Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket Reviews
Review score: 8.9/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £59.5 – Save 15% (RRP: £70)
Take a look now to discover what makes Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket worthy of a review score of 8.9 out of 10.
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Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket features
Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black, Orange, Day Glow Yellow Other Jackets – Cycle found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 2
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Clothing Size: S, XXL, L, XL, M Other Jackets – Cycle found with this Spec: 4 |
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Spec 3
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Gender: Male Other Jackets – Cycle found with this Spec: 2286 |
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Spec 4
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Age Group: Adult Other Jackets – Cycle found with this Spec: 4703 |
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Feature 1
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Materials: 100% Cordura™ Nylon Ripstop Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Ultra-lightweight 50g Cordura™ Ripstop main body Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 3
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Durable Water Repellent finish sheds moisture, dirt, and debris Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 12 |
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Feature 4
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Elastic cuff and hem Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Rider Attack Position patterning specific for MTB Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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High-visibility reflective logos enhance visibility Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 7
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Packable into interior pocket (fits in most bike jersey back pockets) Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 2 |
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Price
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£59.5 |
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Number of Reviews
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4 |
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Review Score
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3.5 / 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 Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket 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 Fox Racing 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 Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket.
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 Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £59.5 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.8 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 below average at £59.5.
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 307 cost more than Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket and 62 were cheaper.
Cost of Fox Racing products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 283 products from Fox Racing, of which 9 were in the Jackets – Cycle category.
For now though we’re looking at Fox Racing branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £55.02 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Fox Racing product we found was £4.25 and the highest price we could find from them was £360.00.
Of the 283 from Fox Racing, 86 were more expensive than Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket and 194 were cheaper.
How much are Fox Racing Jackets – Cycle?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Fox Racing products that are listed in the Jackets – Cycle category.
The average price of the 9 products that match this search was £136.72, with the cheapest coming in at £59.50 and highest price was £360.00. With the average being £136.72, Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket comes in below average.
8 products that meet this search were more expensive than Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket and 0 were cheaper.
Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket 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 Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.2 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 Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket or another similar product, like Fox Racing Flexair Pro Fire Alpha Jacket reviews or Fox Racing Ranger 3L Water Jacket 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 Fox Racing, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket. 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 8.9/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010819689
- Product ID 2: 755432UK
- Brand: Fox Racing
- Model number: 25423-001-S
- RRP: £70
- EAN: 191972283642
- Description: Fox Racing Defend Wind JacketThe Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket is the one bit of kit that should be an essential item to take when mountain biking during any season of the year, there to keep the elements out when the weather is unpredictable. We all know that when we’re mountain biking the conditions can rapidly change, a sunny day can soon become dull and damp and then just as soon back to sunshine. However, the extremely light and extremely packable Defend Wind Jacket means you’ll have windproof and water-resistant protection with you at all times. Made from super-light 50 gram Cordura™ ripstop this jacket is a tough trail riding customer but without any weight penalty, it will fit into your shorts or jersey pockets or a backpack with ease. Why take the chance of being caught out by a sudden shower or a cold breeze at the top of the trail? The Defend Wind Jacket has you covered in unpredictable weather conditions, whatever the time of year. Features:Materials: 100% Cordura™ Nylon RipstopUltra-lightweight 50g Cordura™ Ripstop main bodyDurable Water Repellent finish sheds moisture, dirt, and debrisElastic cuff and hemRider Attack Position patterning specific for MTBHigh-visibility reflective logos enhance visibilityPackable into interior pocket (fits in most bike jersey back pockets)Buy Fox Racing Clothing from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Clothing > Jackets – Cycle
- Savings percentage from RRP: 15%
- Size: S
- Male
- 10.5
- 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 Fox Racing Defend Wind Jacket included,
Fox Racing Ranger Fire Jacket reviews, Fox Racing Women’s Ranger Fire Jacket reviews, or we really liked the look of Fox Racing Youth Ranger SS Jersey reviews as another alternative.