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Last year, the most popular fashion items in the outdoor circle are not storm jackets, according to Jingdong and Douyin network platform data show that the cumulative sales of storm jackets generally increased by 150% - 380%, and some even increased by nearly five times more than 2021.

When it comes to the storm jacket, people have also changed from the previous "middle-aged grandpa and aunt's standard" to the daily outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, rock climbing, mountaineering, etc., for a time, "sports can be charged" comments are soaring, and many outdoor enthusiasts really recognize the versatile function of the storm jacket in the sports scene.

Are hardshell jackets really suitable for all outdoor sports? Today, we will take cycling sports as an example, and see if the hardshell jacket can really replace the professional cycling clothes?

1、version type

The version of the hardshell jacket is generally more loose, and it is more comfortable to wear in the slower sports of hiking and mountaineering. However, when riding, the speed is faster, and the loose clothing version will bring greater wind resistance, making the riding more laborious.

Moreover, the riding posture is leaning forward, wearing a storm jacket to ride, the front chest will have a large number of excess fabrics fall and pile up, resulting in a gap between the clothes and the body, there will be wind through the bore, weakening the warmth, even if wearing a storm jacket with wind function, there will be "the more riding the colder" situation.

The version of riding clothes is professionally designed for riding sports, and generally choose more body-fitting fabrics to help reduce wind resistance during riding, do not leave air ducts for cold air, and enhance warmth.

Model comparison: riding suit wins

2、Safety

The color of the general hardshell jacket is mainly to choose bright solid colors, mainly to meet the outdoor sports, once an accident occurs, bright colors are easy to be found.

In order to make riders safer, riding clothes are mainly achieved through reflective strips, especially when riding at night, which can improve safety.

And now there is a design of splicing protective gear on riding clothes to reduce the damage to the body when falling. Because the general fall, people's subconscious will curl up in a ball, with the elbow, shoulder, back, knee and the ground first contact, easy to fracture causing irreversible damage, and the addition of protective riding clothes, can improve safety.

Safety comparison: Riding suit wins

3、functionality

In general, clothing designed for outdoor sports should have functional attributes, and storm jackets and riding windbreakers are no exception, and they have wind and rain protection functions.Shell and laminate technology has leapt forwards in recent years but you still can’t realistically expect to be able to ride hard wearing one and for it to keep you dry from the rain and dry from your own sweat. ^【1】The breathable function is not available in all hardshell jackets, but this function is a necessary function of cycling clothing. This is because riding is a vigorous exercise, which will produce a lot of moisture and sweat in a short time, and it requires high permeability and heat dissipation of the fabric.

In order to achieve the properties of wind insulation and air permeability and moisture permeability, many cycling clothes use high-performance innovative materials. Surforce® nanofiber film is a new film product composed of high-end electrospinning ^[3] nanotechnology.Electrospinning is a simple and comprehensive process for generating an ultrafine fibre from varieties of materials which include polymer, composite and ceramic.^【2】The Surforce® nanofiber film made by electrospinning technology not only brings excellent wind and rain protection to the outer layer for cycling, but also realizes the high air permeability and moisture permeability of the inner layer, which can easily discharge moisture and sweat from the body. The high elasticity and plastic-free properties of Surforce® nanofiber film enable it to be combined with a variety of fabrics to perfectly fit the body shape, without limiting the development of cycling clothing imagination, providing cyclists with professional cycling clothing with both beauty and comfort.

Function comparison: riding suit wins

After comparing the version, safety, and function, we found that professional riding clothes are obviously better than hardshell jackets in riding sports, and choosing a suitable riding clothes can not only improve the riding experience, but also ensure your safety. Therefore, choose professional equipment, enjoy the fun of riding, ensure sports safety, synchronize comfort with wind and rain, and let the speed and heartbeat go the same way.

【1】https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/knowledge/article/izn20140915-Buying-a-Cycling-Jacket-0

【2】https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/59431

【3】https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9D%9C%E9%9B%BB%E7%B4%A1%E7%B5%B2