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Pit zips are helpful, but a breathable shell is key – and there are varying
thicknesses of GoreTex. My primary rain riding jacket is an Arc'teryx Alpha
SL, which uses the super thin Paclite GoreTex. You do still sweat in it, but
at least some of it comes out. I've crashed in it numerous times, ripped it
once and had it repaired, still goes great. People scoff at the idea of a $400
shell – and especially riding in it – but time and time again I reach for this
piece. It was money well spent.
Oct. 30, 2013, 10:54 a.m. - morgman
#!markdown Pit zips are helpful, but a breathable shell is key – and there are varying thicknesses of GoreTex. My primary rain riding jacket is an Arc'teryx Alpha SL, which uses the super thin Paclite GoreTex. You do still sweat in it, but at least some of it comes out. I've crashed in it numerous times, ripped it once and had it repaired, still goes great. People scoff at the idea of a $400 shell – and especially riding in it – but time and time again I reach for this piece. It was money well spent.