"What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:""I have been riding in the Gorewear Lupra GORE-TEX Logo Hooded Jacket through a particularly wet stretch of the season and the thing that keeps impressing me is how little I think about it once I am on the bike. The GORE-TEX ePE membrane manages heat and moisture so quietly in the background that the jacket just stops being a variable, which is exactly what you want from a shell when the conditions are already demanding your attention. The sleeve logo graphics are a sharp detail that makes this feel like a piece designed with real care rather than just a functional necessity.""The Gorewear Lupra GORE-TEX Logo Hooded Jacket does not ask you to compromise between protection and performance, and after a few wet rides in it the distinction starts to feel irrelevant anyway. Built on Gorewear's best-selling Endure platform with next-generation GORE-TEX ePE fabric, this 3-layer shell is the kind of piece that quietly becomes the most reliable item in the kit bag, pulled out without deliberation every time the sky turns uncertain. At 8. 6 ounces the jacket is light enough to carry as a permanent fixture in a rear pocket, and the stow pocket compresses it completely for the days it is not needed until it suddenly is. The GORE-TEX ePE membrane manages both rain and perspiration continuously, keeping the interior dry regardless of effort level or precipitation intensity. Pre-shaped elbows and shoulders track the forward cycling position without restriction, the reinforced hood with silicone rim grip holds a helmet firmly through any descent the weather makes interesting, and a soft neck lining keeps the fit comfortable from the first mile to the last. Limited-edition sleeve logo graphics mark it as something considered rather than generic, and reflective detailing at the elbows and lower back holds visibility when the clouds close in completely."
Price: $168.00 from Backcountry
| Merchant | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| $168.00 | Visit Store |
"What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:""The Gorewear Lupra GORE-TEX Logo Hooded Jacket has quietly become the most-used jacket in my rotation because it handles every condition I throw at it without drawing attention to itself on the bike. The GORE-TEX...
"What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:""I have been riding in the Gorewear Lupra GORE-TEX Logo Hooded Jacket through a particularly wet stretch of the season and the thing that keeps impressing me is how little I think about it once I am on the bike....
"What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:""I have been riding in the Gorewear Lupra GORE-TEX Logo Hooded Jacket through a particularly wet stretch of the season and the thing that keeps impressing me is how little I think about it once I am on the bike....