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I did a century in moderate to heavy rain in this get up (minus the gilet) a couple of weekends back and it was, as it always is, perfect. The thing that always impresses is the temperature regulation. Never too hot, never too cold. Which is my problem with the PTJ. It has to be down to 5 degrees and under for it to be comfortable. I barely wore it last year.
TLDR - The Gabba is the most versatile bit of kit I own. Worth every penny.
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Which is my problem with the PTJ. It has to be down to 5 degrees and under for it to be comfortable. I barely wore it last year.
Think last year was unusually warm for winter, we didn't even have snow.
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Additional input to gabba vs PTJ:
If you ride cold, like me, you'll need a PTJ, as it's much warmer. I'm wearing mine with a light short sleeve base layer on long rides already.
If I was wearing a Gabba and armwarmers I'd be frozen. I guess a jacket ovr the top would sort things out though. The good thing about a gabba is the versatility if you go short sleeve and get some nano flex armwarmers.
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jim1985
70 miles in rain with merino base layer, Gabba/nanoflex and gilet was spot on. And mine was only £90... must admit I'm struggling to see when i'll use my PTJ this winter. Perhaps when it gets colder.