Klim Ladies Textile Jackets

Bought the Carlsbad just over a month ago and it has been spot on on windy days out and torrential downpour trips. Outstanding jacket

This is actually sold for off-road use, and may not be too hot for some people. I however bought it for road use, having bought a new Naked bike and not wanting to have to carry a ruck-sack. I can now layer up, and not worry if it rains. I'll not get wet (best available Goretex) and not too hot (my own problem). Armour is good, but you need to buy/swap out a back protector, as it doesn't come with one. It's VERY expensive, but Klim = the BEST.

Recently bought a alpinestars jacket but the quality and protection is hopeless so I bought this Klim, expensive but actually waterproof and they actually make real world sizes, so there's room to wear clothes underneath. Being American designed a bit baggy around the middle. Feels safe like leathers do.

I usually wear a 2-piece leather suit for my summer Euro trip, but decided to swap to a more user-friendly setup this year. This jacket could not have been better, lets plenty of air in but without sacrificing the feeling of protection. I was hesitant in spending so much but on the first hot day knew I made the right choice.

I tried on lots of vented jackets, and this was far and away the best for me. It fitted well, no excess material in the arms means the amour in the sleeves stays put and doesn't rotate out of place, the collar is padded and comfy. Back and elbow protection was unnoticeable.

It has an internal pocket that easily takes passport and wallet. Two external pockets with good zips that say closed no matter how stuffed they were with coins, sunglasses or chocolate bars. A final forearm pocket is good for toll tickets, and credit cards, but has space for more. All zips easy to use with summer gloves.

When the temperature dropped, I supplemented the Induction jacket with a thin duck down-jacket and the Klim Resilience wind-stopper. For showers I simply have a Scott rain jacket. This allowed me to cover all non-sunny weathers the trip gave me; from 8 degree early mornings to rainstorms. I reckon I wore just a base layer and the Induction for anything over 22 degrees and popped on the wind stopper when riding in shady forests, alpine pass summits, at speed on motorways etc.

The jacket is even machine washable. Being a mesh you can't really wipe flies and bugs off, so being able to throw it in the machine to keep it clean is super easy.

Size wise I went with a Large. I'm a large for casual clothes and EURO 54 for bike gear. I was able to get into a Medium, but movement was restricted, and it rode up when in a riding position. I am 85kg and 188cm.