Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

@ TJL

I bought a wind jacket last year and was rather smug for the first few showers I got caught in as it held them off; in my mind, it was just a wind jacket so this feature was a bonus! It then was no longer shower proof but it still fulfils my primary requirement of it.

I thought that AndyP said his was no longer waterproof when I saw him at Muddy Hell, but don't quote me on that.

I think Regal has hit the nail on the head there. Mine goes in with all the normal laundry so gest fabric conditioned which, I think, most water resistant/ proof things aren't supposed to be exposed to.

two things:

a) hope you don't put the rest of your cycling gear in with fabric condittioner. Won't last very long if you do

b) Somewhere on this forum (possibly the jacket thread) there's a link to an article that proves that washing waterproof fabrics with fabric conditioner actually renews the proofing. It goes against everything I've been told previously but it was a convincing article.