Rapha or Rivendell?... Discuss
04-18-21, 04:39 AM
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Rapha merino wool cap. Rivendell blue and white checked wicking hemp shirt. Rapha is introducing classic color scheme formal bikewear. Represented is the retro St Raphael team ensemble. This guy is definitely not a Rivendell guy he wears velcro closure shoes. He's demonstrating the new top tube clipped in cleat position for downhill coasting or just to look cool. Rivendell kahki tights for the country club set. Buttoned insulated vest, Rivendell.
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offer you a drink but my bottle is 80% backwash.
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offer you a drink but my bottle is 80% backwash.
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vest-no blazer.
04-18-21, 06:38 AM
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I’m guessing the original photo isn’t even from a cycling apparel retailer.
04-19-21, 02:35 PM
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I don't even really see the connection between Rapha and Rivendell. I guess Rapha does have their "Brevet" category of clothing that makes reference to randonneuring, but that's really the only tie I see between Rapha and Rivendell. And Rivendell doesn't even make a proper randonneuring bike, since Grant Peterson has a different philosophy on fork trail.
Most of the new Rapha stuff is very modern and bike industry friendly. Heck, they support and outfit the pro EF team.
Most of the new Rapha stuff is very modern and bike industry friendly. Heck, they support and outfit the pro EF team.
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04-20-21, 07:29 AM
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Fausto Coppi’s tailor was Vittore Gianni. Everything you ever saw him wear, on or off the bike, came from the one tailor shop. Best advertising slogan ever — “You’re no salami with Gianni.”
Sonny Bono had great haberdashery. That one photo justifies the entire thread. I have seen those fur vests before, hard to forget.
Sonny Bono had great haberdashery. That one photo justifies the entire thread. I have seen those fur vests before, hard to forget.
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04-20-21, 09:05 AM
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See the guy in the suit jacket and tie and the stocking cap. Where does he find his cycling equipment? Rapha or Rivendell? Humans tend to gravitate to a certain style of clothing and Rapha and Rivendell promote a certain style. So judging from what he is wearing, where does he shop? Its sorta saturday afternoon levity. Long work week. The guy looks a bit unusual in that get up, right. I vote for Rivendell. Yeah, definitely a Rivendell shopper.
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04-20-21, 09:07 AM
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How about "why do I feel compelled to start threads?"
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04-20-21, 09:11 AM
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