Tag: Rapha
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Cicerone
Click or not: CiceroneTypically gritty, moody, stylish and inspiring, Rapha’s short films have a feel all their own. Some may view it as a contrived formula, and while they do tend to skirt those edges perilously, there’s a certain sense of the joy, suffering and accomplishment that seeps from the screen and projects you into the oft rain-soaked scenario of suffering… …
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Perspectives
Click or not: PerspectivesThe folks over at Rapha know a thing or two about style; whether you think it’s a load of overblown toff or some of the nicest riding gear out there, there’s no denying they have forged their niche in a market filled with bland. It’s easy to spend a few hours on their site watching… …
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Cold Lonely And Festive
Click or not: Cold Lonely And FestiveIs there a more polarising cycling company than Rapha? Never has a manufacturer of clothing for riding bikes in been so lambasted, mainly for their high prices, but also for the moody videos they produce which are seen by some as elitist, too hip or just plain wanky. Personally I love their gear, even if I… …
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Drink Tripels, Don’t Ride Triples
Click or not: Drink Tripels, Don’t Ride TriplesFor beer-drinking cyclists, Belgium is nirvana. The best riders, the best bikes, and the best beer all come from the motherland, and when you throw in the kassien, the bergs and the beautiful countryside of the Ardennes, there’s little argument to be made against such claims. Rapha might be seen by some as over the top… …
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Rapha Randonnée
Click or not: Rapha RandonnéeRapha, as an entity, seem to elicit a broad range of opinions from those in the cycling community. Nevertheless they never fail to produce videos that superbly portray road cycling’s best attributes. I mean, that shot of someone racing a train? An old video by social media standards, The Rapha Travel Randonnée sees riders tackle… …