I have a Capo winter jacket that worked pretty well. It was a little tight around the waist but that wasn't something that bothered me. It had just enough insulation to work well in the weather here in the bay area - 40 degrees mornings to 60 degree afternoon in the winter.
However, like most cheap junk these days it has a plastic zipper and bending down on the bars was its downfall. The plastic zipper with metal pulls failed for 1-2" near the bottom. I probably won't be able to find a place that can repair it and put a real metal zipper in it.
So can anyone suggest a replacement jacket? I have a Pearl Izumi Select and another jacket from Europe that fit me well but the damn cold wind blows through it and on descents after a hard climb freeze your you know what's off. In a suit jacket I wear a 44 Long and most European jackets have either sleeves too short or armpit to armpit measurements for a gorilla.
Looking up various manufacturers they are very careful not to give you actual measurements but rely on that damn "Large" which comes in American Large, Japanese and Taiwan Large and European Large all of which are significantly different.
However, like most cheap junk these days it has a plastic zipper and bending down on the bars was its downfall. The plastic zipper with metal pulls failed for 1-2" near the bottom. I probably won't be able to find a place that can repair it and put a real metal zipper in it.
So can anyone suggest a replacement jacket? I have a Pearl Izumi Select and another jacket from Europe that fit me well but the damn cold wind blows through it and on descents after a hard climb freeze your you know what's off. In a suit jacket I wear a 44 Long and most European jackets have either sleeves too short or armpit to armpit measurements for a gorilla.
Looking up various manufacturers they are very careful not to give you actual measurements but rely on that damn "Large" which comes in American Large, Japanese and Taiwan Large and European Large all of which are significantly different.