Tenn outdoor gear
daysofspeed
Posts: 105
Any good? Especially wind jackets.
Crazy keen prices. Cheers for any feedback!
Crazy keen prices. Cheers for any feedback!
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I bought a gilet off them and am pleased with it. Not the best quality but excellent value and effective wind stopper.0
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Service is brilliant, but I bought a white Gilet for our winter evening training rides, dirt cheap at £12.99 but to be truthful totally crap, no mesh rear so you sweat like crazy in it.0
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I've got a few items of Tenn cycle clothing. It's very, very good value. The service is very, very good. Returns of wrong sizes are sorted and credited almost immediately.
The gear is better (if not loads better) than you'd expect for the price, but it doesn't pretend to be any other than basic stuff. To be honest I much prefer unlogoed stuff and want to spend my limited funds on the bike not my clothing.
The white gilet is very cheap and I use it as a windstopper in cold weather. Yes, it has no mesh back but it does a great job as an extra cold-day layer and it folds to a tiny size so is a good emergency layer/shower protection for milder days too. As with all their stuff, as long as you ask "what do I really expect for £12.99?" (or whatever the price is) the clothing will exceed your expectations.
The jerseys are made from an old-fashined polyester fabric like cycling tops of old, but as mid layers or top layers they do a perfectly good job. They do look a bit ropey (I think "pilling" is the term) if used heavily (as my gear is) but it doesn't affect performance and it doesn't bother me.
Most cycling clothing is overpriced in my opinion. Tenn stuff isn't. If your budget is limited then it's a good honest product from a reputable retailer that will do the job well for you.0 -
I've just bought a rapide jacket and think it's ace for the money, agree that the service and value is very good and that most cycling gear is comically expensive.Look 566
Dolan Hercules
Genesis Flyer
Sintesi 707
Genesis Aether
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I've got bib shorts and tights from them.
Decent quality, good VFM and excellent service - definitely recommend. I will certainly use them again.0 -
I got the breathable jacket - what a load of b8888cks its boil in the bag! Yes it was cheap but it was sold as breathable and it simply isn't - I cut big vents under the pits so at least I could get some use out of it and its ok as long as it's below 8 degrees C or so.
Complete waste of money!0 -
I have the softshell wind/waterproof jacket. For £38 it is awesome value and decent quality far better than some more expensive brands I have had in the past.0
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I like the look and quality for the price, but the shape of the things I just bought is weird. The chest size on the long sleeve jersey is massive and the waist pretty small - not sure who on earth it would fit. So I swapped for a size smaller to get a thinner chest, but it is still massive on the chest but now bordering on too tight on the waist. I would possibly keep it, except the arms are also too short on the smaller one.
On the MTB V-neck jersey, the size is alot better - not so wide on the chest and big enough on the waist and in the arms, which are also long enough - swapped for a size smaller than normal though.
So if you suit the shape its good stuff, but I find DHB and Decathlon offer similar quality for similar price very often, but fit me alot better - I cant be bothered ordering random sizes from Tenn, and sending them back so will probably not bother again.0 -
I bought one of the soft shell jackets and as some of the other post mention, breathable my @rse. I used it once and sweat was running down the inside of the sleeves. Never wore it again. The sizing is odd too, sleeves too long and body length too short and wide. I think it would fit a gorilla. I ended up getting an Endura Windchill jacket instead, so much better.
I was thinking of selling it, but for the price they're selling them for now i might as well just chuck it in the bin.0