon Rails
Shimano Ultegra 6800 53/39 Crankset
Intellimouse Pro 3.0 - Grey Special Edition
Garmin Dual Heart Rate Monitor
Dell Dock D3100
Dell Dock WD15
Dell TB16
Canyon H31 Carbon Cockpit 420mmx110mm with Garmin Mount
Canyon H11/H36 Garmin Mount
Canyon H11/36 Garmin Mount
Shimano Ultegra R8000 Rim Brakes
Shimano Ultegra 6600 Front Mech
Shimano 105 FD603 Triple Band On
Shimano 105 5800 Band On Front MEech
Canyon Endurace Aero Slam - 45 EUR RRP
26" MTB Tyres
FSA Chainring Square Taper
Hope Rear QR Skewer

Checkout the Photos here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/XzFFJVafpEPU9LtNA

@zephyr26 is this for sale or available?

Went to put mudguards on tonight only to forget entirely the main reason I wanted this fork was because of the mudguard eyelets. Struggling to find anything 'nice' that's full carbon, straight, and has mounts.

Tried distributors but no luck. Help LFGSS, you're my only hope!

https://whiskyparts.co/forks/no7_rd_plus_qr_mid_reach_fork#/

Long gone! Sorry!

That Terry is dangerously awesome and a great project if you don't mind running rims and 25mm... Tempted but moving to London meaning less space and definitely can't justify it. Best of luck with the sale.

Great frame, I'm 180cm and I have a M in this (54cm). I think I should be a 56 though! Hope this helps someone.

Would you split? I'm interested in the carrot end.

Thanks

Going to try this here as I would prefer it to go to someone on the forum if possible.

I've got an Eastway Esaki for sale, good condition with slight scratches to the paintwork where my sister decided to use a brush on the frame as I was having a good bike clean. Marks where cableties held on the rear cable. Selling as I moved to panniers and I like panniers. I think it's probably had about 500km of usage overall.

Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hpJfcAPqXba34Ntf6

More info: https://www.wiggle.co.uk/eastway-esaki-t1-2016/

200GBP + 15GBP for parcelforce delivery, or collection from Manchester.

Any questions let me know!

So nice!

Dibs

Last chance saloon before I start moving this over to eBay. In London at the weekend so can potentially bring some items down depending on size!

SRAM Shifters and Flat Bar Levers gone

Just to clarify, I'm willing to post all of this including the frame at your expense!