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turningCircle
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PostPosted: 01:09 - 01 Dec 2014    Post subject: Gear Recommendations Reply with quote
I've just bought myself the Weise Hi Viz Hornet II jacket:

https://www.getgeared.co.uk/weise-hi-viz-hornet-ii-wp-black?sc=14&category=123

I'm now slightly concerned that it might be crap. Anyone have any experience of it or other similarly priced Weise gear. I'm a new rider so a bit wet behind the ears!

Cheers
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Ed Case
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PostPosted: 01:38 - 01 Dec 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've had Weise stuff in the past and it's been OK.
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PostPosted: 05:27 - 01 Dec 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
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barrkel
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PostPosted: 05:29 - 01 Dec 2014    Post subject: Re: Gear Recommendations Reply with quote
turningCircle wrote:
I'm now slightly concerned that it might be crap. Anyone have any experience of it or other similarly priced Weise gear. I'm a new rider so a bit wet behind the ears!

It looks about as expected for a new rider. I bought something similar for my first jacket.

The neon yellow will get mucky if you ride in wet weather, and it will probably develop leaks after a few months. If you take to this riding thing seriously, you'll probably want to spend twice as much on a better jacket in 18 months. I did. And then you'll want a different jacket for summer riding / touring, and yet another jacket as part of a leather suit, ...

But I don't think you're doing the wrong thing. It took me some time to get acclimatized to the cost of good gear, to the point that I was willing to make the investment because I knew how much of a difference it made. You're on the learning curve, and it's hard to justify a larger expenditure early on, if you're not sure how serious biking will be to you.

If budget is a factor, you can always add more waterproof layers should it leak down the line. I think you'll have a hard time keeping it both clean and waterproof though. Washing probably won't do the seam tape a whole lot of good, and it's at the economy end of the quality spectrum.
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PostPosted: 05:51 - 01 Dec 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Opened link, saw price, disgusted, closed tab.

Shouldn't buy Weiss judging by the endless horror stories. Fair enough if it's cheap but £200 is a lot to pay for poor quality and poor brand IMO.
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