I am such a sucker for jackets. I think my problem is that I have a hard time justifying spending higher dollars on shirts, pants and things that don’t get worn every day. But a good jacket? That seems eminently justifiable. Throw in the need to meet all of Vancouver’s weather moods… You need a summer rain jacket. A spring rain jacket. A spring shower jacket. A fall rain jacket. A fall downpour jacket. An insulated winter rain jacket. Rationalizing a lot of jackets is quite easy.
Currently, I have 4 cycling-specific rain jackets hanging in my front hall. I have a couple of non-waterproof ones that add to that total. And then 3 other non cycling specific rain jackets (at least). I had to hold back just now from ordering another one online. It’s totally bonkers and it needs to change. The question is, where will this one fall in the jacket hierarchy?
First Impressions
This jacket, the recently updated Race Face Conspiracy (in black!), showed up in the tiniest little box imaginable. I actually got a little bit pissed off, because obviously they shipped me the wrong thing and I was going to have to deal with that. But no. It’s just a super minimalist jacket that can fit into tiny little places.
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