That’s what it sounds like from their twitter, as well as their help wanted section on their website. So what exactly is a Rapha pop-up shop you ask? From the website:
“The Rapha Cycle Clubs are places for people passionate about road racing where they can watch live racing, enjoy food and drink, peruse Rapha’s emporium of products and become inspired by the rich culture of the sport which Rapha celebrates.”
This sounds pretty cool, and trust me, there are NOT a lot of places in the city to catch a decent Giro or Tour de ( Random City) in Europe race, and I for one would welcome Rapha to our fair cycling city. I’m betting they open the shop somewhere in the Mission, because lets be honest, would any other part of San Francisco be as fit to house a bar full of drunk cyclists talking shop for hours on end? I think not.
What do you think?
[photo via Rapha]
Check out the mustache on the guy on the Rapha site:
http://www.rapha.cc/shop/
That’s to hide the stretch marks.
Homophobia is not funny or adorable.
YES! That would be AMAZING — even if for only a few months.
Too bad they’re opening in the Marina.
The Marina– Cow Hollow actually– isn’t that far from the Mission and is right along the way to get over the bridge for a ride.
There will be a bit of a flavor of the Mission being exported to Union St.- great coffee and food, both oddly missing from that part of the City.
I live on Filbert St and i see them wheeling stuff into the old Metrosport on the corner of Fillmore as we speak.
You don’t have to wait for Rapha to open their pop up store – Studio Velo over in Tam Junction in Mill Valley (ten minutes from the Marina) has tons of Rapha gear, year round. Check us out or if we have an online store (www.studiovelocycling.com). THX!
I checked out the pop-up store in late May. Good times if you’re cool with dropping $100+on a shirt or whatever. I snagged an awesome Merino wool jersey myself, something co-designed with Paul Smith.
I forgot to ask if they offered the SF Bicycle Coalition’s 10% discount. Don’t make the same mistake, though I’m not sure if they’re doing that.
I’m glad it’s not in the Mission. We need a good reason to get outta da ‘hood.