One for the Rapha/Sky fans

LeicesterLad

Great post over at Cycling Inquisition on all things Rapha - Also, if you havn't read this blog before, it's top notch, especially if you have a Colombian fettish like me! http://www.cyclinginquisition.com/

Ben6899

LeicesterLad wrote:

Great post over at Cycling Inquisition on all things Rapha - Also, if you havn't read this blog before, it's top notch, especially if you have a Colombian fettish like me! http://www.cyclinginquisition.com/

Thanks for posting, mate. I'll have a read over lunch.

Crozza

already posted in 2013 gear thread

doesn't bother me, but expect FF will be along to complain in 10, 9, 8...

thegreatdivide

That was a really good read - and nother two fingers up to the "it's all made in China" moaners

Loving the Colombia stuff too :-)

danlikesbikes

Thats a really good read, shows what goes into the thinking behind the kit too.

Rodrego Hernandez

Nice advertorial.

inkyfingers

Rodrego Hernandez wrote:

Nice advertorial.

As are many pro cycling articles to be fair.

ddraver

700 Pieces of kit!!!!!!

SEVEN HUNDRED!!!!

disgruntledgoat

varies. Some will keep a set of kit that they’ll only use on race day, for example, and three sets for training. But one of the Rapha-Condor-JLT riders cycles through his kit meticulously. On the inside of our pro kit, there’s a space for your initials, so that during a stage race, you don’t end up wearing someone else’s shorts or whatever. In that spot, he numbers his kit, so that he wears everything sequentially. He even does this with his socks! So the socks are worn as a pair, sequentially, one after the other.

It's good to see I'm not the only one with sequential kit OCD

Richmond Racer

disgruntledgoat wrote:

varies. Some will keep a set of kit that they’ll only use on race day, for example, and three sets for training. But one of the Rapha-Condor-JLT riders cycles through his kit meticulously. On the inside of our pro kit, there’s a space for your initials, so that during a stage race, you don’t end up wearing someone else’s shorts or whatever. In that spot, he numbers his kit, so that he wears everything sequentially. He even does this with his socks! So the socks are worn as a pair, sequentially, one after the other.

It's good to see I'm not the only one with sequential kit OCD

Cav should've stayed, he's have loved all this

graeme_s-2

Really enjoyed that, thanks for the link.

Level of detail they go to is fascinating.

graeme_s-2

Oh yeah, Bernie Eisel's a good looking man isn't he? :oops:

Ben6899

Great article and a solid kick in the nuts for the "I can get this stuff from China for a fraction of the cost" argument.

LangerDan

Clothing designer in "We design clothing" shocker.

Oh BTW, Cyclinginquisition? It's "dyeing", not "dying"

LeicesterLad

LangerDan wrote:

Clothing designer in "We design clothing" shocker.

Oh BTW, Cyclinginquisition? It's "dyeing", not "dying"

Somebody got out of the bed on the wrong side this morning... :roll:

Oh, and the thread title suggests this is a thread for those interested in Rapha. If you are not interested in Rapha, don't read it?! Its not rocket science.

LangerDan

LeicesterLad wrote:

LangerDan wrote:

Clothing designer in "We design clothing" shocker.

Oh BTW, Cyclinginquisition? It's "dyeing", not "dying"

Somebody got out of the bed on the wrong side this morning... :roll:

Oh, and the thread title suggests this is a thread for those interested in Rapha. If you are not interested in Rapha, don't read it?! Its not rocket science.

Ok, LL, I promise not to read any more Rapha non-articles. Any other threads I shouldn't read?

Ben6899

LangerDan wrote:

Ok, LL, I promise not to read any more Rapha non-articles. Any other threads I shouldn't read?

LeicesterLad wrote:

Somebody got out of the bed on the wrong side this morning... :roll:

Defo.

rubertoe

Graeme_S wrote:

Oh yeah, Bernie Eisel's a good looking man isn't he? :oops:

Shhhh. My EPO is demanding a print of Bernie!!

I think she wants to hang it above my bed!