Nine out of ten cyclists look absolutely appalling...

[screenman]

Take a look at Torm; super jerseys at a third of the price of Rapha; I tried my new LS jersey on a longish, coldish ride in Snowdonia last weekend and it was warm and comfortable. Their sizing is accurate.

Here: https://spcycles.com/epages/f16c048...48c-e949-4d87-996e-9f7ec7a844b3/Products/1005

More fool Torm, they should increase their prices.

 

[screenman]

Wonder if Rapha are going to do walking clothes.....There were lots of Rapha wearing people pushing expensive bikes up little hills on the TDY sportive on Sunday.......

Is it possible they work longer hours than you or have other things in life other commitments that prevent them from spending much time training.

What do you suggest a price limit, you know something like a 30 minute 10 lets you buy a £300 bike a 19 minute 10 a £2,000 bike and so on.

 

[screenman]

He wants you to use Rapha shaving cream. £15 for 150ml
http://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/shaving-cream/product/SCM02XXXXXXXX

Cheap.

 

[screenman]

If someone wants to pay two score for their chuddies whose beeswax is it?

Beeswax, what has Dyson got to do with it?

 

[Kestevan]

Nope, don't give a monkeys what people wear or ride (or even Push). I ride in whatever works, it's not unknown for me to wear an expensive castelli or like top and aldi shorts, or vice versa.

I have to admit though I dislike the Rapha image, it does seem to me to deliberately play on the "I'm considerably richer than you" golfclub one upmanship.

I suspect on Sunday, it was more a case of people not used to riding the number/type of climbs we have round here and thinking it's only 100km it will be easy......

 

[Dismount]

I can attest that wearing a short tartan skirt, knee high boots, tights and a black polo neck also gets you respect.

DAMHIKT and YMMV.

Got any pictures

 

[Dogtrousers]

Nine out of ten cyclists look absolutely appalling
Nine out of ten cyclists live outside London


Too much of a coincidence not to be correlated therefore it is now proven as fact..

I noticed a distinct change in my appearance when I crossed the M25 yesterday. Approaching it I was glancing at my appearance in my handily positioned mirror and reassuring myself "looking gooooood". Once I went under the bridge I was (and I quote) ... like ... whatever.

 

[Fab Foodie]

It's the underpants rule writ large (with a subtle logo)

...should have gone Commando obvs.

 

[snorri]

Nine out of ten cyclists look absolutely appalling
Nine out of ten cyclists live outside London.

Perhaps you should read paragraph two of the Guardian article again, I've Cut and Pasted for our convenience....

Simon Mottram, the chief executive of the cyclewear brand Rapha, is the cyclingworld’s equivalent of the fashion police, and a rush hour ride across London last week only reinforced his belief in the need for his upmarket gear. “The amount of people on bikes was amazing because it was a sunny morning but actually nine out of 10 looked absolutely appalling,”

Seems clear to me it was a survey conducted in London.
Personally, I think he's spot on!

 

[srw]

You very nearly capture my own conundrum.

I asked Simon Mottram once why Rapha's women's jerseys do not go larger than size XL (approx. size 14 if you happen to have breasts) -- also why the "trade in/size down" offer is only available to men, not women.

He said - right to my face with no hesitation or embarrassment -- "because I don't want my kit seen on fat women".

My problem is... Rapha shorts are hands down the best cycling shorts I've ever tried, money no object in my quest for comfort --and so I am doomed to keep buying them.

The maximum waist size for men in Rapha is 38". That's the average waist size in the country. Even if I lost all my excess weight I'd struggle to fit Rapha, even if I wanted to.

 

[Flying Dodo]

Mottram is just the cycling equivalent of Michael O'Leary at Ryanair. Spouting rubbish & insulting comments to get free publicity.

 

[srw]

Mottram is just the cycling equivalent of Michael O'Leary at Ryanair. Spouting rubbish & insulting comments to get free publicity.

It's not normally a brand strategy that goes down well at the premium end of the market. If he were running Sports Direct he might get away with it!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Oooo, that Torm kit looks good....

 

[KnackeredBike]

Everything goes in circles, I'm waiting for work uniform and hi-viz jacket to swing back.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Mottram is just the cycling equivalent of Michael O'Leary at Ryanair. Spouting rubbish & insulting comments to get free publicity.

Spouting rubbish that reinforces the prejudices of well off middle-aged sinewy men across the nation?