# Packable lightweight jacket recommendations **URL:** \ **Category:** Equipment\ **Created:** [April 30, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004 "2024-04-30T07:14:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![trebor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/trebor/32/153988_2.png) [@trebor](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/trebor)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/1 "2024-04-30T07:14:43Z")
Took a fall off the bike yesterday and ruined my favourite jacket [https://www.pactimo.com/en-uk/products/mens-packable-cycling-wind-jacket](https://www.pactimo.com/en-uk/products/mens-packable-cycling-wind-jacket) ☹ > The Divide, a lightweight jacket at just 125 grams for size medium, is your go-to for versatile weather protection and chilly mountain descents. Crafted with 100% post-consumer recycled MicroTek Supreme™ fabric for wind-blocking and Zero-Weight mesh for breathability. It’s easily stowed in your jersey pocket and features a two-way YKK zipper and jersey access pass-throughs. I’m going to take this as an opportunity to see what other options are available 😃 I’m looking for something lightweight and packable (can fit into the back pocket of a jersey) that keeps the wind off but is breathable - the Pactimop had a vented mesh back. The dual-zipper was a nice feature but not a deal breaker. Water repellant would be nice 😉 What do you guys recommend? ---
**Author:** ![pnzr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pnzr/32/115393_2.png) [@pnzr](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/pnzr)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 8:49am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/2 "2024-04-30T08:49:25Z")
ASSOS Fuchsröhre or MAAP Atmos Jacket ---
**Author:** ![mark36](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mark36/32/12908_2.png) [@mark36](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mark36)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 9:04am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/3 "2024-04-30T09:04:11Z")
Gore-Rapha goretex shakedry Jacket,does a great job and packs down to put in a rear jersey pocket. ---
**Author:** ![BrianSpang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/brianspang/32/142368_2.png) [@BrianSpang](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/BrianSpang)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/4 "2024-04-30T11:35:10Z")
7mesh Cyprus, and it’s on sale right now. Lots of reviews on the site. [Men’s Cypress Hybrid Jacket | 7mesh | 7mesh](https://7mesh.com/en-US/products/cypress-hybrid-jacket-sale) ---
**Author:** ![Shawn.JA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Shawn.JA](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Shawn.JA)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/6 "2024-04-30T14:41:43Z")
ORNOT Micro Climate Jacket 👍 👍 ---
**Author:** ![webdev511](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/webdev511/32/135558_2.png) [@webdev511](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/webdev511)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/7 "2024-04-30T17:04:11Z")
> [@mark36](#): > > goretex shakedry +1 for Shake-dry ---
**Author:** ![gwhilts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/gwhilts/32/1637_2.png) [@gwhilts](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/gwhilts)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/8 "2024-04-30T21:37:50Z")
+2 for Shakedry, but you better get it while you can. They’re discontinuing it (for pretty valid enviro reasons it seems), and replacing it with a new material. By most accounts the new stuff is pretty good, but doesn’t quite stack up against the original. > **[Gore-Tex discontinues Shakedry material, but you can still get it... for now](https://bikerumor.com/gore-tex-discontinues-shakedry-material-but-you-can-still-get-it-for-now/)** > > The Gore-Tex Shakedry material debuted in 2017 as an ultralight wind-and-rain barrier where the laminate layer was the shell, and you could literally shake the… ---
**Author:** ![berto2cj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/berto2cj/32/4413_2.png) [@berto2cj](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/berto2cj)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/9 "2024-04-30T22:18:44Z")
Rapha. Shakedry. I have something from a few years ago similar to this and it’s the best thing ever. Shakedry is scares as the process creates pfas and is now outlawed. [https://www.rapha.cc/us/en\_US/shop/mens-trail-lightweight-jacket/product/TLJ01XXGBH](https://www.rapha.cc/us/en_US/shop/mens-trail-lightweight-jacket/product/TLJ01XXGBH) ---
**Author:** ![akusafrnr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/akusafrnr/32/37981_2.png) [@akusafrnr](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/akusafrnr)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/10 "2024-04-30T23:16:00Z")
Gore is discontinuing the Shake-dry so get it while its still in stock. Haven’t heard what they are replacing it with. ---
**Author:** ![jfranci3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jfranci3/32/12908_2.png) [@jfranci3](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/jfranci3)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/11 "2024-05-01T13:36:57Z")
I wasn’t impressed with Shakedry. It still doesn’t breathe well enough for cardio, as there’s no convection inside. I have an Ornot Microclimate that’s great as a wind / wet roads jacket. I also have a MH Kor Preshell that’s an awesome drizzle / wind shell, but not bike cut. It’s a Pertex quantum air, which I recommend. I think Velocio makes one. Any thing more waterproof than that, won’t breathe unless the back is vented. ---
**Author:** ![Power13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/power13/32/92171_2.png) [@Power13](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Power13)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/12 "2024-05-01T14:19:46Z")
I would recommend either the ShakeDry or the Ornot Microclimate…both have their drawbacks, though. The ShakeDry offers better water protection at the expense of some breathability. The Ornot has better breathability but doesn’t offer the same amount of water protection. Both roll up nicely when needed. ---
