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Pertex pullovers are brill for lightweight/packable windproofs. Until Castelli produced their Gabba/Perfetto, I wore one very regularly in winter on the bikes and still always take one into the hills. On the bikes, I still take an additional layer in winter but it's Shakedry which is another kettle of fish altogether being almost as light as Pertex but properly waterproof and still breathable.
Shakedry to be discontinued
Re: Shakedry to be discontinued
Nurture your Shakedry, Gore are discontinuing it! (see https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/shaked ... d-by-gore/)boblo wrote: ↑2 Dec 2022, 11:01am Pertex pullovers are brill for lightweight/packable windproofs. Until Castelli produced their Gabba/Perfetto, I wore one very regularly in winter on the bikes and still always take one into the hills. On the bikes, I still take an additional layer in winter but it's Shakedry which is another kettle of fish altogether being almost as light as Pertex but properly waterproof and still breathable.
Often seen riding a bike around Dundee...
Re: Shakedry to be discontinued
Cycling News have been digging a bit more on this, see:pjclinch wrote: ↑2 Dec 2022, 11:17am Nurture your Shakedry, Gore are discontinuing it! (see https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/shaked ... d-by-gore/)
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pfc-ba ... -garments/
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Re: Shakedry to be discontinued
So production of perfluorinated chemicals is being banned, to some extent and in some way. This means Shakedry must cease. But then Gore-Tex say ePTFE is not a PFC of environmental concern. So are they anticipating that restrictions will tighten further in a year or two or are there other factors behind this? Perhaps a combination of things.