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My 'small' arrived yesterday - not had chance to try it in anger yet, but it's a good fit, if a bit snug round the hem. Seems excellent quality, easily as good as some of the more expensive brands I've had/got/seen. I suspect it may be a bit warm for summer use, 'cos it's quite thick fabric.
My XXL arrived yesterday. I have a 45" chest and (cough) 38"+ waist. The XXL is more or less perfect. For £36 you don't expect much so pretty chuffed really. Exactly what I needed and about £100 cheaper than the stuff I was looking at in the stores 🙂
medium arrived yesterday, wore it around the office, wore it outside in the rain, nice fit, arm length is good... will prob need a layer underneath in the colder weather but i'm happy with it for the moneys 😀
Got mine couple of days ago and think it is good for the money. XL is perfect fit for me, 6'4 and slim(ish).
Like the cut a lot but when the hood is not in use the rolling/folding up doesn't look very neat.
Otherwise the pockets , zips, seam welds all very good.
And the nicest surprise is that the jacket has a 3 year guarantee! Not shabby at all, D2B will repair , replace or refund if the jacket fails.
Mine arrived yesterday (3 days to come 20 miles..). For £35 I think it's a bargain as a general outdoor shell for active folk in everything but proper downpour weather but for me it's not really a mountain biking top. Well, it is but for high mountain days or for trips that are more social that frantic but then again I'm more of a xc rider and it takes proper bad weather to get me in a jacket at all. Glad I've got it though.
Mine arrived yesterday. Bought a small and the fit is perfect for roadie and mtb.
Got pissed off with my £180 montane event jacket that isn't waterproof (despite doing everything is says to reproof it)
Looks very good quality
Got mine through - seems a bargain for the £35 I paid.
I got a size small and it fits okay but is snug, probably should have gone for the medium but i can live with it!!
Cheers OP
Got my small yesterday fits perfectly, I usually have a small in Altura stuff as well. Used it in anger this morning. 6 miles on the road at -1c then 16 miles off road with rain, sleet then snow! I was getting a little warm off road before it snowed so took it off for a while. It folded down almost as small as my previous nylon jacket.
Put it back on for the 6 mile road ride back home in the pouring rain and got back warm and dry. For less than 40 quid it is a real bargain. Shame they have sold out.
just been to dare2b shop at the chillfactore.
I said it is 37 on the website and the agreed to pricematch.
Tried this out today with an Endura Frontline underneath, this jacket on top, it was about 2 degrees. Stayed warm the whole ride, even got a bit hot towards the end. Not sure about earlier comments saying it wasn't very windproof, I found it was actually very windproof, and it served brilliantly as a seat cover after the ride as well.
Definitely worth £31!
Any one care to explain how to make the roll away hood sit better :-).
yep, I agree, perfectly windproof. Been out on a commute with it and walked across the common in a windchill the other night with only a mid-layer beneath. Very happy with it.
Hood rolling isnt ace, but a bit of an art form.
If anyone has a large they want to sell I'll take it
Cheap tat for the usual STW scratters.
You may aswell wear a tescos carrier bag as a coat.
what a well thought out balanced argument, I bet the special school is proud of your debating skills 🙂
what a well thought out balanced argument
No just a statement of fact. 😆
Maybe not a very well researched statement of fact....
After 10 months use I'm still quite liking their stuff.
A year ago the scissors in A&E made a mess of my trusted Buffalo pertex windproof thing (they also last and work well - it was the 2nd Buffalo in 20 years - so I thought long and hard before changing to anything different). Once back on the bike, I took a punt on a Dare2B bamboo fabric bike windproof. I have to admit it is fantastic - better fit, no rustling, more breathable but still shrugs off an hour riding in mist / showery rain.
Pay more if you want but there is nothing wrong with Dare2B stuff.
and to faulter any cost saving scrutiny, when I phoned them (and got transferred around a bit), everyone I spoke to was English... Not bad.
Also, consider that they are part of Regatta and Craghoppers.
Cheap tat for the usual STW scratters.
Mine is hanging up in my wardrobe right next to my Rapha softshell.
Now try pigeon holing that you internet dweeb! 😉
Went out in mine for the first time last night and found it to be comfy, warm and windproof so pretty happy, especially for the bargain price. So thanks to the OP.
Also, a bonus feature i found this morning is it also cleans up well if you happen to leave it on the floor in the hallway and your cat vomits its breakfast all over it...... 👿
I wore mine with a Karrimor SS jersey underneath on sunday night for the 12 mile road commute into work. It was very cold and there was a good covering of frost already out with a crosswind. The jacket warmed up quickly and I did most of the ride with it half undone but my arms felt a bit chilly.
When I got to work and took it off my arms were damp and so was the inside of the sleeves which would account for the extra chill mentioned. It could be that wearing a long sleeve top would have wicked better but it didnt appear to have breathed very well.
I'll try it with my merino LS underneath next time and see how that goes instead.
Hi, I bought an L and an XXL (for a mate). I'm happy with the L, as it's cheap and I bought it for winter/spring DH and enduro riding. Sadly the XXL is too small for my mate, he's a 49" chest.
Therefore it's up for sale if anyone wants it?
I paid £34 posted so I'm happy to pass it on for this.
Email in profile,
Cheers
MintyJim - I'll take that off you. My XL is to small.
Sidney
I've been hoping someone would say what you've just said!
I'll take it off your hands for what you'v paid for it if that's ok with you...
XL sounds like the size for me and I just missed out.
Email in profile.
Cheers
I just received an XXL and it feels tighter than the XL. Whats going on with Dare2be's sizing?
Rascal, you're in luck. If you want to give the XXL a go then mail me.
i'd take a Large or XL if any are going spare 😀
email in profile
i would take a xxl if anybody has one
I may have an XL for sale after christmas day... its been wrapped up so can't tell till then. Email in profile.
Cheers G
Wolves dug, I have a XXL, can sell you for what I paid. Send me an email.
My xl is going spare, yours for cost... Email in profile.
I know this thread has run and run but if there's a spare XL going, I'll take it off your hands!
Cheers
Ive been using mine more recently and increasingly impressed with it. Good windblocker with all zips closed. Nicely formed hood holds up in headwinds without ballooning. Got used to the shoulder cut and it doesnt restrict as much as a feared.
YGM rascal!
If you are out in Glasgow today to will know the weather is stinking. The little bargain jacket is doing a fine job in these conditions 🙂
Why has he got a PedoBear sticker on his bike?
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I have an unworn Small here (with tags still attached) anyone can have at cost price. They had no Mediums left when i ordered. The Small fits my 6'2" medium build frame...but only just. Email in profile.
I have an XXL going spare. I got it in place of an XL long since gone but the crazy thing is, the XXL feels smaller than the XL so might be worth a punt for someone. Unworn and pay me what I paid for it.
Sid
Hi Sid. ymg . cheers. T
Looks like it's been claimed, cheers toss!
Got a brand new unused XL going for cost plus postage if anyone's interested...
Cheers