Shower Pass Jacket?
 

Anyone us a Shower Pass Jacket? witch one is the most breathable, or comfortable to wear in all weather.

Touring Jacket looks good, but it seems thick, maybe to heavy
Club Jacket is cheap, but the rating is not so good on their site
Club Pro Jacket I figure it is just a better Club Jacket
Double Century seems it might be the lightest, and I saw it at a LBS for pretty cheap

Also Has anyone uses any of their pants?

The most breathable is their elite Jacket with event fabric. I have it and most of the time it's overkill for commuting. I wear it most of the year. In the summer I switch to just wearing a vest.

I don't have the pants, but they are very nice. I especially like the vents behind the knees. When my rei rain pants wear out I'll replace them with the showers pass pants.

I would probably love the Elite but I don't have the money for that one, right now And I would kind of like a jacket soon, Its been raining a lot.

A friend at work has the double century. He's happy with it. It's a good spring summer jacket. It would probably work fine in the winter also if you wore enough wool underneath. Overall the touring jacket is probably better in fall and winter, but will be too warm in the summer. Personally, I find most summer rains warm enough I don't really need a waterproof jacket, so the jacket is mainly for fall, winter and early spring.

On each of those pages, if you click on the "Ratings" tab near the bottom they list out what they think the ratings are for breathability, venting, etc.

They rate the Club Pro jacket the most breathable of your choices (4/5), but while the Double Century and Touring jackets are only rated 3/5, they get a much better rating for "ventilation" - I think they have pit zips, back vent, etc, for keeping air flowing through them when it was raining but it's not raining any more (or if you're willing to get a tiny bit more wet in exchange for much more airflow).

I have the Touring jacket, and I can solidly endorse it for year-round use in Seattle weather. I'm not sure about the weather in Keizer, OR, but I know that many parts of OR get a lot hotter than Seattle does. If that's the case, you might be better off with a lighter jacket for the summer months. But for the mid-40 through low-60 degree rain we've been getting here recently, the Touring is great.
When you say "all weather," I've worn mine with a long sleeve wool jersey underneath and been comfortable in 35 degrees and a light drizzle. I wore it over a lightweight wool short sleeve in 58 degrees and driving rain, and I had to open the pit vents and cuffs to get some airflow going and keep from getting too warm.

Things I love about it:
- lots of reflective panels and stripes
- adjustable cinch-cord waist
- huge pit-zips I can work with full finger gloves on
- massive full-across back vent
- scoop cuffs for airflow, with easy to adjust velcro closures
- heavy fabric means I can beat the hell out of it. I stuff it into my Carradice, and I've slept on the ground in it a couple times on grass and gravel; no rips or nicks.

Things I don't like about it:
- Super windproof paneling lowers breathability
- Full zip closure at neck is a little difficult to work single handed; funny overlap to keep the zipper waterproof at the top.
- The zippers aren't coated, so they jingle-jangle like sleigh-bells as you ride along.
- The cut is a little large around the middle; I wear a 2XL for the height, and there's a lot of fabric to flap in the breeze on a downhill.

I have the Club jacket. It's nice, not outstanding, but for my purposes it works well. I use it for cold and cool weather riding. Once it's above about 60, I just wear lightweight clothes and get wet--no biggie. My commute is also fairly short (13 mi roundtrip). In the winter, I wear a thermal or wool shirt underneath and that's usually all I need. It does get warm, but if you layer properly it works well enough.

I have the "old" Century jacket. I bought it in 07'. After three years it's starting to show its wear. I nik-wax it once or twice a year. But it's been a great three season jacket. I commute to work everyday all year round. And this thing is probably my most important piece of gear to protect me from the cold. My personal low is -14f. I had that and a Sporthill Cross-country ski jacket underneath that, with my work clothes that day. And I was comfortable.When it finally wears out I'll probably get the Elite jacket. You can't beat Event material. Breathable and totally waterproof. Great design.

Mec Jacket
 

Hi

I bought the Elite 2.0 as it was the best thing at the time. My gut feeling was to wait as I knew something better was going to come out, but I didn't listen to it.

Well...the new thing is here. It is highly superior to the Elite 2.0 and cheaper. I really like the mesh lining on the inside of the jacket...does a great job of soaking up sweat, something the elite 2.0 doesn't have.

Check it out.
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1274912846119

So...you supposedly bought the Elite 2.0, and now there's a "highly superior" jacket that...you haven't even tried yourself, right?

If everything that looked better on paper turned out to actually be better, I'd have purchased a lot less "crap" than I have. :-P

It's a nice jacket, lots of venting and customization which is just as important as the fabric... an eVent garbage bag is still a garbage bag, so if you can't afford the kitted out event jacket forget about it. The other issue is none of these jackets easily stows away.

I'd check it out... the material is on par with the older gore-tex... very durable.

Has anyone tried the J+G waterproof breathable jacket? I have the windbreaker and its very good for a windbreaker and keeps me warm with a baselayer of merino wool but no way can I wear it in the rain. My Burley looks very similiar to the SP touring jacket. Its a great jacket but too warm above about 50 deg F.

This is a great thread. I tried on the Touring jacket. Very nice. I didn't buy it because I thought it might be too hot. It would probably be a 3-season jacket in Northern Virginia. I probably wouldn't wear it above 60 degrees.

I have the J+G waterproof breathable jacket. I've had it for almost two years. Two Portland Or, winters. I find it too warm to wear above maybe 50F. Over all I like the jacket, but I wouldn't recomend it for warmer weather. On the other hand, it's the only rain jacket I've had (I've only been cycling for just shy of two years.), so maybe it's as good as it gets. I don't have anything to compare it to. I keep reading threads like these with interest hoping to find a jacket more suitable to fall and spring myself. I may have to break down and try that Showers Pass Elite, but dang it's expensive.

-Cota

Sounds like the Burley, I love it but its really warm as you say above 50 deg. How is the fit? Does it run large or small or true to size?

It's pretty roomy for it's size. I'm 5' 8" and about 200 lbs and have the Xtra-Large. It's a little big on me these days, but I've lost 30 pounds since I bought it. There's plenty of room for layers underneath.

-Cota