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liamw11 wrote:Rapha Black Friday sale. I should've waited, placed my order last week and paid retail

http://www.rapha.cc/au/en_AU/black-frid ... ack-friday

Yea I bought some kit about 2 weeks ago, damn, could have saved a pretty penny!

adam0bmx0 wrote:

liamw11 wrote:Rapha Black Friday sale. I should've waited, placed my order last week and paid retail

http://www.rapha.cc/au/en_AU/black-frid ... ack-friday

Yea I bought some kit about 2 weeks ago, damn, could have saved a pretty penny!

I dropped into the pop up store earlier today, just to take a piccie and text it to my wife as a stir .....then realised that some of the stuff I'd been wanting was 30% off and I could actually check it out for a change.

Friendly dude in there, too. Much more so than most of the "high end" bike shops around Melbs.

Edit....fwiw, apparently when that one closes they're moving to a permanent location in the city.

Their kit is such great quality and their customer service is also really good. I've exchanged items, had bibs repaired after a crash and shipping is within 5 working days. With 30% off it's even nicer. Their lightweight stuff is absolutely perfect for the Aussie climate.

So which Rapha jersey is the best value out of the Core, Lightweight and Classic 2??

rodneycc wrote:So which Rapha jersey is the best value out of the Core, Lightweight and Classic 2??

The Core looks to be the best value, the lightweight is great in hot conditions, Classic I find a bit too warm in summer but great for the cooler rides.

Campagnolo Potenza group for $666 at Merlin - cheapest it's been yet:

https://www.merlincycles.com/campagnolo ... 91455.html

rodneycc wrote:So which Rapha jersey is the best value out of the Core, Lightweight and Classic 2??

Im in Brissy and recently bought the S. Lightweight Jersey and bibs, loving them so far, great fit and comfort.

liamw11 wrote:Rapha Black Friday sale. I should've waited, placed my order last week and paid retail

http://www.rapha.cc/au/en_AU/black-frid ... ack-friday

Email them once the sale goes live. They've given me a credit for the difference before provided they have size and colour in stock.

Quadlock are having a Black Friday sale. 30% off everything with code QLBF16

adam0bmx0 wrote:

rodneycc wrote:So which Rapha jersey is the best value out of the Core, Lightweight and Classic 2??

Im in Brissy and recently bought the S. Lightweight Jersey and bibs, loving them so far, great fit and comfort.

Looking at buying one of the S. Lightweight jerseys but I've heard that you can get sunburn on your back from the jersey, do you have any experience with this?

Maap: 30% off Black Friday sale
https://maap.cc/collections/black-friday

Gorillaz3030 wrote:

adam0bmx0 wrote:

rodneycc wrote:So which Rapha jersey is the best value out of the Core, Lightweight and Classic 2??

Im in Brissy and recently bought the S. Lightweight Jersey and bibs, loving them so far, great fit and comfort.

Looking at buying one of the S. Lightweight jerseys but I've heard that you can get sunburn on your back from the jersey, do you have any experience with this?

I rode around in an XL (so a nice large test piece ) for 8 hrs one day in January. Was over 30 all day, no cloud at all. No sunburn on back. Mine was a black one. Actually, I spent most of the month off riding at least 3 hrs a day in one. Never got burnt

FWIW

Gorillaz3030 wrote:Maap: 30% off Black Friday sale
https://maap.cc/collections/black-friday

I'd need a 60% off discount before they become affordable and realistic prices.

$210 for a SS jersey ?

MichaelB wrote: I'd need a 60% off discount before they become affordable and realistic prices.

$210 for a SS jersey ?

i'm glad i'm not the only one who felt that way

but i do see many riders wearing their gear so ..

PBK have great deals on Campy stuff. Their Scicon workstand looks incredibly good value, too ($100 AUD)

fat and old wrote:

Gorillaz3030 wrote:

adam0bmx0 wrote:
Im in Brissy and recently bought the S. Lightweight Jersey and bibs, loving them so far, great fit and comfort.

