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@Mr_Smyth
Untwist your knickers people.
the brevet ‘jacket’ is an alpha insulating layer which you could wear over a thin base layer, for a 6ft 64kg beanpole with no blubber it’s not enough in the winter on 2-3hr road rides.
as stated i really feel it on my shoulders and knees (basically bone close to the skin with not much fat or blood flow) my core runs hot if have too many layers.
Thats’s what’s good about the brevet, it keeps the shoulders and upper arm warm with low bulk /weight.
something like a castelli Alpha Ros + base layer would probably do the job, i don’t have one, i have a warm insulation layer that covers the right areas, for 5º and below i could do with something else over the top that keeps the showers off and a bit of windchill out without being a rustly sweat bag of £300 fragile shake dry.