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Neo Mugello pants: $249
1Tonne sport pants: $139
I figure there are 3 factors to waterproofness:
1. The ability of the membrane to effectively block/divert all of the water that's landing on the various outer layers (appropriate garment design)
2. The ability of the membrane to reject the volume of water without allowing any through (decent membrane and properly assembled)
3. The design of the garment so that membrane seams are not stressed by movements over time
Jackets tend to leak through issues with 1 & 2
Pants tend to leak through issues with 2 & 3
I have the original Dririder Nordic 1 jacket, it's 2.5yrs old and hasn't let me down yet, although my longest wet rides would be about an hour.
Nordic pants leaked through the seat area after about 12 months, due to issues with number 3. Dririder were happy to replace them even after that time.
I have the neo's and they havn't leaked a drop and ive washed them at least 20 times.
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