Best winter jacket ?

daniel_b

Do you think the Tool is better than this Santini offering reduced from £110 to £70?

http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?typ=typ&fkid=3&ID=2500

Anonymous

Dunno, not tried one!

jaykayem

gabriel959 wrote:

jaykayem wrote:

Picked up an Etxe Ondo a couple of years ago, and they are definitely not designed with the UK winter in mind.

Winter in the basque country is probably as bad as most parts of the UK - from wikipedia:

The Basque mountains form the water divide and mark also the distinct climatic areas of the Basque Country: The northern valleys, in Biscay and Gipuzkoa and also the valley of Ayala in Álava, are part of the Green Spain, where oceanic climate is predominant, with its wet weather all year round and moderate temperatures. Precipitation average is about 1200 mm.

most likely the jacket you tried wasn't very good

I'm just comparing my old De Marchi jacket with the EO (which I've had for 4 years), and when the Peak District weather closes in, I don't want to be in the EO, it's just not as warm or weatherproof as the old DM. To be fair, it's fine for all but the grimmest conditions.

daniel_b

A question for Gore Tool owners:

what type of material is the outside of the jacket made out of??

It looks a bit fleecy here:

turnerjohn

APIII wrote:

jaykayem wrote:

I've had a De Marchi Winsdstopper since 1997 and I refuse to abandon it while it's in one piece. Picked up an Etxe Ondo a couple of years ago, and they are definitely not designed with the UK winter in mind.

Anyone sampled the Mavic Club Winter Jacket?
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/mavic-cl ... 45103.html

I had a look at one in m LBS. It's pretty heavy duty, I imagine it would be one warm jacket.

+1 - windproof, water resistance (got caught in downpour over the weekend for good half hour and wasn't cold ) wick pretty well as well.... . Thin underlayer and your sorted...highly recommended !

Shezzer

othello wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

I haven’t got the Gore Tool but my wife bought me the Gore Oxygen SO and it is an amazing piece of kit. The fit is great if you are tall, the fabric feels a million dollars and not that far from the Assos jackets I tried and they are not that expensive either.

The Tool looks like a great jacket if you are planning to do MTB and Road as its cut is slightly more relaxed than my roadie Oxygen SO

+1 for the Gore Oxygen SO

Mine arrived last week (Wiggle have been out of stock in an XL) and it is a seriously good bit of kit. Quite slim fitting, but no flapping around too.

I can imagine that plus a l/s baselayer will do me for most of the winter

+2 for the Gore Oxygen SO

I got one a couple of weeks ago and am wondering if it's going to be a bit too warm. Will wait and see what it's like when it turns really cold. Very snug fit but looks ok as I'm not carrying much weight.

iain_j

I've had a Gill Freedom jacket for about 3 years ago, it's kept me going through the coldest iciest days (and evenings) in winter but not too hot on the milder days either thanks to all the vent zips. Got it for about £50 from Wiggle.

Edit: ...but can't find anywhere that sells it now, discontinued :roll:

mclarent

to throw you another option - I have a Gore Phantom II, lovely.

Anonymous

Daniel B wrote:

A question for Gore Tool owners:

what type of material is the outside of the jacket made out of??

It looks a bit fleecy here:

Softshell, like thick lycra...

daniel_b

NapoleonD wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

A question for Gore Tool owners:

what type of material is the outside of the jacket made out of??

Softshell, like thick lycra...

Thanks ND!

I just noticed this on a write up of the jacket, is this why you have one.....?

Napoleon zipped chest pocket

Anonymous

Yes.