Report so far. I ended up getting a grip of stuff. A brevet jersey, bib shorts, armwarmers, kneewarmers, and their skincare bundle. The jersey looked great, but it was too small. I bought a Medium in everything. I'm 5'10" 175lbs. The shorts and kneewarmers fit well, but the jersey and armwarmers were too small. I've returned them and will exercise the Rapha customer service. They had provided a return label, and the online instructions were really easy to follow. We'll see how that goes.
No feedback on the skincare stuff, except that I like how it smells. The bib shorts are really nice. I've always had several pair of regular shorts. Bibs are just a lot nicer around the waist. Those of us with a muffintop boiler appreciate it. I dread to think what it'll cost me to totally convert, but for now I have two sets of bib shorts (the others are Pearl). Bib knickers are definitely on my want list. The shorts are made in Italy for the sweatshop handwringers out there. A nice bonus was they came with a tiny tub of Rapha chamois cream. The pad appears to be very high tech according to the attached literature, but dude is it thick. I've always hated people who call padded cycling shorts 'diapers'. It's actually a major pet peeve of mine. That said, this pad is really thick, like...um...well... it's thick. I'm sure I'll grow accustomed to it, but it is different than anything I've used (mainly Descente and Pearl). I'll have to do a 200k or 300k with these to see if it makes a difference. On the 35 mile commute to the office, they were great, but overkill on the padding side. Maybe I should put an unpadded <150g saddle on :) The kneewarmers worked great, and have a nice reflective accent that I appreciated. That's it for now. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Mh0b6FCDC_MJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
