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Have a look on sportsbikeshop (a clothes selling retail outlet, amongst other things) to get an idea of what you like (their 360 viewing tool on most things is helpful) and see if your local shop stocks it; perhaps pop down your local and try in on and then order it from there if its cheaper?
I'd be amazed if you find your perfect jacket in one. I use an RST Pro Series Adventure II most of the year, and wear my other ones when I fancy a change or feel they need some useage to warrant the money I paid for them.
You can get an RST Pro Series Adventure III for £199 from sportsbikeshop but it depends if that's what your after. I'd say that jacket, and or that type, is about the only type I'd spend a lot of money on -- simply because its considered a 4 season in 1 jacket.
Only gripe is that it takes a while to dry because the waterproof layer is separate -- which is great -- and so means the jacket absorbs water, and thus gets heavier (not noticeably, mind); also on the warmer days when it might rain wearing a layer -- and thus trapping more heat inside the jacket -- can be a pain.
You can get great jackets for about £100-150 in the RST line, however, so it depends how much you want to spend; the conditions you ride; what you want for your investment etc.
There are other brands, of course, but I don't have experience with them, and as I say in person is always the best way because the one you really want is the one you wont be able to walk away from. ____________________ The do it all, T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶r̶o̶k̶e̶n̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶,̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶i̶g̶ ̶l̶u̶m̶p̶,̶ ̶C̶h̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶N̶o̶o̶d̶l̶e̶ |
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Alpinestars Andes 2 is pretty decent from my experience so far and not too expensive.
Had it just over a year, crashed in it, rode in sub zero temps, rode in heavy rain etc.
Thermal liner has pockets for phone and wallet, and the jacket kept me warm with a jumper underneath in sub zero.
It's waterproof, though it does get a little wet on the outside, so needs somewhere to air out a little when drying. I've not had other textile jackets but I assume they are all the same?
Plenty of external pockets, zippable vents for summer, removable thermal liner etc. It has a hook to loop the neck fastener tab when you want to ride with some ventilation in summer.
2 niggles with it.
*It doesn't come with a back protector, so factor in an insert into the purchase price when comparing with other jackets. I went with the alpinestar one to ensure it fitted.
*The neck fastener, when the jacket is worn with a thick neck buff (I have a fleece one for winter), doesn't like to do up, it's like it needs an extra inch of velcro to help it secure reliably. It's fine with normal wind neck buffs.
I am a 40" chest, 5ft 6, usually wear medium everything, the jacket fits true to size.
That may or may not help you. I would buy the same again if I was to go back a year or whatever it was. |
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Ste wrote: | What are the other breathable membranes which are as good as Goretex? |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 105 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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