New Rapha Cross Jersey design :)

[Shortsocks]

So, I was about to bite the Bullet and get a new Rapha Cross jersey on ebay...
Looked on the Rapha site to see sizing. And then I saw the new design. And I REALLY like it. Enough for me NOT to buy the one on ebay. So what do you guys think? I've really never seen anything like it before.

http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j323/prelude97si/83931f1b3e01be9ca45c3ca7035c06fc.jpg

[nighthawk]

Looks like golf socks. Not my thing.

[Lovetoclimb]

it's a beaut!

[RedRider]

Do you get a bowl of soup with jersey? Oh, it looks good on you though...

[David Kirk]

I like it.

Dave

[shovelhd]

JPow wears one in blue with pink and of course the stripes.

[MattTuck]

Reminds me a bit of the Danny Shane stuff. I dig it.

I'd think you'd want to wear the grungiest ratty jersey you have for cross, since it is likely to get dirty. I've never raced it, so I don't know... just seems that way to me, unless you're sponsored.

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0224/3299/products/2014_Haymarket_Race_Jersey.jpg?v=1397839536

[pdmtong]

Not a fan but not a hater

[earlfoss]

It's a sharp looking design. I say go for it!


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[FlashUNC]

Tough to go wrong with something argyle-esque.

[bobswire]

It works for cross well,for road not so much. IMO

[Louis]

Not my cup of tea.

[xia_ke]

Not my style, but if you like it, that is all that matters :)

[avalonracing]

I will pay one million dollars for that!

(damn, not quite enough)

[buckfifty]

I really liked their old Rapha Cross kit from a few years back. Understated design with small hits of the team colors

http://cdn4.coresites.mpora.com/rcuk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2077_zoom-01.jpg

[azrider]

Looks good on you though

[Louis]

I really liked their old Rapha Cross kit from a few years back. Understated design with small hits of the team colors

A few days ago while driving to work I encountered (notice I did not say I "saw") a cyclist with black shorts and a black top. It was really difficult to pick him out from the rest of the visual clutter. IMO all-black cycling kit is not a wise color scheme.

[ik2280]

I wonder if the guys and gals at The Athletic had anything to do with this Rapha cross kit. Looks very reminiscent of a lot of their stuff (which is definitely a good thing).

[Llewellyn]

You'd need balls of steel to wear that IMO

[berserk87]

Looks good on you though

Now that, my friend, is hilarious. Nice reference, and my vote for post of the day. The Dangerfield face makes it.

[holliscx]

Fred would rock that.

[charliedid]

So, I was about to bite the Bullet and get a new Rapha Cross jersey on ebay...
Looked on the Rapha site to see sizing. And then I saw the new design. And I REALLY like it. Enough for me NOT to buy the one on ebay. So what do you guys think? I've really never seen anything like it before.

http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j323/prelude97si/83931f1b3e01be9ca45c3ca7035c06fc.jpg

If you have to ask a forum...

[ptourkin]

So, I was about to bite the Bullet and get a new Rapha Cross jersey on ebay...
Looked on the Rapha site to see sizing. And then I saw the new design. And I REALLY like it. Enough for me NOT to buy the one on ebay. So what do you guys think? I've really never seen anything like it before.

http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j323/prelude97si/83931f1b3e01be9ca45c3ca7035c06fc.jpg

I like it a lot. Their cross branding has been on point for a while now. The Rapha Focus and now JPow's team kits look great in the scrum.

[bcroslin]

Like the jersey even though I think the golf comparisons are spot on.

(If Rapha's marketing folks were on the ball they would post a 10% off code in every Rapha thread someone starts on the PL because I bet each one generates $1000 in sales.)

[bikemoore]

I was looking to see if I have a "puke" emoticon to describe my opinion of both the Danny Shane designs and this Ralpha jersey. I need to download one soon.

[avalonracing]

When I went to school a kid would have been beaten up on the playground for wearing something like that.
God I miss those days.

[sandyrs]

I'd think you'd want to wear the grungiest ratty jersey you have for cross, since it is likely to get dirty. I've never raced it, so I don't know... just seems that way to me, unless you're sponsored.


IME mud washes out pretty well from everything except stark white.

[ultratoad]

I am usually a big Rapha fan.... BUT, that thing is hideous !!!! I guess it's like they say.... Beauty is in the mind of the beholder....

[alessandro]

Buy it, wear it, get it dirty. Having one loud item in your wardrobe is a good thing. Besides, what else are you gonna wear for cross?

http://photos-f.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xap1/1662297_1488963218032749_617922885_n.jpg
Photo: Alison Sydor, Vanier Park Cyclocross 2014: http://www.alisonsydor.com/

[nighthawk]

If JPow is wearing it no one is going to see the front anyways.

[Jnnybrns]

Nice pick of the commuter racer. Maybe give Alison Sydor a little credit for that fantastic photo.

The kit ties back to the Rapha Supercross Branding. It's cool, let your cross flag fly high

[Mr.Pave]

It looks like something the Mary Kay Cycling Team would wear.

[shovelhd]

If JPow is wearing it no one is going to see the front anyways.

He put on a clinic last weekend. Fun to watch.

[alessandro]

Nice pick of the commuter racer. Maybe give Alison Sydor a little credit for that fantastic photo.

Done, and right you are; I should have credited her at the outset. More of Alison's pics of that event here:
https://plus.google.com/photos/109426534561425823295/albums/6064337997289757137

[tiretrax]

If JPow is wearing it no one is going to see the front anyways.

Except for his Svenness.

[buckfifty]

Buy it, wear it, get it dirty. Having one loud item in your wardrobe is a good thing. Besides, what else are you gonna wear for cross?

http://photos-f.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xap1/1662297_1488963218032749_617922885_n.jpg
Photo: Alison Sydor, Vanier Park Cyclocross 2014: http://www.alisonsydor.com/
This would be 10x better if it was screenprinted onto a skin suit

[pdmtong]

I changed my mind. Saw it in person today. It's pretty nice

[jimoots]

Anyone know how it fits? Pro team tight and nice long arms?