Jacket needed... waterproof and very breathable

I don#t know about brands, but try to get eVent,is a fabric, is most impermeable and breathable than gore, the problem is that is not windproof.

Is all about the type of membrane Gore is close, so you need to warn up first for the sweat to came out, eVent is open, so it star breathing straight away

My Gill speed pro is eVent fabric and it's very windproof.

i recently got a black Montane H20 featherlite. weighs 42gm, packs down into a little bag, 100% waterproof, on sale at chainreaction £35. money well spent! :)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29853

i recently got a black Montane H20 featherlite. weighs 42gm, packs down into a little bag, 100% waterproof, on sale at chainreaction £35. money well spent! :)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29853

Just remembered I've got one of them too. The fact that I'd forgotten tells you how frequently I've used it.

i recently got a black Montane H20 featherlite. weighs 42gm, packs down into a little bag, 100% waterproof, on sale at chainreaction £35. money well spent! :)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29853

I bought one yesterday on your recommendation, came today -fuck me its well light! and packs to the size of an orange! my heavy damp altura can now go fuck itself.

told ya. in the rain the other day it was awesome, totally dry. shake it and all the water just comes off :D

i have to say for the money that ^ looks the business
but I am now sold on my Rapha Stowaway. (sorry I just got it and after 2 pouring days I have to say its my new fav)

there's a white Altura jacket on sale in Evans at the moment, I think it's 45 quid. I've been very happy with it and i recommend it - windproof and waterproof. I've had it about 18months and though I'd say it's probably only had medium level use compared to a courier wearing it it's still waterproof - and I've washed it with softener once, which you aren't supposed to do.

ha, softener?!? go in with the jeans :o

That reminds me. I once gave a christmas present to a friend that was a certain type of wash for waterpoof jackets - it apparently re-waterproofs them. I got it at blacks about £20... incase anyone wants to do that before winter hits

i recently got a black Montane H20 featherlite. weighs 42gm, packs down into a little bag, 100% waterproof, on sale at chainreaction £35. money well spent! :)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29853

I got one of these for the Tour de France cyclosportive last year. Probably the best bit of kit I've ever purchased.

Trouble is, it packs down so small I've bloody lost it!

yeah nice one dogs, you mentioned this in the Great British Weather thread, think I'll buy it.

That reminds me. I once gave a christmas present to a friend that was a certain type of wash for waterpoof jackets - it apparently re-waterproofs them. I got it at blacks about £20... incase anyone wants to do that before winter hits

Its called Nikwax I think

Its called Nikwax I think
nikwax must be a range of waterproof stuff, as i has some for some leather hiking boots

e-vent, goreXCR or the better softshell materials like gore N2S
expensive but worth it all the cheaper fabrics don't perform as well.

e-vent, goreXCR or the better softshell materials like gore N2S
expensive but worth it all the cheaper fabrics don't perform as well.

I recently got some 80 quid endura e-vent 3/4 trousers and I have to say I'm not impressed with them at all. I still had a soggy backside yesterday coming in, and they hadnt dried by the time I had to put them on to go home.

Disappointed of Colliers Wood.

i've given up on waterproof trousers. good old wool trousers, wet but warm in winter :) , buy them big and shrink them down so the weave is more dense ;)

had you washed them then not followed the care label?
always use non bio then some e-vent garments say to iron on a low heat to make water bead up on the fabric.
or it could just be a leaky seam?

This a bloody steal (if you're a medium):

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f%5FProductID=4675&f%5FSupersetQRY=C307&f%5FSortOrderID=1&f%5Fbct=c003156c003157c003673c003674

35 quid only. I paid 65 for mine (on both occasions). It's light, it's waterproof, and most importantly, it's black, so you won't look like a fluoro fool. :-)

had you washed them then not followed the care label?
always use non bio then some e-vent garments say to iron on a low heat to make water bead up on the fabric.
or it could just be a leaky seam?

No I havent even washed them yet, maybe it is a leaky seam -
also prob doesnt help that they are a size too big for me and 'chafe' a bit.
I dont have much love for them, but until I get my fastboy fender back from Ezra I'll have to put up with it.

e-vent, goreXCR or the better softshell materials like gore N2S
expensive but worth it all the cheaper fabrics don't perform as well.

+1
E-Vent or Gore Pro Shell for chucking it down and extreme conditions
Gore Pac Lite for showers and mild weather - light weight/breathable
Softshell for very light showers (not waterproof as seams aren't sealed) and colder weather

I've bought the Endura eVent jacket as its the only one I can find that fits my tiny size. All the other waterproof small sizes I tried on were too big including the Endura. They however do it in xs.

Pity SBR seem to not know what fast shipping is and I've been waiting a week for it.

i recently got a black Montane H20 featherlite. weighs 42gm, packs down into a little bag, 100% waterproof, on sale at chainreaction £35. money well spent! :)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29853

yeah, that's the one i've got, couldn't remember the brand. it eventually did get a bit damp towards the end of a 50mi run in the pouring rain, but basically it was waterproof. if I'd had a longsleeve baselayer i wouldn't really have noticed.

Altura, quite cheap, always waterproof up to now, fits well.

Will probably buy another when this one finally dies a death.

yeah, that's the one i've got, couldn't remember the brand. it eventually did get a bit damp towards the end of a 50mi run in the pouring rain, but basically it was waterproof. if I'd had a longsleeve baselayer i wouldn't really have noticed.
i was wearing a long sleeve thermal underneath

I bought a light jacket from howies in their sale, and I'm well pleased with it. The material is called 3XDry, and it kept me dry so far. Seems to be sold out on their website, though ...