Bought a New Weatherproof Rain Jacket
 

When I was in Amsterdam last weekend.

https://www.rain-couture.nl/us/rain-...nch-green.html

Specs are solid. (10000 / 5000)

So far seems to be an extremely nice blend of technical design materials and well designed fashion.

England will be an excellent proving ground.

Will keep you posted as I see rain jackets come up often on this forum.

Looks like the right Style for a Professor to have on, when arriving at the University..

Site linked to suggests you got the last one ...

The picture shows a guy with a bike, is the coat actually specifically intended/designed for cycling?

Why would anyone need separate attire for cycling in metropolitan area ;)

It has a double zipper and cuffs that allow good bar usage as features. It's also waterproof (10000mm) and breathable (5000g/m2/d).

For that price it better be amazing

I am looking for a rain jacket to, but I am looking for something a lot lighter. Were I live we get rain not he hot months and snow on the cold months. I need a rain jacket that will keep me dry without making me sweat.

haha. but even for a trenchcoat which going to be longer in the back, perhaps certain tailoring could be designed for a good fit while sitting on a bike, leaning forward

For cycling, at an extended high intensity effort, it has to be both really waterproof and really breathable.

Plus non-restrictive.

Plus HIGH VISIBILITY.

Plus Lightweight.

A lot will depend on the actual characteristics of your commute. Flat? Hilly? Long? Short? Cargo? Speed & Intensity? Amount of rain? Temperatures? Snow?

That jacket doesn't appear as if it would match the characteristics of my riding, but perhaps your riding is different enough that it would be fine.

That jacket is not for "an extended high intensity effort", it is for cycling to work in your work clothes, or generally around the city in your regular city clothes.

I wear "street clothes" for most of my cycling. My average RT commute/errands/utility ride is 30 to 40 miles or so. Not always high intensity, but it adds up. And, I'm often rushing to an appointment.

In the past, I've commuted over pretty good hills, both in the city, and in the outskirts.

Once about 20 years ago I wore a paddle jacket (boating) as a commuter jacket. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Very water proof, head free, etc. Except I forgot about sweating... whew, that was bad. :eek:

Anyway, it really depends one's riding. If one is doing one block, then sure... wear it. If one is doing 20 miles... then there are much better jackets.

That's a good point ... we don't get much rain here for the warm months.

Also, that's a pretty standard price for a jacket that's moderately warm and weatherproof.

Urban trenches my man, urban trenches.

Why lean forward when cycling? For a second I thought this was the commuting forum.

That must be a huge city.

Touche. But very few bikes (even those used for commuting) are literally bolt-upright seating

A long time ago I was riding a city route on a Philips 3 speed. During the winter I wore jacket's like the OP's that I picked up used from the local consignment shop. They worked just fine, and a new jacket would have been great if I could have afforded it.

These days I play the odds more mathematically with hi-vis hi-tech fabric jackets, but I still appreciate the other attitude.

To me that looks like it would be hot and uncomfortable. At least that is the way it looks.

I got a Tucano Urbano Magic Parka, but it has been too warm yet :rolleyes: to try it out in practice.

Looks pretty good my man!

A little bit of a Barbour look there!

I got a Cycling Cape that Rivendale bike worked with Grundens of Sweden/Portugal to get made.

Grundens makes Foul Weather gear for the Commercial fishing industry..

I live in an old Fishing town on the Oregon Coast , so I knew the brand,

It is a Seam welded nylon backed PVC.. it should be good for a couple generations..

Unfortunately when the first batch sold out (took a few years), RBW had a cash flow problem,

and the minimum batch reorder size was unaffordable, so there will be no more ..

unless someone comes up with the re order costs..

Much larger than the Carradice Pro Route, so it drapes over the bars and my hands finally stay dry.

Yellow , not Schwartz, is better, IMO.

Was a fine thing to have on when marine winter squalls came ashore ,
dumping a lot of rain over a short period of time,

It's like a curtain of heavy rainfall preceding a bit less heavy continuous rain behind it.





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Thanks and it looks even better in real life :p. Still, your trenchcoat adheres to the body and is not likely to impair movements. The parka is voluminous and its cloth is a bit heavy, so I am concerned that it might interfere with movements. When it is raining you take it is a part of the package, but it could be a pain when having it always. Tucano Urbano has a good record in clothes and accessories for 2-wheelers, but it caters mostly to those motorized where there is little movement. I will report once I have enough practical experience

Yeah, I've always regretted not picking up the Rivendell rain cape when it was available.

