Amazon thinks the Altura Grid Parka is a pair of reindeer novelty socks - it isn't, but it is a good Cyber Monday deal

Designed for cycle commuters, the Altura Grid Parka can be worn for much more than riding bikes. And for Christmas if you like.

A man with a beard wearing an Altura Grid Parka in a garage
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As the hastily shot, mid-90s indie-band-front-man* image accompanying this article shows, I'm currently in possession of the new Altura Grid Parka. And I really like it. 

Seeing it on offer on Amazon means that I can tell you that, if you want a good looking, highly waterproof coat for commuting (and dog walking) then the up-to-18% saving currently available represents a decent Cyber Monday bike deal. What it doesn't represent, though, are the 'City-Reindeer-Novelty-Socks-Women' in Amazon's URL for the product.

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As I've said above, the Grid Parka is good on the bike, great off of the bike and perfect for wearing on stage at a Beady Eye gig.

Altura Grid Parka: was £145, now £118.63 at Amazon

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I've been teaming the Grid Parka with the Grid Softshell Pants. These have a grid fleece lining which traps warm air next to the skin and offer some water-repellency. They also have a bit of a tracksuit bottom vibe - in a good way.

Altura Softshell Pants: was £70, now £53.50 at Amazon

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Content Director

Rob has been Content Director of Cycling Weekly - and stablemates Bikeperfect, Cyclingnews.com and MBR - since May 2021. Before that he spent two years in similar role at Bikeradar, which followed 12-years as Editor-in-chief of Cycling Plus magazine and eight years at Runner's World. In his time as a cycling journalist he's ridden from London to Paris at least twice, London to Bristol once, completed the Fred Whitton Challenge, L'Etape du Tour and Maratona dles Dolomites. He's also jumped into the broom-wagon at La Marmotte and Oetzaler Radmarathon.