Originally Posted by
scoatw
The following jacket gets good reviews, and is popular among the BF crowd. They have 3x and 4x sizes. Price is good. Made in the USA. I wear a Showers Pass elite as my outer shell in winter. When that wears out I'm buying the J&G jacket. I've been wearing the Showers Pass going into my sixth winter. I have never sweated and then got cold while wearing this jacket from 32f down to -14(my personal low). In the winter you'll encounter all kinds of crappy weather. Cold rain, freezing rain, sleet, wet heavy snow. A waterproof, breathable jacket is highly recommended IMHO. I wear Rainshield O2 rain pants, Cheap compared to others and totally waterproof and they breath well. Just keep searching around and take the advice that suits you. But living around Philly, you'd be wise to get good rain gear.
http://bicycleclothing.com/Waterproo...n-Jackets.html
I have one of those J&G Waterproof Breatheable Jackets on my future wish list (they are currently sold out of the 3x size I want). I have a different model right now, one of their J&G Yellow Jacket wind jackets, and it is my #1 most used and most loved bicycling jacket. I am currently using it most every day, just varying the shirts underneath between polyester compression, merino wool, or eventually both once it gets cold enough. My J&G jacket is fabulous, I agree with the others here on BF who love them. When they offer 3XL in the waterproof breatheable jacket, I am getting one of those.
I have a Columbia Men's Watertight jacket that I use on cold & rainy days right now. It is pretty good, but I expect the J&G to be better. Here is a link to the Columbia one I have:
http://www.amazon.com/Columbia-RM213...pr_product_top
The Columbia one is not specifically for bicycling, so it doesn't have a drop tail (longer back), reflective piping, etc. It comes with a hood, which I don't need, but might be nice if I were walking in the rain. Also, this Columbia jacket runs big for it's advertised size, as many of the amazon reviews say... that was my experience too. It has worked well in a couple of cold downpours, but like a lot of "rain jackets," I did sweat some, so I had to watch my exertion level to keep sweat down.