down jackets.. spending money

tempted to buy a highly expensive down jacket to see if it make a
winter 1hr20min motorway commute any more fun.. opinions please ! an
alternative to heated clothing ?( PS. I probably can't resist buying
it now, all excited.. )

 

Go to somewhere like Snow & Rock and get some proper layers to wear
under the bike clothes. Then you'll have stuff that will be of use
during more parts of the year than a single purpose jacket.

 

If it gets wet, you're fucked. Synthetic is a much better option where
weight and packing volume isn't a priority (e.g. on a motorbike).

I'd get a windstopper fleece if I were you, or if your outer jacket is
already windproof, one of these

http://www.montane.co.uk/productdetails.php?productid=11&rid=2

Montane stuff is excellent

 

This looks like good stuff with less hype than North Face . I have shed
loads of fleeces, mid layers etc. what ever I wear on the bike wants to
fit under the Rukka goretex though. Hmm.. montane do a down jacket too,
I'm thinking a down jacket would never need washing anyway since I wont
really sweat much on the bike ! he he.. money to burn me !




Si

 

But should, IMHO buy one of these:

http://giali.com/mod/product/id_prd/89

It gets *seriously* pleasant. And I use heated grips in June.......

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nice one, are the heated socks any good ? I've always been put off by
price of gerbings ones

 

I've not tried. Just don't need them with everything else. In fact the
Klan jacket liner is *also* one of the best bits of clothing in terms of
thermal under jacket things I've tried. I've only needed to use it
turned on once......

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There is no need for this, just wear more layers, even an extra t-shirt will
make a difference or an old jumper. The main thing is not to let the wind
in.

 

http://www.aldi.co.uk/special_buys/special_buys_pid_47794.html -- 8 quid.

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<confused>

So you'd rather spend a lot of money on an experiment that will leave
you sweating like a pig on any 'in town' parts of your journed (or when
filtering through a crash-blocked motorway), than 120 quid on a known &
proven item with a thermostat?

Just buy a heated waistcoat ffs.

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ITYF it's the OP who is confused.

This:

Really doesn't gel with, for example, this:

He's a pillock. All he wants is to be a bit flash and is looking for
some reinforcement/approval. **** 'im.

 

I've got a down jacket and I wouldn't wear it on a bike no matter what
I was wearing over the top.

You'll sweat like a bastard and the sweat has to go out through the
down which leaves it sopping wet. They're shit for anything active and
even the ones with a goretex outer shell suffer in the same way. I
used to shove mine into a rucksack when I was winter climbing and only
drag it out when I was belaying or having a smoke break.

 

I thought the gerbings seemed expensive for what you get.. which it
seems they are compared to these ones.