£55
SPECIFICATION Weight: 111g • Sizes: XS-XXL • Colours: purple, light grey, dark grey, navy and green • Contact: rapha.cc
It’s fair to say that Rapha revolutionised road cycling kit by blending modern fabrics with traditional styling and clever marketing. Roadies bought into the brand hook, line and sinker, to the point where suffering up a rain-sodden Box Hill on a £10k Colnago, dressed head-to-toe in Rapha became something of a rite of passage. More recently, however, the brand has diversified from its skinny-tyre base to encompass gravel, commuting, indoor training (yes, really) and now mountain biking. The new mtb range includes jerseys, shorts, jackets, socks and even eyewear and a helmet designed in conjunction with Smith. It covers most of the bases without being overwhelming or confusing, and, surprisingly,…
