Ok, I get that Rapha is trying to make a global empire. I like their stuff a lot. It's really good bike clothing. But when they push away from bike stuff is it really hit or miss, and the further they get from the bike, the worse it is. The long sleeve marino polo might be my favorite bike piece, since I can go ride and run errands in it without standing out. But when they go too far... I know we (the royal we) gave them a lot of shit for the suit they made a while back, and for good reason. This is worse.
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At some point, you can't make everything work for everything, OK?? There is room for bike-only clothes, for commuting clothes, but not for bike/business clothes. The gap is too far. You can't make a downhill/track bike either. Just quit this. And really a blazer is good for lots of situations, but no one -- NO ONE -- needs a cotton and spandex blazer with zippered pockets on the back. It's a blazer, it has at least five pockets already! It'll look weird on the bike, and looks like absolute shit off the bike, and isn't appropriate for any type of semi-formal business occasion. I'd rather wear a Taz t-shirt to a meeting than this thing.
/rant over
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