Having just looked at the ones you mentioned I can see where the money goes... tailoring.
The Demon jacket looked excellent, and was super comfortable when I tried it on. The pockets were great, and it was somewhere between a classic field jacket design and a classic cycling jacket. You could wear it 3-season off-bike and no-one would even guess how good it might be on-bike in foul weather.
But agree on the drawbacks, once wet they do get stiff and heavy.
Still... damn nice jacket. I'd put it in the same league as Engineered Garments and they don't even produce cycling wear, just incredibly well made pieces.
The Hilltrek jacket is a bit of a bag, but the publicity shots I've seen of the Lancashire Pike one looked pretty good I thought. I'd agree that if you're dropping that kind of cash it needs to be well made and tailored; to my mind it's really competing with fashion gear rather than cycling kit.
Having just looked at the ones you mentioned I can see where the money goes... tailoring.
The Demon jacket looked excellent, and was super comfortable when I tried it on. The pockets were great, and it was somewhere between a classic field jacket design and a classic cycling jacket. You could wear it 3-season off-bike and no-one would even guess how good it might be on-bike in foul weather.
But agree on the drawbacks, once wet they do get stiff and heavy.
Still... damn nice jacket. I'd put it in the same league as Engineered Garments and they don't even produce cycling wear, just incredibly well made pieces.