Recommendations for a good rain jacket

[Travis]

I'm shopping around for a decent rain jacket. I want it in bright
yellow and want one that breathes quite well, is comfortable, keeps the
rain off and ideally folds up into a small bundle when not in use.
Budget is $140 or less, preferably much less if the quality is ok.

I've looked at various jackets like the Netti Storm jacket and Netti
H2. There are quite a few others out there though. Any
recommendations?

Travis

[Kingsley]

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 04:24:44 -0800, Travis wrote:

> I'm shopping around for a decent rain jacket. I want it in bright
> yellow and want one that breathes quite well, is comfortable, keeps the
> rain off and ideally folds up into a small bundle when not in use.
> Budget is $140 or less, preferably much less if the quality is ok.
>
> I've looked at various jackets like the Netti Storm jacket and Netti
> H2. There are quite a few others out there though. Any
> recommendations?

I bought one of the high-end netti rain jackets, only to realise
- once under tour - that the bloody thing didn't have a hood.
Chalk one up to my own stupidity. To be honest I don't know
that even with a hood, that the >$150 jacket performed significantly
better than the $40 fluro orange (netti) jacket.

Goretex/Footex just doesn't breathe enough to vent a cyclists sweat.

-kt

--
Kingsley Turner,
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http://MadDogsBreakfast.com/ABFAQ - news:aus.bicycle Frequenly Asked Questions

[alison_b]

Travis Wrote:
> I'm shopping around for a decent rain jacket. I want it in bright
> yellow and want one that breathes quite well, is comfortable, keeps the
> rain off and ideally folds up into a small bundle when not in use.
> Budget is $140 or less, preferably much less if the quality is ok.
>
> I've looked at various jackets like the Netti Storm jacket and Netti
> H2. There are quite a few others out there though. Any
> recommendations?
>
> Travis
I love my Montane jacket. From memory it was about the price you're
looking for, weighs next to nothing (has a little netting bag that it
just stuffs into, about the size of a tennis ball, with a velcro strap
- easily fits into a jersey pocket or wrap it onto the frame), breathes
well, and does a top job of keeping the rain off. And, if you need to,
you can gather up the edges and carry water in it! It really is that
water proof. Oh, and it just shakes dry and can be stuffed back into
the carry bag when no longer needed.

http://www.montane.co.uk/productdetails.php?productid=42&rid=7

I think it came in a version with a short zip as well.

cheers,
ali


--
alison_b

[TimC]

On 2006-03-26, alison_b (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> I love my Montane jacket. From memory it was about the price you're
> looking for, weighs next to nothing (has a little netting bag that it
> just stuffs into, about the size of a tennis ball, with a velcro strap
> - easily fits into a jersey pocket or wrap it onto the frame), breathes
> well, and does a top job of keeping the rain off. And, if you need to,
> you can gather up the edges and carry water in it! It really is that
> water proof. Oh, and it just shakes dry and can be stuffed back into
> the carry bag when no longer needed.
>
> http://www.montane.co.uk/productdetails.php?productid=42&rid=7

Did you get it in australia? Where from, and how much?

Is it good to protect the cold as well?

--
TimC
Five is a sufficiently close approximation to infinity.
-- Robert Firth

[alison_b]

TimC Wrote:
> On 2006-03-26, alison_b (aka Bruce)
> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> > I love my Montane jacket. From memory it was about the price you're
> > looking for, weighs next to nothing (has a little netting bag that it
> > just stuffs into, about the size of a tennis ball, with a velcro
> strap
> > - easily fits into a jersey pocket or wrap it onto the frame),
> breathes
> > well, and does a top job of keeping the rain off. And, if you need
> to,
> > you can gather up the edges and carry water in it! It really is that
> > water proof. Oh, and it just shakes dry and can be stuffed back into
> > the carry bag when no longer needed.
> >
> > http://www.montane.co.uk/productdetails.php?productid=42&rid=7
>
> Did you get it in australia? Where from, and how much?
>
> Is it good to protect the cold as well?
>
>
I did, yes... went into the bike shop in QV (is it SHM?) looking for
something else (from memory a fitting to replace the one that had just
died on my rear light) and fell in love with it!

