showers pass. hands down.
TE sells it.
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04-01-2011, 03:35 PM #1
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04-02-2011, 05:03 PM #2
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Good to know you're a fan! Alas, TE doesn't sell the Double Century...I think I found an LBS with one in stock to try the fit, but will look around a bit still based on my failure to be happy with one yet.
Sit bones = ~135 mm, saddles that work ~ 155cm/6.1 in wide
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04-04-2011, 08:35 AM #3
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OK I tried the Showers Pass Double Century. AWESOME orange color, lightweight, and pretty packable. Also made in China.
And not quite as form fitting in the body as I hoped -- I really don't want it to flap. They had something like 5 men's smalls and larges, but no mediums, so couldn't try that.
I'm starting to consider others that have some other underarm venting but maybe not pit zips. Aarg. Still looking...Sit bones = ~135 mm, saddles that work ~ 155cm/6.1 in wide
2003 da Vinci (custom road/all-rounder)/Terry Butterfly Ti
1994 Gary Fisher Nirvana (vintage MTB/commuter)/Terry Butterfly Chromoly
1991 Terry Symmetry (NOS frame/fork, project in progress)
1973 Raleigh Super Course (project in progress)
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04-04-2011, 08:59 AM #4
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the showers pass elite is what i have. It was made in Viet Nam but who knows where they are making them now.
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04-04-2011, 06:09 PM #5
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I use the cutter event cycling jacket. There's a review here:
http://2cycle2gether.com/2010/09/cyc...north-america/
No, it doesn't have pitzips. But it's way more breathable & comfortable than my goretex rain jackets with their pitzips wide open.
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04-04-2011, 10:44 PM #6
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The She Shell (or men's Storm Trooper) from Ground Effect fits your criteria.
http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/produc...il-SHE-RAI.htm
Bonus it is made in little old New Zealand! (no slave labour, minimum wage, etc).
There's also other jackets if you want lighter or less waterproof as well.
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