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I've lost my Rapha virginity buying the Hooded Wind Jacket in the sale. This was partly prompted by my employment with a Team Sky sponsor, which means 25% off for me, coming to an end.
I love the jacket,it feels like a really good quality product. You can wear it over a T-shirt on warm days and it still feels really cool and light, but it also takes the wind chill off later in the evening. Regarding the somewhat controversial hood, I'm pleased it's there: I'll mainly be using this jacket to cycle somewhere, lock up my bike and walk around- so if it rains I don't want to be the idiot in the hood-less jacket with rain running down my face.
This said, the hood retention is shit (unless I'm missing something)- the buttoned strap which goes over the rolled hood does nothing to stop the whole hood sliding out one side and becoming awkwardly half unrolled down the top of your back. Therefore I just leave the hood unravelled.
I was originally planning on buying the navy but my hesitation got in the way and I was forced to go for orange in medium which was a bit of a blessing in disguise- I really like it, especially with matching rapha socks- also good value in sale. I'm a limb-sy 6'2" at about 70kg- the medium fits well, a tiny bit short at the front but that makes it better on the bike.
TL;DR Great jacket, shit hood strap.