[Closed] Recommend me a screwupable rain jacket

Montaine featherlight should tick your boxes

The ordinary Featherlites aren't really rainproof - more showerproof. Look for a Montane Featherlite H2O.

Featherlies are pretty good if you just want to shrug the worst off though. How big do H20's screw up? I can get my normal featherlite down about the size of a tennis ball.

Normal Montane Featherlight is good for all but extended heavy showers ime.

the Montane Featherlite Gilet look's good too.
(£15 from CRC)

Thanks guys , that's just what i need.
are they just called rain jackets ? it would help my search on Google.

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Are you guys using the Featherlite Vélo ?

montane are quite a boil bag even for me

What Juan said - I had an H20 and in anything even remotely strenuous I'd be sweating and end up sodden from the inside...

juan

did you have the H20 or regular version?

any other options ( other than just getting wet 🙂 )

I use these thin shells more as an emergency 'cut the wind chill' or 'cut the worst of the water' out things, not proper riding around all day in stairrod rain hardshells, or 'looks like it might drizzle a bit now and then' softshells ...

... I find they breathe OK too, they'll stick to bare skin pronto, so if its cool enough to wear long sleeve baselayers do so. They are so thin and flappy it won't stand off your skin surface at all otherwise. But then lined jackets weight a tonne and pack down to the size of a house ... so you makes yer choices eh?

The best 'waterproof' I've found was an eVent Rab Latok but even that could get too sweaty after more than 1/2 an hour of hard riding. And eVent really isn't cheap. As far as the featherlight / H20 things go - as ADH says - they're alright in an emergency / when stopped to keep the worst off but IMO that's about it.

I think there is an element of subjectivity to the discussion though as I'm a sweaty rider anyhow, if you're not then you might get on better with them.

Personally, for the majority of my riding waterproofs aren't worth it: if it's peeing down then there's too much water flying about from the wheels etc to make them a pointless exercise anyway. I just make sure my feet and hands are warm and on my commute now (the majority of my miles) I either wear a gilet that'll keep my core warm and prevent windchill or if it's colder a lightweight softshell that'll repel water for about 30 minutes and is far more breathable than goretex / eVent etc. Then I stuff an extra merino baselayer in my bag for the train to keep me warm...

Anything that says Gore-tex paclite on it, I have a gore bike wear alp-x and it has been the best biking investment ive ever made. They really will last and really are worth the money (IMO) as they get you riding in all weathers alot more freely.

Got my montane gear from TK Max cheap unexpectedly (featherlight trousers are good in the wind and cold, poor in rain; H2O jacket ok for my 30min commute if its drizzling and havent worn the cycling gilet yet so cant report on it.......but all cheap from TK's) Pleased with them as they were a bargain and do the job in 'mild' conditions but would be disappointed if paid full price expecting complete waterproofing.

I use an Endura Rebound jacket, again it is showerproof and not waterproof, but I think it works pretty well and is not too sweaty. Good reviews, and looks good in black.

I think it's the H2O one, I'll confirm later if you want.
Still not very breathable, amazingly easy to get dirty a pain to get clean.
Only good side it was 45% off and it packs very small

I have some Endura stuff for the more hardcore rides , i just wanted a "quick cover me up and get me home /car jacket" if the weather turns bad.

I'll try TK maxx 🙂 , worth a go.

Thats exactly what the Rebound is - £36, thin, light, quite breathable and zips up into itself. TK is probably worth a squirt though.

mine is a H20 featherlite. hope it helps

Thanka Juan

I'm off to have a look at some tonight .

I carry a montane H2O for local/emergnecy wear, but I have a berghaus paclite for the heavy stuff.

The h20 does get quite sweaty, but then what doesn't...

I also have a Endura rebound, which I love and wear a lot, not waterproof, but it shrugs off a lot of it..