Would you buy this at £900?

DonDaddyD
DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
edited January 2011 in Commuting chat
Castelli's new coat? £900, seriously would you buy it? And who would? What market is this even aimed at?

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... t-11-42809
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  • soundninjauk
    soundninjauk Posts: 333
    Surely that's a typo?! That said, I wouldn't buy that at all. Hate the styling (if you can call it that).
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  • walkingbootweather
    walkingbootweather Posts: 2,443
    Damn. Wish I'd seen this before the VAT changed - I might have saved myself £22.50
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    maybe a quick google search before asking silly questions

    http://www.rutlandcycling.com/20156/Castelli-Fusione-Jacket---Black.html
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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Clever Pun wrote:
    maybe a quick google search before asking silly questions

    http://www.rutlandcycling.com/20156/Castelli-Fusione-Jacket---Black.html

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  • plowmar
    plowmar Posts: 1,032
    I was with soundninjauk on this thinking it would be £90. so where does a typo come in for something being sold for £170.MRP

    Given write-up on home page too many downs for it even to be worth that IMO.

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  • Lancslad
    Lancslad Posts: 307
    Triple d you suck its £90 not £900. I might buy it at £90 but never at £900.
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Lancslad wrote:
    Triple d you suck its £90 not £900. I might buy it at £90 but never at £900.

    Check the comments at the bottom, it certainly said £900 earlier.
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  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    I thought rapha made expensive clothing, but someone pointed out arct'eryx (note the pointless apostrophe) that makes high quality technical outdoors jackets, and some that are just a silly price:

    How about this blazer at only £760

    It is pretending to be an item of "performance clothing":
    Timeless design elements synchronize with modern technology in this versatile Blazer. Anatomical shaping and subtle articulation enhance fit and liberate the wearer. Made with soft and supple WINDSTOPPER® Soft Shell - a completely windproof and highly breathable textile that also resists outside moisture - the lightweight Blazer flows through changing environments by regulating indoor and outdoor comfort.

    I think this translates as, "it is a blazer made from (an expensive type of) polyester. "
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  • gbsahne001
    gbsahne001 Posts: 1,974
    ditto to it said £900 earlier; obviously the boys at BR picked up on this thread and edited it
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  • jeremyrundle
    jeremyrundle Posts: 1,014
    Where does it say £900 i see £90 and even if it said £900 then anyone with an ounce of common ....... would appreciate it was a mistake, we all make them, do we not.
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    jeremyrundle wrote:
    Where does it say £900 i see £90 and even if it said £900 then anyone with an ounce of common ....... would appreciate it was a mistake, we all make them, do we not.

    Not sure about that, check out the RRP on this little beauty:

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=41566

    Is it that hard to believe that someone will come up with one twice the price? They just need to call it the 12 speed...
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,479
    How can a jacket be 11 speed?
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    TailWindHome wrote:
    How can a jacket be 11 speed?

    Pah! N00b! Shows what you know! It just can, alright?

    I think it's more that it's a jacket which is compatible with an 11 speed groupset, something that a lot of those not in the know overlook. I'm amazed I can use my Shimano gears whilst wearing my Campagnolo gloves - shows what a good job they've done of keeping things generic.
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