Waterproof bike jacket??????????
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RUKKA. Give this guy a shout for GOOD prices [email protected] tell him I gave you his contact details.
If you want black, heavy, hot in the summer, high quality, very expensive, then go for Rukka. If you want lightweight, other colours apart from black, excellent venting for summer, use your own layers in the winter, high quality, slightly cheaper, then go for Klim. There will be lots of people voting for their favourite but I would say try both and see what your priorities are, what one person likes, others will hate. Personally I have a Klim Overland suit, its their cheaper suit (around £700+ but now discontinued) and apart from the boxy off road styling, it is an awesome bit of kit. Lifetime warranty, very comfy, totally waterproof, excellent venting and not black !
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I am looking for new kit and was intent on getting Rukka this time round having almost always used BMW's Streetguard stuff. I have heard of a few issues with Rukka stuff lately related to failing zips and leaking goretex. I am now not so sure. I am going to do some more research and Klim might be one of the contenders. I amy just stick with Streetguard as it is well made IMHO and in four sets I have only had one failed zip which was replaced under warranty.
Not tried Klim, but Rukka works for me.
After many years of buying the best leaky bike gear bargains I could find, I got fed up and bought Rukka last year. No wet belly or crutch since. However, the outside pockets on my 'budget' (yeah, right) Rukka jacket fill up with water.
After many years of buying the best leaky bike gear bargains I could find, I got fed up and bought Rukka last year. No wet belly or crutch since. However, the outside pockets on my 'budget' (yeah, right) Rukka jacket fill up with water.
Aerostitch Darien.
Rukka all day long. Commuted 120 miles a day in mine 3 or 4 days a week all year round for the last 7 years ... utterly brilliant bit of kit. I wouldn't poo poo what others say about other kit but this is just my personal experience.
Try both. Buy whichever fits best. I appear to be Rukka shaped.
Keep an eye out on the German discounters FC Moto & Louis. I bought a Chariklo jacket for 300 Euros from louis.de - all sold out now but still some here for a little more
https://www.fc-moto.de/epages/fcm.sf/en_GB/?ObjectID=77714920&ViewAction=ViewProduct if you are a 58 and like grey.
The jacket got a good rain test on a trip home from Wales recently. No leakage. Seems to be a good replacement for the very, very worn but really good Hein Gericke Cruise that is not made any more, sadly.
Keep an eye out on the German discounters FC Moto & Louis. I bought a Chariklo jacket for 300 Euros from louis.de - all sold out now but still some here for a little more
https://www.fc-moto.de/epages/fcm.sf/en_GB/?ObjectID=77714920&ViewAction=ViewProduct if you are a 58 and like grey.
The jacket got a good rain test on a trip home from Wales recently. No leakage. Seems to be a good replacement for the very, very worn but really good Hein Gericke Cruise that is not made any more, sadly.
Layering is the answer
Any decent low cost waterproof jacket and then a Schott waterproof overjacket of the top if you hit anything worse than a prolonged shower.
My Schott is lightweight , 100% waterproof , adds a layer of warmth / wind protection in the winter or when the days get cool and is coated on the inside with something that makes it incredibly easy to slip on .
I wear it over a Furygan jacket that cost £150 . Meanwhile my bulky, heavy Rukka jacket that admittedly never leaks (except for the pocket) hangs up all year round . It's not a Pro She'll so in wet weather it holds the water and becomes even heavier and stays wet for a long time. My Schott is dry soon after it stops raining
Any decent low cost waterproof jacket and then a Schott waterproof overjacket of the top if you hit anything worse than a prolonged shower.
My Schott is lightweight , 100% waterproof , adds a layer of warmth / wind protection in the winter or when the days get cool and is coated on the inside with something that makes it incredibly easy to slip on .
I wear it over a Furygan jacket that cost £150 . Meanwhile my bulky, heavy Rukka jacket that admittedly never leaks (except for the pocket) hangs up all year round . It's not a Pro She'll so in wet weather it holds the water and becomes even heavier and stays wet for a long time. My Schott is dry soon after it stops raining
Not tried Rukka but have ridden in prolonged torrential rain in Klim and been as dry as a bone underneath and very comfy. Also in heat open up the vents for cooling great kit would not hesitate to buy again.
Klim all day long .. 
Tough as nails. I have the Traverse jacket. Bonded goretex, good venting, armour, but it's a shell. That means you choose what you want to wear underneath, from a t shirt on the hottest days to layers or a heated jacket on the coldest. (I use a keiss heated jacket underneath in the winter).
Its a proper 4 season bit of clothing and i wear it all year round.
http://www.adventure-spec.com/default/klim-traverse-jacket.html
Tough as nails. I have the Traverse jacket. Bonded goretex, good venting, armour, but it's a shell. That means you choose what you want to wear underneath, from a t shirt on the hottest days to layers or a heated jacket on the coldest. (I use a keiss heated jacket underneath in the winter).
Its a proper 4 season bit of clothing and i wear it all year round.
http://www.adventure-spec.com/default/klim-traverse-jacket.html
I do so hate to agree with Giles but he is correct
I bought rukka, spent a lot of money and it fell apart. Broken zip and the materials split and fraying after 14 days riding. No warranty coverage.
Will never buy their crap again
Will never buy their crap again
BMW Streetguard for me. No water ingress even in the worst of storms and the material doesn't have an inner lining system so the water just runs off the jacket and it weighs the same as before the rain. Not cheap but you pays your money and makes your choice 
+ 1 on this. Imhave always had a Rukka set and it lasts forever, but it is bloody heavy and in full summer touring mode say in Italy or France, unbearable.
Klim, Dane, Held are good alternatives. All fairly expensive, in that whether you ll spend £1200 or £1600, both amounts are quite punchy.
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