winter riding jacket

ignition2000

although its still sort of summer, i'm looking into a winter riding jacket. Are there any good ones out there that provide warmth and keep you dry if it pours down.

Thanks.

Rigid Raider

I have a venerable old Freestyle jacket in Goretex, which I must have owned for 15 years. It cost a lot at the time (£80?) but has more than repaid me. When I first got it, it was really excellent, I used it as a lightweight walking jacket in the Canadian Rockies and in heavy Scottish rain and it perfomed perfectly. Nowadys it has a few holes in it and it doesn't repel any more so the surface gets wet but it's still largely waterproof if you don't mind the odd leak! From time to time I soak it in Thomson's waterseal which makes it a bit stiff, but what the hell!

BTW this is a shell only; I wouldn't recommend anything with insulation because it will be too hot in warm wet UK conditions.

What I'm saying is, go out and buy the best you can afford and you won't regret it.

The Spiderman

I normally ride with a long sleeve jersey sometimes with a gilet over the top,if its a bit fresh.I find a jacket too hot to unless its less than 0oc or really raining.
I have an Endura Nigt vision jacket,but it gets a bit clammy on longer rides.
I'd buy one thats just a shell and as iught as breathable as possible.Paclite and Altec 3 are good fabrics.

If you are on a budget,Altura Crosslite is meant to be good.

thecatz

There is only one jacket - Showers Pass Elite 2.0 made from the most breathable fabric in the world, eVENT.
I had to order this from Showers Pass direct from America www.showerspass.com and after buying half a dozen jackets over the last 20+ years would never buy another.