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Gore Wear Shakedry Jacket — Specs & Analysis
Manufacturer specifications, compared against every other clothing & apparel in our database. We do not test gear in the field — we measure, verify, and compare.
The Shakedry uses Gore-Tex membrane directly on the outer surface with no face fabric, making it permanently beading and incredibly light. Water literally shakes off the surface. It packs down to fist-size and provides full waterproof protection at a fraction of the weight of traditional rain jackets.
Who Is the Gore Wear Shakedry Jacket Best For?
Weight-obsessed riders who want the lightest reliable waterproof layer available. If that describes your riding style, the Shakedry Jacket should be at the top of your shortlist. It sits in the Clothing & Apparel category alongside 16 other products we track.
How It Compares
At 110g and $250, the Shakedry Jacket is 60g heavier than the lightest option in this category (the Giro DND Gloves at 50g). The most budget-friendly option is the Darn Tough Micro Crew Bike Sock at $24.
The price-to-weight ratio comes in at $227 per 100g — a premium price point, but you're paying for quality, materials, and design that justify the investment for serious bikepackers.
What We Like
- +Permanent beading never wets out
- +Ultralight at 110g
- +Highly breathable for active use
- +Packs incredibly small
Watch Out For
- −Very expensive for a shell
- −Exposed membrane is more fragile than faced fabrics
- −No pit zips or hand pockets
The Bottom Line
We haven't scored the Gore Wear Shakedry Jacket, and neither has anyone else we can cite. It's here for its verified specifications and dimensions, which is what the fit tools run on — a score is an editorial judgement, and we don't hand one out until someone has a basis for it. What this page can tell you is measured: 110g, $250, and how both sit against every other clothing & apparel product we track.
The price and weight above have not yet been checked against the manufacturer's own page. We are working through the catalogue and saying so as we go, rather than letting silence imply otherwise.
Specifications and dimensions come from the sources listed above. Where a page draws on first-hand riding, it says so.
How it compares
Against the 17 clothing & apparel products we hold published specs for.
At 110g the Shakedry Jacket is lighter than 11 of 16 alternatives we track. The category median is 170g.
At $250 it undercuts 2 of 16 of them, against a median of $130. That works out at $227 per 100g — above the $72 median for clothing & apparel products.
Weight and price come from published specifications. Cost per 100g is a blunt measure — it rewards light gear and says nothing about durability or whether the thing works — so treat it as one input, not a verdict.
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