Is there such a thing as....

[Rob3rt]

don't exist.

Anyone tells you different is suffering Emperor's new clothes syndrome.

The Castelli Gabba is pretty damn close though, have to say, if I could afford one, I would buy it in a shot. My clubmate has one and in hindsight, I wish I had bought the Gabba instead of the Transparente Due last year.

 

[HLaB]

The Castelli Gabba is pretty damn close though, have to say, if I could afford one, I would buy it in a shot. My clubmate has one and in hindsight, I wish I had bought the Gabba instead of the Transparente Due last year.

Speaking to a local Pro cyclist on FB the other night, he doesn't rate them; says they are great for 2 or 3 rides but are terrible after that and not worth the money!

 

[jowwy]

If the gabba does what it say's then it must be worth the money

 

[Saluki]

Hello



Is there such a thing as a cycling jacket with the following features

Full Breathable
Water resistant
Removable Sleeves
Lightweight (within reason)

I have found some of the features but not all in one, up to about £200

Many thanks

Stephen

Naked does everything except for the removable sleeves bit
I only mentioned as you didn't say anything about being warm.

 

[VamP]

Breathability trumps waterproofness every time. I have a Montane that I wear for recovery rides in foul weather, but anything more energetic than that I use a softshell, combined with an Assos climaschutz gilet. You get wet but you stay warm. Not usually that wet either.

The big upside of the climaschutz is it's see through, so you can throw it on over your race number. Packs away in a jersey pocket too.

 

[HLaB]

This coud be an option

http://road.cc/content/review/36688-endura-convert-ii-jacket

I've the shoft shell version but I've not wore it since the spring but as far as I remember its quite good for early starts on sunny days when its warms up fast down here (East of England) but I cant really see the point of removeable sleeves on a jacket I prefer carrying the aforementioned montane feather lite and wearing a softshell.

 

[Stephen brown]

Thanks, I think that's the way to go, jacket plus gillet

 

[steveindenmark]

I am also a golfer. But golfing and cycling are like chalk and cheese. Put your golf suit on and run round the course and see what happens. You will get that boil in the bag effect.

Getting that dry warm feeling is all about mixing and matching layers that suit you. I have not been able to find one item that keeps me both warm and dry. I often have 4 or 5 layers on in Winter, but we do go down to about -12 during the day. I am a big fan of anything made by Altura, somthatvis a good place to start.

Steve