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Sarang Urdhwareshe from India, Pune
July 12, 2015
I love the Phoenix ion jacket. Writing this after my first ride today morning. 1. Fit and finish - very nice! I have a 40.5/41 inch chest based on measurement help provided on the website. I also have a Joe Rocket XL size jacket which is definitely big for me - but have managed to use it without hassle (so far :) ) by having all adjustments to their smallest size but that makes things a little uncomfortable. My colleague at work had a small size Joe Rocket jacket and I tried that one. Thats when I knew the L would be appropriate for me. My concern was my waist since the max circumference around my belly is around 40 inches. But the fit is more or less perfect. For buyers like me, I am 5 feet 10 and weight 92 kilos (say 200 lbs). The first time I tried it on, it was with both the liners (waterproof and thermal) so the fit was indeed snug as already mentioned many places but being in India (maharashtra) there is little need for both of them underneath. Today the temperature must be 22 degrees C (say 70-24 deg F) in the morning and I was wearing a t shirt inside and it felt cool and comfortable. The airflow is superb and this is exactly what I need riding on highways and city roads. As with most jackets, the jacket just comes up to my belt or sometimes it could ride up if I wear something low waist. The silly part is that the riding pant I have has a zipper which runs the other way (tourmaster). So I cant zip it to the pant. Why would anyone do that?! I can think of this one idea where i ll sew the removable half of the zipper on to my pants and it should work then. Will keep you posted if it works. 2. Functionality - I am still learning how to wear the liners inside, but this doesn't seem a super easy task. Maybe I will learn with regular use. 3. I cannot comment for durability right now, but the build quality is great and I am hoping it stays with me for a long time :) 4. Shopping experience - Fantastic! I ordered this jacket at my friend's place in the US and he got it for me while travelling back but I had no trouble at all except for terrible exchange rate charged by my credit card ;) All worth it though I'd say. I have bought other items also from motorcyclegear.com and am super happy with those also. Seems like I have 5% more confidence wearing all my gear which is a great feeling to have. PS. sorry I dont have a pic of me wearing the jacket, just that of the jacket. cheers everyone! thanks
I love the Phoenix ion jacket. Writing this after my first ride today morning. 1. Fit and finish - very nice! I have a 40.5/41 inch chest based on measurement help provided on the website. I also have a Joe Rocket XL size jacket which is definitely big for me - but have managed to use it without hassle (so far :) ) by having all adjustments to their smallest size but that makes things a little uncomfortable. My colleague at work had a small size Joe Rocket jacket and I tried that one. Thats when I knew the L would be appropriate for me. My concern was my waist since the max circumference around my belly is around 40 inches. But the fit is more or less perfect. For buyers like me, I am 5 feet 10 and weight 92 kilos (say 200 lbs). The first time I tried it on, it was with both the liners (waterproof and thermal) so the fit was indeed snug as already mentioned many places but being in India (maharashtra) there is little need for both of them underneath. Today the temperature must be 22 degrees C (say 70-24 deg F) in the morning and I was wearing a t shirt inside and it felt cool and comfortable. The airflow is superb and this is exactly what I need riding on highways and city roads. As with most jackets, the jacket just comes up to my belt or sometimes it could ride up if I wear something low waist. The silly part is that the riding pant I have has a zipper which runs the other way (tourmaster). So I cant zip it to the pant. Why would anyone do that?! I can think of this one idea where i ll sew the removable half of the zipper on to my pants and it should work then. Will keep you posted if it works. 2. Functionality - I am still learning how to wear the liners inside, but this doesn't seem a super easy task. Maybe I will learn with regular use. 3. I cannot comment for durability right now, but the build quality is great and I am hoping it stays with me for a long time :) 4. Shopping experience - Fantastic! I ordered this jacket at my friend's place in the US and he got it for me while travelling back but I had no trouble at all except for terrible exchange rate charged by my credit card ;) All worth it though I'd say. I have bought other items also from motorcyclegear.com and am super happy with those also. Seems like I have 5% more confidence wearing all my gear which is a great feeling to have. PS. sorry I dont have a pic of me wearing the jacket, just that of the jacket. cheers everyone! thanks
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