Pearl Izumi - Ride Men's Elite Barrier Convertible Jacket

Very nice jacket - lightweight and soft. Tail and sleeves are plenty long enough to cover you in a stretched-out cycling position. Seams and plackets are reinforced, zippers are high quality.I'm 6 feet tall, 160lbs, normally fit size medium, so I ordered a size large after reading other comments. Turned out to be a mistake. The large looked OK standing in front of a mirror, but was baggy and drooped down when I got on the bike. Returned it and got the medium, fits perfectly. I'm thin but not racer-thin or anything. I think if you're looking for a road-riding type jacket to go over a couple layers of spandex, order your normal size, but if you want something bigger to go over a puffy fleece, you could order a size up.I use it mostly as a vest to keep warm, and zip the arms on when it's raining. Fabric is breathable, but water resistant enough to keep you dry in drizzle or light rain. It's not waterproof though, so heavy rain gets through. It has kept me dry enough on rainy commutes, and I'm not drenched with sweat like with completely waterproof fabrics.My only complaint is the back pocket is too big - if you put a pump or some food or your gloves in there, it won't stay put in the middle of your back, it will slide down to your sides and tug the whole jacket to one side. Overall the jacket is beautifully designed, so this one small complaint really stands out to me.

I recently got into endurance sports like running ultra and doing long gravel rides. So I was looking for a rain jackets with following expectations:-- Waterproof, wind proof with breath ability.- Some thing with detectable arms and can we use as vest to assist layer up- Light weight and have pocket of some sort at the back- Should not slip up while runningI am 5'6 142 pounds and I ordered small. Its a snug fit but I don't complain, people can size up if they want room. For me I generally have a t-shirt/base layer inside at most so this fits perfectly.I tested the fabric in my wash basin to check waterproof ability before taking it out and it works well. I have now successfully tested in couple of runs with one long run at 25F chill with light snow and it worked fine. Biking might be different. I have successfully biked in around 35F with long sleeve T-shirt with not problem. Sleeves are not tight so can flap a bit.For the breath ability this one has flaps on the back so that keeps the rain out but air flow good and also does not condense. It is lightweight so I stuff this in my pack for most of my activities. I haven't tried testing out as vest yet. Would update once I do. I haven't used the front zippers but find the back one more usable for stuffing my buff or gloves. One other good part is it does not slip on me while running has like an elastic band inside with runs on the brim with rubber material inside to give anti slip functionality. It does look a little funny for running since front is short like most of the biking jackets but I really like it for what it does. Will update when I find out more about it worth sharing.**If you find my review useful then please click the 'Yes' in helpful. Keeps me motivated to share more experiences with the community**

Just received my Jacket today and I knew it would fit because I tried one on at a store. I'm 6'2" 205 lbs. I bought the XXL size and it fits good. I wear a 34-35 inch sleeve length in dress shirts and the sleeves are actually just a little long for me. I wear a size 42 Long sport coat and the body of this XXL jacket fits good. I've never in my life had to by anything that is XXL before, but this jacket is sized small. It seems very well made and I can't wait to use it. The zippers seem to be a higher quality than some of the cheaper jackets I tried on at the store. I only gave it 4 stars because I haven't had a chance to wear it on a ride yet and it's only 21 degrees F out today up from 7 this morning, so it may be a while before the weather is right for this jacket. I plan to use it as much for tropical vacation travel as I do for riding because it packs down to be very small and lightweight.

Item cut bit on small side of size. One may want to consider ordering one size larger for better comfort and fit. Works well as windbreaker which was purpose for which bought. Sleeve can be unzipped to turn this into vest. Bright color can be easily seen while riding. Can be folded small enough to fit easily into standard cycling jersey back pocket. Color quite visible on roads.

This jacket is quite light. It is literally a shell, with no liner, no fleece, on excess anything. But it is also nearly 100% wind proof. Putting the fabric up to your mouth, one is unable to exhale through the fabric. The sleeves come off as one piece, leaving a nicely vented back when in vest mode.The jacket looks great on. Nicely cut for an athletic build. One gripe would be that the sleeves are a little "slacky" and they flap in the wind at higher speeds. Not terrible, but you wouldn't want to ride 40 miles on a windy day in this one - the flapping sleeves produce too much drag. But on a rainy commute, these are perfect.Because they keep the wind off your chest, that stays nice and warm. Opening up the sleeve zippers just a tiny bit allows for a nice venting.Seems well-made. Should last a while.

Just as described, works great! The quality you expect. Great attention to detail, the zippers around the arm holes is quite fine, so it doesn't scrape.

Como fue un regalo y lo llevé a otro país no pude hacer la devolución, además las talla no es proporcional en todas las partes de la chamarra, parece que los brazos son una talla, el ancho otra y el largo otra.

Me gustó mucho, soy un tipo de 191 y 80 kg de peso y me quedo justa tanto de largo de los brazos como del torso, con un ajuste normal, el material es excelente y es muy comprensible.

La calidad del articulo es excelente, el problema es que las tallas son muy reducidas, le tuve que regalar la chamarra a mi esposa y ella normalmente es XS, realmente es muy reducido, cuidado al escoger la talla.La prenda es muy comoda, practica y fácil de usar... el retiro de las mangas me gustó mucho.

Pedi Small porque toda mi ropa es pequeña y aun así esta chamarra llego y no me cerraba, aparte de que las mangas estaban muy largas, yo creo que esta mal diseñada