What Waterproof / ish Jacket around £70??

Dohboy78
Dohboy78 Posts: 172
edited September 2008 in MTB buying advice
Hi guys,

As the weather begins to turn sour... I have just killed my North Face jacket. I am looking for a waterproof or resistant Jacket thats breathable and preferably machine washable for around £70.

I have found these so far...

http://www.stif.co.uk/gear/select_optio ... uctid=4070

The Woosh jacket... or at a push the Extra Miler

http://www.ten-eighty.co.uk/acatalog/Jackets.html

Or...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sombrio-Vapor-Jac ... .m20.l1116

What advice can you all give me?? Anyone got any other ideas??

Cheers guys.

Tom

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  • TheRevOlutionary
    TheRevOlutionary Posts: 1,176
    http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12585154

    Im sure you'll get similar advice?
    Newbie with a Felt Q720

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  • Dohboy78
    Dohboy78 Posts: 172
    Thats all well and good... but that guy has twice the budget I have!!

    I was really wondering wether any one had any of the jackets... or some good advice.
  • xtremedash
    xtremedash Posts: 182
    I got an Altura Crosslite from Go Outdoors for about £70 and would highly recommend it.[/url]
    If you're not living life on the edge, you're taking up too much room!
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    I have an Endura Laser. It feels velly rubbery on the inside (no lining) but is amazingly waterproof (tested it Fri and Sat) and very breathable. And quiet.

    Great value for less than £40.
  • pdid
    pdid Posts: 1,065
    go to sportshoes.com, they are selling gore phantoms for £63.99. It's a superb jacket.

    Phil
    Commie Meta 5
    Rock Lobster
  • chuckd
    chuckd Posts: 105
    Not sure if this is what you are looking for but its good value:

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Gill_ ... 360030696/
  • Dohboy78
    Dohboy78 Posts: 172
    Nice one guys... some good ideas. Think I may go for a Howies jacket. I like the fact they are breathable, water resistant and best of all machine washable!! Just need to decide which one now!
  • the-nasher
    the-nasher Posts: 36
    I just bought a Berghaus RG1. You can get the summer colours for around £55 reduced from £80.

    It's quite nice and looks like it's cut for cycling
  • Dohboy78
    Dohboy78 Posts: 172
    Tried to find a good deal on the Howies Extra-Miler... but they don't seem to have my size on the bargain website!!

    So looks like I will go for the Sombrio Vapor instead, all the reviews I have read have been positive and it looks great..£70 down from £120 (can't be bad!)... Sorted!

    Cheers for the help guys! 8)

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