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TECH NEWS
Rapha Commuter Jacket 2018 - 5.jpgRapha unveils Commuter Jacket
Rapha has today released a new Commuter Jacket that's intended to keep you dry and comfortable on the bike while looking good enough to wear off it.
The Commuter Jacket is made from a waterproof fabric that's exclusive to Rapha. It is said to be a hard-wearing and breathable microporous material — so it lets sweaty vapour escape — with a hydrophobic membrane and a DWR (durable water repellent) treatment. All of the seams are sealed to keep water out.
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Features include an elasticated hem, adjustable hood, zipped front pockets and storm binding at the cuffs. The off-centre front zip is water repellent.
You get a reflective dot pattern on the back, positioned to be visible just below a backpack, if you're wearing one.
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The cut is relaxed compared to that of a sports-type jacket, the idea being that you can wear this off the bike too.
The Rapha Commuter Jacket is priced at £100 and is available in yellow, bright orange, hi-vis pink and black for men, and in yellow, hi-vis pink and black for women.
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For more info go to www.rapha.cc/gb/en/stories/rapha-commuter-jacket
Mat has been in cycling media since 1996, on titles including BikeRadar, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, What Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking UK, and he has been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. Mat has been road.cc technical editor for over a decade, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer. Now over 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.
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I quite like my Rapha cycling kit, generally well made if a little pricey. This jacket, to double as casual wear, is probably great at the RRP.... but does come across as a bit Nike/Adidas naff with the big logo on the back.
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Main quibble would be it saying "Rapha" in huge letters on the back. Next question: how come women don't get to have one in orange?
Probaly just sexism.
I'm more suprised that it appears to be available in hi viz pink for men.
Why?
Umm, but the zip...
They say it is an Aquaguard waterproof zip.