Waterproof jacket - I have permission to buy a new one!

gtvlusso

Hi All,

Any advice or decent waterproof cycling jackets that youuse or have seen about?

Must be:

Waterproof
Breathable
Red/Black or anything other then flouro yellow

Around the £60-£70 mark?

Also looking for shorts - 3/4 length, waterproof - kinda like Rapha "fixed" shorts - anyone know of anything or any websites?

G

redvee

Altura Night Vision or the Evo have always had good reviews. Get it from Evans in town and do a pricematch.

Kieran_Burns

The Night Vision is really boil in the bag but can come in black... I have the DHB eVent which was on offer for £80 ish when I got it through Wiggle... black, lightweight and breathable. I've been using it for walks as well as cycling

nich

Montane Atomic DT 2.0 for the jacket.

Meets all of your requirements I think. Mines pretty darn awesome 8)

Wrath Rob

Kieran_Burns wrote:

The Night Vision is really boil in the bag but can come in black... I have the DHB eVent which was on offer for £80 ish when I got it through Wiggle... black, lightweight and breathable. I've been using it for walks as well as cycling

I use mine for the colder months and its fine. I wouldn't recommend it until the temp drops below about 12 degrees but you can say the same for pretty much any waterproof jacket. If its warm, MTFU and wear a quick drying T-shirt. If its cold you won't need to worry about BITB

asprilla

Kieran_Burns wrote:

The Night Vision is really boil in the bag but can come in black... I have the DHB eVent which was on offer for £80 ish when I got it through Wiggle... black, lightweight and breathable. I've been using it for walks as well as cycling

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/dhb_W ... 360037016/

30% off at the moment and available in black or red.

rjsterry

Wrath Rob wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

The Night Vision is really boil in the bag but can come in black... I have the DHB eVent which was on offer for £80 ish when I got it through Wiggle... black, lightweight and breathable. I've been using it for walks as well as cycling

I use mine for the colder months and its fine. I wouldn't recommend it until the temp drops below about 12 degrees but you can say the same for pretty much any waterproof jacket. If its warm, MTFU and wear a quick drying T-shirt. If its cold you won't need to worry about BITB

This, but I give out a bit more heat, so I'd say more like 6-8˚C before it's cold enough to wear. Have also used mine for walking, especially if that walking is on dark country lanes.

Kieran_Burns

Sorry, just to clarify: the Nightvision is an excellent jacket (I own one and really appreciate it!) but IMHO it's for colder days only.

The eVent is lighter weight and better suited for every day cycling. The water beading on it looks dead good as well 8)

gtvlusso

On cold days, I generally double up on my tee shirts......I don't want to be buying 2 jackets and all that jazz.

Lived on Soul Cal hoodies, running shorts and my 10 year old flouro jacket for a while now! I need some proper winter kit as I froze my ass off last winter.

How much stuff should I buy?

Are water resistant 3/4 shorts worth it?

Kieran_Burns

If it's WINTER riding - then get the NightVision - I had that and a wicking top and that was all for my torso. I was plenty warm enough, even down to -5.

(had to get the thinsulate gloves, tights, overshoes (got some winter boots waiting for me now) buff and good socks for the rest of me, but the jacket did for my torso just fine

Wrath Rob

gtvlusso wrote:

Are water resistant 3/4 shorts worth it?

Don't know about the water resistant bit but 3/4 are good for keeping the wind off of your knees, on the cold days add some fleece tights and you've got a great combination. Seen me through 2 winters so far!

Verbal

+1 on the Night Vision. I got one earlier this year and only wear it when its proper brass monkeys weather otherwise, like previous posters say, it all gets a bit waaaaarm. Red one looks good though.

asprilla

I rarely wear a jacket in winter. If it's very cold then I have a base, L/S double layer jersey and a gilet up top with roubaix tights. Anything else and I get far too hot.

Clever Pun

Wrath Rob wrote:

gtvlusso wrote:

Are water resistant 3/4 shorts worth it?

Don't know about the water resistant bit but 3/4 are good for keeping the wind off of your knees, on the cold days add some fleece tights and you've got a great combination. Seen me through 2 winters so far!

I think swrve do some water resistant ones

gtvlusso

Any advice on sizing - my current very old Altura jacket is: L

Do the trousers/shorts come up small or anything? Buying from t'interweb as I have found the kit cheap!

I have worn out all my old kit now, so, I will be buying new roubaix tights and so on over the coming months!

Best part of £200 worth of clothing, but hopefully will keep me trucking in some comfort through the miserable winter.

PBo

At your pricepoint, got one of these off an ebay shop altura crosslite

reviewed on BR.

Other reccomendations on this thread were also made to me when I was searching, all good stuff, reviewed well, but unless you find them on sale, waaaaay over budget.

badlydrunkboy

I bought a Polaris Tungsten jacket the other day and am very impressed with it. only paid £30 inc p&p.

FeynmanC

wiggle have the eVent DHB in the sale at the mo for £84

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/dhb_W ... 360037016/

PBo

FeynmanC wrote:

wiggle have the eVent DHB in the sale at the mo for £84

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/dhb_W ... 360037016/

I might have stretched to that, instead of my crosslite 'cos event is supposed to be very breathable.....but didn't want black.

PBo

badlydrunkboy wrote:

I bought a Polaris Tungsten jacket the other day and am very impressed with it. only paid £30 inc p&p.

I've found Polaris lagging in the breathability stakes - but I'm at the top end of the sweaty scale........

To be honest though, I've even read reviews of £200 plus jackets, where someone comments "don't buy this, you'll boil in the bag!!!!"

il_principe

gtvlusso wrote:

Hi All,

Any advice or decent waterproof cycling jackets that youuse or have seen about?

Must be:

Waterproof
Breathable

Sorry dude, either Waterproof or Breatheable, gonna be tough to find both.

Knickers

nich

No shorts suggested yet? pa!

Try Altura Attack. They come in standard and 3/4 styles.

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Bike+Shop ... s_1514.htm

Endura superlites are meant to be ok, and dhb do some too.

I might be investing in some Altura ones soon myself