Do you cycle? The reason i ask is that if you cycle regularly in a city in the UK a coat is necessary. Now while its true that pretty much any coat would theoretically do, you soon find cycling regularly that you need a a coat that can do many things:

essential
- Keep you dry
- keep you protected from wind
- but not be too warm, you are cycling and if you don't have showers at work you don't want to end up a sweaty mess

good
- be seen
- have storage options, pockets on the jacket
- but no so many that the jacket becomes billowy, speaking of which
- a snug fit, but not so snug that you can't fit an extra layer under there in winter
- have zips that can be undone wearing gloves
- can be packed down into a stuff sack so it can be kept in your saddle bag / pannier / pocket

and so on and so on...

Now from the essential list, these things are generally trade-offs, a perfectly waterproof jacket would be like an oil-skin, sure it would keep you dry but before you know it you would have drowned in your own sweat, this is a difficult thing for manufacturers to get right and each individual is different. Some do get pretty damn close though, usually through tech like gore-tex and all the rest, but these generally don't come cheap - if i could find a jacket that hit the sweet-spot on those three i would probably pay 4 times the price of this and that's without taking into account the good list, which can themselves make or break a jacket.

But getting a jacket that has got the first 3 things right... time and money has certainly told me that windbreakers from the market aren't really going to cut it and that to get what you need, generally you need to pay for it. I think most people who cycle regularly in this country realise that.

Got my jacket in the post today
Fantastic fit ( got a medium and i am a small) took it into the shower with me waterproof works perfectly

Really excited by this especially if it is breathable and windproof

I disagree that cyclists are being mugged. You can get a cheap waterproof jacket that keeps you dry but holds the liquid or pay more and get a specialised material to let the water run off which this jacket does.

Adding into the fact that this is a lightweight jacket, breathable and windproof for cycling and you have an even more specialised and high performance jacket.

You would be hard to find any other jacket at £50 which has all these qualities and not designed for cycling

Its on sale because its black, where nobody can bloody see you!

Fixed to reflect the choice of colour :stuck_out_tongue:

Sooooo tempted but just ordered a full set of pearl izumi wxb gear from sportpursuit... will the missus notice it in the wardrobe too?

What are the reviews ?
General feedback on this jacket
I am a novice so not really sure what i am looking for but would rather spend money on something that is quality and will last

Its on sale because its black, where nobody can bloody see you!

I've got an older version of this and it's brilliant. really warm and actually does a good job of keeping the rain off.

I was meaning in comparison to the other options available as this jacket is considered a performance jacket and i am not a performance cyclist. Just starting out and dont know whether this is overkill

Thanks for your help

Good jacket for this price. Heated

It's decent. If you like it, and it's in budget, get it.