So far, everything about this jacket was excellent. The only drawback is the hood. The main part of the hood fits very well and the volume adjuster on the back does an excellent job; it's toggle is also quite lowdown so it doesn't interfere with a bike helmet. The hood rolls out of a tall jacket collar and the design means that the sides of the hood round the face are missing, meaning that it leaves a lot of the face exposed to side winds and rain. The wire peak stiffened peak does well at protecting from above and the front, but my cheeks, nose and chin (no comments about their protrusion please) got a fair amount of weathering when worn in windy, wet, and cold conditions like we've had here in Scotland and when racing in the Bergson Winter Challenge in Poland. It's the one thing that lets it down, but on occasions has been the reason that I've left it in the cupboard when the weather's been bad and reached for another jacket instead.
All in all an excellent jacket, with a first class fabric and well fitted design. Minimal features keep the weight down while the ripstop outer fabric laminated to the ePTFE membrane are very durable for a lightweight fabric. It didn't suffer once from numerous run ins with brambles, thorny trees and abuse from the bike when hike-a-biking, so I'm very impressed with it's durability and believe that it will go on for a good while to come.For more details please visit: http://www.rab.uk.com   Page 4 of 4
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