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Anyone have any experience of these jackets. How good are that at blocking the wind and the cold?
It's Rapha ......it's bound to be good/great
I have the the roadie rain coat .......and it's brill!!
Very good. It's showerproof too but wets out quickly in anything more than brief showers.
I washed mine in Tech Wash and then sprayed it with that MucOff Fabric Protect stuff which made it considerably more water resistant. It's nice and light, folds up small into a jersey pocket.
It's pretty good, not massively rainproof but good for packing in your jersey and climbing MontiVonti then putting it on for the blast back down.
Probs used mine 5 times in 2 years.
Brilliant bit of kit, packs down very small, very breathable, but not very waterproof as above.
The zip broke on mine earlier this year after 3 years of constant use / abuse. Sent back to Rapha. they said it was a manufacturing fault and gave me vouchers to the original value of the jacket. Can slate them for many things, but they do give extremely good customer service!
I bought the female equivalent and sent it back! Ridiculously expensive for something thin (which I know is what you want from something packable) but you can get something from other decent brands Castelli, Sportful etc for over half the price and probably better quickly IMO.
I have a yellow one that I use for commuting most days, eBay purchase and had a couple of marks but does the job very well.
I have a light blue one – it's a lovely bit of kit but I can't bear the thought of taking out on dirty, muddy road rides... which defeats the object. I see it as an autumnal thin jacket that you wear on dry slightly cold rides etc.