Yep. In my opinion they have by far the coolest designs.
But quality wise, there definitely is room for improvement! I have the most expensive bib they offer (one in black, the other in blue) and the logo started peeling off after 2 rides already on the blue one (meanwhile the black one is fine).
I also have multiple jerseys and the MAAP letters also start peeling off…the Pro Air jerseys however feel great (since they don’t have any logos glued on them).
shamsharif79 on
No they don’t، they’re boring as fuck. Attaquer and assos are way more stylish, pedal mafia even and all much better quality too
An_Professional on
I have two of those jerseys in the window. They’re excellent, my only gripe is the low collar.
stolmen on
They certainly make most other brands feel a little dated in terms of their designs, especially Rapha. I think to begin with, their mesh side panels have always been really sleek. Their direction of redesigning the Maap logo in a new way every few releases keeps the brand interesting. Just take a look at the Maap Eclipse logos; and now the new Maap Emerge which launched yesterday. It keeps the brand feeling and looking fresh, and it feels like the brand is ever evolving with its designs. They do a new drop every month and that way they’re always experimenting with a few different styles per season.
Compare that to well, Rapha. Which is lazy on typography and uses the same logo over and over again. Their pro line is literally RAPHA in all caps in the most boring font you could ever find. Universal colours, which rinses and repeats the same exact design with terrible and limited colour options. Then you have some brands like PNS which apart from the terrible penis jokes, actually does excel through its materials (they look and feel good) with the paper thin materials (which is a good thing for summer kits).
Assos and Q36.5 are of great quality but why do they have 7 black bib options?
I think SYN comes close to MAAP with some of their jersey and bibs.
No-Way-0000 on
I prefer the old styling from MAAP
blendthechicken on
Got that white with neon red Maap, nearly every single decal is peeling off after three times of wear (use a wash bag in cold).
I’m going to buy Chinese brands from here on out. Can get three of their more interesting designs for the price of one Maap
cryptopolymath on
I haven’t tried their bibs but I have 4 jerseys so far and they’re solid. I’ll be testing the Aeon in the Pyrenees soon but so far I’m not crazy about the fit compared to their Evade or Privateer.
dreadedbugqueen on
Depends – if influencer chic is your thing and you like wearing the same neutral toned sad beige kit as all the other cyclists that have caved to it slick marketing – then sure.
If you like your kit to have a bit more personality there are far more stylish options. Soomom. Black Sheep. Attaquer. Pedla. Babici. Neopro if you don’t want to be too spendy.
dobie_gillis1 on
There’s absolutely nothing special about them.
Stephennnnnn on
They get a little too fashion-y with some of the collabs and off-bike stuff. If I could place bets on what lines, designs, and colors were most likely to hit the index sale first, I’d win money all day, because it’s super obvious which ones they are as soon as they drop. But other than that I generally agree. Their design team nails it. Some of the stuff that just came out this week is actually some of my favorite that I’ve seen.
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Yep. In my opinion they have by far the coolest designs.
But quality wise, there definitely is room for improvement! I have the most expensive bib they offer (one in black, the other in blue) and the logo started peeling off after 2 rides already on the blue one (meanwhile the black one is fine).
I also have multiple jerseys and the MAAP letters also start peeling off…the Pro Air jerseys however feel great (since they don’t have any logos glued on them).
No they don’t، they’re boring as fuck. Attaquer and assos are way more stylish, pedal mafia even and all much better quality too
I have two of those jerseys in the window. They’re excellent, my only gripe is the low collar.
They certainly make most other brands feel a little dated in terms of their designs, especially Rapha. I think to begin with, their mesh side panels have always been really sleek. Their direction of redesigning the Maap logo in a new way every few releases keeps the brand interesting. Just take a look at the Maap Eclipse logos; and now the new Maap Emerge which launched yesterday. It keeps the brand feeling and looking fresh, and it feels like the brand is ever evolving with its designs. They do a new drop every month and that way they’re always experimenting with a few different styles per season.
Compare that to well, Rapha. Which is lazy on typography and uses the same logo over and over again. Their pro line is literally RAPHA in all caps in the most boring font you could ever find. Universal colours, which rinses and repeats the same exact design with terrible and limited colour options. Then you have some brands like PNS which apart from the terrible penis jokes, actually does excel through its materials (they look and feel good) with the paper thin materials (which is a good thing for summer kits).
Assos and Q36.5 are of great quality but why do they have 7 black bib options?
I think SYN comes close to MAAP with some of their jersey and bibs.
I prefer the old styling from MAAP
Got that white with neon red Maap, nearly every single decal is peeling off after three times of wear (use a wash bag in cold).
I’m going to buy Chinese brands from here on out. Can get three of their more interesting designs for the price of one Maap
I haven’t tried their bibs but I have 4 jerseys so far and they’re solid. I’ll be testing the Aeon in the Pyrenees soon but so far I’m not crazy about the fit compared to their Evade or Privateer.
Depends – if influencer chic is your thing and you like wearing the same neutral toned sad beige kit as all the other cyclists that have caved to it slick marketing – then sure.
If you like your kit to have a bit more personality there are far more stylish options. Soomom. Black Sheep. Attaquer. Pedla. Babici. Neopro if you don’t want to be too spendy.
There’s absolutely nothing special about them.
They get a little too fashion-y with some of the collabs and off-bike stuff. If I could place bets on what lines, designs, and colors were most likely to hit the index sale first, I’d win money all day, because it’s super obvious which ones they are as soon as they drop. But other than that I generally agree. Their design team nails it. Some of the stuff that just came out this week is actually some of my favorite that I’ve seen.
Rapha is better than