Recommend me a Gilet
howiish
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I had a Castelli Leggero Gilet until the weekend when the zip broke! I liked the fit etc but a little reluctant to repurchase as the zip was a pretty flimsy.
Can anyone recommend me another similar light, windproof and breathable gilet suitable for cool summer mornings. Needs to fit into a jersey pocket for when I heat up!
Ta, in advance.
Can anyone recommend me another similar light, windproof and breathable gilet suitable for cool summer mornings. Needs to fit into a jersey pocket for when I heat up!
Ta, in advance.
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Get on to the place you bought it and get it repaired...
Castelli stuff is about the best stuff out there tbh.0 -
If the place you bought it can't help, local tailor/clothes taking in shop will be able to assist.
Worth also a google of Castelli itself - they may have a returns service like Assos who will repair stuff FOC.
HTH
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Cheers guys, will try that. Although it has had a good innings.....0
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aldi about £7Say... That's a nice bike..
Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)0 -
Father Jack wrote:aldi about £7
You can buy the whole shop for £7?0 -
howiish wrote:I had a Castelli Leggero Gilet until the weekend when the zip broke! I liked the fit etc but a little reluctant to repurchase as the zip was a pretty flimsy.
Can anyone recommend me another similar light, windproof and breathable gilet suitable for cool summer mornings. Needs to fit into a jersey pocket for when I heat up!
Ta, in advance.
try the UK importers as well (Saddleback). If there is no joy try a tailors and if you have to buy another I just got the Assos Blitzfeder (sleeveless) which packs down ridiculously small. However, the smaller they pack, the flimsier the zip.M.Rushton0 -
Assos lightweight gilet , nice good solid zip on it, and breathes well, probably my most used piece of kit, take it everywhere when may conceivably need it . Some sizes were / are half price on Wiggle I think0
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I have one by Craft and it's pretty good at what it does.0
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I have a number of Gilets and last year bought a Shutt one, it's OK but nothing to write home about.
I will buy an Assos Climajet one as I have their waterproof jacket and it is the dogs bollox, I should have bought one of their Gilets in the first place.0 -
Interestingly (or not), if you look at www.velodramatic.com and the section of photos from Mt.Baldy, there is a picture of Hincapie wearing the Assos climajet gilet. He has his own clothing co. rides for BMC yet uses an Assos bit of kit - a god advert for themM.Rushton0
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pro bike kit have 40% off the castelli stuff right now including the gilets. http://www.probikekit.com/uk/clearance/ ... -sale.html
if you wanted to get the same again0 -
Hmm, white or yellow Castelli Leggero?
Could buy both for less than the Assos.
Big H
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May the wind always be at your back.0 -
Craft and Campag are my favourites.Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0
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Cheers for the input everyone. Ordered another Castelli in a different colour in the PBK sale, will try to get this one fixed in the meantime.0
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Damn, PBK sales items disappear before you can even load the page. Would've picked one of those Castellis up in stealth black.0
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endura equipe, wiggle have it reduced to 40quid atm, i didn't even know they sold them
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/endura-equipe-c ... n=products"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
Altura Reflex is an excellent addition to your wardrobe.
The dhb e-vent gilet is very good too.Rock 'n' Roule0 -
I have a endura equipe and it is great pack down really small!0
