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> "Jay Beattie" <[email protected]> wrote:
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> >Absolutely not. I have owned a number of Burleys over the
years
> >and think they are fine jackets, but there is more than one
fish
> >in the sea
>
> what other brands you recommend looking at?
Sugoi, Cannondale, Gore and even some of the mail-order house
brands -- and of course, Burley. I do not look for brands,
though. I look for value and construction: no lining, felled
seams, under arm zips, high collar, wrist closures, storm fly on
zipper plus the usual fit issues. It used to be that Burley was
the only game in town for bicycle specific rain jackets -- and
you still cannot go wrong buying one (I have been using them for
20 years) -- but there are now a lot of jackets on the market
that may be a better bargain. I say "may" since I have not done
competitive shopping for a jacket recently, and in the end, the
Burley may still be the one to buy based on value, fit, etc. I
would look around first, though. -- Jay Beattie.