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1) Tracksmith isn't large enough to be innovative in the materials industry, so if they're making their own fabric, it's definitely substandard compared to premium offerings from materials-forward business' like Goretex
2) They take that sub-par material and spray on DWR. I have a bottle of that stuff in my closet that I use to apply to my rain jackets every now and then.
$400 for a substandard jacket, cool!
This is exactly right. If you google around, you can find a comparison of the waterproofness vs breathability of materials. Nothing is as good as Goretex. The next best if North Face's Futurelight (still a step down from Goretex) and nothing else comes close.
This one and its "love" ad is particularly cringeworthy.
TS knows it has a loyal customer demographic that will pay the premium to have the TS branded one that supports an independent company in the running space, which in turn is known to support amateur level elite runners. If that isn't you (it certainly isn't me) then your cost analysis and criticisms don't amount to a hill of beans. To complain about these things, including how it is marketed, just makes you look obtuse, even resentful. But nice going to post to this thread and keep their name in front of eyes in this space.
My brother in law and his sister will absolutely buy this. 23 minute 5k and 3:45 marathoner with way too much disposable income and this idea that hitting a BQ is the ultimate achievement in running.
Is this really the demographic for TS? From what I’ve seen the Tracksmith crowd are former collegiate runners who can’t understand why their 15-16 min 5K has no market value.
No they’re not, those people can’t afford Tracksmith. It’s dumb white liberal Instagram broads who desperately want people to like them.