Originally Posted by Bekologist
Viperz, you should stop lauding Goretex as a near-perfect outer shell layer for aerobic sports like bicycling and other aerobic activities, because IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE to the best performing fabric for this type of activity, particularily winter bicycling.
IN MY EXPERIENCE, I find goretex lacking, even for those other people that are using it. I've watched many cases of 'lunch stop hypothermia' by people in goretex parkas in the mountains, viper.
Goretex doesn't work as well as other fabric technologies, even for the people that wear Goretex and think it works great. That's what years of experience has taught me, observing many people up on Rainier or just out there.
sorry, Viper, but anyone wearing gorts and carrying a VE-25 on the beach, yet still thinks his advice sound, needs rebuttal from a bonifide outdoor dirtbag.
I have been riding everyday in winter with my gortex jacket... It works, what else would you like me to say?
I ski in my gortex jackets and have no problems or fear of hypothermia...What more would you like me to say?
Years of experience has taught me goretex works for me, if that makes me a green horn, I can deal with it... What more would you like me to say?
That's an Expedition 25, it's what I had, we used it, it worked fine. Are you really such an outdoor snob? People do what we do with lesser equipment. What more would you like me to say?
I not preaching my advice as gospel like you, rather I'm just reflecting on my experience for my situations, I don't hold it on a pedestal. Use what works for you, however your chest beating, mud slinging and condescension loses you a lot of credibility.