mid layer
mid layer
wind fleece hybrid
Dense-woven front panels, fleece back. Structure described, nothing promised.
three places, three grades
a grade with no reason is not a grade
- hikingsuitable
- Handles an exposed ridge without a shell, and the fleece back still lets heat out on the climb.
- cyclingsuitable
- The woven panels sit exactly where a rider meets the air; back hem drops 5 cm and the collar closes high.
- commutingsuitable
- Clean woven front reads as a jacket rather than a fleece.
Cycling grades account for back hem length, sleeve length with your arms forward on the bars, and whether there is a rear pocket you can reach. Rear pocket on this piece: no.
€109
EUR (euro), VAT included
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the piece
Fleece where you need to move air, densely woven panels where the wind hits first — chest, shoulders, outer sleeve. The front panels are a tight weave with a wind flap behind the zip. That is the construction; how much wind reaches you depends on the wind.
what it does, and where it stops
how we test- fabric weight
- 240 g/m²
- garment weight
- 396 g in EU 50 / M
- packed volume
- 1 L
- water repellency
- light — PFC-free DWR, C0 chemistry, applied to the face fabric
- when the finish runs out
- 20 to 30 machine washes, sooner where a pack or saddle rubs
- how you will know
- water stops beading and rolls into the weave instead; the face fabric darkens where it soaks in
- how to renew it
- Wash it clean first, then apply a wash-in or spray-on repellent, then reactivate with a warm tumble dry or a warm iron through a cloth.
- hydrostatic resistance (EN ISO 811)
- Not published.
- breathability (EN ISO 11092)
- Not published.
Measured stuffed into its own pocket and compressed by hand — not a machine-compressed figure.
Sheds a shower and wind-driven spray. It is not a rain barrier: in steady rain the face fabric wets out and water reaches the layer underneath, first at the shoulders and the seat.
Not measured. This garment is water-repellent only, so no hydrostatic figure is published for it.
Not yet measured. No breathability figure is published and no breathability claim is made until it is measured to this standard.
- Wind-facing panels: 42 × 42 dense plain weave with a full-length internal flap behind the zip
- Construction is described rather than rated — a woven panel reduces air flow, it does not stop it
- Fleece back and underarm at 240 g/m²
sizes, measured
| size | chest | back length | sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU 46 | 106 cm | 72 cm | 64 cm |
| EU 48 | 110 cm | 74 cm | 66 cm |
| EU 50 | 114 cm | 76 cm | 68 cm |
| EU 52 | 118 cm | 78 cm | 70 cm |
| EU 54 | 122 cm | 80 cm | 72 cm |
Garment measurements in centimetres, taken flat. Tolerance ±1 cm — a run of fabric is never exact, and we would rather print the tolerance than pretend it away.
the same garment, in a riding position
| size | back coverage, riding | sleeve, arms forward |
|---|---|---|
| EU 46 | 68 cm | 61 cm |
| EU 48 | 70 cm | 63 cm |
| EU 50 | 72 cm | 65 cm |
| EU 52 | 74 cm | 67 cm |
| EU 54 | 76 cm | 69 cm |
Measured on a mannequin held at a 35° forward lean. A forward lean lifts the back hem and pulls the sleeve back from the wrist, so these figures are lower than the standing ones — that is the effect, stated rather than hidden.
the label
- fibre composition
- Front and outer sleeve 100 % recycled polyester woven, back and inner sleeve 100 % recycled polyester fleece
- care
- Machine wash 30 °C, gentle cycle
- Do not bleach
- Do not tumble dry
- Do not iron the grid face
- Do not dry clean
- No fabric softener
- where it is made
- Made up in Portugal
Composition, care and country of make are given for every piece on this site under EU Regulation 1007/2011. If we could not state all three, the piece would not be listed.
sorting, recycling and producer responsibility
triman
this item is sorted, not binned
scheme identifier (IDU)
[to be completed by the operator once the ADEME registration is issued]
environmental characteristics
- Single-fibre-family construction where possible, to keep the garment sortable
- No fused membrane, so the fabric stays recyclable as a textile
- Sewn-in composition label rather than a printed one
Textiles have been covered by the French Triman and sorting-information rules since 1 February 2023. Full sorting instructions
honest reviews
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