Comments on: Rapha-BKW Knee Warmers

By: R. Zach Thomas

R. Zach Thomas — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:46:00 +0000

I saw these in person over at Ben Popper’s place, and yes, there was lust in my heart. Such simple items, but also, totally ostentatious in all the right ways. White gear is PRO, and because white gear doesn’t stay white for very long, it takes a certain amount of dedication to wear it.

But once these BKW BKWs get some road dinge to them, they’ll look even more hardcore. While white stuff is pro, dingy gray gear made that way through extensive use in awful conditions is even more hardcore.

By: Rosey

Rosey — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:18:00 +0000

Anon, Oct 17:

Fahrenheit WAS German, buddy. And its antiquated. Might as well measure stuff based on the proportions and sizing of the king.

And, yeah, if it's a degree under 20 its knee warmers. Out on the highway, with the wind? You need them on longer rides.

By: brettok

brettok — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:34:00 +0000

I’ve got some Rapha kit, a lightweight jersey and a few fixed T’s. I like their style, but check the labels and see “made in China”… How they can charge so much for their gear is a bit of a anomaly I think.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:25:00 +0000

Rapha does some interesting stuff, including good marketing so not surprising they noticed a good website like BKW. I was bit surprised to see this product though as Rapha is a bit more “Dentist” than “PRO”.