Great Dane
Dane Ni mbus Used for: three months Price: £874.99 Info: daneclothing.uk I get in a froth about Dane’s clobber. Their Torben jacket has been a favourite for the last three years or so. Despite my lackadaisical approach to garment care it’s proved rugged, weatherproof and every-day comfy, with easy-to-use fastenings and the best storm cu s I’ve experienced. The only things I’d prefer would be a Velcro strap at the neck (the magnet comes undone) and a tall, stretchy storm collar for particularly stormy with and repellent And bristles both here’s conditions. impregnation, these with: the features. new top-drawer Nimbus, Gore-tex It also armour, resplendent feels Pro, safer dirtcrotch strides strap to zip (if to), you waterproof don’t have external Dane pockets, reective this, removable that, adjustable the other… you get the idea. At £875 the Nimbus is getting towards Rukka’s prices. However, cheap and value aren’t the same thing – and this is possibly the last bike jacket you’ll ever buy. Mike Armitage