Rapha’s hooded top
Well I had this reveal planned of my new, fav fall/winter jacket, but getting spotted in public wearing it will work just as well.
Because I can't anywhere without bumping into cycling pals, right @bikehugger? #SIC2014 #touchmeimSIC pic.twitter.com/05jkwAYf31
— Spooooky Westbrook (@swestbrook) October 15, 2014
The reason I’m wearing a Rapha hooded top so much, besides the merino blend, style and cut, is that it’s just like another fav jacket of mine, from the 70s or early 80s (I think). The Moa Sport jacket is so tattered and torn, I don’t wear it anymore, but refuse to part with it. Bought the Moa from a vintage cloth store in Seattle long ago that had a shipment of wool kit from Italy arrive.
Thick merino and a plastic panel front
Wore that jacket before Gore and later eVENT and all the modern fabrics we have now. Showing its age, most of the teeth have fallen out of the zipper, and seams are coming apart, but at the time this jacket was “the one.” The wool moderated temperatures, even when wet, while the plastic front panel blocked the wind.
Misshaped, may just fall off the hanger one day, into a tired lump on the floor
Rapha’s Merino Hooded Top has all that too, with a storable hood, pink reflective accents, and a sport wool blend. I traveled to London wearing it and rode to and from the Seattle Interactive conference yesterday.
Brass teeth have fallen out
So sure, for the longer days, big miles, and hard riding this winter, I’ll wear a Gabba or something new from Showers Pass or Novara. For total comfort around town though, it WAS the Moa Sport and now this exceptionally nice piece from Rapha.
The Hooded Top is on clearance for $122.50 with smalls, larges, and XLs left in stock.
And if you ever see a Moa Sport jacket in a vintage clothe store near you, get it!
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