Cycling Jackets ...

colintrav
colintrav Posts: 1,074
edited January 2010 in The Crudcatcher
IMO

There is nothing better on the market than Oneills jackets for cycling ..And i've still got my mine I bought 5yrs ago

http://www.oneill.com/#/men/europe/coll ... l/jackets/


Better than that array of crap reviewed What Mountain bike Decenber 09

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  • GHill
    GHill Posts: 2,402
    Tried them all have you?
  • colintrav
    colintrav Posts: 1,074
    Will be getting a new jacket next month ...
  • missmarple
    missmarple Posts: 1,980
    colintrav wrote:
    Will be getting a new jacket next month ...

    Your sheer arrogance towards others and ignorance towards everything else makes me laugh!
  • Briggo
    Briggo Posts: 3,537
    missmarple wrote:
    colintrav wrote:
    Will be getting a new jacket next month ...

    Your sheer arrogance towards others and ignorance towards everything else makes me laugh!

    AKA - Idiot.
  • biff55
    biff55 Posts: 1,404
    colintrav wrote:
    Will be getting a new jacket next month ...

    straight-jacket ?
    :wink:
  • dynastarg9
    dynastarg9 Posts: 103
    colintrav wrote:
    IMO

    There is nothing better on the market than Oneills jackets for cycling ..And i've still got my mine I bought 5yrs ago

    http://www.oneill.com/#/men/europe/coll ... l/jackets/


    Better than that array of crap reviewed What Mountain bike Decenber 09

    Really? I'm looking for a new jacket. I might buy a real one from Endura or Gore. Not the cheap knock-off chinese rubbish you're pushing :cry:
    Lapierre Zesty 514 - 2010
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    I reppped for a surf company (which O'Neill is) - they just rebadge Far Eastern cr4p these days and charge a premium.

    I went mountain climbing in a surf branded "technical" jacket and nearly got hypothermia - it wasn't at all breathable as claimed so I got very cold.

    O'Neill make decentish wetsuits (one of only three brands that do) but other than that, avoid.
  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,610
    Absolutely concur.

    I was given an O'Neil "waterproof breathable smock" style jacket (factory shut down job). It actually looked great but was useless performance wise. It's more fashion gear.
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Well as a surf company, their westuits will be properly tested by their users, so they probably put more thought into them than a 'technical jacket'. Who wears a jacket while surfing after all? So as blister pus says, they can let the performance of those go, and just focus on the fashion.
    MTB/CX

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  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,694
    Advocado Green Endura Montana, won a Mtb mag's "Best Jacket" award, during the last century. Except for a small barbed-wire tear on the sleeve, mines still going strong.

    Yellow Berghaus 3 layer XCR Goretex...let's strong winds in.

    Fluo orange Jaytex jacket with zip off sleeves...too hot for milder days.

    Nike ACG Mtb jacket, black/lime green...good all-rounder after 10yrs!

    Fox heavy duty Snowboard, black/grey...my 18yr olds nicked it, so can't comment.

    Got various other windproof/cheapo jackets, all much of muchness. Depends on how hard I want to ride, how high - local ride is 1,200 ft - and how long, etc.
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Bails - but they sell that kind of gear for premium prices - An O'Neill jacket will actually cost more than say a North Face or Sprayway equivalent.

    The only surf brand that makes top notch technical gear is Finisterre. Everything they make is functional first, "green" second, stylish third.

    Being a surf brand doesn't automatically mean good wetsuits - in fact only O'Neill, Rip Curl and Xcel make wetsuits worth bothering with.
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    Surf-Matt wrote:
    Being a surf brand doesn't automatically mean good wetsuits - in fact only O'Neill, Rip Curl and Xcel make wetsuits worth bothering with.
    I used to have a Gul convertible wetsuit hahahahaha *ahem*
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    I had a few Guls. Not good... :lol:
  • missmarple
    missmarple Posts: 1,980
    Aren't we talking about cycling not surfing or am I on SurfRadar not BikeRadar?
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    You can wear a wetsuit on a bike. Seen quite a few people bike to the beach with a board under their arm :wink:
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,694
    Going to a board meeting?...
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    missmarple wrote:
    Aren't we talking about cycling not surfing or am I on SurfRadar not BikeRadar?

    You are on the Crud catcher section - "Where everything gets caught"

    A surf brand was mentioned so we talked about it. If you don't like it then don't read it.
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    i have a Gul summer wetsuit, short sleeved and legged, its ideal for ultra hot english days that we get :shock: , other than that. :(
    My mate bought O'neil snowboard outfit, after one season its pretty much usless.
    Kazza the Tranny
    Now for sale Fatty
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,316
    missmarple wrote:
    colintrav wrote:
    Will be getting a new jacket next month ...

    Your sheer arrogance towards others and ignorance towards everything else makes me laugh!

    Meh, the fact that he's the biggest unflushable on here makes me wince in the thought of reading any of his posts.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    I will be buying a new biking jacket on the weekend. It will be hi-viz yellow in colour. It will be biking specific and made by Endura. I have a lot of experience of using their products already, so can safely assume that this one will be perfect for my needs.
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  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,610
    you can see ColinTrav's 5 year old O'Neil belter here in this thread
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    I use a golf jacket lol. With tartan lining.

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