Showers Pass Jackets

[Rebecca19804]

I have a Showers Pass jacket. I think it's the 'century' which I believe is the earlier version of the Elite.

Showers Pass is based here in the PNW where it is typically raining all winter with temps from 40F to 60F. Rarely is it warmer than that AND raining. For those conditions, these jackets rock. Seriously. If it rains during an organized ride here - 85 - 90% of the riders will have on a Showers Pass jacket of some type or another. They are that great!

I bought mine when I lived in NC and tried to wear it once or twice for a rainy spring ride and I was a sweaty mess underneath - no matter how much I tried to vent it. From that point on, I started using the jacket as a great wind-breaker for my coldest rides in the middle of winter because it worked so well with a few wool layers underneath! I never wore it in the rain if it was over about 50F again, though.

As a testimonial - I did a ride with a friend when we first moved here. We were riding for a little over an hour or so and it was down-pouring. It was raining so hard, visibility was a problem but we still had to get home. When I stripped off the jacket at home, I was a tad wet at the shoulder seams but that's it. I was frankly amazed. It really, really will shed water in a crazy downpour!

Editing to add: I should have looked at their website first - mine is the Century which is an earlier version of the Double Century - not the Elite. The Elite is a bit more of a heavy weight fabric. The Double Century is lighter-weight and slightly more flexible. On the ride I mentioned above, my companion was wearing the Elite and she was a little drier than I was when it was all over, so I think the Elite is better for truly super wet conditions. But, for someone like me who overheats easily, the Double Century might make more sense.

I have the SP Club Pro. I grew up in western Oregon and now live in London, England - temps and precipitation pretty much identical (with the UK being windier). I don't know how the Club Pro fabric compares with the other jackets in SP's range, but I've found it to be spot-on perfect for the conditions described by GLC1968 above. In fact, I second everything she says.

ETA: I always wear merino next to the skin, varying the weight/thickness according to temperature and using the SP jacket as the top layer. Works for me.

[ny biker]

Just wanted to update, since I wore my Showers Pass jacket today. Thankfully it did not rain during my ride, but it was cloudy (no sun at all) with temps in the high 40s-low 50s and light winds from the north.

I wore a light wool long-sleeved base layer (Sugoi Wallaroo), a long-sleeved jersey and a wool Ibex sports bra under the jacket. And I was kinda sweaty for much of the ride. Not so much that I was uncomfortable, and I never considered taking the jacket off or switching to the lighter windbreaker that I had in my bag. But still, kinda sweaty. I've been keeping a weather/clothing journal for rides in cooler temps to help me remember what outfits do and don't work for me under various conditions, and for today I'm planning to note that I should have left off either the l/s jersey or the base layer.

BTW, I don't know for sure which SP jacket I have, but looking at the ones currently for sale at TE I'd say mine is an Elite. It looks a lot like the Elite 2.0, but without the chest pocket.

[donnabyoung]

I wanna buy Showers Pass Jackets,can you suggest me any site for this?

[goldfinch]

Donna, you might want to remove your personal information (full name and address). Go to User CP at the top of the page and then Edit Details.

You can get Showers Pass jackets all sorts of places, including Teamestrogen.com.

[donnabyoung]

Donna, you might want to remove your personal information (full name and address). Go to User CP at the top of the page and then Edit Details.

You can get Showers Pass jackets all sorts of places, including Teamestrogen.com.

Ok... Thanks for your suggestion. and I have gone through user cp but couldn't find option for editing full name.

[ny biker]

Ok... Thanks for your suggestion. and I have gone through user cp but couldn't find option for editing full name.

I didn't find one either. But try clicking on your username in the upper right corner where it says "Welcome, donnabyoung." On the screen that displays next, click the "About me" tab and then click the pencil next to "Address" to see if you can edit it there.

If that doesn't work, I would PM the administrator for help.