Sweet

The quality and design are evident straight out of the box, a very high standard throughout. My concerns with the effectiveness of the laminated outer layer were put to bed on my first torrential outing. Dry as a bone. It Has adjustments everywhere, so would fit anybody well. A versatile all rounder, very comfortable.

Good jacket with some flaws

This is an overall good jacket, but has some flaws. I ride everyday no matter what the weather. The good: + The outlast liner is nice and warm when it's cold outside. Very good. + The waterproofing is good. So far been out in some torrential rain and not got wet yet. + The front pockets are very short depth which is excellent. Means your keys don't get lost at the bottom of the pocket. The bad: - The zip to attach the matching trousers is only a flap, and is mounted so high on the jacket that in the event of sliding down the road the jacket could still ride halfway up your torso exposing skin to the road. Not good. - The outlast liner has some fancy marketing that says it cools in the heat and warms you in the cold weather using Nasa tech. This is rubbish. The liner is nice and warm, but you will sweat your bits off if the ambient temp gets above 15 degrees. - The neck is not very high, so in cold weather your neck gets cold and the wind tries it's best to creep down your chest. Not too bad, but not perfect. - THE ZIPS! None of the zips have a grabber on them. This makes them far too small to operate with gloves on. Especially annoying on the cuff zips. In summary: A good, warm, completely waterproof jacket. A bit fiddly though.

The Best

I have always steered myself away from Rukka clothing, mainly because of price but also the lack of effective ventilation in the jackets. Well,50% of my two points has been fixed, the ventilation on this Rukka is a revelation, it works superbly well so is the build quality, it's simply outstanding. As to the other 50% i,e, the price. There is no getting away from it,it is cripplingly expensive. That said,it is the best jacket on the market today, it's brilliant.So re-mortgage the house,sell the wife and kids into slavery and go buy one, you won't regret it. Had it's first outing in the rain last weekend,(Storm Calum). Pleased to report, I was absolutely bone dry and warm all weekend. Happy Bunny! As usual,excellent service from SBS, thank you.