Similarly, really annoyed that the Brooks England John Boultbee Criterion Jacket was a limited edition and that I missed out on the tin cloth hunting/dress jacket Filson offered a couple of years ago.

Mostly I just wear an old cotton safari jacket, though I did pick up a very nice one, a "Deluxe Safari Bush Jacket - Khaki" from Historical Emporium --- unfortunately, I find the extra length on it a bit annoying, so don't wear it as much as I'd thought I would.

I keep thinking about buying a Brooks England rain cape, but mostly I plan ahead and don't ride in the rain, so hard to justify.

Just used it for the first time and is beautiful.

Very weatherproof (wind and rain) and very breathable (didn't really sweat).

Excellent purchase and works great on the bike with those cut sleeves, while looking very professional (can easily wear it into a high-level meeting and get complements.)

In essence, I guess that it should work as it cost more than my bicycle :D

To get there faster? Like most of the drivers? And like those who take public transportation wish they could? The idea of riding slower, and especially the idea of sitting up and making the ride both slower and harder just because this ride is a commute has always been a concept beyond me.

My commuters have heavier wheels and cheaper, heavier frames with fenders, racks and U-lock, but the fit is near identical to my good bikes.

Ben

Some people just don't care about going fast.

I used to sometimes try to motivate myself to ride harder and faster, every effort petered out after a week or two. Now I know I'm happy to plod along at a comfortable pace and be outdoors getting moderate exercise, rather than losing money in a car by burning gas and increasing wear.

This has translated to my driving too, my wife is constantly annoyed that I 'get stuck' behind slow drivers and never think to pass them.

I guess I'm an old man now. Get off my lawn.

Well. I'm taking a kid on the front. So no I don't care about going fast :)

I used my Magic Parka today for the first time too today :D and it worked great. I did sweat a bit, though, but I must say that I was on the edge taking it along as it seemed a bit warm for the Parka. In any case, its strength seems to be in the adaptability to the conditions. With few gestures you can turn it into a rain cape extending up to handlebars and covering helmet. Else you can make it work as long coat or nearly like a sort jacket with its two-way zippers that can work over different lengths. The cloth is quite light in practical operation, without hampering the movements. You can adjust heat retention, though not quite breathability. There are reflective elements within the Parka that you can make visible or cover up if you want it look more like a regular attire.

In the past over 2/3 of year I would you use a coat supplemented by a rain cape and helmet cover. It seems that now all of this will get replaced by the single Parka.

I have been riding in the Tucano Urbano Magic Parka for 2 weeks now or so and I must say that it is the best piece of cycling attire I ever encountered. Its greatest strength is in its versatility. With small adjustments, mostly moving zippers while riding, you can allow for more air flowing through, turn it into a rain cape, put on the incorporated gloves or half-gloves etc. I am still in the process of discovering its hidden secrets. Its reflective elements can be made to show or hide. For winter there is a liner you attach from the inner you attach to the Parka or put on like a jacket. The Parka's disadvantages are price and the fact that they do not ship to US. Ahead of a trip to Europe, I had it shipped to my destination there and had to pay VAT - it was 245 euro altogether including shipping. Given what the Parka provides, my misgivings regarding the price slowly evaporate and my wife is more and more inclined to get one for herself - good sign that there was rationality in the purchase decision. The photos illustrate some of the Parka's features.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f466bd65ee.jpghttps://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d3ad9701a4.jpg

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c3ecb4dbee.jpghttps://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0d207a5f2c.jpg

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https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...cd5e546d20.jpg

I feel the same way about my jacket ... getting a lot of use recently out of it.

250€-300€ is about right for any piece of technical sport clothing that can be worn in public without one looking like a super athlete.

I didn't but the inner liner as it rarely gets below 0C/32F in the southern UK but it rains like a mofo.

My jacket is an absolute showstopper. I get a huge amount of complements on it ranging from uni students up through older people (50+). Looks great unzipped, looks great zipped up (6'2"/188cm, 80kg/176# and slim build ... shaved heard / nordic beard that's red/black/grey). Was in Copenhagen speaking to a few designers while shopping and they were quite excited by the rear detail and the specs of the fabric

The windpoofing is great as we're seaside here and it's very windy off the North Atlantic.

10/5 material which is very solid for the material while maintaining fashion sense.

I'll probably get a lot of gentleman compliments (40+ here) while mingling with the young mums (20-25) dropping the new kiddo at the multilingual day care :D

https://www.rain-couture.nl/us/rain-...nch-green.html

it's their first attempt at a men's coat:






Also, the material is phenom.