Rapha Sky pricing

ga02clr

Ok who's surprised and actually impressed.....

Team Sky Supporter Jersey £40.00

To see the full range just put Sky into the seach section of the Ralph website.

The wiggins replica jersey for the bankers is £80.00

the_fuggler

ga02clr wrote:

Ok who's surprised and actually impressed.....

Team Sky Supporter Jersey £40.00

To see the full range just put Sky into the seach section of the Ralph website.

Not bad at all. Like the look of the polo short for 30 quid too.

pangolin

Seems to have broken their site!

ga02clr

I am going to take personal credit for crashing the Ralpha site. Whats the prize?

pangolin

It's working again

http://www.rapha.cc/shop/team-sky

I can't work out the supporters jersey. It says it's for wearing with casual clothes, stood at the side of the road. So not for cycling? Also it's made of polycotton not sportwool or the stuff the pro jerseys are made of

edit: Actual cycling one seems to be £75. Still not too bad I guess compared to normal
http://www.rapha.cc/team-sky-replica-short-sleeve-jersey/

rubertoe

The pricing is pretty reasonable for Rapha.

vermin

Simon Mottram in the FT:

"One likely solution is a move to soften the branding, perhaps playing down the arm stripe that has become Rapha’s trademark. “It’s very visible but perhaps too visible – you can see them coming a mile off. When Rapha gets to a certain size, like it is in London, you don’t necessarily want something that strong.”"

New Team Sky kit:



Well that went well then. :P

For clarification, despite my disdain for all things Sky (the company, not the team), in the context of pro team kits, this is extremely tasteful.

meanredspider

Well - it really is a balance of getting the Sky name out there with making money. Make it too "exclusive" and it would be rare. This is also Rapha's opportunity to get their name out into the provinces...

spasypaddy

absolutely love the kit, think its brilliant.

wont buy it mind. but i do really like it

Agent57

I preferred it when they had a narrow stripe down the back, rather than the wide one they've had latterly.

pitchshifter

If they are going to supply the "best world tour team" then invest in a better website host... Jeez.

Interested to know what the quality will be like of the replica kit. Probably similar to the Paris-Roubaix challenge jerseys.

This surely opens the door for a new desirable brand that costs a fortune but isn't so "mainstream"? Maybe Assos will start doing some jerseys that don't make you look like a power ranger.

Edit: I bet there is a few factories in China feeling a bit glum ..

vermin

pitchshifter wrote:

This surely opens the door for a new desirable brand that costs a fortune but isn't so "mainstream"?

Perhaps they could be called something like foxlike.

Ben6899

I just ordered the winter hat. I was awaiting the re-stock of the plain version, but I prefer the SKY one!

pitchshifter

Ben6899 wrote:

I just ordered the winter hat. I was awaiting the re-stock of the plain version, but I prefer the SKY one!

Did you get the scarf too?

Ben6899

pitchshifter wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

I just ordered the winter hat. I was awaiting the re-stock of the plain version, but I prefer the SKY one!

Did you get the scarf too?

No. I already own a cycling-specific scarf.

pitchshifter

Anyone want to buy my Rapha voucher - £25.00

£30.00 to you guys before I put it on Ebay.

@ben - Nice !

Ben6899

pitchshifter wrote:

Anyone want to buy my Rapha voucher - £25.00

£30.00 to you guys before I put it on Ebay.

I'll have it.

pitchshifter

Ben6899 wrote:

pitchshifter wrote:

Anyone want to buy my Rapha voucher - £25.00

£30.00 to you guys before I put it on Ebay.

I'll have it.

Too late.. Someone PM'd before you.

bigmat

Its a bit boring. Classy, understated etc etc. Yawn. Not convinced pro team kit should be like that, I want to see sponsors everywhere (preferably unknown Euro-brands) and garish colours / designs!

Still, its nicely inoffensive which is a good job as they are likely to be everywhere by summer.

rick_chasey

The "pro" jersey, that they might actually wear at team sky is £ 140. I imagine the £75 replica is like a rapha club jersey with sky livery.

Looking at it like that it is pretty punchy.

ga02clr

Rick Chasey wrote:

The "pro" jersey, that they might actually wear at team sky is £ 140. I imagine the £75 replica is like a rapha club jersey with sky livery.

Looking at it like that it is pretty punchy.

Yes but lets be honest most of the people who buy this kit are not going to be the right shape for a race cut jersey. The cheaper cuts look much more 'fat banker in richmond park' friendly in shape.

Lets all hope that they see sense and dont try and squeeze the bellies into the overly tight race cut and opt for the cheaper items.

mbthegreat

It is pretty, but don't really want to be a walking advert for Murdoch at all times..

rolf_f

BigMat wrote:

Its a bit boring. Classy, understated etc etc. Yawn. Not convinced pro team kit should be like that, I want to see sponsors everywhere (preferably unknown Euro-brands) and garish colours / designs!

You should have availed yourself of the Planet X £10 deals last summer
(these were the more tasteful ones!)

mr_ribble

vermin wrote:

pitchshifter wrote:

This surely opens the door for a new desirable brand that costs a fortune but isn't so "mainstream"?

Perhaps they could be called something like foxlike.

Wait.. I know this one. Bovine.. porcine..equine..canine..caprine? No I give up