Well since I last posted on this very same thread sometime last year. I have had the J&G jacket since May. And it's performance is just as good as the SP. It is outstanding in a downpour. I don't get any leakage around the zipper. I did on the SP. The pit vents are huge compared to the SP. A real plus. It only has side pockets. Which are big. A rear pocket would be nice. The zipper is far superior to the SP. And in the cold snap we had recently. I rode in 12f and the jacket performed great as my outer shell. Good windproof and coldproof. Now we'll see how long this one lasts compared to the three years I got out of the SP.