Disaster...

Any cyclist will tell you the benefits of having decent clothing to wear when you are out. I mean there is nothing worse than sitting in the saddle for an hour or so and your back side is killing you or getting soaked to the skin when you encounter rain. A few years back I bought a Gore-tex cycling jacket. It could pack away into its own pocket and was very comfortable to wear as it was mesh lined. I used to wear it when I played football as well as it kept me dry but didn't allow me to overheat. Anyway, a few weeks back disaster struck. I was taking it out of a drawer when one of the sleeves caught on something. I gave it a pull and thought I heard the velcro being pulled apart. Sadly no, the sound was the sleeve being ripped in two. Aaarrrggghhh!!!

I was absolutely gutted. Asides from the cost of replacing it it was like losing an old friend. After looking around some sites looking at new jackets (which just weren't the same) I went to the Gore web site (the inventors of Gore-tex). I found that not only do they have a base in Scotland but they also have a list of companies who can do repairs. Anyway, I duly sent an email off to a company called Scottish Mountain Gear describing what the problem was and asked if they could fix it. I had to send off some pics of the tear but they came back and told me that they could fix it.

Anyway, am going to send my jacket off to them next week and hopefully should come back as good as new. Phew!!!