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James Watkins

Rockrider Slim-Fit Softshell Mountain Biking Jacket review – great value jacket with plenty of features

Mountain biker wearing Rockrider Slim-Fit Softshell Mountain Biking Jacket

Rockrider is the name for Decathlon’s mountain bike sub-brand, and it has a growing range of reasonably priced mountain bike clothing and accessories. This Slim-Fit Softshell which is branded as Cross Country on the jacket itself, is a well put together piece of kit with some interesting design details such as a ‘rubbish’ pocket. However, the 'Pro-Fit' that Rockrider has used seems very extreme, a more relaxed fit would have suited it better, and opened it up to many more riders looking for a budget mountain bike jacket.

Targeted at cross-country riders, the jacket is designed to be close-fitting  (Image credit: James Watkins)
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