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Price: £224.99 / $270
Sizes: S-XXL
Weight:
Colours: Ten options in total
Main fabric: Polyamide
The Gorewear Spinshift Gore-Tex Jacket is Gorewear’s brand new waterproof cycling jacket sitting in its Spinshift range, aimed to offer great value and high performance. To this end, the brand has succeeded tremendously, producing a jacket that is wonderfully waterproof and windproof, while having impressive levels of breathability.
The jacket also features great practical features such as a broad colour range, reflective detailing, and rear pocket. However, it misses some useful features found on more premium jackets such as two-way zips, and the fit is slightly odd. But for the performance that is offered, this is one of the best waterproof jackets on the market at the moment and for a great price.
It is therefore quite sad that, since initially writing this review, Gorewear has been wound down by the parent company, W.L. Gore, so it is one to pick up now before it’s gone forever if you’re keen.
Design and specifications
The Gorewear Spinshift Gore-Tex Jacket uses GoreWear’s latest PFAS free waterproofing Gore-Tex technology. Specifically, the ePE membrane (expanded polyethylene), which consists of a ‘Face Textile’ with DWR coating, ePE membrane for waterproofing and breathability, and the inner lining. This apparently results in a waterproof membrane that is breathable, windproof, while being designed to be long lasting, all while using a lower density membrane for reduced carbon footprint via lower material usages.
Gorewear specifically mentions that this jacket can be used with a rucksack, which can impair some waterproofing by increasing pressure around the fabric when a rucksack is on top. The jacket also features a rear zip pocket for storage of essentials or as a pocket to pack the jacket into itself.
Internally it uses taped seams at critical points so as to reduce the chance of any water ingress where more water pressure is likely to affect it. Gorewear states that…
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