rain jacket

taylorlej

Hey,
anyone know where you can get one of those cheap, really thin, lightweight, transparent plastic rain jackets. you often see the pros wearing them.

i can fins them for sale in the states eg - http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Pr ... 000_400070

but cant seem to find them here.

any help would be appreciated

Laurence

neil_sheehan2000

My guess would be that you don't see the pros actually wearing the one you linked to. Maybe more something like this, but more waterproof. But on a less expensive note, you could try this or this. Although they don't seem to be particularly waterproof either...

jimwin

taylorlej wrote:

Hey,
anyone know where you can get one of those cheap, really thin, lightweight, transparent plastic rain jackets. you often see the pros wearing them.

but cant seem to find them here.

any help would be appreciated

Laurence

When it's light rain, use a yellow packable jacket. Yellow to be seen by. There are several suppliers - visit your LBS or check the main web sites.

A transparent one is on Ribble at http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/productde ... SSOZJAC250

Parkers also stock transparent jackets.

Monty Dog

The Assos is a great jacket at a big price - but others make them for a lot less too such as Giordana, Northwave, Santini - the material isn't exactly clear, more transluscent. They aren't particularly durable either - they stain easily and you have to be careful what you wash it with. The good thing is that they are very light, packable and stretchy which makes them great for summer use.

andy162

Altura do a breathable rain jacket for about £40. Its a race fit, very compact when stowed away and is "semi" transparent...it's kinda an opaque white. They are good vfm and I would recommend them .

A mate had one of those transparent race capes....about a tenner from Decathlon, proper boil in the bag jobs!

Andy

bobpzero

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Gore_Oxygen_III_Gore-Tex_Waterproof_Jacket/5360030062/ like the assos big price but i like the shape of it & it breathes well enough.
with a decent fit.

fungus_the_muffin_man

I've got a decathlon one ( i ilke the boil in the bag qoute) You sweat that much with it on that its easier to just get wet from the rain!

Stellite

Hi

Ive yet to find the holy grail, light waterproof breathable cycling jacket.

Im currently using an adventure racing jacket by Salomon for 50 quid. Lime green thin and waterproof. Not cut for cycling but will do the job I hope!

Ollieda

what about using one of the silicone based waterproofing sprays that you can get from camping stores, then spraying one of the cheaper windproof jackets with it.

would this work?

keef66

Interesting idea. I have an Endura jacket made of pertex that's meant to be showerproof, and I have given it a couple of re-proofings with some Nikwax wash-in stuff but it's still pretty useless. I was soaked in minutes on saturday. I might give the silicone spray a go; can't possibly make it any worse.

amaferanga

Ollieda wrote:

what about using one of the silicone based waterproofing sprays that you can get from camping stores, then spraying one of the cheaper windproof jackets with it.

would this work?

Um I don't think it'd be breathable after that though so you may as well just get a boil-in-the-bag.

love2ride

I'm sure the pro's dont use jackets that cost $20

soveda

keef66 wrote:

Interesting idea. I have an Endura jacket made of pertex that's meant to be showerproof, and I have given it a couple of re-proofings with some Nikwax wash-in stuff but it's still pretty useless. I was soaked in minutes on saturday. I might give the silicone spray a go; can't possibly make it any worse.

A couple of minutes is beyond what pertex is good for. If you want more waterproofing than that don't get Pertex.

Pertex is windproof and mildly shower resistant and so is good with a warm layer underneath so if you get wet it doesn't matter in terms of temperature but it will dry out quicker.

The silicone spray will (as has been said before me) turn the jacket into no better than a £10 cagoule.

keef66

OK, I'm saving up for something GoreTex

Stellite

Try having a look at the montane stuff. I have the H2O jacket. Its very thin and has a back vent. It packs down easily into your back pocket. I use this if it looks like rain when I go out, and have been caught in some terrible weather and its kept me dry.

I think whatever jacket you get you will eventually end up boiling in the bag. Goretex even the paclite jackets are pretty thick and make you sweat too.

I am trialling a Salomon jacket at the mo, Ill let you know how it goes

amaferanga

My Montane Featherlight H2O was quite waterpoof initially, but after about 6 months its now no better than my normal Featherlight Velo. I've used Nikwax reproofing and only ever washed it with Nikwax detergent, but its not even nearly waterpoof anymore. That being said, I still use it and find it works pretty well for light rain when its warm e.g today, its about 20 degrees, but rainy so any proper waterpoof (even Goretex or Event) would be boil-in-the-bag.

IMO there's no one waterpoof for all days. You need a proper waterproof for days when you'll be out in real heavy rain for a while (doesn't matter so much if its breathable as long as it keeps you warm) and another for light rain/shoers that doesn't make you sweat too much. Unfortunately this summer its almost always the former that I've needed....

redddraggon

love2ride wrote:

I'm sure the pro's dont use jackets that cost $20

No they wear jackets that cost them $0

pabloweaver

just to hijack the thread a tad...

Im after a jacket that is more fitted than the polaris one i have now ( which is very waterproof and not as boil in the bag as some others ) due to the fact that it is like a sail when im wearing it.

jacket is medium and a small does not fit , any ideas folks?


think the term im looking for is race fit?

love2ride

no matter what your going to get wet(rain or sweat) Personally I hate the feeling of over heating in a rain jacket so I don't bother and let my self get wet. as long as you don't stop for a break then you don't get cold.

love2ride

redddraggon wrote:

love2ride wrote:

I'm sure the pro's dont use jackets that cost $20

No they wear jackets that cost them $0

Year but I'm sure it cost the team supplier something.