TS: assos vs rapha vs pearl izumi

<3ing U

did u get it

Steve, Condor won't be selling them - "it'll probably be through Paul Smith's online shop, but Rapha would probably know more". Sorry to braek haert :(

bummer :(

Hey you can join the Rapha Condor club (GBP40, EUR50, USD60, AUD80) and then you can buy the team kit apparently: http://www.raphacondor.cc/club

riding around in pro team kit is a cardinal sin

or walking

http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/500/medium/fat_cyclist.jpg

i think craft makes the best cycling clothing but my team kit is still giordana

still wear craft base layers, gloves, and shoe covers

we had giordana for a couple of years, the shorts we got were very...like, compressive. they lacked elasticity or something, and didn't conform that well. they looked good tho, and the chamois are pretty good too.

Hey you can join the Rapha Condor club (GBP40, EUR50, USD60, AUD80) and then you can buy the team kit apparently: http://www.raphacondor.cc/club

― useless chamber, Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:21 AM (11 hours ago)

riding around in pro team kit is a cardinal sin

― sir ilx-a-lot (cutty), Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:43 AM (10 hours ago)

FYI: the club kits are different than the pro kits. i got a club kit and it is doppppppe.

want a new jersey. anyone got suggestions for something that's a) STYLIN' b) not rapha??

mark c pointed out a twin six jersey upthread, i coveted a jersey from that same year but never pulled trigger on it...

http://www.twinsix.com/gear/mens-tech/blackargyle-j#1

this campbell approves

Do you like Solo, H? http://solocc.com/ - I have the Maxwell top on the homepage.

https://www.sharethedamnroad.com/

https://www.sharethedamnroad.com/sites/default/files/3feet.photo_.small_.jpg?1260406337

Would wear this in the UK for the yucks

omg i want one

lolllllll

feelin the belgain hardman vibes here:

http://www.solocc.com/photoBank/product_images/48B8E3B3-802B.jpg

http://www.solocc.com/photoBank/product_images/48BA1A7D-802B.jpg

this I have to have

http://www.woolyswheels.com/shopping/images/cinettica_racer_red08.jpg

ended up getting this in blue w/ the white stripe - it's biting the rapha steez pretty hard, including 'sportwool' fabric, for about half the price!

nice.
wool jerseys: c
wool shorts: d

in 1988 i bought my first pair of cycling shorts and shop guy convinced me that wool was real, spandex was i guess not real. they were nice wool shorts with a chamois chamois, but never never again.

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I just dropped $700 on my club's annual gear order: 2 jerseys, 1 bibshort, 1 skinsuit (!), shoe covers, 1 vest, 1 rain/windbreaker, arm + knee warmers and gloves. everything's louis garneau at a pretty sweet discount but still... I'm supposed to be saving up for a trip!

That said, there were 2 things i had in the cart and ended up passing on:
+ LGarneau Diamond custom team helmet (with personalization!)
+ light-colored "away" bib shorts... i'm pretty much terror on my dark bibs, light bibs are just asking for trouble.

kinda feeling this though the big bold helvetica just ~SCREAMS~ '00s;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandonsincock/sets/72157624096182343/detail/

definitely feeling that. where to buy?

classy imo

who the fluck is bernard

I do like that.

Hinault?

wkiw bernard

haha, while googling the designer [MUST READ]:

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FORMER+L.A.+MAN+PULLED+FROM+THAI+TEMPLE.(News)-a083895413

copyright 1997

if you're interested, leave a comment here: http://trackosaurusrex.com/pblog/index.php?entry=entry100610-101639

isn't bad form to wear team kit you don't actually race for

speaking of 00s kit design, search unattached rider

^^^ yes if hunt3r still posted here he would confirm

i don't think that's a team or a club, looks like an independent design tbqh.

is bernard actually a team tho

confirm/deny

it IS an independent design!

oh wait you meant Bernard. in that case: rad!

a quick google leads me to believe that it is an independent design from a graphic designer from LA who once sang Hotel California to authorities while perched illegally upon a tall portion of a sacred thai temple, but has since returned to the USA and taken up CX.

also, teams and clubs usually have sponsors plastered hither and thither across the jerseys, n00bz.

what is worse, wearing replica club kit or wearing nationals/maillot jaunt/maillot rose knock offs?

wearing bib shorts with no jersey, just a big gold chain and medallion.

lol

OMG YOU GUYS

riding out to the fancy beer store with bros last weekend. passed, in procession as a family: a young lady on a cobbled together but decent conversion, her brother on some kinda off the peg hipster fix, lead by their father.

wearing: jean shorts, cheap kswiss tennies, some team jersey I didn't recognize, 80s Oakley, a pushbroom mustache, and one of those ball caps with a braid at the brim/cap jxn

riding: carbon Specialized with DA and f/r HED3 wheels, on white plastic bmx pedals

also: smoking a cigarette

lone wolf and cubs

http://bernardridesagain.com/

if its the first cycling kit from bernard, how is bernard riding again?

is it a liggett-ism w/r/t hinault?

so yeah it's just a graphic designer getting a run of some bespoke champ sys kit, here's the details:

Currently I am putting together a second run for folks - the first one has already sold out. I am taking pre-orders only, and expect the goods to come in around late july or early august. The cut off for all pre-orders will be June 27th. If you are interested let me know and I can add you to the order.

Here are the prices:

Short Sleeve Jersey $70
Long Sleeve Jersey $80
Long Sleeve Thermal Jersey (fleece lined) $110
Wind Vest $70
Bib Shorts $95
Fleece Arm Warmers $35
Lycra Arm Warmers $30
and
Caps $15

On the jerseys you have your choice of the "club fit" or the "race fit", the club fit being more standard and the race fit a bit more snuggy and a little shorter in length.

All the prices include shipping within the US. Shipping out of the country will be an additional charge.

With your order please include the address you would like your items shipped to.

cutty @ 2:05

http://www.rapha.cc/gentlemens-race-litchfield-ct

proper cycling caps are for riding. only.

Podium is acceptable IMO

As it happens I need a new cap to replace ultra grungy euskaltel model. I dont foresee any podiums but caps are great for days below freezing. This am at 17 deg F tested the limits of cotton over very thinning hair. :-(