Rapha Video

pblakeney
pblakeney Posts: 27,424
edited January 2015 in The cake stop
I could have filmed a Rapha video today.
If only I had a TV crew following me. :cry:
It was dark, it was windy, it was raining, it would have been great in black and white.
I was head to toe in Rapha gear.
The rain drops were falling elegantly from the peak of my cap.
The return was finished with a climb, in the sunshine, with a tail wind.

It would have been EPIC!

Maybe I should try a selfie video tomorrow. Conditions should be spot on.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • bikes`n`guns
    bikes`n`guns Posts: 959
    Beard ? Tattoos ?

    If not , forget it :D Just come and film me instead, I fit the demographic. 8)
    Trek,,,, too cool for school ,, apparently
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,424
    Bikes`n`guns wrote:
    Beard ? Tattoos ?

    If not , forget it :D Just come and film me instead, I fit the demographic. 8)
    Not a full beard but a few days stubble. That is sufficient as a minimum.
    No tattoo either. That is my way of being unique. :wink:
    I could well have had a chain ring "tattoo" as I stopped at the top of a hill to view the mist covered hills.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • on-yer-bike
    on-yer-bike Posts: 2,974
    You should definitely be in the new club. On the ride did you have a Rapha wallet in your back pocket stuffed full of disposable income?
    Pegoretti
    Colnago
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,424
    on-yer-bike wrote:
    You should definitely be in the new club. On the ride did you have a Rapha wallet in your back pocket stuffed full of disposable income?
    No one carries cash these days.
    Gold card, don't you know?
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    Brilliant!

    And when you get home don't forget to wash with your £12 Rapha soap!



    Was perusing their travel section today and saw the Corsica trip which looked quite nice...until I saw the price...£3400 for 5 days riding?! (Flights not included).

    Well those videos don't come cheap darling!
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,321
    bernithebiker wrote:
    Brilliant!

    And when you get home don't forget to wash with your £12 Rapha soap!



    Was perusing their travel section today and saw the Corsica trip which looked quite nice...until I saw the price...£3400 for 5 days riding?! (Flights not included).

    Well those videos don't come cheap darling!

    I think you can do the "Raid Corsica" with Marmot Tours for less than a grand
    left the forum March 2023
  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    bernithebiker wrote:
    Brilliant!

    And when you get home don't forget to wash with your £12 Rapha soap!



    Was perusing their travel section today and saw the Corsica trip which looked quite nice...until I saw the price...£3400 for 5 days riding?! (Flights not included).

    Well those videos don't come cheap darling!

    I think you can do the "Raid Corsica" with Marmot Tours for less than a grand

    Well exactly, £3400 is just taking the p*ss.....
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,424
    bernithebiker wrote:
    Brilliant!

    And when you get home don't forget to wash with your £12 Rapha soap!



    Was perusing their travel section today and saw the Corsica trip which looked quite nice...until I saw the price...£3400 for 5 days riding?! (Flights not included).

    Well those videos don't come cheap darling!
    Don't be silly.
    There are much better soaps out there. I much prefer Acqua Di Parma.

    And, comparing the Rapha trips with Marmot really is apples and oranges. They provide completely different services.
    The same roads, but different services off the road.
    You may well consider them a rip off but that is down to personal choice and circumstance.

    For what it is worth, I decided that safety was the better part of valour today and spent time on the turbo.
    All in all, I would rather have got wet.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    PBlakeney wrote:
    They provide completely different services.
    The same roads, but different services off the road.

    These services would need to be of a sexual nature for me to consider £3400 value for money.....
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,424
    Well, the location and routes are all wrong but this pretty much sums up yesterday.
    http://vimeo.com/42826812
    Epic. :P
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • on-yer-bike
    on-yer-bike Posts: 2,974
    bernithebiker wrote:
    Brilliant!

    And when you get home don't forget to wash with your £12 Rapha soap!



    Was perusing their travel section today and saw the Corsica trip which looked quite nice...until I saw the price...£3400 for 5 days riding?! (Flights not included).

    Well those videos don't come cheap darling!
    If you join the club you get the £300 bike hire charge knocked off the price apparently. Imagine cycling round Corsica with a load of city traders. Im not sure Id go with Rapha even if I could afford it. Beautiful island though.
    Pegoretti
    Colnago
    Cervelo
    Campagnolo
  • southdownswolf
    southdownswolf Posts: 1,525
    PBlakeney wrote:
    on-yer-bike wrote:
    You should definitely be in the new club. On the ride did you have a Rapha wallet in your back pocket stuffed full of disposable income?
    No one carries cash these days.
    Gold card, don't you know?

