>>2528624as a uler i've never considered buying a single thing arc'teryx sells for hiking purposes, its an entirely different demographic & market.
i have some arc'teryx shit but not for hiking.
>>2529442>Not all zippers are created equally.they use standard ykk #3 / #5 and ykk vizlon zippers.
ykk is the industry gold standard for high quality zippers. there really isn't any better in the world. if there was i'm sure arc'teryx would use them.
>>2530300their shakedry jackets are very competitively priced at like $400. pretty much the best money can buy for cycling. absolute no brainer if you live somewhere rainy and cycle.
>>2528611ok put your money where your mouth is.
find me a jacket made out of gore tex shakedry for under $300 msrp. not counting sale prices.
arcteryx charges like $400 for one. you're paying $100 for way more involved construction and actual design work being done, compared to the most basic generic pattern stuff you can buy. it seems very worth it to me, but i used to work in the industry so i know what goes into these things.
i'm guessing you're just kinda uneducated on materials and you think "gore tex" is a material and all "gore tex" jackets are made of the same thing. gore tex is a brand and different materials they sell have different prices. gore tex also requires companies that use their higher end materials like shakedry to have minimum MSRP's for their products. i don't think they have ever allowed someone to sell shakedry under 300.
