A while back we asked you for your ideas for the perfect midlayer. Obviously “perfect” is a rather subjective thing, and there was quite a...
Race Face Aquanot jacket £110 Silverfish 01752 313 253 If there’s one thing you need in a UK winter, it’s a decent jacket. In fact, often that’s a requirement...
Freestyle Ladies’ Oasis Jacket Price: £134.95 Weight: 380g. Spec: Gore-Tex Ripstop fabric, mesh lined, fully taped seams, full length zip with double stormflap, 2 zipped front pockets,...
Mountain Hardwear Tempest SL Price: £109.99 Weight: 443g (large) Test Logbook Riding, running (well OK, more like shuffling along with wooden legs than proper bouncy non-cyclist running) and wandering...
Parrot Hydroline Jacket Price: £99.99 From: Parrot. Test Logbook It’s winter, we’re in England. I think that pretty much covers it. Who? Rather than trying to stand out in a bike...
Freestyle Sprinter Material: 2 layer Ripstop Gore Tex Price: £145 From: freestyle-sports. Test logbook It’s January in the Yorkshire Dales, the weather is suitably wet, windy and foul enough to...
Ground Effect Flash Gordon Price: £69 Material: Hydrofoil fabric From: www.groundeffect.co.nz Test Logbook We’ve had this jacket for nearly two years now, so it’s seen just about every weather condition...
Ground Effect Frosty Boy Price: £51 From: www.groundeffect.co.nz. Test Logbook We only got it airmail this weekend but we’ve worn it three times already – which is always a...
Ultralight red riding coat (but no hood) Karrimor Vail PacLite Price: £130 Weight: 300g Features: Gore Tex Pac Lite fabric, drawcorded collar, velcro tab cuffs. Test logbook: 6 hours on...
We've had two weeks of intensive winter jacket testing but they're still coming in thick and fast.
Pace Racewear Winteractive £159.99 Pace 01751 432929 www.pace-racing.co.uk Test Logbook: We’ve spent at least the last four or five winters more or less sewn into various Winteractives from November...
Gore Bike Wear Race PacLite £160 www.gorebikewear.de (for those who speak German) Test Logbook: We’ve had this jacket since spring but unlike us it’s still looking and performing...
Karrimor 02 Jacket £89.99 Raw 0131 4402010 Test Logbook: Warm and wet days of early autumn as well as recent absolute freezers. Fair bit of shrubbery action...
Race Face Aquanot Ride £110 Silverfish 01752 313253 www.silverfish-uk.com Test Logbook: We’ve been using the old Aquanot for several winters now and it’s still going strong. The new jacket...
ENDURA JURA JACKET. £44.99. Available: now (Ladies version called ISLAY Jacket) Colours: Men – Gold/Black, Navy/Orange Women – Denim/Black, Orange/Black Website: www.endura.co.uk Tel: 01506 497749 Endura’s showerproof Jaffa jacket has been a stalwart...
Altura Kielder jacket £99 From: Zyro PLC 01423 325325 Test Logbook: We haven’t had it long so these are initial impressions after a few damp and windy...
The Freestyle Sprinter is a medium-light, slim cut, Ripstop Gore-Tex jacket with stretch panels in the sides to help keep your belly in.
Berghaus Inferno Windshirt Price: £50 Features: Airfoil windproof fabric, water-repellent, chest pocket with internal key/coin pocket, lightweight hood, reflective piping. Contact: Berghaus www.berghaus.com Test log: Around 15hrs in changeable conditions as part...
Freestyle Windstopper Waistcoat. Price: £60 Features: Gore Windstopper fabric, Mesh lined hand and rear pockets and draw string waist. This pimpy waistcoat comes only in black and is finely...
Donning a bulky, extra warm fleece at the end of a freezing ride is one of the greatest pleasures left to mankind. It’s all too...
The Karrimor Vail jacket is a classic piece of kit that many mountain bikers have in their wardrobe.
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