It look like something you could get away with for light commuting. But its definitely not a cycling specific jacket.

It's def an ideal European commuting cycling jacket. Double zip in the front. Split in the rear. Have no problem cycling at a high cadence on my FGSS when it's fully zipped. Probably better technical fabric/material than what most people use on this forum (people are free to post the breathabaility ratings from their gear if they want to compete ... hot and uncomfortable ... hardly). Can transfer from bicycle/office along with standard clothes even in heavy rains.

Honestly, it's superb nad if you commute in your regular clothes like most of us do over here, you'd be hard-pressed to beat it.

Since fashioning a rain cape out of a plastic poncho, I have been intrigued with rain capes. The Magic Parka seems like a stylish solution for cold, wet cycling to a professional, office environment. I just look like an orange trash bag blew onto me.

Till now I used a rain cape that I threw over a coat when it started dripping. However it is a relief with the Parka when you do not need to stop, search your luggage for the cape, take off the helmet etc. You just move the zippers and, if it stops dripping, you move them back :).

No denigration intended. I'm sure its good for what its good for.

Let us hope that the availability of such practical clothes for commuters continues. At times there is a tide of commercial products that then disappears possibly due to lack of sufficient demand.

My wife looked critically at the women's version of Parka, deciding that she far favored a freedom of movement on a bike over an emphasized waistline and opting for the eventual men's version.

We'll it is a commuting-specific jacket. No different Levi's commuting denim that you guys get stateside. It's not denigration; it's a demand to back up your commentary with metrics.

I don't think there's a huge difference in men's/women's sizing in Holland. Ther style is slightly different, but I would say that fashion in general is quite blurred as the body-types aren't so different.