Looking at buying one of the S. Lightweight jerseys but I've heard that you can get sunburn on your back from the jersey, do you have any experience with this?

I rode around in an XL (so a nice large test piece ) for 8 hrs one day in January. Was over 30 all day, no cloud at all. No sunburn on back. Mine was a black one. Actually, I spent most of the month off riding at least 3 hrs a day in one. Never got burnt

FWIW

You're lucky it wasn't the mesh skin suit Rapha produced.



http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/chr ... burn-18852

fat and old wrote:

Gorillaz3030 wrote:

adam0bmx0 wrote:
Im in Brissy and recently bought the S. Lightweight Jersey and bibs, loving them so far, great fit and comfort.

Looking at buying one of the S. Lightweight jerseys but I've heard that you can get sunburn on your back from the jersey, do you have any experience with this?

I rode around in an XL (so a nice large test piece ) for 8 hrs one day in January. Was over 30 all day, no cloud at all. No sunburn on back. Mine was a black one. Actually, I spent most of the month off riding at least 3 hrs a day in one. Never got burnt

FWIW

Yes no sunburn for me either, although when I read thier instrucitons for the jersey, i think they advise to wear sunscreen.

Oh and speaking of missing out on the sale having purshed items at full RRP a couple of weeks ago, dropped them an e-mail yesterday stating this and they just credited me $120!!! Hows that for customer support!

Just bought the newly released Pro Team training jersey with it.

adam0bmx0 wrote:

fat and old wrote:

Gorillaz3030 wrote:
Looking at buying one of the S. Lightweight jerseys but I've heard that you can get sunburn on your back from the jersey, do you have any experience with this?

I rode around in an XL (so a nice large test piece ) for 8 hrs one day in January. Was over 30 all day, no cloud at all. No sunburn on back. Mine was a black one. Actually, I spent most of the month off riding at least 3 hrs a day in one. Never got burnt

FWIW

Yes no sunburn for me either, although when I read thier instrucitons for the jersey, i think they advise to wear sunscreen.

Oh and speaking of missing out on the sale having purshed items at full RRP a couple of weeks ago, dropped them an e-mail yesterday stating this and they just credited me $120!!! Hows that for customer support!

Just bought the newly released Pro Team training jersey with it.

Lucky for some! The jersey I ordered was out of stock in my size so didn't credit the difference.

biker jk wrote:

fat and old wrote:

Gorillaz3030 wrote:
Looking at buying one of the S. Lightweight jerseys but I've heard that you can get sunburn on your back from the jersey, do you have any experience with this?

I rode around in an XL (so a nice large test piece ) for 8 hrs one day in January. Was over 30 all day, no cloud at all. No sunburn on back. Mine was a black one. Actually, I spent most of the month off riding at least 3 hrs a day in one. Never got burnt

FWIW

You're lucky it wasn't the mesh skin suit Rapha produced.



http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/chr ... burn-18852

Anyone with vision is lucky I don't wear one!

There's an extensive list of Black Friday discounts compiled at wtfkits: http://www.wtfkits.com/kit-discount-codes/

Most expire this weekend, but there's some good deals there.

And Torpedo7 has Bontrager Circuit helmets on sale for $9999.99

slowK wrote:And Torpedo7 has Bontrager Circuit helmets on sale for $9999.99

That is... special

www.erudy.com.au has a 30% off Black Friday sale on Rudy Project stuff.. Looks like the sale was extended to Sat 26th -- but I can still add the voucher code succesfully ($299 sunglasses down to $209).

Ebay 10% off $75 or more https://pages2.ebay.com.au/Buyer_coupons/10yay

caneye wrote:

MichaelB wrote: I'd need a 60% off discount before they become affordable and realistic prices.

$210 for a SS jersey ?

i'm glad i'm not the only one who felt that way

but i do see many riders wearing their gear so ..

Some people have a lot more money that I have.