Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket Reviews
Review score: 8.5/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £169.99 (RRP: £169.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket worthy of a review score of 8.5 out of 10.
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Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket features
Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black, Neon Yellow, Orbit Blue, Red Other Jackets – Cycle found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 2
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Clothing Size: XXL, L, XL, S, M Other Jackets – Cycle found with this Spec: 18 |
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Spec 3
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Gender: Unisex Other Jackets – Cycle found with this Spec: 2527 |
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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% Polyester Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 452 |
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Feature 2
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GORE-TEX PACLITE® Plus Product: extremely breathable, ultralight and packable while durably waterproof, windproof and robust Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 3
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Active fit Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 6 |
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Feature 4
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Contemporary look Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 5
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Waterproof zipped back stow pocket Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Zip-under flap and zipper garage Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 7
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Adjustable cuff and adjustable hem Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 8
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Close fit high collar Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 4 |
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Feature 9
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Napoleon pocket with zip Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 4 |
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Feature 10
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Reflective details Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 123 |
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Feature 11
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Zip under flap and zipper garage Other Jackets – Cycle found with this feature: 2 |
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Price
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£169.99 |
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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 Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Gore Wear GTX Paclite 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 Gore Wear 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 Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Gore Wear GTX Paclite 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 Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £169.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.1 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 £169.99.
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 60 cost more than Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket and 306 were cheaper.
Cost of Gore Wear products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 122 products from Gore Wear, of which 31 were in the Jackets – Cycle category.
For now though we’re looking at Gore Wear branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £90.92 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Gore Wear product we found was £10.39 and the highest price we could find from them was £319.99.
Of the 122 from Gore Wear, 10 were more expensive than Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket and 108 were cheaper.
How much are Gore Wear Jackets – Cycle?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Gore Wear products that are listed in the Jackets – Cycle category.
The average price of the 31 products that match this search was £159.06, with the cheapest coming in at £84.60 and highest price was £319.99. With the average being £159.06, Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket comes in above average.
7 products that meet this search were more expensive than Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket and 20 were cheaper.
Gore Wear GTX Paclite 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 Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.1 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 Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket or another similar product, like Gore Wear Phantom Gore-Tex Infinium Jacket reviews or Gore Wear C3 Thermo 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 Gore Wear, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Gore Wear GTX Paclite 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 8.5/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 27280620135
- Product ID 2: 812495UK
- Brand: Gore Wear
- Model number: 1.00651E+11
- RRP: £169.99
- EAN: 4017912107839
- Description: Gore Wear GTX Paclite JacketTravel light and travel dry, the lightweight Gore Wear GTX Paclite Jacket gets the GORE-TEX guarantee of waterproofness letting you cycle through the rain in comfort. The GTX Paclite Jacket proves that rain-protection doesn’t have to be bulky or weigh you down. The lack of bulk makes it incredibly easy to take with you on any bike ride. Rolling up into its own back pock it’s easy to stow in a backpack, pannier or jersey pocket whenever you go riding. It’s not just protection from the rain where it excels either. It’s also incredibly breathable. When you’re pedalling up a stiff incline or upping the speed, this breathability ensures you’re not drenched in a cold sweat. The generous Active fit allows plenty of space to move, gives space to add layers underneath and makes it just as good off the bike as it is on it. It’s a superbly versatile piece. For those of you are determined to ride in all conditions but who need to carry wet weather protection where space is critical, this is the jacket for you.Features:Materials: 100% PolyesterGORE-TEX PACLITE® Plus Product: extremely breathable, ultralight and packable while durably waterproof, windproof and robustActive fitContemporary lookWaterproof zipped back stow pocketZip-under flap and zipper garageAdjustable cuff and adjustable hemClose fit high collarNapoleon pocket with zipReflective detailsZip under flap and zipper garageBuy Gore Wear Clothing from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Clothing > Jackets – Cycle
- Size: S
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