wicz

im currently attending school in burlington, vt and its 1 degree right now. i train in new jersey (at home) over winter break and i need a jacket. i ride assos airblock 851 tights, which do the job quite well.

should i go with an assos airjack 851? cannondale thermal jacket? or the craft gore windstopper jacket?

simplyred

If you're riding Assos - you know that you get what you pay for.

-simplyred

Thomill

Agreed. But I think the new FUGU jacket is warmer than the Airjack. Of course, it is $300 more, too.

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bobby c

I liked the Gore bike jackets, but they didn't have enough pockets for me. I went with a larger PI Barrier jacket & layer as necessary.

hi565

Oh my! Stay away from assos unless you have the money, some say it is worth the money, but 400 for a jacket? You I take it are in college, so you do not need to spend 400 on a cycling jacket. If you did have the money spend at most 200. At MOST. I have heard that the gore products are very good. Also I have tried out some of the Pearl Izumi jackets (barrier etc...) then spend the other 200 on a nice polartec windproof fleece and a good shell! (for off the bike of course!)

Are you going to UVM?

Albany-12303

When it gets down to less than 10 deg F, I use my Eastern Mountain Gore-Tex jacket . Its heavy, not designed with cycling in mind, but warm, warm warm! After all, when its this cold, I'm not doing time-trials.

Corsaire

I love CRAFT jackets, but I refuse to shell out $ 299.00 for one. I use my Performance
Century jacket doing the same function pretty much, plus the added Neon Hi-VIS
Corsaire

CastIron

I've had great success with a good soft shell jacket. Just vary the under clothing to the temp. +30f to -5f so far in comfort. Great off the bike too, so it pays twice.

bvancouv

I have a Mountian Hardware Confluence shell that I just bought and I love it. It's windproof enough, and I sweat enough, that even on the coldest days here in Chicago (coldest since I got my jacket was 0, -10 w. the chill) I only ever need a good base layer like EMS Bergelene under the shell and I'm good to go. MSRP $230.

What's this 'cycling jackets' hooey anyway? Are there special wrench pockets or something? Do they come with powergoo tubes?

webist

The thing I like about them is they are longer in the back so that I don't end up with a bare back in the wind and cold. Otherwise about any jacket will do.

bobby c

That's pretty important, although there are other long winter jackets that may provide adequate coverage. What I like in a bike jacket (in addition to the length in back) are easily accessible pockets. That's were traditional jackets leave me out in the cold.

reneuend

This is a good point. All you really need is a gore lightwieght jacket. I wear coolmax thermal underwear and 1 or 2 more layers under my jacket. I find several thin layers works best for me. My biggest problem is my hands.