BTWIN Daytime/Night-time Visibility Rain Poncho 560

Do you want to protect yourself from the rain on urban bike rides or when bike commuting? Pair this long-sleeved poncho with a pair of overtrousers.Ride and sing in the rain with this PPE certified poncho that keeps you visible both day and night. Folds down so you can take it anywhere.
Do not use in strong winds.

HOW IS THIS PONCHO DESIGNED FOR URBAN MOBILITY?

Poncho designed for bike commuting, with a loose fit so you can wear it over your normal jacket and a 20-litre backpack.
Unisex cut that covers you from head to thigh.
You can wear your helmet over the hood or under it, except for bulky helmets such as bowl-type helmets.
Adjustable hood that follows your head movements.
Packs away into its pouch: W 26.5 x H 22.5 x D 5.5 cm.

How to stay dry

Even though this poncho protects your upper body really well (from your head to your knees), it’s vital to pair it with overtrousers to protect your legs from the rain. Unfortunately, the poncho doesn’t protect your shoes and so, in heavy downpours, this could leave you with very damp feet. The poncho’s advantage lies in how easy it is to put on and to pack away into your pannier bags. Transform yourself in seconds!

WATERPROOFING IS:

– A WATER-REPELLENT TREATMENT
A fluorine-free chemical recipe placed on the fabric’s surface to make water slide off it. This treatment can be reactivated by heat (10 minutes in the tumble drier on a gentle cycle).
– A WATERPROOF CONSTRUCTION
The aim is to avoid water getting in through the holes in the seams by placing a waterproof strip under the seams.
– A WATERPROOF FABRIC
A fabric’s capacity to prevent water from penetrating it.

MEASURING WATERPROOFING

Waterproofing is measured in Schmerbers or mmH2O (the pressure exerted by a water column).
A material with a rating of 10,000 mmH2O can resist 10 metres of water.
The bigger the number, the more waterproof the fabric.

WHAT DOES CERTIFIED VISIBILITY MEAN?

This poncho is certified for DAY and NIGHT VISIBILITY (EN17353 standard), with reflective strips to make cyclists visible even at night.
The reflective elements have been carefully positioned to account for the constraints of cycling so that they guarantee visibility at 50 m at night when car headlights are shone on them.

WATERPROOF AND BREATHABLE?

Hydrophilic coating (RET =< 12): limits condensation inside the garment. To see whether a fabric is breathable, we test its evaporative resistance or RET (based on the ISO 11092 standard). The lower its resistance, the more the fabric lets water vapour produced by the body escape, and the more breathable it is.
For example: RET < 9 = extremely breathable fabric. 9 < RET < 12 = highly breathable fabric. 12 < RET 20 = slightly or not breathable fabric.

Eco-Design

Dyeing textiles requires a lot of water, chemicals and energy. To limit this impact, we use the dope dyeing technique, which involves adding colour pigments in powder form when producing the yarn (rather than soaking in dyeing baths, as is usually the case). This technique makes it possible to reduce the consumption and discharge of wastewater related to the colouring of our fabrics.The fabric parts are made from 49% recycled polyester