WTF is happening to roadie outfits/brands? more flashy more expensive?
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Dammit, I was going to start doing some fly fishing soon, too.
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I seek value - good style and quality at a good price.
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That's just it. As I mentioned before fly fishing is my other hobby (I guided for 10 years) and once you get past the $500 price point for a fly rod it's nothing but diminishing returns. It's more of status thing or following the popular crowd on the brand name fly rods. So many folks think the $1000 fly rod is better than the $300-$500 rod.
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That's just it. As I mentioned before fly fishing is my other hobby (I guided for 10 years) and once you get past the $500 price point for a fly rod it's nothing but diminishing returns. It's more of status thing or following the popular crowd on the brand name fly rods. So many folks think the $1000 fly rod is better than the $300-$500 rod.
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Of course, utility is subjective and determined by a range of factors including budget constraint. If my longest rides are toodling around the 'hood and I'm eating ramen noodles 3x per week, I'm probably not going to buy cf-rimmed wheels. But if I'm relatively affluent and racing all summer long, I'm more likely to buy them.
When someone judges another's spending and describes it as irrational, they are passing judgment on something that they inherently cannot know.
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That's just it. As I mentioned before fly fishing is my other hobby (I guided for 10 years) and once you get past the $500 price point for a fly rod it's nothing but diminishing returns. It's more of status thing or following the popular crowd on the brand name fly rods. So many folks think the $1000 fly rod is better than the $300-$500 rod.
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That's a good question that I'm not able to answer. I have some of the $150 Primal jerseys that I purchased on sale for half or less than that amount. To me they felt just as good as some of the more expensive jerseys.
As with a lot of products we buy its 10% thought and 90% marketing. That's why some folks have $200 jersey's hanging in their closet!!! I could afford to buy one if I wanted, but the pragmatic side of me says "no way you are paying $150-$200 for a shirt!!!"
As with a lot of products we buy its 10% thought and 90% marketing. That's why some folks have $200 jersey's hanging in their closet!!! I could afford to buy one if I wanted, but the pragmatic side of me says "no way you are paying $150-$200 for a shirt!!!"
In dress shirts $150-200 isn't unusual and in fact that's only a bit above the price range where shirts begin to last and be worth wearing in more formal occasions. In natural fabrics the price is more in the fabric but quality of construction brings up the price as well (eg. yoke construction).
In higher quality jerseys you get better patterning and construction, but if you're not looking out for those you might not notice.
It's sorta like ironing. If you have a "no ironing needed" -shirt and just wear it out of the machine you might not notice how much better an ironed shirt feels and how huge the contrast in looks is vs someone who took the time to iron said shirt. You may need to be looking for the differences but when you do, you should notice. Goes in all clothing really.
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tie dye, woah man. Keep the 41 weird amirite???
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I see the word every time I see one of those jerseys.
And 10 pages in, no one seems to have made the observation that “pas normal” was what, in “Racing through the Dark”, David Millar said the european pros used to say about performances they suspected were chemically enhanced. I suspect that’s how the Danes came up with the name.
also Rapha gear has never been marketed in the UK. Its popularity is down to word of mouth. And it is great value for money when on sale.
And 10 pages in, no one seems to have made the observation that “pas normal” was what, in “Racing through the Dark”, David Millar said the european pros used to say about performances they suspected were chemically enhanced. I suspect that’s how the Danes came up with the name.
also Rapha gear has never been marketed in the UK. Its popularity is down to word of mouth. And it is great value for money when on sale.
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I had never heard of PNS until this thread. So their marketing in the UK must be minimal. Le Col is far more prominent over here and also great value on perpetual sale.
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I, too, have purchased most of my Rapha gear from the sale section of their site… But some pieces are so good that I’d still be happy if I had paid full price. The haters are probably people who have never actually tried the brand.
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