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I've a long used and long abused Endura Stealth jacket and it's had it's day. Many, many repairs and over 10 years old now and very thin, worn and constantly needing restitching. But what to replace it with?
Used for cold and/or wet rides - both MTB and gravel, and winter night rides.
It's replacement must be fine for below freezing, 100% water & wind proof, breathable and single-layer plus not needing anything other than a long sleeve base for even -5c and below.
Any recommendations?
Any takers?
There's no much out there like the Stealth jacket - it's numbers on paper for breathability and waterproofness were pretty poor.
The market is segmented between proper waterproof jackets and Perfetto style GoreTex Infinium softshell jackets.
I really rated my Stealth for commuting especially - nice red one which lasted years. I bought another one (maybe the Stealth II) just as the jacket was being discontinued by Endura, that is now years old and still going OK. They're very good within a certain window; for me I found it to be about 0 - 12 degrees C and the sort of damp, drizzly but not-actually-raining autumn, winter, spring weather.
I'd agree with @footflaps though, there are better jackets on the market now.
dhb do a nice one, the Aeron which is much cheaper than most other softshells.
I had a Stealth for a while.
Later got a Rapha City waterproof jacket that was more breathable, and made it redundant for me.
I just wear the Rapha deep winter baselayer under that when it's cold & wet.
When it's -5deg it doesn't tend to be wet, so I wear my Madison DTE hybrid insulated jacket - which is ****ing amazing and can probably still be found cheap.
for me I found it to be about 0 – 12 degrees C and the sort of damp, drizzly but not-actually-raining autumn, winter, spring weather.
Perfetto style weather - although I normally go for a full winter jacket at 5 or below...
which Aeron jacket? There are several versions
@ElShalimo - the All Winter one.
https://www.dhbsport.com/products/dhb-aeron-all-winter-softshell-jacket
It's on sale at Wiggle for £80 at the moment.
Edit: they do a lighter weight one called the Equinox and a heavier weight one called the Deep Winter but the All Winter is the nearest thing to a Stealth I've found.
Thanks
Thanks, the spec on that Aeron reads more like my Endura Windchill, I'm looking for something that'll go colder (with comfort) TBH.