Rapha Sample Sale in Manchester

londonlivvy
londonlivvy Posts: 644
edited May 2012 in Commuting chat
I know several northerners have pointed out the unfairness of all the sample sales going on down London, so now's your chance...

There's a Rapha sample sale coming up in Manchester (26 May).
http://www.rapha.cc/rapha-sample-sale-manchester

NB I don't work for Rapha but I happen to like their stuff (though not the prices) so thought I'd share...
http://minxcompendium.blogspot.com/

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  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Where is Thomas St Post Office - ohh Thomas Street - where ever that is.

    I'm so excited I could jump over a dolls house.
  • msmancunia
    msmancunia Posts: 1,415
    Yay! And just after payday too :lol:

    Fossyant - it's in the Northern Quarter somewhere.
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Oh no. Loads of Northerners sullying the good name of the brand.

    Well, the blue half of Manchester has nicked so many of our players that it's to be expected that they try to nick our brands too.
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    Oh no. Loads of Northerners sullying the good name of the brand.

    Well, the blue half of Manchester has nicked so many of our players that it's to be expected that they try to nick our brands too    .

    Another bitter Gooner?
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

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  • msmancunia
    msmancunia Posts: 1,415
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    Oh no. Loads of Northerners sullying the good name of the brand.

    Well, the blue half of Manchester has nicked so many of our players that it's to be expected that they try to nick our brands too.

    Oi. Don't be slagging my team.

    And I don't think you'll see too many northern chavs hanging around Greggs in head-to-toe Rapha somehow. In the 10 months since I've been back here I've only seen two people wearing it.
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  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    If the RRP on a club jersey is £95, what price roughly in the sample sale?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    edhornby wrote:
    If the RRP on a club jersey is £95, what price roughly in the sample sale?

    All jerseys were £40 in the one here in London.
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    edhornby wrote:
    If the RRP on a club jersey is £95, what price roughly in the sample sale?

    All jerseys were £40 in the one here in London.

    Or about three months rent for Northerners.

    Wouldn't it be funny if Rapha and Castelli became the chavwear of the decade, like Sergio Tacchini, Kappa, Fila etc were thirty years ago, or Burberry was in the Noughties.

    What would ITB wear?
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Where's Manchester ...?
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    itboffin wrote:
    Where's Manchester ...?

    North London?

    Sorry dont go past Embankment
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  • DrLex
    DrLex Posts: 2,142
    itboffin wrote:
    Where's Manchester ...?
    Isn't it one of those nice Georgian Squares in Marylebone? With the Wallace Collection on the North edge?
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,770
    Doesn't EKE live in Manchester? He's from North of the river.
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Doesn't EKE live in Manchester? He's from North of the river.
    Oi!!! Barnet is north of the river, but still within civilisation (London). Manchester is just south of Scotland!
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  • msmancunia
    msmancunia Posts: 1,415
    Just south of Scotland it may be, but it's got a shiny Premiership Trophy tonight and I am one happy happy lady :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    msmancunia wrote:
    Just south of Scotland it may be, but it's got a shiny Premiership Trophy tonight and I am one happy happy lady :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

    Which race was that from? clearly not the Giro :roll:
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • msmancunia
    msmancunia Posts: 1,415
    itboffin wrote:
    msmancunia wrote:
    Just south of Scotland it may be, but it's got a shiny Premiership Trophy tonight and I am one happy happy lady :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

    Which race was that from? clearly not the Giro :roll:

    You've got to admit, it was a bit of a nail-biter (if you watched it). Anyway, haven't you got legs to Veet or something? :wink:
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    not today, to sun burnt from the 90 miles i did whist you slackers were obv. watching TV on what could be the last sunny day of the year, shame on you all and and and you weren't even watching cycling :P
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • msmancunia
    msmancunia Posts: 1,415
    I was watching it on TV at my Man United supporting Uncle's 69th birthday and had to mute my celebrations until I cycled home and came across 50+ fans conga-ing around the outside of a pub. This was after I got on the bike this morning and finally finally finally did 45 miles from north Manchester to Halifax and back using one of JZed's Garmin routes he posted, including WingTFU and going over Blackstone Edge (which wasn't half as bad as I thought!).

    Now, however, I'm going to get completely, totally, and absolutely trollied.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    this is fully support
    msmancunia wrote:
    Now, however, I'm going to get completely, totally, and absolutely trollied.

    Good show carry on :wink:
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.

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