Originally Posted by
slothlike
Well, I just bought this jacket and sent it back for a larger size. Nice but unassuming. It is supposed to be one of the "best" jackets out there but I will see once I get out on the road with it. I was given gift certificates to Rapha and I figured I'd get their signature piece cuz the other jackets were a little less but quite thin. At the end of the day, my $140 retail Adidas Jacket I got on deep clearance at Nashbar for $31 does a good job.
Look, at the end of the day their stuff is nice, but it is overpriced just like any other brand. This jacket that I just got is their "best" and supposedly one of the better ones out there, but it is Made in China. I sent the large back for an XL as their stuff is a little small and I wear a medium shirt in JCrew, LLbean, Polo if that is any indication.
As far as their advertising, I am very appreciative for their style as their videos are beautiful and capture a lot of the essence of cycling. If you guys are cyclists and don't enjoy their photos and videos, I think you are just being contrarians. There is so little devoted to cycling out there in the media and these little clips and photos are just awesome and whether you think their stuff is for rich Freds or hiptser doofus etc, fine, but their advertising is unarguably amazing.