Conclusion

At the end of testing we conclude that for winter long riding, nothing can beat the Endura MT500 II. When the weather turned bad, this is the jacket that the test team wanted to grab first, technical and rugged it’s a jacket that’s equally happy smashing local trails as it is getting lashed by rain high up in the mountains.

Model Protection Comfort Fit Ventilation Manufacturing Weight/Pack-size
Endura MT500 Waterproof Jacket II ●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●●○ ●●●●○ ●●●●○
Fox Head Downpour Pro Jacket ●●●○○ ●●●●● ●●●●○ ●●●○○ ●●●○○ ●●●●○
Gore Power Tra® Actil Gore-Texive Jacket ●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●●○ ●●●○○ ●●●●● ●●●●○
ION Shell Amp Vario Jacket ●●●●○ ●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●○○ ●●●●○ ●●●●○
Madison Addict Men’s 3-Layer Storm Jacket ●●●●● ●●●●○ ●●●○○ ●●●○○ ●●●●○ ●●●○○
Race Face Agent Jacket ●●●○○ ●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●○○ ●●●●● ●●●●○
SCOTT Trail MTN Dryo Plus Jacket ●●●○○ ●●●●● ●●●●○ ●●●○○ ●●●●● ●●●●●
Best in test: Endura MT500 Waterproof Jacket II
Best in test: Endura MT500 Waterproof Jacket II

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