I am pretty sure it was around $140-150. Much more than I would
usually spend, but it has been excellent - and because it is so handy
it actually gets used more.

And yes, it does pretty well in the wind - not as much as say a wind
vest, but warm enough for descending in the rain without feeling frozen
(and I am an awful sook in the cold).

cheers,
ali


--
alison_b

[Andrew]

> Rain jacket? What's a rain jacket?
>
> Qld - beuatiful one day, cyclonic the next
>
> cheers,
> Monster(wont take his steel bike out in the rain)man

I'd be more concerned about the drivetrain than the frame. Cr-Mo
doesn't rust that badly. My old frame (turns 32 this year) was
neglected for a lot of its life, and I rode it in all conditions and
dried it afterwards. Even where the paint was missing, it didn't
corrode.

The nickel plated chain on the other hand...ech. Time for a stainless
one perhaps?



And(steel? real!)rew.

[Resound]

Andrew Wrote:
>
>
> > Rain jacket? What's a rain jacket?
> >
> > Qld - beuatiful one day, cyclonic the next
> >
> > cheers,
> > Monster(wont take his steel bike out in the rain)man
>
> I'd be more concerned about the drivetrain than the frame. Cr-Mo
> doesn't rust that badly. My old frame (turns 32 this year) was
> neglected for a lot of its life, and I rode it in all conditions and
> dried it afterwards. Even where the paint was missing, it didn't
> corrode.
>
> The nickel plated chain on the other hand...ech. Time for a stainless
> one perhaps?
>
>
>
> And(steel? real!)rew.

Gold resists corrosion a treat.


--
Resound

[Alan]

TimC wrote:
> On 2006-03-26, alison_b (aka Bruce)
> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>
>>I love my Montane jacket. From memory it was about the price you're
>>looking for, weighs next to nothing (has a little netting bag that it
>>just stuffs into, about the size of a tennis ball, with a velcro strap
>>- easily fits into a jersey pocket or wrap it onto the frame), breathes
>>well, and does a top job of keeping the rain off. And, if you need to,
>>you can gather up the edges and carry water in it! It really is that
>>water proof. Oh, and it just shakes dry and can be stuffed back into
>>the carry bag when no longer needed.
>>
>>http://www.montane.co.uk/productdetails.php?productid=42&rid=7
>
>
> Did you get it in australia? Where from, and how much?
>
> Is it good to protect the cold as well?
>
Tim,

Sally and Alan have them. They are excellent. Available from
http://www.outdoors.com.au/ We had these fellows at a MBTC meeting a
little over a year ago, they are pretty switched on.

Regards,

Alan.

[TimC]

On 2006-03-27, Alan (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> TimC wrote:
>> On 2006-03-26, alison_b (aka Bruce)
>> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>>>http://www.montane.co.uk/productdetails.php?productid=42&rid=7
>>
>> Did you get it in australia? Where from, and how much?
>>
>> Is it good to protect the cold as well?
> Tim,
>
> Sally and Alan have them. They are excellent. Available from
> http://www.outdoors.com.au/ We had these fellows at a MBTC meeting a
> little over a year ago, they are pretty switched on.

Yep, I liked them when I saw them at MBTC, but couldn't afford them,
definitely can't afford them now :(

I was wondering whether they were the same mob.

--
TimC
The path to enlightenment_0.16.5-6 is through apt-get

[Tamyka Bell]

Travis wrote:
>
> I'm shopping around for a decent rain jacket. I want it in bright
> yellow and want one that breathes quite well, is comfortable, keeps the
> rain off and ideally folds up into a small bundle when not in use.
> Budget is $140 or less, preferably much less if the quality is ok.
>
> I've looked at various jackets like the Netti Storm jacket and Netti
> H2. There are quite a few others out there though. Any
> recommendations?
>
> Travis

Move to Brisbane.

The rain is warm enough in winter to just wear a vest, and it keeps you
cool in summer.

Tam

[Donga]

Tamyka Bell wrote:
> Move to Brisbane.
>
> The rain is warm enough in winter to just wear a vest, and it keeps you
> cool in summer.


SShhhh Tam and Monsterman. Either they'll get really ****ed off at us,
or move here! Either way, not good.

BTW, did you see the cricket score? Hehehehe. We shouldn't have
declared.

Donga