Originally Posted by
NeezyDeezy
I think ekitel raises an important point. Why would they make the cuffs out of an absorbent material?
I've never worn an elite, but I do have a touring version which does not have this problem.
Good question. I have the same jacket with the same problem, and Kyle at Showers Pass admitted to me that is defective material. They switched from a rubberized material to a neoprene material without actually testing if the neoprene shed or absorbed water.
Interestingly Kyle also told me that this is the first that they have heard of the problem. I wonder if the OP notified them about it or not?
I have a thread on it here:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=439780