Rapha release £695 Gore-tex rain coat!!

[Ming the Merciless]

I crashed once on the first ride wearing a new jacket and ripped that. Fortunately, it was only about 10% of the Rapha's price, effectively nearer 20% if inflation is taken into account.

Makes it more breathable. Win win.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Unless it’s hooning it down with rain or you will be out for many hours in more than light rain; you are better off with a windproof and wicking layers below for cycling. You will be more comfortable in most cases.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

The thing is, it still seems to be the best material for that purpose (i.e. waterproof with good breathability). Shakedry even more so - RIP!

RE: limitations. My experience over the years of listening to people (hill-walkers AND cyclists) critiquing goretex is that they fail to realise they will be warmer - and thus sweat MORE - if they simply add a goretex garment over their other clothing!
(This is why until it's a really cold day - or really hooning down with rain - I tend to use a water-resistant system that keeps me warm enough, and dry enough. A perfect balance that is often elusive, admittedly ... )

I use Goretex and two other systems for my hill walking these days.

They are much of a muchness ime.

I tend to steer clear of 3 layer as they are too heavy and bulky and I no longer winter climb.

Limitations with all of them is that they do not breathe when it is raining and when it is dry they cannot allow moisture to escape quick enough when you are working hard.

My 3 current jackets all have long pit zips and through pocket ventilation and just about work OK.

 

[Happy_Days]

Limitations with all of them is that they do not breathe when it is raining and when it is dry they cannot allow moisture to escape quick enough when you are working hard.

Polartec NeoShell is textile that came closest to being waterproof and genuinely breathable while working hard. While my NeoShell jacket isn’t perfect, it’s way better than Gore-Tex waterproofs for breathability.

However, Sportful and Ornot seem the only cycling brands with NeoShell jackets in their ranges. I guess Gore-Tex gets more brand recognition than Polartec for waterproofs.

 

[Illaveago]

https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/mens-gore-tex-rain-coat/product/BIT01XX

I previewed this at the Rapha 20 Exhibition's pop-up-shop.

Could not believe the price. £695!!

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Is that ET wearing it?

 

[Electric_Andy]

I thought my Rab coat was a hefty chunk at £140 ten years ago! But to be fair, it has lasted brilliantly. Still looks fairly new and has even been through the wash about 5 times. No broken zip, no loose stitching, still the same shape as when new. If I cycled a lot I would probably consider the 695 coat if it was totally waterproof

 

[bitsandbobs]

It's 2024 and we're still doing Rapha is overpriced?

Rapha has been middle-market for a long time. Brandt-Sorenson's where it's at these days!

 

[screenman]

It's 2024 and we're still doing Rapha is overpriced?

Rapha has been middle-market for a long time. Brandt-Sorenson's where it's at these days!

I was looking at these earlier, I quite like the look but would be very nervous about getting the right size, I have lost six inches off of my waste this year and there is still a bit to go.

brandt-sorenson.com/collections/black/products/full-length-bib-knickers

 

[cool_hand]

Now half price.

 

[Happy_Days]

Now half price.

Unsurprisingly

I wonder if Rapha never expected to sell many at full price in the first place. (Mind you, it’s not cheap even at half price.)

 

[stephec]

I went past the Rapha shop in Manchester today, considering it's exact location it's no wonder they need to charge such prices to make a profit.

 

[PaulSB]

I went past the Rapha shop in Manchester today, considering it's exact location it's no wonder they need to charge such prices to make a profit.

I haven't been in that one. The only and last time I visited Rapha Manchester they had so little stock it was a wasted journey. Generally I don't buy Rapha but my son had given me a voucher for my birthday. I wanted a new rain jacket. I decided to turn it into a bit of a treat, caught the train in, had lunch and went to Rapha. Virtually nothing to look at let alone buy. I will never go back.

 

[Happy_Days]

If you couldn’t afford the £695 Rapha rain coat, the British brand has other options. You could console yourself with a £235 gilet (!) to keep autumn’s breezes at bay.

Consider it a bargain compared to Rapha’s £300 jersey.

Has Rapha gone barking mad?

 

[PaulSB]

If you couldn’t afford the £695 Rapha rain coat, the British brand has other options. You could console yourself with a £235 gilet (!) to keep autumn’s breezes at bay.

Consider it a bargain compared to Rapha’s £300 jersey.

Has Rapha gone barking mad?

Perhaps it's the consumers who have gone mad. There must be people who buy these products. It baffles me when at least comparable, if not better, products at more competitive prices are available.

 

[Badger_Boom]

When I wasnjn then dibble I once worked on a shift where everyone but me was a golfist. All day long, day after say, week after week, they'd talk about their bats and silly sweaters and their next session dodging lighting on the golf pitch. It got so annoying I applied for, and was granted, a shift change.

That sounds like an anecdote that should have appeared as a clue to a certain character's real identity in series 3 or 4 of Line of Duty.