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Gore Bike Wear’s new One Gore-Tex Active jacket now available to buy

New jacket weighs just 130g and costs £220, and uses new 2-layer permanent beading surface fabric
by David Arthur @davearthur
Wed, Dec 16, 2015 10:29
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We told you about the revolutionary new One Gore-Tex Active fabric a little while ago, and now Gore Bike Wear has launched the first cycling jacket using it. It costs £219.99, weighs a claimed 130g and will be available in limited numbers.

The new fabric is a complete upgrade of its previous Active fabric. Instead of an outer DWR treated layer, the new fabric uses a 2-layer construction with a special permanent beading surface. This, reckons the company, makes the fabric lighter, more packable and more breathable.

- Buyer’s guide: The best waterproof cycling jackets

At the claimed weight of 130g, it’s certainly very light. The previous Gore Active jacket road.cc tested weighed in at 208g, so that’s a considerable weight saving. That’s good for on-bike comfort but also the packability. It’s claimed to be able to pack down into a jersey pocket, certainly something you would struggle with the previous Active jacket.

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Currently, the jacket is only available in the black colourway option now for sale, it’s not able to offer the new fabric in other colours yet. There do appear to be a smattering of reflective details, however, with a reflective logo on the sleeve and print on the sides and front and rear.

Features include a reinforced hem, front zip pocket which also doubles as a pouch to stuff the jacket, and zip tags for easy opening. There’s a full-length front zip, an ergonomically shaped collar and an elasticated hem.

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We’ll hopefully get the new jacket in for review soon, and we’re keen to see just how breathable and waterproof it really is. We’ll be interested to see how durable the new fabric is, especially for commuting with a backpack rubbing at the shoulder panels or for cyclocross riding through brambles and skirting prickly hedgerows.

The list price of £219.99 places it near the top-end of the waterproof cycling jacket market, but considering it’s using state-of-the-art fabric technology with potentially game-changing performance benefits, the price doesn’t appear as eye-watering as it easily could do.

The One Gore-Tex Active Bike Jacket is available in five sizes (S-XXL) and is available now from www.goreapparel.co.uk. A running jacket is also available.

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David Arthur @davearthur

David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes. 

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Beaufort | 8 years ago
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...certainly the Goretex store lists them as no longer available now. 

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hsiaolc replied to Beaufort | 8 years ago
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Beaufort wrote:

...certainly the Goretex store lists them as no longer available now. 

 

Its back.

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pedalpowerDC | 8 years ago
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I like the Rapha Hardshell for cold wet situations, and I stay dry enough to keep warm in warmer wet conditions with a Castelli Sottile. I've got to agree with @dodgy, though, that if rain is falling from the sky, there is almost no way to keep it out. Eventually, it finds a way in.

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dodgy | 8 years ago
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I don't own a single item of cycling clothing that claims to be waterproof and is actually waterproof.

 

This includes 'waterproof' gloves from Sealskins, Sportful 'no rain' Fiandre tights (they don't actually claim waterproof, but they are supposed to shrug off rain - they dont). I've got a Sportful 'survival jacket' which is the nearest I've had, but in a good rainstorm, even that doesn't keep me dry. Plus many other items, lots of expensive mistakes over the years, but I've adjusted my expectations downward.

But I haven't given up, maybe, just maybe this product will actually be waterproof.

You first.

 

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userfriendly replied to dodgy | 8 years ago
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dodgy wrote:

I don't own a single item of cycling clothing that claims to be waterproof and is actually waterproof.

I own a few. It's sometimes also about how you use it, e.g. can the water get inside your overshoes by running down the legs because you wear them over your Fiandre tights rather than the tights over them?

dodgy wrote:

This includes 'waterproof' gloves from Sealskins,

Agreed on those, mine held up fine for half an hour then started to soak through.

dodgy wrote:

Sportful 'no rain' Fiandre tights (they don't actually claim waterproof, but they are supposed to shrug off rain - they dont).

I have those tights too, and in my experience they do what they claim to do. The only time they got a bit damp (though not much) was after two hours of constant downpour - but if you keep moving they will still keep you warm, and once the rain stops they dry up very fast again. Very happy with this piece of kit, actually.

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dodgy replied to userfriendly | 8 years ago
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I own a few. It's sometimes also about how you use it, e.g. can the water get inside your overshoes by running down the legs because you wear them over your Fiandre tights rather than the tights over them?

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Sportful 'no rain' Fiandre tights (they don't actually claim waterproof, but they are supposed to shrug off rain - they dont).

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I have those tights too, and in my experience they do what they claim to do. The only time they got a bit damp (though not much) was after two hours of constant downpour - but if you keep moving they will still keep you warm, and once the rain stops they dry up very fast again. Very happy with this piece of kit, actually.

 

Yeah, the tights are really elastic at the ankle, so you get a really good seal around my goretex winter boots. Before that I've tried wetsuit replacement cuffs to get a seal on the boots.

The Fiandre tights do dry quickly, but mine get wet 5 minutes into a downpour, quite disappointed. Glad you like them more though!

But the sealskinz gloves, just bloody awful. And every time I wear them I'm reminded how crap they are as it says 'waterproof' along one of the fingers. Maybe it's only that finger that is waterproof, I'll have to test 3

 

 

 

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userfriendly replied to dodgy | 8 years ago
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dodgy wrote:

The Fiandre tights do dry quickly, but mine get wet 5 minutes into a downpour, quite disappointed. Glad you like them more though!

A mate has them too, and his top didn't keep the water out as well as the kit I was wearing, he said the water may have seeped in that way or it may have been sweat, he wasn't sure. But yeah, as long as they still keep you warm I don't have an issue with them getting damp after a while.

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But the sealskinz gloves, just bloody awful. And every time I wear them I'm reminded how crap they are as it says 'waterproof' along one of the fingers. Maybe it's only that finger that is waterproof, I'll have to test 3

Ha! It may be, aye. 4 Definitely not the rest. I've resorted to using neoprene gloves in the wet now - that stuff will still let water through, but at least it keeps your digits toasty.

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userfriendly | 8 years ago
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Looking forward to the review of this one. 1

Quite happy with my Rapha Hardshell, but something light and packable wouldn't go amiss either. At the moment that role in my wardrobe is filled by a dhb eVent which *kind of* folds up small enough to fit in my Winter Jersey's main cargo pocket, but once I've done that nothing else will.

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belgravedave | 8 years ago
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I really want this jacket.

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sethpistol | 8 years ago
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Castelli will have a jacket using this fabric later in the year too, looks pretty awesome and feels durable too.

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