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Old 28th August 2008   #51
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i though rapha took the name of the 50/60's brand(or cycling club)and adapted it to rapha, i may be wrong, it i only a vague recollection of reading that!
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Old 28th August 2008   #52
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^ I have one of those (a Prendas replica) it's a French aperitif brand that sponsored a 1960s team. The name was also adopted by VC Rapha on the English south coast. Also, there is an inferred reference to Raphael Gemianani...
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Old 28th August 2008   #53
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i stand corrected, ish, i was very vaguely there!!!
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Old 28th August 2008   #54
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Not a correction at all - merely elaboration... ;-)
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Old 28th August 2008   #55
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Good point. But doesn't the sponsorship that they are putting in go some way to making up for the company's comparative youth? After all, we all have to start somewhere...
yeah, i think it does, as I said in my first post as counterpoint to my general negativity. I really like to follow these sort of companies as they seem to do a lot of things well and i find it interesting. Howies is another one that I watched closely. Maybe I'm just bitter Because I'll be a poor student for the foreseeable future. Even if I was minted though I would still be wound up by the haughty marketing.
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Old 28th August 2008   #56
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Ever tried asking them why they don't do women specific stuff?
No. Maybe I should! They probably wouldn't shift as much but I still find it a little crap, especially coupled with their 'sophisticated, sporting gent' identity.
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Old 28th August 2008   #57
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Even if I was minted though I would still be wound up by the haughty marketing.
Good point. I'm (comparatively) minted yet still prefer Assos to Rapha. Despite (because of?) the slickness of their marketing etc, I still can't help feeling that they would be laughing up their sleeves as they took my money...
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Old 28th August 2008   #58
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Last Rapha "sale" i went, they had some long sleeve wool jersey, with a very, very basic design and fabric, for a bargain price of £100...
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Old 28th August 2008   #59
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Link for the secret Rapha sale
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Old 28th August 2008   #60
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assos do women's stuff, though why she has to be posing provocatively and not just stood next to a bike like the blokes is a mystery...



:)
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Old 28th August 2008   #61
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he he nice one roberto.do you have any frames 56/58 at the moment?
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Old 28th August 2008   #62
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Roberto, that is fuckin' hilarious!
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Old 28th August 2008   #63
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Funny thing this secret sale...I recived my notification email this morning...my girlfriends boss who is pretty loaded and obviously contribues to the Rapha coffers more frequently than I do got his last week....wouldnt mind but the savings are pretty pissy anyway......
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Old 28th August 2008   #64
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^To the barricades!^
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Old 28th August 2008   #66
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mdizzle - haven't got any track frames, sorry - try Jos/Keith from Tour de Ville, or Andy from Fixed Gear London
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Old 28th August 2008   #67
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Tom Simpson was sponsored by Rapha, the original brand. Dunno if they bought the rights to it or resurrected it.


Whatever. Pay your money take your choice. Mac or Microsoft, Campag or Shimano, Rapha or Assos.
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Old 28th August 2008   #68
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Tom Simpson was sponsored by Rapha, the original brand.
Vraiment?
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Old 28th August 2008   #69
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Vraiment?
Within two months, Simpson had won five races and in July 1959 was offered terms by two professional teams; he decided to join the Rapha Geminiani team...
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Old 28th August 2008   #70
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In terms of Classic performances, 1963 and 1965 were probably Simpson's best years. Riding in the distinctive black-and-white colours of the Peugeot BP team. in 1963, he won the gruelling motor-paced event Bourdeaux-Paris, was second in Paris-Brussels and Paris-Tours, third in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, 8th in Paris-Roubaix, and 10th in both La Flèche Wallonne andGiro di Lombardi.
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Old 28th August 2008   #71
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previous post ,how do you know that?? you were nearly one then ;)
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Old 28th August 2008   #72
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^Off the top of my head, obnov...^
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Old 28th August 2008   #73
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previous post ,how do you know that?? you were nearly one then ;)
Easy, tiger...
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Old 28th August 2008   #74
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These boys make nice jerseys and they ship directly from the factory in Switzerland if you ask them nicely http://www.vintagevelos.com/clothing1.html

of course if you prefer 'pink' then you probably won't like this stuff
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Old 28th August 2008   #75
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^As do these chaps: http://www.solocc.com/
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Old 28th August 2008   #76
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Also, I maintain that the lack of a women's range is problematic, in my humble opinion.
Yes, this is one of the things that annoy me most about Rapha. It means it's impossible for me to make a statement by refusing to buy any of their clothing.
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Old 28th August 2008   #77
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it is a bit odd.

pink trim bra + pants set, crotchless bib tights, the possibilities are endless.

agent raphateur
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Old 28th August 2008   #78
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assos do women's stuff, though why she has to be posing provocatively and not just stood next to a bike like the blokes is a mystery...



:)
they took ages getting her legs like that it's so you can superinpose your bell-end there in some sicko micro-midget lycra fantasy.*

*this may or may not be true or possibly i read it somewhere?
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Old 28th August 2008   #79
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These boys make nice jerseys and they ship directly from the factory in Switzerland if you ask them nicely http://www.vintagevelos.com/clothing1.html

of course if you prefer 'pink' then you probably won't like this stuff
buddha, do you mean vintage velos will ship from the factory in switzerland to save shipping costs from USA?
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Old 28th August 2008   #80
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the team was indeed sponsored by St Raphael and for at least one season were actually called "Rapha" and the jersey just said "Rapha" too....think it was Wayne who posted the jerseys somewhere on this here forum....oh, here they are on this page: http://www.londonfgss.com/thread6627-2.html

VC St Raphael did also adopt the name, think my dad mentioned it was because they got a load of free St Raphael jerseys....then just stuck with it.
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Old 28th August 2008   #81
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assos do women's stuff, though why she has to be posing provocatively and not just stood next to a bike like the blokes is a mystery...



:)
It's cos women only actually ride bikes in order to attract men. Of course.

(And I am even less impressed with Rapha after this evening's shambles ride.)
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Old 29th August 2008   #82
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Rapha £55 scarf
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Old 29th August 2008   #83
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Wtf?
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Old 29th August 2008   #84