**Author:** ![SeanHurley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/seanhurley/32/55555_2.png) [@SeanHurley](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/SeanHurley)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/13 "2024-05-01T14:45:10Z")
I was coming in here to recommend the Pactimo packable wind jacket… before noticing that’s the jacket you previously had. I guess this is +1 for rebuying the same jacket 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![trebor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/trebor/32/153988_2.png) [@trebor](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/trebor)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/14 "2024-05-01T15:01:41Z")
> [@SeanHurley](#): > > I was coming in here to recommend the Pactimo packable wind jacket I did love that jacket. Might wait to see if they go on sale 🤞 ---
**Author:** ![Pbase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pbase/32/969_2.png) [@Pbase](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Pbase)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/15 "2024-05-01T16:42:36Z")
I was going to recommend the Ornot too, so I went to get a link, and the new models look different. Does anyone know if they’ve changed and if so, how? I love mine, but it’s the original model. ---
**Author:** ![oldandfast](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/oldandfast/32/118550_2.png) [@oldandfast](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/oldandfast)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/16 "2024-05-01T18:16:36Z")
Castelli Silcker Pro 👌🏼 ---
**Author:** ![Kuttermax](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/kuttermax/32/101635_2.png) [@Kuttermax](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Kuttermax)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/17 "2024-05-01T18:49:58Z")
A lot depends on how you want to use it. There are a lot of great options now in terms of jackets. I have a couple of Shake Drys - the Gore one and also the Castelli. These are amazing in the rain. The Castelli has a longer tail, so good on wet road rides. As mentioned, they are also very packable and fold up nicely into a pocket that zips up. If I’m heading out on a day with variable conditions and rain might hit, this is my go to. Keep in mind though that the material is not very durable, so any crashes or encounters with trees/branches, could damage it. The Gore Spinshift is really the replacement for the Shake Dry’s or the Endure if you wanted a hooded option. These are also really nice but not quite a packable as the Shake Dry. The Endure in particular looks pretty nice off the bike too. > **[Spinshift GORE-TEX Jacket Mens | GOREWEAR US](https://www.gorewear.com/us/en-us/spinshift-gore-tex-jacket-mens-101064)** > > Our completely redesigned next-generation GORE-TEX Cycling Jacket: thinner, lighter, freedom-to-move comfort that’s waterproof as ever. There are a lot of less expensive “wind jackets” out there. They tend not to be waterproof but provide some extra protection if the temps drop or you get some light rain. I have a Rapha wind jacket but find I don’t tend to use it a lot. I really like Gore-Tex Infinium as a material. Numerous jackets exist in this material like the Castelli Perfetto. It’s a little more geared for cooler weather but breaths extremely well. It will also provide decent rain protection but is not waterproof like Shake Dry. A wind vest and a rain vest can also be very useful, especially riding in weather that’s not too cold. On warm days where there is a chance of rain, I’ll sometime stick my Rapha rain vest in a pocket in case the skies open up. ---
**Author:** ![BCM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bcm/32/137631_2.png) [@BCM](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/BCM)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/19 "2024-05-02T12:10:29Z")
I don’t have the jacket (yet) but I’m a fan of the Voler wind vests. Windblock front, breathable rear, lots of color choices, reasonable price. And, POCKETS. I use an USWE enough that I don’t want to deal with zippers or pass throughs or any of that, having 3 exterior pockets is a big win IMO. Deals fine with wind and spray, but not a real cold or real wet weather vest/jacket. > **[M. WIND JACKET](https://store.voler.com/products/1010l41?variant=42909456138430)** > > A wind and weather resistant jacket with three deep pockets that protects against damp chill and packs easily into a jersey pocket. > **[M. WIND VEST](https://store.voler.com/products/1010l96?variant=42015637995710)** > > A wind and weather resistant vest with three deep pockets that protects against damp chill and packs easily into a jersey pocket. Liking their long sleeve jersey too. I have and will pass on at a fair price if anyone’s interested: Rapha Vest (Black, M) Castelli Vest (Black, L), Castelli and Pactimo Jackets (Flo Yellow, L). All the super-light wind jacket/vests. ---
**Author:** ![MiguelArino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/miguelarino/32/7725_2.png) [@MiguelArino](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/MiguelArino)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/20 "2024-05-02T14:00:56Z")
I’ve got a Santini rainproof jacket that worked impressively in a really nasty rainy day with tons of spray coming off the group’s wheels. It was an intense ride and I was relatively dry at the end. I haven’t needed to use it again since then but I think I can recommend it… ---
**Author:** ![JoeX](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/joex/32/6640_2.png) [@JoeX](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/JoeX)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/21 "2024-05-02T15:59:22Z")
I’m still using my Fawesome gilet. Rolls up pretty small if it gets hotter than expected. If it’s going to be colder I add sleeves, if it’s going to be wetter I add a cheap soft shell outer layer. ---
**Author:** ![SeanHurley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/seanhurley/32/55555_2.png) [@SeanHurley](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/SeanHurley)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004/22 "2024-05-02T20:25:49Z")
I just got an email that your original Pactimo jacket is now on final sale for $50. It seems to be mostly Small and Mediums available but other sizes are available in certain colors. [Next page](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/packable-lightweight-jacket-recommendations/93004.md?page=2)