Jacket/Vest Suggestions?

[surgtech1956]

Performance Transformer Jacket. There was a good review in Bicycling Magazine about this jacket/vest. Nothing fancy, but a nice price of $49.99.

[anneimall]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I was looking (online) at the PI Vagabond II and it looks like it would work great ... another one I'm considering is the Sugoi Versa ... does anyone have any opinions about that one (I like the red).

The Ibex stuff looks excellent, but not convertible. I have a lot of icebreaker stuff .. how does the Ibex compare?

[Triskeliongirl]

I don't know anything about the sugoi jacket, but the PI vagabound II is available in red directly from PI, maybe elsewhere on sale but haven't searched for it.

[indysteel]

I like my Gore Passion Plus jacket. The arms zipper off and it has a back pocket that you can "stuff" the jacket into and secure to your bike. I think the jacket runs a bit on the large side. I usually wear a small, but have it in extra small.

I've called it the best money I've spent for my bike. I wear it on the coldest winter days (with other layers of course) and find it to be very wind and water proof. It looks nice, too.

[Crankin]

I have the Sugoi jacket, in yellow. I love it. I got it last fall, when the zipper on the original wind jacket I got when I started cycling broke. It was one of the few jackets available in x small and it doesn't have a huge elastic on the bottom. It fits perfectly. I wore an Icebreaker half zip and a base layer under it, and I was perfectly dressed at 40 degrees on Saturday. I also have a Craft rain jacket. It is very warm and waterproof, with pit zips. It is hard to fold, so I hardly ever wear it. Instead, I use a cheap rain jacket that folds into the back pocket that I got at REI for $30. It doesn't breathe as well and it's a small, so it's a little big. But I can actually fit it in my seat bag if needed.