What iyossarian said. I have used their breathable rain jacket for 6 years now, almost daily from Nov. to April. It has now acquired so much road grease & grime that won't wash out that it is less waterproof than it used to be. So after 36 months of daily use, it cost me $2.75/month. A Burley would have to last 54 months (or 9 years for me) to achieve that cost, and the limiting factor was not construction but controlling the dirt build-up. I doubt very much that I would get that much longer with the Burley. The only way I could do that would be to remove the jacket every time I had a mechanical problem and never fall, which isn't going to happen with me.