Originally Posted by Chinghis

I think I've figured it out! It's because people who wear Rapha stuff are obviously noobs who just bought their stuff and started riding. Heck, Rapha riders' bikes are never more than a year or two old, from what I can tell. Not like my trusty 25-year old steed and my 20-year old jersey. That gives me cred, and Rapha folks don't have it (yet).

All said more or less tongue-in-cheek, but that's what struck me riding home last night.

I was about to click "Post," but one more thing: Rapha stuff strikes me as largely for roadies, right? But it's generally drab, except for some "hi-vis pink." When I started wearing clothes for cycling and people would ask why, I'd mention the visibility part. There's a reason to wear jerseys with bright garish colors out on the road, to my mind. But that's just aesthetics, perhaps.