    Gold Card? Anyone and their dog can get one of those.... You need a Black card (AmEx Centurian) to match with Rapha.
    http://www.stuartmole.co.uk/
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,424
    southdownswolf wrote:
    Gold Card? Anyone and their dog can get one of those.... You need a Black card (AmEx Centurian) to match with Rapha.
    I was offered one (invitation only) but I decided that it wasn't worth it.
    I actually have a platinum one but thought that would be showing off.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • Finesilver24
    Finesilver24 Posts: 140
    PBlakeney wrote:
    southdownswolf wrote:
    Gold Card? Anyone and their dog can get one of those.... You need a Black card (AmEx Centurian) to match with Rapha.
    I was offered one (invitation only) but I decided that it wasn't worth it.
    I actually have a platinum one but thought that would be showing off.
    Credit cards? Even the poorest of poor people have credit cards. Cash is the sign of wealth. And possessions you actually possess rather than 'renting them' for an extortionate interest rate off a credit card company that sees you as a cash cow by giving you a piece of plastic a slightly different colour to the next person.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,424
    Finesilver24 wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    southdownswolf wrote:
    Gold Card? Anyone and their dog can get one of those.... You need a Black card (AmEx Centurian) to match with Rapha.
    I was offered one (invitation only) but I decided that it wasn't worth it.
    I actually have a platinum one but thought that would be showing off.
    Credit cards? Even the poorest of poor people have credit cards. Cash is the sign of wealth. And possessions you actually possess rather than 'renting them' for an extortionate interest rate off a credit card company that sees you as a cash cow by giving you a piece of plastic a slightly different colour to the next person.
    Tut, tut silly boy.
    The balance is merely paid off in full very month by direct debit.
    That means that I do not have to dirty my hands with cash and interest rates are irrelevant.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,737
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Well, the location and routes are all wrong but this pretty much sums up yesterday.
    http://vimeo.com/42826812
    Epic. :P
    If it was such a great ride, why do they all look as miserable as sin sitting down afterwards drinking tea? Maybe they should try mountain biking :wink:
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,424
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Well, the location and routes are all wrong but this pretty much sums up yesterday.
    http://vimeo.com/42826812
    Epic. :P
    If it was such a great ride, why do they all look as miserable as sin sitting down afterwards drinking tea? Maybe they should try mountain biking :wink:
    That is because after the coffee they were not allowed a large Macallan to thaw out as I was. It would send out the wrong message even though it is exactly what is required to make the trip perfect. :P
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,452
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Well, the location and routes are all wrong but this pretty much sums up yesterday.
    http://vimeo.com/42826812
    Epic. :P
    If it was such a great ride, why do they all look as miserable as sin sitting down afterwards drinking tea? Maybe they should try mountain biking :wink:

    Maybe there wasn't any coffee?

    I dunno, doesn't that kit look pretty dull?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,737
    pinarello001 wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    I dunno, doesn't that kit look pretty dull?
    Yep, kit looks nothing special at all, which is probably why they have to go for ads like that.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,996
    Stevo paused the vid at 18s as he thought it was his Welsh lover.
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    pinarello001 wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    I dunno, doesn't that kit look pretty dull?
    Yep, kit looks nothing special at all, which is probably why they have to go for ads like that.

    That video made me feel a bit homesick - wrong side of the country but similar roads.

    The funny thing is in that part of the world Assos rules - Rapha is very good but too "urban".

    And the weather was pretty good. I did a ride with colleagues from Inverness to Livingstone (just outside Edinburgh) in a day over the Cairngorms in the great September storms of a couple of years ago. 60mph winds. I drove the minibus for the first 90 miles (and rode the second 90) and we had to use the bus to "tow" the riders in the headwind sections over the mountains and, even then, we were barely doing 10mph. Very wet too - a group of riders wringing out their gloves is a funny sight. But they're the rides you remember.
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,737
    Ballysmate wrote:
    Stevo paused the vid at 18s as he thought it was his Welsh lover.
    Damn cheek. A pale Scottish imitation - my bit of wool on the side is way better looking :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]

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