Shakedry to be discontinued

[boblo]

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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.

[pjclinch]

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.

Nurture your Shakedry, Gore are discontinuing it! (see https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/shaked ... d-by-gore/)

[pjclinch]

Nurture your Shakedry, Gore are discontinuing it! (see https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/shaked ... d-by-gore/)

Cycling News have been digging a bit more on this, see:
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pfc-ba ... -garments/

[Bmblbzzz]

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.