What happens when you drop a month’s rent on a winter cycling jacket? Inside the monumentally expensive Assos Equipe RS Johdah

Will stands against a white wall while wearing the black Assos Johdah cycling jacket.

Assos Equipe RS Johdah Winter Jacket S9 Targa

Price: $770 / £635

Sizes: XS-2XL

Temperature range: Below freezing to around 6ºC/42ºF

Pockets: 4

Colours: Black

I’ve been testing the best winter cycling jackets week in and week out this winter, and most of the test cohort were chosen because they fill a certain niche, be that in price, or performance. Some are expensive, like the Assos Equipe R Habu, while some are brilliantly affordable like the Van Rysel Winter Road Cycling Jacket Endurance - catchy name, right?