What sizing like? I'm large in Gore stuff. Looking at the wind jacket.
Poolman how tall/wide are you?
My medium country Italian Jersey arrived today, fits me just about perfect, however I needed to buy a large in my Castelli Motorola jacket to get the best fit, not got my Rapha hooded rain jacket yet but I ordered a M & L to try both.
I'd say they are pretty true to size for the average rider, I believe the race wear stuff is designed for skinny roadies
6ft and 14st here - so no skinny roadie but the Rapha sizing charts suggest I'd be a large. Just wondered if they are accurate.
I'm 5ft 6", 32/33" waist, 40" chest and 11ish stone, not weighed myself for years n' years so no real idea but clothing size is same as 15+ yrs ago
For ref. I'm 178cm with 101cm chest and weigh 77kg. Large is spot on for me,
For the larger rider, [url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rapha-Merino-Hooded-Top-/151556047188?pt=UK_Cycling_Clothing&var=&hash=item234971c154 ]merino hoodies @ £31 on eBay[/url].
(From Rapha, not a knock-off seller)
Cheers, DrLex, ordered.
Is it this one? 😛
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It's something like that, yes.
Only mine'll be grey, xl and it'll have a slightly straighter back. Hopefully.
Thanks drlex, XLG in grey ordered.
Great psa drlex. Not sure i will look quite as hipsterish as that man up there though^^.
ive got a couple of them, icluding the purple one up their, great items, think i paid full price for mine as well,
Middle aged men in Rapha
Hipsterish! I thought the picture post was a piss take until I scrolled down and saw the awful Rapha turn up trousers and shoes! eek..... remind me why I love the brand again? 😉
Jeez, thought I'd finished spending but that's too good a bargain to pass up so had to have a grey xl myself... These were £160 originally !
Damm this thread, I'd avoided looking at the site till last night. 🙂
My only hope is that xxl is too big.
6ft 3 90kg usually an xl but the xl rapha cx top was just about ok on the shoulders but short on length.
xxl spot on.
Just bought a grey XL merino hoodie ! This thread has cost me a small fortune 😆
I suspect it may be a bit large, as the L cross jersey fits perfectly....
Gotta love this thread...
For years you lot have bashed Rapha on so many levels, then all of a sudden a Sale comes along and you buy the stuff and find out its bloody good stuff.
Ohhh the ironing.
🙄
Judging by the amount of Rapha on display on the roads today I'll say that quite a few people have taken advantage of the sale.
Ohhh the ironing
Why does this phrase grate with me so much? When I imagine folk who use it, I imagine them having a 'you don't have to be mad to work here, but it helps' poster in the background.
For years [b]you lot[/b] have bashed Rapha on so many levels, then all of a sudden a Sale comes along and you buy the stuff and find out its bloody good stuff.
Define you lot. Every stw forum user ever or the specific posters on this thread? As someone who has had bits of Rapha in my wardrobe since 2005 I hope I'm not rolled up into 'you lot'. There are surprisingly a diversity of opinions within the forum - it's actually not a 'hive mind' (my 2nd least favourite internet phrase).
Cancel that i really dont need any more clothes lol
Convert mate you need to start giving less of a **** about things
Stuff arrived today. Never bought from rapha before - its all nicely wrapped isn't it. Country Jersey feels and looks superb as does the winter base layer and the hat fits under my helmet a treat.
Obviously its all far too nice to get muddy though.......
http://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/long-sleeve-jersey/product/LSJ08
I have one of these long sleeve tops in orange, med, with tags etc tried on once if anyone wants it at £80 posted before I send it back. Could also PX / swap for similar in L or a winter base in M.
Not much point in posting this as it's showing as in stock but I have a [url= http://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/hooded-rain-jacket/product/HRJ01 ]Large Hooded Rain Jacket in orange/red[/url] to send back, in case it goes out of stock tonight it's yours for £123 posted.
Also a [url= http://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/long-sleeve-country-jersey/product/LCJ03 ]Country long sleeve jersey in Blue/medium[/url] to send back - this is showing as out of stock so if anyone wants it then £63.00 and it's yours.
Clothing will be posted tomorrow morning so get in touch beforehand if you want it.
The [url= http://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/merino-hat/product/MHT04 ]Merino hat is very nice[/url] so i'm keeping that, The [url= http://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/winter-base-layer/product/SBL01 ]winter base layer in medium[/url] fits perfectly so i'm keeping that, The [url= http://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/hooded-rain-jacket/product/HRJ01 ]Hooded Rain Jacket in medium[/url] is perfect and just oozes quality so i'm keeping that, and my long sleeve country jersey in red/large is also a keeper.
Bloody good sale, i'm well chuffed with the fit and quality of the kit.
Country jersey is bloody lovely.
Medium fits me fine and I'm usually large in proper roadie stuff, in case anyone is considering that one above.
bit of an expensive item, but I returned a XL Grey Brevet Jersey today so may be back in stock in a couple of days... word of warning though, they come up fairly large.
I'd be interested in buying a Columbian country jersey in large or xl if anyone is thinking of returning.
I knew I shouldn't have come back here.
Just ordered the rain jacket too.
Medium wind jacket ordered in the very fetching chartreuse colour.
I'm after an Italian country Jersey in large if anyone is returning one
May be able to help you out jools.
Got one on the way to try for size, but the medium fits good so I expect it'll be too big.
Chakaping thanks, let me know
I'm 6'3" and have long arms so I'm presuming I'll need large
You won't fit the medium anyway!
Email me if you're interested in the large and I'll reply when it arrives.
🙂
I'd be very grateful if someone could return a set of womens classic winter tights in large or medium! Stupidly left it to buy them when I got home and in that time they had sold out!
Winter socks sold out 🙁
Ohhhh...someone heard me....womens classic winter tights ordered! Thank you person for returning them! My god they have made a killing from me in postage in the last 10 days!
Oh dear my bag of sale goodies, seems to have been at Jubilee Mail centre for 5 days. I do hope it's not "lost".
T'is true, you've bashed Rapha for being poncy/hipster/expensive..blahdiblah.. 🙄
Anyway some of you are coming round to the realisation that the stuffs really rather good. Thats all that needs to be said..
I expect to see you all here, or in a thread similar, in a years time 😆
Don't be so patronizing. Clearly, no matter how good it is, its overpriced - hence the feeding frenzy when there is a sale. Plenty of people know its good quality but can't afford / won't buy it at full price.
Anyway some of you are coming round to the realisation that the stuffs really rather good. Thats all that needs to be said..
you continue to shower yourself in glory in this thread, don't you? Or are you being all ironic and meta, portraying the sort of aloof attitude Rapha wearers are labelled with thanks to their marketing?
Their kit is top quality, their marketing pretentious and ripe for ridicule, and their rrp prices far more than I am prepared to pay for cycling kit. At sale prices (eg. 60 quid for a long sleeve Sportwool jersey) they are extremely good value, with prices similar to "mid range brands" but attention to detail and design that surpasses them.
I now own 3 Rapha long sleeves and 1 short sleeve jersey. I will enjoy wearing them and continue to find the JVA spoofs amusing.
IDGAF who thinks what about Rapha's clothes/marketing, I just wish they'd use some of their spectacular profits to fund a quicker delivery service!
Still waiting for the second half of my order from Friday.
(yes I know, first world problems)
Yeah but they've been swamped by all us hypocritical vultures, their stuff is normally hand delivered by maidens, within 24 hours.
Winston +1
Good quality, but overpriced.
Even if I was loaded, I'd still only buy when it's discounted
