Non-Toxic Cycling Jackets, ranked by PFAS grade

Are cycling jackets safe?

None of the 84 cycling jackets we graded come back low-concern on our screen. Our grades are model-based assessments built from published materials, ingredient lists, certifications and brand disclosures, not laboratory tests, so they say what we can evidence rather than that anything is safe.

Best graded cycling jackets here

1Patagonia Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket 45 out of 100
2Patagonia Men's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket 45 out of 100
3Patagonia Men's Trail Craft Jacket 45 out of 100

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Why Patagonia Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket grades highest here, and why that is not a pass

Every grade on this page is one sum. A category starts from a baseline, each disclosed material or coating adds risk points, and each thing the brand or a third party has published takes them away. Below is that sum for the winner, then for 2 products it beats, so you can see exactly where the 25 points between the top and the bottom of this cycling rain jackets ranking come from. Nothing in this category reaches our 70 point pass mark, so this is the shape of the field rather than a recommendation.

Top graded, and still below our pass mark

45Poor

Patagonia Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket

Made of polyester shell with water-repellent coating finish.

+35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment. Water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS.
+30Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
-10Brand-stated PFAS-free. The brand states this product is PFAS-free. We have not verified the claim.

55risk points in total, which is a grade of 45

What the grade does not fix. It still carries one risk factor, Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment, and our graders recorded 4 other hazards on it. See the full breakdown.

Full breakdown

What it still grades above, and why

20Bad25 points behind the winner

Decathlon Forclaz Men's Trek 100 Synthetic Down Puffer Backpacking Jacket

What puts it behind. No PFAS disclosure, +15 points. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product. The top-graded product carries no such factor.

Made of synthetic down, polyester shell with water-repellent coating treatment.

+35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
+30Category baseline
+15No PFAS disclosure

80risk points, a grade of 20

20Bad25 points behind the winner

Mens Balance Made In Usa Cycling Jacket Windbreaker Water Resistant

What puts it behind. Vague safety claims only, +15 points. Uses vague language ("eco-friendly", "clean") without a specific PFAS statement. The top-graded product carries no such factor.

Made of Synthetic fabric with water-resistant water-repellent coating, unspecified.

+35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
+30Category baseline
+15Vague safety claims only

80risk points, a grade of 20

No product on this page was physically tested by us. Every number above comes from published materials, ingredient and coating disclosures, certifications and brand statements, scored on one public rubric. Formulations change without notice, so check the current product listing before buying.

Which cycling rain jackets contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

Patagonia

Women's Dirt Roamer Storm Jacket

45PoorPFAS grade

polyester shell with water-repellent coating finish
The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
Azo dyes and color fastness

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Non-Toxic Cycling Jackets, ranked by PFAS grade

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