Rapha to sponsor Team Sky clothing from 2013

Maverick54
Maverick54 Posts: 34
edited September 2012 in Road general
Oooh. Now surely that is going to present a quandry for the 'purists' out there? Alot of noses will be put out of joint by this surely??!
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  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    As I just posted in Pro Race - Rapha hating Sky fanboys forced to wear Rapha to continue being Sky fanboys. It's hilarious.
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Rapha = sexy
    Sky = Rapha

    therefore Sky == sexy...

    damn you, the world is going crazy!!! but my logic is irrefutable!

    Sky will be 100% more sexy in 2013
  • WarlKicken
    WarlKicken Posts: 224
    I'm not purist enough to understand the point being made in the original post. What I care about is the fact I have just bought three ss jerseys, two ls jerseys, two bibshorts, helmet, gloves and sock. Not to mention a whole load of waterproof and training wear, all for TeamSKY.

    I look the part, will still love wearing the clobber of the TDF2012 winner BUT, what a blow. Must've spent over 600quid.
  • d4evr
    d4evr Posts: 293
    ^^^^OUCH!
  • WarlKicken
    WarlKicken Posts: 224
    d4evr wrote:
    ^^^^OUCH!

    Say.....wana buy some cycling gear?

    Pro wear, TDF winning strip as well.....£600.00 for the lot. :D

    Meh, it's not that bad. Needed an update to the wardrobe and still got a good few months left yet. I'll get over it. I am really convincing myself that owning the gear that Wiggo won the Tour on is a plus point.
  • d4evr
    d4evr Posts: 293
    I'm just hoping that Rapha want to start from scratch, flog off their existing stock at crazy knockdown prices so that I can pick up one of their Wind jackets for 30 bucks!! :?
  • bobtbuilder
    bobtbuilder Posts: 1,537
    d4evr wrote:
    I'm just hoping that Rapha want to start from scratch, flog off their existing stock at crazy knockdown prices so that I can pick up one of their Wind jackets for 30 bucks!! :?

    Good luck with that! :wink::lol:
  • d4evr
    d4evr Posts: 293
    Yip, fat chance! 30 bucks may buy a half a sleeve. :(
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    Just treat it as retro
  • WarlKicken
    WarlKicken Posts: 224
    Mikey23 wrote:
    Just treat it as retro

    Haha. Retro is pretty cool maaaaan. The annoying this is, I love a bit o' TeamSKY so come Jan, I know damned well I'll be all over their new range.

    My word, they have me in their clutches.....give me a contract already.
  • g00se
    g00se Posts: 2,221
    WarlKicken wrote:
    I'm not purist enough to understand the point being made in the original post. What I care about is the fact I have just bought three ss jerseys, two ls jerseys, two bibshorts, helmet, gloves and sock. Not to mention a whole load of waterproof and training wear, all for TeamSKY.

    I look the part, will still love wearing the clobber of the TDF2012 winner BUT, what a blow. Must've spent over 600quid.


    Think yourself lucky - if it was next year, it'll probably cost twice that :)
  • the playing mantis
    the playing mantis Posts: 2,129
    this guys clearly taking the p!
  • WarlKicken
    WarlKicken Posts: 224
    the playing mantis wrote:
    this guys clearly taking the p!

    Which one? I did think someone was......
  • calmx5
    calmx5 Posts: 230
    I think it will just make the kit look a helluva lot more classy!
  • captain_oakley
    captain_oakley Posts: 222
    Ahhhhhhh...... thousand's of Team Sky wannabe's coming to a 2013 sportive near you.


    C'mon girls and boys get your wallets out and form an orderly queue from Jan '13 to a certain
    Brewer Street cycle Cafe!!!!





    '....Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana......'
  • WarlKicken
    WarlKicken Posts: 224
    Captain Oakley wrote:
    Ahhhhhhh...... thousand's of Team Sky wannabe's coming to a 2013 sportive near you.


    C'mon girls and boys get your wallets out and form an orderly queue from Jan '13 to a certain
    Brewer Street cycle Cafe!!!!





    '....Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana......'

