OLYMPIA X MOTO 2 JACKET WINDOWS

In lieu of rain, I subjected the suit to a 10-minute shower test.

It kept me warm at freeway speeds with temps in the low 40s, and it doubles as a windbreaker off the bike (the pants liner makes for great lounge wear at your campsite, too). Zipped inside the waterproof jacket liner is a Thermolite insulated liner. Pockets abound: seven on the jacket, four on the pants, not to mention the bonus storage possibilities of the vent panel pockets. Waist-to-ankle zippers make it easy to put the pants on over jeans, MX boots, knee braces, etc. The pants have much-appreciated belt loops and stretch panels at the waist and knees. The neoprene collar is cozy, and hook-and-loop tabs seal the neck area and adjust the fit at the wrists and arms. Offroad I normally wear knee/shin guards or braces, and recommend doing the same.ДЄdvertisement Removable CE-approved Motion Flex armor at elbows, shoulders, back and knees (height adjustable) and foam hip pads provide impact protection. This is a common weakness among jeanslike textile overpants-perhaps some kind of adjustable straps like those on the arms to better locate the pads are in order. The suit took the scuffs in stride, though the left knee pad rotated to the inside and wasnвЂ™t covering my knee when I hit the deck. About that crash: a minor mishap on a hard-packed trail, when my bikeвЂ™s front tire got caught in a rut. Removable CE-approved Motion Flex armor at elbows, shoulders, back and knees (height adjustable) and foam hip pads provide impact protection. Add in generous upper arm vents and cool mesh inside, and the only way youвЂ™ll get more airflow is by going commando. The pants have 6- x 14-inch vent panels on the thighs that tuck into ultra-deep pockets (beware of unknowingly dropping items in thereвЂ¦thought I had lost my cell phone until my shin starting vibrating!).

OLYMPIA X MOTO 2 JACKET WINDOWS

Long, narrow panels down the sides of the back provide cross-ventilation like open windows on either side of the integrated, removable half-liter hydration pack with its own backpack straps. On both sides of the chest, 8- x 7-inch panels can be unzipped and tucked into hidden pockets, revealing free-breathing mesh.

Sweating my way through technical desert trails, the MVS Mega Vent Panel System kept me cool. The pants have soft leather panels inside both legs to protect your bike. Greeting the outside world is a shell of 500-denier Cordura, with 2,000-denier at impact areas. Yet the X Moto has stood up to it all.ДЄs it should-OlympiaвЂ™s new suit is aimed at adventure/dual-sport riders, a demanding bunch that abuses gear relentlessly. And it has suffered the indignity of our locker room shower, not having any real rain handy for a more honorable test. It has even been crashed in and skewered with cactus needles while blitzing the sandy Mojave Road. It has been thrown around, crumpled up and stuffed into gear bags.

It has been exposed to cold and hot, its vents closed and opened, its liners inserted and removed and its pockets filled and emptied many times. As Your Humble Servant, I have done my best to thrash this Olympia Moto Sports X Moto Suit in all kinds of conditions.

Olympia x moto 2 jacket