Rapha: A Product Review
Completely enamored with Rapha, here’s a review of the goods that are worth it and few to skip.
Completely enamored with Rapha, here’s a review of the goods that are worth it and few to skip.
After enjoying life on my beater one-speed in Boston, where I could just hop on my bike with narry a care the world or any preparation, I thought I’d enjoy the these pedals on my full-time touring bike. I didn’t.
They appear to do what they are meant to, and even though I worry much more about my left-right balance than my dorsal position, I’ve certainly enjoyed the new views.
If you send back everything you receive in this manner, I guarantee you will end your junk mail woes. I have used this technique to liberate a shopaholic with a Mercer Island zip code from a mountain of catalogs…It is proven and viable.
Tomorrow, I am boxing up my Born shoes and sending them at my cost to Maryland. Though they are less than three months old, the soles on both shoes split apart while I was walking around in New York.
For the last several years, I’ve been a convert of the wireless revolution, sitting quietly in a coffee house getting paid for working through the ether. You might find me at the library, the hoagie joint, or the donut shop beaming out messages. I’m a wireless junkie.
When it comes to bike touring, I am a product queen. Camping is boring. Riding your bike all day is hard and damaging to your skin. So after I’ve set up the tent and rinsed the jersey, it’s time to fire up the MSR for some hot water and to pamper my face with organic, animal test-free goo.