Got this as my first jacket and have been using it in the heat, in rain and in freezing weather. It really is the one jacket for all situations.
The only thing that bothers me is that the shop where I got it only had it in black. The other colorways look a lot better!
I haven’t had many other jackets to compare, so I’m sure that there’s better stuff out there. But for my first jacket I’m happy with it. Using the liners on the inside was certainly just an afterthought to tick a box for marketing - it’s theoretically possible, but not practically. I’ve only been using them on the outside.
The pants fit OK for me, but I’ve got skinny legs. I’ve been told by my riding instructor to wear running tights underneath and that works well. But just like with the jacket, I’ve only used the liner on the outside. In the store, I tried them with the liner on - never again.
I got a decent rebate and the back armor was included for free, so it was in my budget. Would I have had to pay full price, I guess I might have looked elsewhere.
What other jackets in that price range would you recommend?
If I had to do it again I would buy a Rev’It Sand, which is what my original plan was. I tried one on at the RevZilla showroom and the difference in quality, fit, and thoughtfulness of design is night and day.
In fact, I bought a pair of the Sand pants to use with my Halo jacket. They, too, are miles better.
I’m curious to hear how…? Unless they changed the design in the last 6 months or so since I bought and returned mine, there is no way to keep the liner pants on if you try to put them on the outside. They have no fly, no elastic waist, no mounting loops. The big V cut in the front means they just fall off. You’d have to safety pin them to yourself, or something.
You can, however, wear the liner jacket on the inside if you wear it separately, i.e. put it on and zip it up first, and then put the main jacket on. It’s a hassle, but it works in a pinch.
I went on a trip through the Ardennes and the weather was horrible. Hailstorms with hail sticking to my visor and lining the street, half an hour later sunshine. Heavy rain a whole day long.
The rain liners did their job. The pant liner has an elastic to keep it in place and I was able to put it on and take it off over my boots (with a bit of struggling). There also isnt any v cut. The water didn’t puddle anywhere or creep in. Actually, the only parts of me that got wet were my fingers because the gloves were absolutely waterlogged!
Maybe you had a different model liner?
Oh, I’m sure the liner that came with my pants would work, if I used it. I’ve just never had to, with my current system.
The liner in my old ARC pants definitely didn’t work to keep rain out for long…