Winter Collection
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3. Wind and rain
Wind jackets - anoraks are the best protection
against wind. If there is also cold, then Wind Stopper
fleece can be even better and works pretty well in
practice. But you have to be very careful, when buying
an anorak.
The majority, but really the majority of ordinary
cycling anoraks on the market will probably disappoint
you. The classic vivid yellow anorak, which can be
bought in every bike store does not breathe and that's
the fact! Manufacturers think that it is more important
that cycling anoraks are water resistant than
breathable, as if they were selling rain jackets and not
wind jackets! And why is breathability so important?
Because it allows passage of the air and moisture, that
your sweating body produces, away from the body. If this
is not the case, then the moisture condenses on the
inner side of the anorak and you get really wet from
your own sweat. It can easily happen that on a nice
autumn sunny day you return from a ride totally wet,
when wearing such unbreathable anorak. And they are not
appropriate for wearing in the rain either, since you
again get wet from the inside.
You should have two jackets, one light and breathable
and the other less light and waterproof. For the first,
be careful that is not impregnated in any way, both
sides of the fabrics have to look and feel the same. And
for the second, if you can afford it, get yourself a
Gore-tex jacket, which is really waterproof and also has
enough breathability.
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