Rev'It Ladies Sand Jacket & Pants
Size: 36
My Rating: 4.5/5
WOW WOW WOW I really like this jacket a lot!
I wanted a textile fall & spring jacket to help extend my riding season and also so that I wouldn't have to throw my waterproof shell over my leathers when it was raining.
I wear this Jacket in a ton of my Motovlogs...go check me out on my YouTube Channel
I
won't lie...one of the reasons I choose the Rev'it jacket is
because...well...Rev'it ladies gear just looks hot! The cut and the
colors always appeal to me. I actually would have preferred to have this
jacket in the black color, but as I purchased this one for a smokin'
hot good sale price, I sucked it up and went with it. I actually quite
like it although I don't really love the lighter colors for the simple
reason that it requires more cleaning (and thus work and time taken away
from riding!).
REV'IT CHALLENGES IN CANADA: It
is incredibly frustrating to try to find Rev'It Gear to order oniline
here in Canada. Unfortunately trying to order it from the US is next to
impossible unless you can have it shipped to someone in the US who can
then ship it to you to get it over the border. Most places that sell it
online in Canada either are in serious need of an updated website (as
they rarely list any of the gear) or they have very limited stock/are
lacking in providing the full gear line-up. So it is disappointing. I
have asked one of the main on-line motorcycle gear suppliers here in
Canada if they plan to start carrying it and could not receive a
definitive answer which is really unfortunate. Not all of us live in
Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, etc so getting to a local dealer is not
easily done. Shame. So sadly this is one thing that will likely dissuade
me from purchasing any more Rev'It Gear (I do REALLY want the Xena
Jacket & Trousers tho....drool!!!!!!).
The
following gear review is based on having worn this gear for approx 2000
km of in town and highway riding in a variety of riding conditions
including heavy rain, temps of around 4 Celcius, humid, and relatively
warm (17 Celcius).
SIZING: Spot on per the sizing chart. When I ordered this online (Huge kudos and shout out to Dual Sport Plus
in Toronto for their fantastic customer service and very positive
online ordering experience [I actually ordered via the phone after
viewing their website]!!). The service rep warned me that Rev'it gear
tends to fit on the smaller size. I found that even with following the
sizing chart, the jacket fit spot on (with a bit of room to spare as
well). The pants indeed did fit on the smaller side but hey, that's why I
have a treadmill and stay active in the great outdoors lol. Seriously
though, I would suggest you do in fact order a size up for the pants if
you don't enjoy your gear fitting on the very snug side of things.
OVERVIEW:
I am really quite pleased with this gear. I would say that one of the
biggest positives of this gear line up is
how flexible it is for a variety of riding conditions, in part thanks to
the removable liner and waterproof membrane. At full price I do think
it it indeed on the more expensive side so I'm not so sure I would
purchase it unless it was on sale. However, I am a gear junkie and
sometimes that addiction is just too overwhelming to wait for a sale
;).
Quality
is very nice. All the seams and zippers are sturdy and have taken a
good amount of abuse over this past riding season from yours truly. I
spilled coffee along the front of the jacket and was able to wash it out
without any trouble.
I am not going to go into the specific details of the jacket since you can get that info from the manufacturer
in a much better explanation. What I will say is that I do think the
product delivers what it promises to do. Ido have a few issues with a
couple minor things.
I
wish the sleeves were a big longer in length but as I wear longer
gauntlet gloves, it really isn't too much of an issue. The mandarin
collar can feel a bit constricted when wearing my balaclava coupled with
a turtleneck and my Warm and Safe Heated Jacket Liner. I actually
remove the Rev'it Sand liner and use my heated plug-in liner in lieu of
the stock liner for those extra cold riding days (temps around 4 -16
degrees celcius). When people say a riding jacket is 4 seasons, I do
keep in mind that OUR winter season here in North Central British
Columbia isn't exactly "ridable" weather with all the feet of snow, ice,
and temps extending to -30 celcius :). This jacket did serve me well
for late Fall and I found myself very comfortable riding in 4 degree
Celcius weather at highway speeds of 110 km/hr (with the heated liner).
Keep in mind I despise the cold and am quite happy to wear a full set of
non-perforated leeather in temps well above 20 degrees celcius, so I
think this speaks volumes ;).
I
remained dry under the outer shell of the jacket and pants in pretty
extreme rain. The shell of the jacket itself gets super saturated as it
is not a gortex shell but rather the waterproof membrane lies right
under the out shell. So keeping that in mind, the jacket definitely
needs some dry-time after it has gotten soaked. Sometime that might be a
bit of a downer for me if I was using this as a road trip jacket rather
than just a commuting one. I mean, for the most part, it's pretty tough
to beat a true gortex impregnated outer shell but you are going to pay a
hefty price for that so it's a toss up for sure.
When
(and if) the weather warms up, the inner liner can be removed from both
the pants and the jacket very easily. When the liners are in place,
they stay in place well even when putting the jacket on and taking it
off, so this is always a bonus. Keep in mind you will need a place to
stash the liners as they obviously won't fit in any of the pockets of
the jacket or pants. I throw mine in my Kriega US-20 tailback (which I
LOVE).
Speaking
of pockets, the jacket has a generous amount of pockets. The one that
runs along the back puffs out a bit more than I would like, which takes
away from the "shape-forming" that I love so much about Rev'it. It has a
super great amount of room in it however to store things like a small
wallet, mobile phone, etc. The smaller side pockets are also roomy
enough in comparison to what I am used to with my leathers. Those of you
who have worn other textile adventure gear may find the side pockets on
this to be a bit small but then again, you may be perfectly content
with them depending on how many things you like your pockets for. I tend
to use my tailbag more so it's a non-issue for me.
All the zips stay zipped; the snaps stay snapped!
As
for the pants fit, I find Rev'it fits me pretty well, although I would
say it fits more like the Dainese-type fit (better for those who have
less hips/booty). All in all, out of Rev'it, Dainese, and Alpinestars, I
find that the A* pants actually fit my body type the best (small waist,
more "generous" booty lol). This is not to say the fit is poor - the
pants actually do fit nice enough walking around and/or in the riding
position with and without the connector zip. If you are smaller waisted
with a hip to waist ratio that is not spot on, order the large size as
you can use the side cinches to get the waist tucked in a bit more.
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