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@Velocio
So when you see someone wearing it, how do you know the difference?
I saw a messenger yesterday head-to-toe in Rapha gear. He also kept it clean, yet the cap and shoulder had clearly worn. It was strange, it's so expensive that I just don't really expect to see it on messengers. The caps, the gloves... perhaps. But this guy had fixed shorts, sportswool jersey, cap... I didn't get to see if he had the socks too.
But anyhow, yes it's way out of budget at full RRP. But the sales bring it to more realistic but still expensive levels, and once acquired, the stuff is heavenly. I don't really care if it's worn by city boy wankers, us or messengers... it's nice stuff and I think that the discerning eye will pick it out. To messengers we're probably the city boy wankers, after all, how can you tell the difference on the street?