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Daniel H. from Arkansas
June 13, 2008
First a note about New Enough's service: It rocks! I originally ordered this in XL, but it turned out to be a bit too roomy. I called, and within minutes my L was on the way. I got the L, boxed the XL up and sent it, and had my credit back very quickly and with no hassle. Excellent! On to the jacket. For fit reference, I'm 6' tall and weigh around 200 pounds (44 chest, 36 waist). The jacket fit perfectly in the shoulders, arms and chest. There was just a touch too much material in the belly of the jacket, and the front is cut just a touch long for a more aggressive, forward riding position, so it did bunch a little bit when I leaned over, but nothing that caused it to be uncomfortable at all; just a very minor annoyance. I was going to be going through a few various climates on a 2.5 mile road trip, so I wanted something that could move some serious air but was convertible for cooler areas. This jacket is that! With the liner out, the jacket allows maximum airflow, and I stayed cool in weather around the 90 degree mark. At stoplights and in town I was much cooler in this jacket than my other textile jacket. At highway speeds, it's almost like just having a t-shirt on; very comfortable. The liner works really well vs. wind and rain, so it definitely does its job. My only complaint is that it doesn't really breathe. This wasn't much of a problem, since most of the times that I had it in the weather was fairly cool, but if you were going to use this in warmer weather to keep the rain off, expect to get clammy inside it. For cooler air, I found myself just wearing a light fleece under the jacket rather than the liner due to the lack of airflow, but if the temp drops a lot, the liner will definitely help keep you warm. As to features, the pocket for a spare face shield wins major awards in my book. I didn't have to waste any bag space for a spare visor, and once you put the visor in the pocket you instantly forget its there because it rides so comfortably. The mp3 player pocket and headphone cord port work well, also, although I didn't really use it much. All in all, I definitely recommend this jacket, especially at the price you can get it for on New Enough!
First a note about New Enough's service: It rocks! I originally ordered this in XL, but it turned out to be a bit too roomy. I called, and within minutes my L was on the way. I got the L, boxed the XL up and sent it, and had my credit back very quickly and with no hassle. Excellent! On to the jacket. For fit reference, I'm 6' tall and weigh around 200 pounds (44 chest, 36 waist). The jacket fit perfectly in the shoulders, arms and chest. There was just a touch too much material in the belly of the jacket, and the front is cut just a touch long for a more aggressive, forward riding position, so it did bunch a little bit when I leaned over, but nothing that caused it to be uncomfortable at all; just a very minor annoyance. I was going to be going through a few various climates on a 2.5 mile road trip, so I wanted something that could move some serious air but was convertible for cooler areas. This jacket is that! With the liner out, the jacket allows maximum airflow, and I stayed cool in weather around the 90 degree mark. At stoplights and in town I was much cooler in this jacket than my other textile jacket. At highway speeds, it's almost like just having a t-shirt on; very comfortable. The liner works really well vs. wind and rain, so it definitely does its job. My only complaint is that it doesn't really breathe. This wasn't much of a problem, since most of the times that I had it in the weather was fairly cool, but if you were going to use this in warmer weather to keep the rain off, expect to get clammy inside it. For cooler air, I found myself just wearing a light fleece under the jacket rather than the liner due to the lack of airflow, but if the temp drops a lot, the liner will definitely help keep you warm. As to features, the pocket for a spare face shield wins major awards in my book. I didn't have to waste any bag space for a spare visor, and once you put the visor in the pocket you instantly forget its there because it rides so comfortably. The mp3 player pocket and headphone cord port work well, also, although I didn't really use it much. All in all, I definitely recommend this jacket, especially at the price you can get it for on New Enough!
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