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2. Windstopper - Wikipedia

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   Windstopper is a windproof breathable fabric laminate made by W. L. Gore & Associates. One of its most common applications is a lamination with polar fleece, to compensate for fleece's lack of wind resistance. Unlike Gore's well-known Gore-Tex laminate, Windstopper is not waterproof.

3. Santini SMS - Wikipedia

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   The ‘90s saw the introduction of new highly breathable and windproof membrane technologies. Santini was the first to introduce Gore Windstopper fabrics into cycle clothing. The soft-shell Windstopper fabric was ideally suited to cycling, providing a rider with a highly breathable and stretchable fabric, offering wind protection, warmth and ...

4. Breathability - Wikipedia

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   Air permeability is the ability of a fabric to allow air to pass through it. While air permeable fabrics tend to have relatively high moisture vapor transmission, it is not necessary to be air permeable to be breathable.

5. Waterproof fabric - Wikipedia

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   These are directional fabrics such as Nikwax Analogy and FurTech, which are also breathable in the conventional sense (although these examples are actually a combination of two different fabrics, a directional "pump" layer underneath a distinct windproof and water-resistant outer layer; while effectively completely waterproof against rain, they ...

6. Sportswear - Wikipedia

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   Winter gear must also be flexible so that it may offer a wide range of movement. An ideal jacket would have enough insulation to be warm but light, it should be made with material that are not restricting. [9] Jackets with down will be light and warm but they tend to be more expensive. Also down jackets usually are not water-resistant.

7. Gore-Tex - Wikipedia

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   Gore-Tex is W. L. Gore & Associates's trade name for waterproof, breathable fabric membrane. It was invented in 1969. Gore-Tex blocks liquid water while allowing water vapor to pass through and is designed to be a lightweight, waterproof fabric for all-weather use.