Hi,
seems like spring is finally coming, but at least here in middle Germany and pretty cold, almost too cold to bike, but just almost. In the end I couldn't resist and had a go at it on my KTM. The bike performed well, the new Heidenau K60s gripped and everything was great. Everything but me it seemed, since I almost froze my various bodyparts off without going into detail here.

It got me thinking about finally investing into some proper cold weather riding jacket, instead of adding more and more layers under my snug fit summer stuff until I look like the Michelin man with blue lips.

Browsing through the new Hein Gericke catalogue I found this one:


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Now I know that High Viz colors are not for everybody, personally I think if the color's too strong, you're just too weak and from a security standpoint it makes utter sense. For travelling I would choose differently, but commuting is a totally different animal.

At least on paper (haven't tried one yet) this jacket looks good:

• Waterproof Gore-Tex Liner
• Removable thick collar
• SasTec protectors, including a back protector
• safety stitching (whatever that mean)
• supposed to be very warm

Since I have both an enduro and a sports bike I need something that fits both and I think this might be where this jacket lacks, like most 3/4 jackets do (they either ride up too high or press against the tank). It also seems to be missing a connecting zipper for pants.

I think I pop down to the next store and try one in the next couple of days and report back. If anybody has any experiences with this thing, I'm more than curious to hear them.

Cheers,
buebo

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