Schwinnrider

I'm sure this jacket will be ridiculously expensive, being made by a Savile Row tailor and all, but it sure seems to be very well designed. I like the look, too.

https://hypebeast.com/2011/02/brooks-...mothy-everest/

But just who is the target market for this?

badrad

chic bikers who have a couple thousand pounds burning a hole in their wallet.

blakcloud

I would love to have that jacket paired with Dromarti shoes (Storica Classics).

Chris Pringle

The Wall Street Journal recently mentioned this jacket in a recent article. Nice to see what it looks like and its features on video. The price will be USD 1,400. It's extremely well made and worth the money IMHO for the quality of the fabrics used, its design and craftsmanship. I would try to stuff my piggy bank to buy one if I lived in a city with colder climate, even though I don't have thousands of dollars burning in my pocket.

https://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...272981804.html

aceofspaids

the same people that buy Riv's. Not saying anything is wrong with that, I'd love to have a Riv and that jacket.

GP

I have a Riv and got my cycling jacket from a thrift store.

I have a Carhartt jacket in my car.

marmot

That jacket would be well worth $1,400 to me -- if it came with about $1,300 in cash stuffed in the beautifully stitched pockets. I'm just not stylish or rich enough to care about stuff like that.

MijnWraak

"Today's bike commuters tend to be early adopters and influencers, the sorts of people who snapped up first-generation iPads."

And here I was, thinking the Wall Street Journal was a good source for articles. Shame.

aceofspaids

Well you are the exception then.

MijnWraak

I highly doubt most of us on this forum would wait a day in line for an overpriced toy.

azesty

Damn, that looks like a lot of thought has gone into the design, more than most pieces of clothing....

I dont mean what it looks like but all the bibs and bobs that do this and that. Things like a headphone line holder (lets not get into the headphone debate here huh?), key holder, fasteners and rucksack straps inside so you can carry it easily if it warms up. Even those have a strip of reflective tape.

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monsterpile

Its a nifty jacket, but $1300? I might not have spent that much in my entire life on jackets. Ok, I suppose I probably have, but not much more than that. I think the most interesting thing in the video what the guy's hair. Riveting and awesome. =)

azesty

I am wondering how many years of hardish use that would stand and still be wearable. I have bought a few biking outer shell jackets, and will probably buy a few more before I am done. I guess it would have to last a lifetime before it became economic.

Maybe if it had a Tilley hat style replacement policy?

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Ediblestarfish

It's targeted at people like me that want something that could be semi-casual wear, instead of being easily identified as cycling wear. I ride around in a non-competitive manner in regular clothes, and have a total aversion to anything that has racy graphics or speed styling. I guess a sizable chunk of the C&V crowd would find it interesting.

I'm led to believe most of it is made in the UK, with UK fabrics, design, labor, so that's what you're paying for. If they sourced the fabrics and made it out of China, they could probably cut the price in half.

I did kind of laugh when he described it as 'democratic'. If anything, this is the sort of item that old money buys--subtle in appearance, but superbly crafted and finished with plenty details. Despite all it's features, it's not a pure utility item, no sense in reasoning it that way; it's a luxury item.

Still, too rich for me, and I ride a riv too. I could buy a few fancy non-cycling specific jackets for that price which may not have quite the optimization of design, but work well enough.

azesty

What is a riv?

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fusilierdan

What is a riv?
I'm guessing a Rivendell Bicycle, https://www.rivbike.com//

HardyWeinberg

I wonder if they could make a memory foam helmet liner into the hat the mannequin is wearing to complete the look

AdamDZ

$1,400 for a cycling jacket to ride a few miles around the city?!? Ha ha haaa haaaa haaaa ha haaaaaaa aaaaa!!!! Military grade materials, nanotech, ROFLMAO... just to get you ass, sorry arse, to a coffee shop or a library?!? Hysterical!

Ahem... Although I'm sure plenty of NYC fashionista posers will be seen wearing this.... I'll stick to Columbia outlet jackets... I'd rather spend $1,400 on anew bike.

fietsbob

London is the home of world Banksters, after all thats chump change to them.

and the Congestion tax levied on driving your Bentley may wish to be avoided.

h. bicycletus

Hmmmm....fabrics that Sir Edmund Hillary wore on Everest? Good to see they are keeping up with the technology advances. And who is this for? Likely the folks who commute about 5 miles on their $10,000 bespoke city bikes (and I'll admit, I did see sweet full-ti city commuters built by Seven and other builders at the Handmade Bike Show last year). . .

And I thought my Shower's Pass Elite 2.0 was 'spendy' but it's the best commuting shell I've ever had and is worth every bit.

Schwinnrider

If I had the money(and lived somewhere I'd get more than three months' usage out of a jacket), I'd buy one of those. But I've always wanted a bespoke suit, too.

MNBikeCommuter

I was expecting a leather jacket...

SouthFLpix

You've got to admit, it's a very nice jacket. I'm not going to hate on it because of it's price.

bt93

Just hang on everyone, there'll be cheap copies on the market made out of the same materials we all use.

HardyWeinberg

Now this would be worth waiting for VO to get their pirates cracking on.

Hey, my Showers Pass jacket is falling apart fast enough that it will cost quite a bit more per month of use than the Brooks coat.