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showers pass little crossover rain jacket

showers pass kids' crossover

despite our not having yet reached the end of october and its concomitant hallowe'en celebrations, nor indeed the fifth of november and all those fireworks in the sky, even islay's shops have begun to instil one or two smatterings of christmas. a dod of tinsel here, sheets of wrapping paper there, christmas cards carving their own corner of the card rack and the inevitable selections of tinned biscuits. rumour has it that there's a house in one of the outlying villages already bearing christmas decorations in the window, but so far that remains unconfirmed.

showers pass kids' crossover

images of winter seem based on a mythical forest in bavaria, with thatched roofs creaking under the weight of powdery but heavy snow, a golden glow seen in small, square-paned windows and carol singers surrounding a doorway. deep footprints pepper the foreground and snow covered pine trees feature heavily in the background. the glitter apparently only appears on greetings cards.

in actual fact, if the most recent winters are anything to go by, the days will be short, dark grey, probably windy and almost inevitably wet. and if you've any sense, the cycling wardrobe will be well stocked with breathable waterproofs, preferably more than just a single example if there's any expectation of riding on successive days. the lower torso can sort of fend for itself, though nowadays there are any number of waterproof/water resistant bibtights on the market to ease the burden of wet weather pedalling.

showers pass kids' crossover

but, cast your mind back to those allegedy halcyon days of summer, when weekends were spent not just mowing the lawn, but breaking your back holding onto the saddle of a small child's bicycle. those endless hours of zooming up and down the car park hopefully eventually resulted in that child being self-sufficient on said bicycle to the point where they vainly but pleadingly asked if they could join you on the sunday ride. there's a sense of achievement on both parts when a child learns to ride a bicycle, one that really ought to be continued all-year round.

would we not be socially remiss in leading them to believe that only the sunny, summer months are suitable for cycling?

showers pass kids' crossover

so there we are, dressed to the nines in waterproof, breathability while the kids suffer in a shiny bright yellow replica of a sou'wester which doubles as a painting top when the watercolours are shared. that hardly seems equitable, particularly when portland weatherproof supremos showers pass offer quite superb, scaled down versions of their adult artex hardshells. starting at age four with the xs, the showers pass little crossover jacket, available in boys' and girls' colours cater for kids up to eleven years (large size).

there's a full length front zip that ends in a zip garage with a nice high collar and a drawstring hood. there are also two zipped front hand-poclets and velcro adjustable cuffs. though the jackets are available in nice bright, child friendly colours, their visibility is enhanced by several highly reflective logos and logo'd strips of scotchlite. in keeping with the adult jackets, there's a drawstring controlled hem and a drop tail. while the fully taped seams and breathable membrane make sure that, even if mum and dad are knackered from running up and down, holding onto the saddle, the kids will be dry both inside and out.

with a pink jacket for the girl and a sky blue for her brother, my two athletic models needed no untoward persuasion to don the crossovers even in the face of several rather wet and windy outdoors. add to this a price of only £59, and there's really no reasonable excuse not to outfit the kids in the same manner to which you've become accustomed. the girls' jacket is also available in red, while the boys have an alternative of orange.

apprentices in waiting, even in winter.

showers pass kids' crossover jacket | bicycle courtesy of frog bikes

saturday 24 october 2015

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