Originally Posted by
stringbreaker
I wanted something cheap and reliable so many of the softshell stuff is ridiculously expensive IMHO. I'm getting tired of having to take two different jackets to ride. One for the morning and one for the afternoon and having to layer enough to keep warm but then sweating like a pig half way to work in the morning so I thought hhmmmm I can get a softshell that will keep a bit of the fog or rain off in the morning. I hope the one I ordered from Performance fits the bill. Frappin REI has discontinued the Headwinds stuff. I got the pants last fall and I love them. If it gets really cold a baselayer under them works great to keep me warm otherwise at between 28 to 40 degrees they are perfect and a bit water resistant they really keep the wind off.
I wear my J&G wind jacket for all my morning commutes when the temps are below mid 40s, the only difference for temps being what I layer underneath. For the temps you are talking about, I usually only have a poly/wool blend, long sleeve base and a short sleeve poly shirt or jersey. On the way home if it's 50 or above, the jacket and sometimes the ls base gets stowed.
Ditto on the headwind pants...great stuff, it's a shame they discontinued them.
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