Sportful R&D Light Jacket Reviews

Review score: 8.6/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £81 – Save 55% (RRP: £180)

Take a look now to discover what makes Sportful R&D Light Jacket worthy of a review score of 8.6 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
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• Reviews
• Brand – Sportful
• Videos
• Summary
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Sportful R&D Light Jacket features

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 Sportful R&D Light Jacket.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Sportful R&D Light 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 Sportful 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.

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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 Sportful R&D Light Jacket

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Sportful R&D Light 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 Sportful R&D Light Jacket was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £81 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.4 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 £81.

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 239 cost more than Sportful R&D Light Jacket and 130 were cheaper.

Cost of Sportful products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 265 products from Sportful, of which 45 were in the Jackets – Cycle category.

For now though we’re looking at Sportful branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £61.91 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Sportful product we found was £8.40 and the highest price we could find from them was £300.00.

Of the 265 from Sportful, 64 were more expensive than Sportful R&D Light Jacket and 200 were cheaper.

How much are Sportful Jackets – Cycle?

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

The average price of the 45 products that match this search was £121.43, with the cheapest coming in at £32.00 and highest price was £300.00. With the average being £121.43, Sportful R&D Light Jacket comes in below average.

30 products that meet this search were more expensive than Sportful R&D Light Jacket and 14 were cheaper.

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Sportful R&D Light 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 Sportful R&D Light Jacket reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Sportful R&D Light 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 Sportful R&D Light Jacket or another similar product, like Sportful Fiandre Extreme Short Sleeve Jacket reviews or Sportful Fiandre Light Wind 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.

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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 Sportful, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Sportful R&D Light Jacket

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Sportful R&D Light Jacket reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Sportful R&D Light 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 8.6/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 27012185025
• Product ID 2: 590818UK
• Brand: Sportful
• Model number: 1101690-250-L
• RRP: £180
• EAN: 8055688460266
• Description: Sportful R & D Light JacketThis R&D Light jacket from Sportful shares many of the features of the super cosy R&D Zero winter jacket, but is designed for moderate temperatures and higher intensity rides. This jacket features highly breathable, wicking fabric only where you need it.The R&D jacket is still a serious winter jacket but designed for those of you who ride in more forgiving climates or at a fast pace where body heat is built up rapidly. Strategically placed wind protection and Polartec Alpha insulation combined with extremely breathable inserts will keep you warm but eliminate sweat and excess heat when needed.A drop down tail offers extra spray protection but can be folded away when not needed.Features:Material: 46% Polyester, 45% Nylon, 9% ElastaneWindWick LT outer fabric is elastic, highly wind resistant, water repellent and very breathablePolartec Alpha 60g insulation inserts on front, shoulders and front of sleeves for breathable warmthDualFit fabric inserts on sleeves and back for added breathabilityBonded elastic cuffReflective details1 hidden side zipped pocket3 external rear pocketsLie-flat elastic hem with light silicone gripSuggested Temperature range: 5¬∞C to + 15¬∞C Fit: ErgonomicWeight: 420gTechnologies:Polartec Alpha fabric: Polartec Alpha is the latest evolution of synthetic insulation offering a rare combination of lightweight warmth and true breathability in a ‚Äúpuffy‚Äù style garment. Alpha creates insulating loft but does not require down proof fabrics, allowing a sandwich construction with mesh and breathable fabrics for performance that’s not available in traditional insulation.WindWick LT Fabric: Lightweight stretch fabric that offers great wind resistance, light water and snow repellency, and excellent breathability. Unlike traditional coated or membrane fabrics, it allows for increased air circulation for accelerated moisture transfer.DualFit Fabric: This fabric is characterised by the extreme rapidity with which it wicks moisture away from the skin, thanks to its dual-layer structure: polyester on the inside and nylon outside. Buy¬†Sportful Clothing from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Clothing > Jackets – Cycle
• Savings percentage from RRP: 55%
• Size: L
• Male
• 99
• Adult

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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 Sportful R&D Light Jacket included,
Sportful Stripe Thermal Jacket reviews, Sportful Giara Jacket reviews, or we really liked the look of Sportful Women’s Hot Pack NoRain Jacket reviews as another alternative.