Gore xenon SO windstopper

garfunkel_dave
garfunkel_dave Posts: 32
edited April 2010 in Road buying advice
Hi has anybody got a gore xenon so jacket, just wandered if they're worth the pennies?

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  • brin
    brin Posts: 1,122
    ain't got the jacket myself, but hey, c'mon it's Gore it's got to be worth it
  • garfunkel_dave
    garfunkel_dave Posts: 32
    Not had any gore products before, tried some on for size in evans, must admit that it all looks quality gear, i've taken the leap and ordered one from wiggle! Should be ere tomorrow so i'll get to test it out this weekend.
  • 0scar
    0scar Posts: 219
    Are you looking at the Gore tex or the Windstopper? I bought the Windstopper one on eBay and it is small! Gore's sizing refers to the relative size of the person wearing it - a small race snake is going to be a lot smaller than a small commuter and this is cut very much for the former. Having said that I have another Gore Windstopper jacket and it's excellent, very warm. I seem to radiate more heat than most people so I only got a few weeks of use out of it this winter but the material is impressibly breathable and I went out in some heavy downpours without getting wet, even without seam-sealing. I can't wear Gore tex unless it's very cold out as I get too hot - waterproof fabrics are not particularly breathable, gore tex is the best of a bad bunch but not by much IMO.

    If you do go for one try it on in the shop first, and if you're not going to be out in extended periods of rain then Windstopper will keep you dry, without sweating as much as Gore tex, so you can obviously use your £100 jacket for three seasons rather than one.
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  • garfunkel_dave
    garfunkel_dave Posts: 32
    I've got the windstopper, it came this morning and the fit is perfect, like you say oscar looks like the perfect three season jersey so its worth the £100
  • nickwill
    nickwill Posts: 2,735
    I have a Gore Windstopper Oxygen jacket. It's one of the best buys that I've made. It is classified as 'slim fit', but I wuld describe it as being a fairly standard European size. The Gore sizing chart suggests a medium for my size, but I could have probably got away with small, so i wouldn't describe it as being particularly snug fitting.
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  • Hudster
    Hudster Posts: 142
    I actually find that Gore comes up quite large for it's size. I'm usually a Medium but go for small in the newer Gore stuff. The Xenon is very much a race fit so if you are not very thin you may struggle with it and I'd say you'd best look at something from their range which isn't as slim fitting rather than going for a size up.

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