Huub Aventus Winter Peaks jacket review

The first winter cycling jacket from brand-of-the-moment Huub has a race fit and pro looks, but actually works surprisingly well on your average club run

Huub Aventus
Cycling Weekly Verdict

With a couple of tweaks, the Huub Aventus Winter Peaks would be an excellent winter jacket. If Huub could build in a little more breathability, rework the zip and maybe reconsider the rear flap (for traditional mudguard bike riders) it would be hard to fault at this price.

Reasons to buy
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    Warm

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    Windproof

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    Snug fit

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    Lightweight

Reasons to avoid
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    Could be more breathable

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    Rear flap won't be for everyone

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    Untidy zip

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The Huub Aventus Winter Peaks jacket is part of a new cycling range from the British company that sponsors, with Wattbike, the UK’s most famously innovative track team. Huub says it is the result of a year-long project to find the best options for fabrics, fit, aero benefit and pattern design to deliver all-day comfort in the saddle. The jacket is also designed with the riders themselves: Huub Wattbike's Dan Bigham et al race on the road for Ribble Weldtite, with Huub as kit sponsor.

It certainly stands up against the Best winter jackets with an origin story like that, so it's hard not to have very high hopes indeed for the Aventus jacket. It's also competitively priced compared to winter jackets from more established brands like Assos, Castelli and Santini. I found it mostly hit the mark with its performance and the close fit is great, but for me there's still a short snagging list for Huub to deal with: I'm not convinced by the long tail flap, I'd like the zip reworking, and I wonder if using windproof fabric on the back as well as the front makes it a bit too warm for hard riding.

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