Post by Stooby on Apr 11, 2011 17:19:03 GMT
I bought these at the end of February. I have a pair of FT's Aqua Gloves that have lasted me several years, so I thought their clothing should be OK.
By mid April...
One of the velcro sleeve tabs (around the cuff) had come away from the jacket where the stitching failed.
One of the trouser pocket zips broke.
The one trouser popper barely held - slightest pressure would pop it open.
One rubber pocket tab pulled off.
Both jacket and trousers leaked after being out in moderate rain for 30 minutes.
The jacket and trousers have three layers - the outer, non-waterproof shell, the waterproof liner and then an "Antifreeze" inner liner. These were very warm - so much so that you had to take it all of the miute you got anywhere. The waterproof trouser liner didn't breathe at all and several times I got ver sweaty. There's no way you could wear this to an indoor show, or on a run to a pub for lunch. With all three layers in it was very bulky - Ok to ride in but not to move about.
It takes forever to put everything back in if you remove it.
Because of the broken items, I've now taken it all back and replaced it with Spidi stuff, for an extra £100, but I wish I'd spent that in the first place.
And hats off to Dobles of Croydon who refunded me without argument and threw in the back protector for the Spidi kit for my trouble!
By mid April...
One of the velcro sleeve tabs (around the cuff) had come away from the jacket where the stitching failed.
One of the trouser pocket zips broke.
The one trouser popper barely held - slightest pressure would pop it open.
One rubber pocket tab pulled off.
Both jacket and trousers leaked after being out in moderate rain for 30 minutes.
The jacket and trousers have three layers - the outer, non-waterproof shell, the waterproof liner and then an "Antifreeze" inner liner. These were very warm - so much so that you had to take it all of the miute you got anywhere. The waterproof trouser liner didn't breathe at all and several times I got ver sweaty. There's no way you could wear this to an indoor show, or on a run to a pub for lunch. With all three layers in it was very bulky - Ok to ride in but not to move about.
It takes forever to put everything back in if you remove it.
Because of the broken items, I've now taken it all back and replaced it with Spidi stuff, for an extra £100, but I wish I'd spent that in the first place.
And hats off to Dobles of Croydon who refunded me without argument and threw in the back protector for the Spidi kit for my trouble!
