Packing down smaller than a can of Irn Bru (Endura are Scottish after all) the Durajak is a tough, minimalist trail jacket with a few tricks up its sleeves.

On first inspection you can’t help thinking that £79.99 is a load of money for so little jacket. I mean, this thing is tiny, and the material so thin. However it is a good lesson to measure a product on its performance, as the Endura Durajak really punches above its weight.

I have basically worn this jacket on every ride all winter. The only times it got left at home were the rides when it was pouring with rain or when the temperature hovered around freezing. In that time it has seen some abuse. It has been crashed, dragged through bushes, screwed up in my EVOC bum bag, covered in mud, jet washed, machine washed and generally abused.

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