used them for a charity bike ride last year couldnt see more than 50 yards 'cos of the bad rain
from Manchester - to the lakes (eventualy) and back ..kept me dry as a bone all day.
been more than happy with them throughout the winter rain etc
Halvarssons make some good kit a bit pricier than some but with a 2 year warranty. Bearing in mind its made in Sweden and they also make kit for snow mobilers they know about keeping warm dry, with good ventilation. 2 year warranty as well which is better than most, not as long as the 5 year Rukka warranty, but it isn't priced at Rukka levels.
I've had a budget jacket and trousers and well recommend it. Esp if you need trousers with a long leg - they sell their textiles in 3 leg lengths which is great for me.
11-08-13, 08:51 PM (This post was last modified: 24-08-13, 12:54 AM by nick crisp.)
Used to sell some interesting Halvarssons kit. It used tiny balls of some sort of paraffin-like substance as the thermal insulation, which changed it's state depending on ambient temperature. I can't remember the exact details now, but you could wear just a jacket over a t-shirt in freezing cold weather and you'd just feel cool, not cold. I tried one once, and it really worked. Apparently it was developed from some kit used by astronauts, so they claimed. Funny tho', haven't seen any since...
The thermal system described above is called Outlast, and I've since seen it in some Wolf textile trousers. (24/8/13)
23-08-13, 08:02 PM (This post was last modified: 23-08-13, 08:18 PM by nick crisp.)
Just bought an Ixon Titanium VX jacket (textile). I hardly ever see Ixon jackets and trousers come back faulty through our returns area, and I like the look of a lot of their current range, so I thought I'd give it a go (helps that I got about £80 off full RRP!). First impression riding to work today is that it's very comfortable and fits me very well, curiously both with or without the thermal liner. The liner itself has a very nice silky feel to it and is very easy to fit and remove. It has 2 zip air vents at front and one in the rear, but too early to tell how effective they are. It's a fairly short jacket, but not ridiculously so, and has a short zip to attach to trousers at the rear. I'll see about attaching a photo shortly. I hope it's more waterproof than the Oxford jacket it's replacing!
