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The niches that the sports market fills are impressive: Instead of one type of cycling shoe with cleats, there are shoes for freeriders, cross-country riders, gravel bikers, touring cyclists, road racers, touring cyclists and many more. Specialised sunglasses are available for golfers, sailors, aviators, mountaineers, cyclists, anglers, paddlers, convertible drivers - and so on and so forth. It's the same with rain jackets. Do we have to? Do we have to do this to our bank account, the environment and our wardrobe, or isn't a single waterproof jacket with a movement-friendly cut that packs down small in our luggage enough for occasional protection from the wet?
A rain jacket for cycling, everyday life and leisure
This was precisely the aim of the test sample request to the manufacturers. We wanted a lightweight, versatile jacket to protect against bad weather, with a "cycling plus X" application. A small packable rain jacket for panniers, briefcases and rucksacks, always with you and ready for use when you really need it.
The rain jackets in the test
- Black Diamond Stormline Stretch Rainshell
- Columbia Outdry Extreme Reign Jacket (w)
- Columbia Outdry Extreme Reign Jacket (m)
- Decathlon Trek 500
- Gonso Safe Plus
- Gore Wear C5 Active Trail Jacket W
- Gore Wear C5 Goretex Trail Jacket
- Jack Wolfskin Atlas Tour Jacket W
- Jack Wolfskin Atlas Tour Jacket
- Löffler Ponto GTX W
- Löffler Ponto GTX
- Outdoor Research Interstellar Ascentshell
- Vaude Yaras Jacket III (w)
- Vaude Yaras Jacket II
How MYBIKE tests
The rain jackets had to prove themselves in a practical test on the bike and in the rain chamber. The four evaluation criteria of weather protection, body climate, features and pack size/weight are made up of several individual points and contribute to the final score with different weights.
You can download the complete comparative test of the rain jackets including all test results and individual ratings as a PDF below the article. The test costs 1.99 euros.
Why not free of charge? Because quality journalism has a price. In return, we guarantee independence and objectivity. This applies in particular to the tests in MYBIKE. We don't charge for them, but the opposite is the case: we do charge for them - hundreds of thousands of euros every year.
