I just don't get it!

Pross

rjsterry wrote:

Shirley Basso wrote:

True but they already have a fashion range for poncing about in.

I understood that Rapha was pretty much entirely that.

For an example of how Rapha have mastered getting people to pay over the odds for a product solving a problem that doesn't really exist (and then even using that product to 'solve' a different problem that even other Rapha users are saying doesn't exist) read this https://forum.bikeradar.com/viewtopic.php?f=40013&t=13107803

MF has nailed the response in his usual inimitable way along with PBlakeney

shirley_basso

I have no issue with expensive things, whatsoever. People like to buy nice things. 30 quid phone case, be my guest.

But a 40 quid white t shirt especially to wear in a workshop, fettling bikes and getting covered in oil?

That said, it does look like a nice tshirt for not getting covered in filth. Still, I'll pass.

Pross

Shirley Basso wrote:

I have no issue with expensive things, whatsoever. People like to buy nice things. 30 quid phone case, be my guest.

But a 40 quid white t shirt especially to wear in a workshop, fettling bikes and getting covered in oil?

That said, it does look like a nice tshirt for not getting covered in filth. Still, I'll pass.

But a £30 waterproof phone case that you are going to take your phone out of so that you can force a waterproof jacket into it instead rather than simply put it in the pocket of your jersey?

shirley_basso

That's stupidity.

Likewise buying a £40 white t-shirt to use as an oil rag.

chris_bass

people punching horses before or after football matches!

dannbodge

Chris Bass wrote:

people punching horses before or after football matches!

Someone obviously saw some of the Pompey/Scumpton game last night

(I live in Pompey and I've never seen so many police in one place)

Matthewfalle

Rick Chasey wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Joe Totale wrote:

Rapha launch a range of mechanics clothing:

https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/mechanics/category/Mechanics

£40 white t shirt to wear whilst working on the bike?!? Not to mention the price of some of the other stuff.

I thought everyone just wore their old clothes when doing work on the bike?

what an utter crock of shyyyt.

not one old Smiths t-shirt or ripped pair of shorts in the whole collection.

bet people buy it though.

Not familiar with higher end clothes shops are you?

not when i'm in a workshop covered in oil or in the case of the picture, swarf and filings.

Not familiar with hard work or having a useful talent/skill/trade are you?

you should investigate it while you're on the train at 5:30 tomorrow morning on your way to push somepaper around and trying to recruit arseholes to do overpaid jobs.

chris_bass

Dannbodge wrote:

Chris Bass wrote:

people punching horses before or after football matches!

Someone obviously saw some of the Pompey/Scumpton game last night

(I live in Pompey and I've never seen so many police in one place)

I heard about it on the radio - the first one I knew about was a few years ago and there have been several since - I guess thats the old "why the long face" joke answered!

rjsterry

Matthewfalle wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Joe Totale wrote:

Rapha launch a range of mechanics clothing:

https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/mechanics/category/Mechanics

£40 white t shirt to wear whilst working on the bike?!? Not to mention the price of some of the other stuff.

I thought everyone just wore their old clothes when doing work on the bike?

what an utter crock of shyyyt.

not one old Smiths t-shirt or ripped pair of shorts in the whole collection.

bet people buy it though.

Not familiar with higher end clothes shops are you?

not when i'm in a workshop covered in oil or in the case of the picture, swarf and filings.

Not familiar with hard work or having a useful talent/skill/trade are you?

you should investigate it while you're on the train at 5:30 tomorrow morning on your way to push somepaper around and trying to recruit arseholes to do overpaid jobs.

Yay! Isn't inverted snobbery wonderful?

chris_bass

Matthewfalle wrote:

Joe Totale wrote:

Rapha launch a range of mechanics clothing:

https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/mechanics/category/Mechanics

£40 white t shirt to wear whilst working on the bike?!? Not to mention the price of some of the other stuff.

I thought everyone just wore their old clothes when doing work on the bike?

what an utter crock of shyyyt.

not one old Smiths t-shirt or ripped pair of shorts in the whole collection.

bet people buy it though.

Frank Skinner does his gardening in an old suit (pretty expensive when new I'd imagine) because he doesn't want to throw it out and doesn't mind it getting dirty/ripped - i like the image of someone gardening in a suit, not sure why

cowsham

Chris Bass wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Joe Totale wrote:

Rapha launch a range of mechanics clothing:

https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/mechanics/category/Mechanics

£40 white t shirt to wear whilst working on the bike?!? Not to mention the price of some of the other stuff.

I thought everyone just wore their old clothes when doing work on the bike?

what an utter crock of shyyyt.

not one old Smiths t-shirt or ripped pair of shorts in the whole collection.

bet people buy it though.

Frank Skinner does his gardening in an old suit (pretty expensive when new I'd imagine) because he doesn't want to throw it out and doesn't mind it getting dirty/ripped - i like the image of someone gardening in a suit, not sure why

rolf_f

Pross wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Shirley Basso wrote:

True but they already have a fashion range for poncing about in.

I understood that Rapha was pretty much entirely that.

For an example of how Rapha have mastered getting people to pay over the odds for a product solving a problem that doesn't really exist (and then even using that product to 'solve' a different problem that even other Rapha users are saying doesn't exist) read this https://forum.bikeradar.com/viewtopic.php?f=40013&t=13107803

MF has nailed the response in his usual inimitable way along with PBlakeney

I'd forgotten how idiotic some of the stuff people buy actually is for not frequenting those parts of the forum much anymore.

secretsam

Chris Bass wrote:

people punching horses before or after football matches!

I only know of the more braindead Gasheads ever having done that.