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11-15-07, 11:18 PM
I am looking for a new winter jacket for road riding and long-distance (12 miles) commuting. I bought a Pearl Izumi Barrier jacket last winter but found that the wind proof front was too wind proof and did not breath at all so I would get wet and eventually cold and clammy.
I just stopped at a shop and tried the PI Gavia (Amfib material for the most part) jacket. Seems to breath a lot better. I'm about to pull the trigger on that one but I thought I'd throw it out there to see if anyone had any other suggestions that might work better. A couple things I'd like to see on the Gavia would be a two way zipper, pit zips and maybe some more reflective material. Its dark in the winter.
The Insulatour jacket also seems interesting.
I'd like something that would work at warmer temps (around freezing) but also be able to layer up under it for temps as low as -20 F... or even colder. The Gavia in large fits me just a wee bit loosely and seems like it would stretch enough to fit some warmies underneath.
I just stopped at a shop and tried the PI Gavia (Amfib material for the most part) jacket. Seems to breath a lot better. I'm about to pull the trigger on that one but I thought I'd throw it out there to see if anyone had any other suggestions that might work better. A couple things I'd like to see on the Gavia would be a two way zipper, pit zips and maybe some more reflective material. Its dark in the winter.
The Insulatour jacket also seems interesting.
I'd like something that would work at warmer temps (around freezing) but also be able to layer up under it for temps as low as -20 F... or even colder. The Gavia in large fits me just a wee bit loosely and seems like it would stretch enough to fit some warmies underneath.