I've got a Helikon M65 coming.
Every time we get hit by another weather system with a person's name I wish I had a jacket hard enough to hit back. Now I will.
Lord knows whether it'll fit. I'm expecting to have to exchange it for a smaller size.
To my eyes there is nothing interesting about them at all, I'm afraid.
They are the very definition of "some boots".
If you like them, that's of course great. But I would have no interest in them if they were $90, let alone $950
How would you go about giving some water resistance to unlined cotton?
I have some 100% cotton coveralls that I bought ages ago for decorating and for work on the house, that would be superb as a worry-free over-later for riding if they had a degree of waterproofing.
I suspect waxing them...
Bright but chilly this morning, and unpredictable IAW Elizabeth Rizzini. So I took the lazy option with a super lightweight technical puffer.
Sorry everybody.
I've got a pair of the 21oz Unbranded he mentions in that video, and I almost crippled myself trying to button them when they were new.
But now, several years later, they're wonderfully comfortable and couldn't be nicer.
I never needed anything from my toolbox though!
Heritage style and work wear, all the things we like.
https://andsons.co.uk/
Based in the UK, with a bricks and mortar store here too. Literally everything they sell appeals to me in one way or another, but I've not bought anything from them (yet).
I feel like it's a matter of time though...
They're lovely, for quality and construction. They're comfortable from trying on, but I've yet to use them on the bike as I tend to default to some old RST gloves that I've had for years and years.
The velcro wrist adjustment is a little weird on the Goldtop though, as if you tighten the cuff...
Thankfully we've avoided the terrible flooding that's hit other parts of the UK over the last few days, but still seen a lot of heavy rain that's left the weather blustery and damp and about 12°.
Which is clearly perfect conditions for a jacket that's water resistant, windproof, breathable and...
I don't always want to wear the same outfits, but I'd love to eliminate a lot of superfluity where there's a Venn crossover of function with jackets.
And Seth Brundle in The Fly admits he stole the idea from Einstein.
Like we all do, I've got loads of jackets and I keep buying loads more.
But that's not what I want. I don't want to build a curated collection of different examples. I only actually want ONE JACKET.
As I've bored you all by saying before, I think everything should be for every day. And that's...
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