Rapha Let Down

[Peteaud]

Strange how nobody cares about how much people spend on their bikes - but as soon as rapha is mentioned, you getting more people biting than a chihuahua chasing a postman

And i bet said pedigree mutt has a rapha doggie coat on as well

 

[Dusty Bin]

Nine years ago, they didn't exist. But reading their website, you could be forgiven for thinking that they invented cycling. I'm sure some people do think that. Nuff said. Anyway, always a good excuse to post this...

http://internationale.teamjva.com/

 

[jowwy]

And i bet said pedigree mutt has a rapha doggie coat on as well

nope - my dog has his own coat - its called fur

 

[jowwy]

Nine years ago, they didn't exist. But reading their website, you could be forgiven for thinking that they invented cycling. I'm sure some people do think that. Nuff said. Anyway, always a good excuse to post this...

http://internationale.teamjva.com/

nine years ago quite a few things didn't exist - whats your point???

 

[RedRider]

Nine years ago, they didn't exist. But reading their website, you could be forgiven for thinking that they invented cycling. I'm sure some people do think that. Nuff said. Anyway, always a good excuse to post this...

http://internationale.teamjva.com/

their brand identity is a bit cringe to me. my jeans have a panel sewn on the inside....'Fumer' and a homoerotic paragraph about how the hard men of cycling used to enjoy a smoke between their lips. I lower the hi vis turn ups on them so the rapha branding doesn't show when I go into the lbs lest they judge me a twat based on my choice of jean. I'll probably get over this in time. Lovely jean
.

 

[Rob3rt]

nine years ago quite a few things didn't exist - whats your point???

That their brand identity is misleading?

 

[Dusty Bin]

nine years ago quite a few things didn't exist - whats your point???

Have another read - the context is set out in the first sentence, with the point being made in the second sentence. Good luck with that.

 

[Dusty Bin]

their brand identity is a bit cringe to me. my jeans have a panel sewn on the inside....'Fumer' and a homoerotic paragraph about how the hard men of cycling used to enjoy a smoke between their lips. I lower the hi vis turn ups on them so the rapha branding doesn't show when I go into the lbs lest they judge me a twat based on my choice of jean. I'll probably get over this in time. Lovely jean
.

The only person I know who wears Rapha gear is sponsored by them - and Rapha is pulling out of that deal at the end of 2014, so as far as I'm concerned they are fair game again..

 

[jowwy]

@Rob3rt
but isn't that what everybody does to sell their brand - make people believe they are the best of whats available and that you need their product.

@everybodyelse
companies have been doing that for years. We as humans are all different, we enjoy different things, are attracted to different types of people, shop in different stores etc etc if we didn't the world would be a very boring place to live.

If you want something and you can afford it, buy it, if you don't like it, don't buy it - but don't condemn the person that decides to buy it, just cause you don't like it.

Is rapha a top quality product - in many peoples eyes YES, in some peoples eyes NO. But the same could be said about most products sold within the open market place.

 

[potsy]

Jealous of you because you have Rapha gear?

I'm burning all my none rapha gear right now, I feel such a loser for even considering wearing anything else

 

[Peteaud]

I'm burning all my none rapha gear right now, I feel such a loser for even considering wearing anything else

So you are so posh that you use Rapha gear as firelighters, ...... Respect

.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Strange how nobody cares about how much people spend on their bikes - but as soon as rapha is mentioned, you getting more people biting than a chihuahua chasing a postman

maybe people can more easily recognise the performance and practicality benefits that the build quality & componenatry differential between a supermarket bike and a Pinarello or between a Chinese Brompton and a West London Brompton than between different brands of jumper (light hearted observation)

and to be fair there's threads bemoaning silly priced bikes and rafts of advice suggesting affordable bikes over the cream of the crop when people ask. You just don't get many I've bought a Dogma threads for people to Chihuahua on.

 

[jowwy]

maybe people can more easily recognise the performance and practicality benefits that the build quality & componenatry differential between a supermarket bike and a Pinarello or between a Chinese Brompton and a West London Brompton than between different brands of jumper (light hearted observation)

and to be fair there's threads bemoaning silly priced bikes and rafts of advice suggesting affordable bikes over the cream of the crop when people ask. You just don't get many I've bought a Dogma threads for people to Chihuahua on.

theres also loads of advice and people saying buy the best you can afford.

 

[Dusty Bin]

theres also loads of advice and people saying buy the best you can afford.

The trick is understanding that the 'best' is not necessarily the 'most expensive'...

 

[jowwy]

The trick is understanding that the 'best' is not necessarily the 'most expensive'...

whether its the best or not is upto the person who's buying it - one man's best is another man's crap