I have a Nike Stormfit that is great. It's totally waterproof, is screaming yellow, has reflective stuff and a slanted zippered pocket on the back and one that is just a "pass through" to get to your jersey pocket. It has that nice longer tail to keep your booty dry, too.
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12-27-2006, 11:25 AM #1
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12-27-2006, 11:37 AM #2
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I have a Mountain Equipment Coop jacket that is also screamin' yellow with reflecties. Very water proof but has to be ordered from MEC in Canada or bought during your next visit to Vancouver.
You might want to check the MEC website in cycling gear..
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12-27-2006, 12:00 PM #3
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I have the Craft Mingo
http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=17474
I've warn it in damp, drizzle, fog on rides and it's good for that, on walks pouring and I get a bit wet.
It's not water proof but then I don't think I'd ride in weather it can't handle
Things I like about it: screaming loud bright obnoxious color
pockets!! light, fits in a jersey pocket
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12-27-2006, 12:27 PM #4
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I have a screaming yellow rain jacket from Performance. It has pit zips (velcro) and a hood. It is really waterproof, not that expensive and I have worn it in 50 degrees/rain. I also have a Craft rain jacket. It is really warm, has pit zips, but no hood. I wore it in the rain in Vermont, in the 40s. It is almost too warm, with the Gore-Tex. I also picked up a cheap REI rain jacket last summer. I bought it because it folds up into a pouch. It saved my life on my century, in a micro burst; the temps plummeted from about 75 to 58 or so and the rain was so heavy, we couldn't see. I did not get wet.
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12-27-2006, 12:34 PM #5
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$180 for a jacket?
Shoulda picked a cheaper sport ...
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12-27-2006, 12:43 PM #6
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I bought a really nice Castelli rain jacket for not much dinero (less than $60 for a $150+ retail price as I recall)from sierratrading.com a couple of years ago. They don't have a lot of bike stuff but get some surprisingly high-end items from time to time at good prices. My jacket's yellow, completely waterproof, and it breathes. I had to buy one for DH in red, though, as they didn't have his size in yellow.
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