    Yo, wheres the queuing start? I want to be first in line.....
  • Sentral
    Sentral Posts: 64
    I got this via their email too. No doubt Rapha will become a lot more mainstream in the next few years. I don't see it as an issue though, it's great for Rapha, and it's good for Sky.
    WarlKicken wrote:
    I'm not purist enough to understand the point being made in the original post. What I care about is the fact I have just bought three ss jerseys, two ls jerseys, two bibshorts, helmet, gloves and sock. Not to mention a whole load of waterproof and training wear, all for TeamSKY.

    I look the part, will still love wearing the clobber of the TDF2012 winner BUT, what a blow. Must've spent over 600quid.

    Hah. What's more funny is that there are probably people actually like this.
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  • 2Phat4Rapha
    2Phat4Rapha Posts: 238
    :|.
    I may be a minority of one but that doesn't prevent me from being right.
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  • WarlKicken
    WarlKicken Posts: 224
    Sentral wrote:
    Hah. What's more funny is that there are probably people actually like this.

    I am not joking. I did literally just fork out £600.00+ on a load of Adidas Team SKY gear. I have saved for a few months with the intention of getting fully kitted out for Winter. As I said though, I don't mind too much, it's the clobber Wiggo won the Tour in. Just a bit annoying.

    I have a right mind to mail SKY. Ah well, better getting saving for Jan :/
  • Tom Dean
    Tom Dean Posts: 1,723
    Did you really buy five Sky jerseys?
  • BowtomePhil
    BowtomePhil Posts: 198
    I am tight and this is good, when the new Rapha comes out, I will buy the old kit cheap.

    I always buy the Newcastle United top when the new one comes out, get it for £10.
  • WarlKicken
    WarlKicken Posts: 224
    Tom Dean wrote:
    Did you really buy five Sky jerseys?

    I bought three short sleeved and two long sleeved. I believe that makes five. Yes. I saved up a loada cash and splurged. Also grabbed two bibtights, 4 pairs of socks, a rain jacket and a pair of trousers. I love it.

    I train every day and cannot stand washing all the time :D L A Z Y
  • WarlKicken
    WarlKicken Posts: 224
    BowtomePhil wrote:
    I am tight and this is good, when the new Rapha comes out, I will buy the old kit cheap.

    I always buy the Newcastle United top when the new one comes out, get it for £10.

    I was tight right up until the splurge happened. Pahaha.
  • BowtomePhil
    BowtomePhil Posts: 198
    I think the kit you have looks cool, so not a waste of money at all. I doubt the kit you have will go down in price much as long as there is a demand for it.
  • andy46
    andy46 Posts: 1,666
    It could go up in value being the TDF winning year, the Team GB stuff has been going for crazy money on eBay :shock:

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Team-GB-2012- ... 500wt_1288
    2019 Ribble CGR SL

    2015 Specialized Roubaix Sport sl4

    2014 Specialized Allez Sport
  • saintly_jim
    saintly_jim Posts: 16
    WarlKicken wrote:
    I am not joking. I did literally just fork out £600.00+ on a load of Adidas Team SKY gear. I have saved for a few months with the intention of getting fully kitted out for Winter. As I said though, I don't mind too much, it's the clobber Wiggo won the Tour in. Just a bit annoying.

    I have a right mind to mail SKY. Ah well, better getting saving for Jan :/

    It seems to be the cycling equivalent of wearing last season's football shirt. Does it matter? If you feel comfortable wearing it surely that's the main thing!
  • JamesB5446
    JamesB5446 Posts: 471
    £600 on team kit for a team you're not in? That's pretty funny.
  • BowtomePhil
    BowtomePhil Posts: 198
    JamesB5446 wrote:
    £600 on team kit for a team you're not in? That's pretty funny.

    Not really have you ever been to a football match, especially Northern teams, Newcastle Fans spend a fortune on their clothes. You are wearing the kit to say you support the team, not be a part of it.
  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    JamesB5446 wrote:
    £600 on team kit for a team you're not in? That's pretty funny.

    Its utterly ridiculous, especially 2 long sleeve jerseys.
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    A Burberry moment for Rapha? ie associating themselves with Sky - a pretty chavvy sort of company when it comes down to it........
    Faster than a tent.......

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