Rapha store coming to...Chicago?!

[raygunner]

DNA Info reports on this strange phenomenon:

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160628/wicker-park/british-cycling-apparel-maker-targets-wicker-park-for-third-us-expansion

[SoCalSteve]

When I was in the LA Rapha store a couple weeks back, the Chief ( something or other ) Officer was there. We got to talking and he did mention something about them opening up a store in Chicago.

[chiasticon]

pretty cool! I'm sure Cleveland's next, right? ... right...!?!

[commonguy001]

Minneapolis..... Pretty please?
They took my local source away

[Louis]

Not going to happen - Rapha's customers are way too cool to waste any time in flyover country.

[dbnm]

Boulder and Chicago.

[elliott]

Yep, the pop up store worked out well so they will have a perminant location soon.

[jlwdm]

I was in London in April and went to the Rapha Store and was not even tempted by anything there. I seemed to like it better when I could go to a good bike shop that carried Rapha. Although there never was one in DFW.

I am not sure what to think of Rapha these days. Early on I bought a few jerseys - two long sleeve and three short sleeve - that I like. I also like the bibs, baselayer, light jacket and neck gaiter I have. But now I seem to be getting constant emails with nothing that interests me. I end up deleting most of them on my phone instead of looking at them on the computer.



Jeff

[oldpotatoe]

Boulder and Chicago.

Yup, just a few doors down from Vecchio's. However, the 'zoning einstein's' in Boulder are holding up the opening because they want to sell coffee..produced by Cured/Boxcar next door, but still making it hard.

[El Chaba]

Epic!