Not Responding wrote:
> In search of semi-formal clothes that can be cycled in, I'm looking in
> the direction of Rohan. Anyone have any knowledge of the practicality of
> their clobber?
If you're suitably selective, pretty good. By "selective" I mean
that not everything they do is really cut out for a bike, or at
least not every bike. For example, their smart town mac wouldn't
be too good on a road bike, but on a Brompton it should be fine,
for exactly the same reason as any other mac (long coats and high
crossbars don't mix very well).
As long as the garment doesn't physically get in the way of the
bike in the way a long mac will then you'll probably find the stuff
as good as anything else, or better. The fabrics are tough, light,
easy-care and are built to be packed, unpacked and lived in.
Go and try some stuff on, and ask in the store how it will do.
They have a pretty quibble-free guarantee if it turns out they're
wrong and recommend something that Sucks Big Time: "All Rohan
clothing and equipment is guaranteed.
If you are not satisfied with the performance of one of our
products, return it to Rohan head office or your nearest store for
a repair, replacement or refund."
Cheap they ain't, but they do have useful discounts every sale
time. If you can wait until just after Christmas you might save a
useful amount, but they only ever discount certain items and you
can't guarantee what you're after will be included.
Pete.
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