Gore shakedry jackets

rjfrussell wrote:

David Arthur @davearthur wrote:

rjfrussell wrote:

any other views?  about to take the plunge, i think. 

Best rain jacket you can buy right now. That do? 😉

 

Which one?  C5, C7 or Stretch?

FYI my original shake dry (Spring 2017) began to leak so badly all over it was like wearing an unproofed soft shell.  

Washed on a 30 degree cycle a few times, non-aggresive detergent, generally spent more time in jersey pocket than being worn.  It started to fail wthin 6 months but I didn’t return until a few weeks ago.

Compressing it into a pocket does seem to make the surface of the material wrinkle and i wonder if it delaminates the 2 layers causing a failure.

Gore have honoured a replacement (2 year warranty).  Sigma said it’s the only return of a shakedry they’ve had.  

Anyone else’s jacket fail?

rjfrussell wrote:

any other views?  about to take the plunge, i think. 

Best rain jacket you can buy right now. That do? 😉

Not sure about the

Not sure about the differences between them but I was so close to buying one last year, then I read about not being able to wear a backpack with them, as they work like a tent with pressure applied to the surface.

While I do ride in the wet without a backpack, I’d say 95% of my wet rides are while commuting and that’s when I’m mostly wearing one.  Couldnt splash  that much cash on something I wouldn’t use most of the time.

Fishpastesarnie wrote:

rjfrussell wrote:

£280 is eye-watering!

As is the cost with most cycling kit.

What is the difference between C5 and C7?

One’s more fitted than the other, I was told by Gore. In my review of the women’s Shakedry I wrote “Fit-wise, it’s ‘C5’ – Gore’s code for keen rider but not pro (that’s C7)”.

Hope that helps.

We also have a review of the Shakedry Stretch imminent…