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Old 10-29-15 | 02:42 PM
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Bikes: Co-Motion Cappuccino Tandem,'88 Bob Jackson Touring, Co-Motion Cascadia Touring, Open U.P., Ritchie Titanium Breakaway, Frances Cycles SmallHaul cargo bike. Those are the permanent ones; others wander in and out of the stable occasionally as well.

Originally Posted by noglider
@dwmckee, that was very helpful. I ordered the jacket. I should have it by Sunday.
Cool. I hope you like it as much as I do. Just have to get the sizing right. You will want it to fit with a small air pocket around the middle only, not skin tight and not saggy. That seems to help with quick evacuation of sweaty air but still keeps a decent bike fit. Mine are all hood-less, but my son's is with hood. I'll be curious to find out if you wind up wearing it all of the time like I do. So many of the other bike jackets really are only suitable for when you are on a bike and seem out of place if you wore them to work. You will also find it surprisingly light for the level of warmth, and it compresses to a little bigger than a 12 oz. Coke can. There are some thin down jackets that look like the Atom, but they seem to overheat more easily and do not adjust as widely to different temp conditions.
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