Ventile Jackets

I had a ventile jacket. Made by Snowsled. My son still uses it for
hillwalking.

Comment.

Didn't look great after a while. Was NOT totally waterproof. Leaked a little
around hood base and belt area.

THE best jacket, except it's too bulky for touring, is Nikwax Paramo. These
are incredibly breathable and totally waterproof.
The best rain-jacket for cycling is either...

A fleece-backed rainproof jacket like Karrimor Kalahari (don't know if still
made)..

or..

A proper hillwalking jacket with hood and underarm vents and sleeves which
can easily be pulled up if necessary.

My current best is Triple Point Ceramic by Lowe Pro.

I've found Goretex disappointing down the years. Tend to fail, and not that
breathable.

Steve Hodgson said:

Some time ago when I first started going in to Edinburgh Bikes they stocked a
Ventile cycling jacket. Now that summer is here (!) I was wondering about
picking up a new cycle jacket in some rustle-free material like Ventile.
Anyone remember who this company might have been and whether such a thing
might still be available.

Slioch make custom fit clothing and ventile is on their list
(www.slioch.co.uk) and West Winds (http://www.west-winds.co.uk/) are
ventile specialists. You might find something there...

Pete.
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Peter Clinch said:

Steve Hodgson said:

Some time ago when I first started going in to Edinburgh
Bikes they stocked a Ventile cycling jacket. Now that summer
is here (!) I was wondering about picking up a new cycle
jacket in some rustle-free material like Ventile. Anyone
remember who this company might have been and whether such a
thing might still be available.

Slioch make custom fit clothing and ventile is on their list
(www.slioch.co.uk) and West Winds
(http://www.west-winds.co.uk/) are ventile specialists. You
might find something there...
Pete.

I was in their Poolewe shop last summer, the've got some nice stuff in
there.
--
Mark

1x1 wheel, 3x2 wheels & 1x3 wheels.

gearoidmuar said:

THE best jacket, except it's too bulky for touring, is Nikwax Paramo. These
are incredibly breathable and totally waterproof.

Aside from the bulk, another problem with the directional liner is it
adds perceptible insulation (roughly the same as a microfleece IME), and
if you're on a ride where you wouldn't want a microfleece, you probably
don't want a Paramo jacket either. Not an issue this time of year, and
the bulk problem is resolved by you wearing it, but for summer it's just
too hot for me. Yes, they are very breathable, but if you're generating
far more sweat anyway due to the extra warmth that's a moot point! Some
people can wear them happily all year round, but I am not one of those
people :-(

Quoted message said:

A proper hillwalking jacket with hood and underarm vents and sleeves which
can easily be pulled up if necessary.

Hood on a bike is worthless IMHO: a waterproof hat never restricts your
rearward or peripheral vision. Only use for a hood on a cycling jacket
IMHO is when you're off the bike. Hillwalking jackets have a tendency
to be over-built for cycling where there is less abrasion than a typical
day dandering around a rocky mountainside with a pack on, and the cut
isn't as good at the front for your knees to come up as high as they do
on a bike on a repeated basis.

Quoted message said:

My current best is Triple Point Ceramic by Lowe Pro.

I've found Goretex disappointing down the years. Tend to fail, and not that
breathable.

Lowe have stopped using TPC, because they couldn't get it any more
breathable. They switched to eVent, which by all accounts is very good
and the most breathable laminate/coating out there at the mo, but it
isn't a name Mr. and Mrs. J Public know that well and the Lowe eVent
jackets didn't fare well in the market as a result. They've now
switched to using Goretex XCR in their top of the range, most breathable
jackets.

Pete.
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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In article <[email hidden]>,

Peter Clinch said:

Lowe have stopped using TPC, because they couldn't get it any more
breathable. They switched to eVent, which by all accounts is very good
and the most breathable laminate/coating out there at the mo, but it
isn't a name Mr. and Mrs. J Public know that well and the Lowe eVent
jackets didn't fare well in the market as a result. They've now
switched to using Goretex XCR in their top of the range, most breathable
jackets.

I prefer eVent to XCR. Both are good but eVent is better.

Gill don't use named brands on their jackets and I've not found a single
one of their jackets to be sub par and they are good value too.

Here's a big list at chain reaction...

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com//Brands.aspx?BrandID=22&PartnerID=58

If you're near the Gill factory in Nottingham, they sometimes sell of
older models, weird colours or slight seconds.

Shaun

Peter Clinch said:

Hood on a bike is worthless IMHO: a waterproof hat never restricts

your

Quoted message said:

rearward or peripheral vision. Only use for a hood on a cycling

jacket

Quoted message said:

IMHO is when you're off the bike.

I've never (well, rarely) had any trouble with wearing a hood while
cycling. Admittedly, since I have functional hoods, I have never
experimented thoroughly with waterproof hats but I find it hard to
believe they are as effective at keeping water out around the neck.

James

James Annan said:

I've never (well, rarely) had any trouble with wearing a hood while
cycling. Admittedly, since I have functional hoods, I have never
experimented thoroughly with waterproof hats but I find it hard to
believe they are as effective at keeping water out around the neck.

Not /as/ effective, but OTOH a hood is not /as/ effective in allowing
unobstructed vision around the periphery, especially while looking
behind, and a hood is not /as/ effective in letting that rising, moist,
warm air out of your jacket. You choose, you lose.

Pete.
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