Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 Review

Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 Reviews

Review score: 8.8/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £180 – Save 40% (RRP: £300)

Take a look now to discover what makes Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 worthy of a review score of 8.8 out of 10.

Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 Review


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Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 features

Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 specs

Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017
Spec 1

Colour: Green Fluo, Grey

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this Spec: 1

Spec 2

Clothing Size: S

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this Spec: 186

Spec 3

Gender: Female

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this Spec: 1253

Spec 4

Age Group: Adult

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this Spec: 4703

Feature 1

Material: 100% Nylon

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 23

Feature 2

Exclusive ultra lightweight 70g eVent® fabric

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Stretchy water and wind proof inserts at elbow, shoulder, side panel and spray flap

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

YKK waterproof Vislon® zipper

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

2 external rear pockets

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 2

Feature 6

Quick-lock drawstring wrist closure with magnetic string keeper

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Silicone elastic waistband

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 3

Feature 8

Reflective trim for 360° visibility

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 9

Fully taped seams for total water protection

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 10

Packs up small to easily store in jersey pocket

Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 3

Price

£180

Number of Reviews

1

Review Score

5 / 5

Average score in category: 4.3/5

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Jackets – Cycle. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Jackets – Cycle. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Jackets – Cycle. Brands like Castelli are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Jackets – Cycle category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Jackets – Cycle.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £180 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.3 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Jackets – Cycle

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Jackets – Cycle.

We found 370 in the Jackets – Cycle category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £116.97, making it above average at £180.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Jackets – Cycle. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £398.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £24.49.

With 370 products available we worked out that 48 cost more than Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 and 315 were cheaper.

Cost of Castelli products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 371 products from Castelli, of which 32 were in the Jackets – Cycle category.

For now though we’re looking at Castelli branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £74.52 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Castelli product we found was £6.50 and the highest price we could find from them was £340.00.

Of the 371 from Castelli, 21 were more expensive than Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 and 345 were cheaper.

How much are Castelli Jackets – Cycle?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Castelli products that are listed in the Jackets – Cycle category.

The average price of the 32 products that match this search was £177.73, with the cheapest coming in at £50.00 and highest price was £340.00. With the average being £177.73, Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 comes in above average.

13 products that meet this search were more expensive than Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 and 15 were cheaper.


Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.8 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Jackets – Cycle category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 or another similar product, like Castelli Women’s Elemento Lite Jacket reviews or Castelli Women’s Graffiti Colour Jersey reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Jackets – Cycle.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Jackets – Cycle. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Castelli, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.8/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 27009169571
  • Product ID 2: 496273UK
  • Brand: Castelli
  • Model number: CS155640082-S
  • RRP: £300
  • EAN: 8055688130503
  • Description: Castelli Women’s Donnina Rain JacketCastelli seriously stepped out of the box when they were designing the Donnina totally waterproof shell.First off, it breathes. Our exclusive ultra lightweight 70g eVent® fabric lets out the sweat at a remarkable rate. Second, it fits. Fits like a cycling jacket, not a mountaineering jacket. Third, it packs down small (probably much smaller than the rain shell you’re currently using) to fit in a pocket when you don’t need it. Finally, we gave it details that make a lot of sense, like external pockets that are easy to access with gloved hands and an extra-high collar and an easy-sliding waterproof zipper.Features:Material: 100% NylonExclusive ultra lightweight 70g eVent® fabricStretchy water and wind proof inserts at elbow, shoulder, side panel and spray flapYKK waterproof Vislon® zipper2 external rear pocketsQuick-lock drawstring wrist closure with magnetic string keeperSilicone elastic waistbandReflective trim for 360° visibilityFully taped seams for total water protectionPacks up small to easily store in jersey pocketBuy Castelli Clothing from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Clothing > Jackets – Cycle
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 40%
  • Size: S
  • Female
  • 120
  • Adult

Other options for Jackets – Cycle

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Jackets – Cycle. 370 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Castelli Womens Donnina Rain Jacket 2017 included,
Castelli Scalda Pro Gloves reviews, Castelli Women’s Prosecco Long Sleeve Base Layer reviews, or we really liked the look of Castelli ROS Cycling Cap reviews as another alternative.

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