£60 waterproof jacket for the commute

germcevoy
germcevoy Posts: 414
edited October 2017 in Road buying advice
I have a lovely Galibier Mistral jacket for the weekend but fancy something a bit more visibly for the one hour commute. Intensity isn’t overly high on the commutes with only a few false flat drags to compete with.

Any recommendations for something visible/reflective with good waterproofing and some breathability?

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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Proviz-Reflect ... y4QAvD_BwE
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Though I do think that it's not a good jacket in light, but a great one in dark. Breathable? Doubtful. Water resistant, enough.
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    The best option, IMO, is to find an older Altura Night Vision.
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  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Endura Equipe Exo... can be had very reasonable... but does have to be a wet commute at both ends... morning and evening.
  • trivial_poursuivant
    trivial_poursuivant Posts: 1,136
    bendertherobot wrote:
    The best option, IMO, is to find an older Altura Night Vision.

    Yes, they keep the rain off , but you will sweat so much underneath you may as well have not bothered.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    This: https://www.amazon.co.uk/AGU-Rainjacket ... B00FGPSLT6

    If you can find one. Retail around 60-70 quid. I have one; it's the best combination of waterproof/breathable I have owned.

    Seems the condom might be discontinued as I can't find it on usual sites - this appears to be the new model, also made of Poray 5000 fabric:
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/hk/e ... prod157609

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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    I'm about to buy a Lusso one. I'll keep you updated.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • tangled_metal
    tangled_metal Posts: 4,021
    Look on planetx site. They sell off agu waterproofs. They also do their own hi viz ones cheaply
  • shiznit76
    shiznit76 Posts: 640
    another vote for Altura night vision. Excellent waterproofing and breathability.
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    No need for a waterproof jacket,
    Just keep a towel at work.
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Trivial poursuivant wrote:
    bendertherobot wrote:
    The best option, IMO, is to find an older Altura Night Vision.

    Yes, they keep the rain off , but you will sweat so much underneath you may as well have not bothered.

    They're certainly not breathable, but with the OP's brief, they should be fine.
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  • bsharp77
    bsharp77 Posts: 533
    Ger, as a bit of an alternative, have you considered the new version of the Galibier Tourmalet?
    If its really cold you might need a good thick layer underneath, but I had the original black version of this and it was really great when I was commuting - the fit is superb and I kept dry without ever getting to sweaty.

    Im ordering the new red version in a week or so to keep in my back pocket all year round as it fold up surprisingly small for such a fully formed rain jacket - just waiting on their endurance bib shorts to come back into stock so I can order all together.

    Just another idea to throw into the mix.
  • shiznit76
    shiznit76 Posts: 640
    bendertherobot wrote:
    Trivial poursuivant wrote:
    bendertherobot wrote:
    The best option, IMO, is to find an older Altura Night Vision.

    Yes, they keep the rain off , but you will sweat so much underneath you may as well have not bothered.

    They're certainly not breathable, but with the OP's brief, they should be fine.

    they have plenty of zipped vents that help keep you cool and sweat off, I find anyway
  • trivial_poursuivant
    trivial_poursuivant Posts: 1,136
    shiznit76 wrote:
    bendertherobot wrote:
    Trivial poursuivant wrote:
    bendertherobot wrote:
    The best option, IMO, is to find an older Altura Night Vision.

    Yes, they keep the rain off , but you will sweat so much underneath you may as well have not bothered.

    They're certainly not breathable, but with the OP's brief, they should be fine.

    they have plenty of zipped vents that help keep you cool and sweat off, I find anyway

    I have one in my wardrobe, only worn a few times , was a bit annoyed the material ripped on the zip pocket but it’s fine for torrential downpours. I just wouldn’t wear it for anything else. It’s not a bad bit of kit, just boil in the bag
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    No need for a waterproof jacket,
    Just keep a towel at work.


    Bet your colleagues love you.

    How about having a shower?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • germcevoy
    germcevoy Posts: 414
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    No need for a waterproof jacket,
    Just keep a towel at work.

    I don’t want to be cold and wet for an hour twice daily.
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Germcevoy wrote:
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    No need for a waterproof jacket,
    Just keep a towel at work.

    I don’t want to be cold and wet for an hour twice daily.

    If you ride a bit harder you won't get cold.
    Grease yourself up with goose fat like the channel swimmers do if you're that worried.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,040
    Appreciate you have mentioned £60, BUT, bear with me here, IF you can stretch to £99.99, and are slim, you can grab the Castelli Pave, in a (I love it) high viz and pave pattern, in Small for £100.

    https://www.evanscycles.com/castelli-pave-waterproof-jacket-EV247516
    castelli-pave-waterproof-jacket-grey-yellow-photo-print-EV247516-7000-4.jpg

    Alternatively, if you are more of a medium in Castelli, I have a bnwt one to sell, which the small one replaced as i have lost weight, which I would sell for the same price but + P&P.

    It's event fabric, it's meant to be rather good.

    http://road.cc/content/review/178506-castelli-pave-waterproof-jacket
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  • micrographia
    micrographia Posts: 77
    dhb ASV Race eVent jacket is £65 at wiggle just now. No better material for a waterproof cycling shell IMO.
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    micrographia wrote:
    dhb ASV Race eVent jacket is £65 at wiggle just now. No better material for a waterproof cycling shell IMO.
    eVent is excellent material. I have had a Rab jacket for 15 years and it washes up like new. It might even outperform goose fat.
  • germcevoy
    germcevoy Posts: 414
    How many Altura Nightvisions are there? Some with a fleeced collar, some without, some with a circle rear light and some with a rectangle light.

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