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Old 01-25-08 | 10:49 PM
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mrbubbles
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Gore-tex sucks for commuting, and overpriced. I live in Vancouver BC, it rains half of the time here, and I know how much it rains here in the Northwest coast, Gore-tex is not recommended for commuting. If it's well designed with back vents and side vents, fine, it's still an overpriced fabric.

The jacket in the OP is made of regular Gore-tex, I have a jacket made out of Gore-tex XCR and it's suppose to be more breathable but it still sucks for cycling. I don't expect the new Gore-tex Proshell to be any better, it's all marketing hype.

Those who hype Gore-tex are delusional and never tried anything else. Note that I'm only bashing Gore-tex, not the company who makes wide range of products.

If you want rain gear advice, the only people you should listen to are those who commute year round in all weather conditions in Northwest coast.
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