Vespizzare
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This jacket is no stranger to this board. If anyone hasn't seen it, here's a link:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/show...Opus-(pic-and-narrative-heavy)&highlight=opus
The jacket was delivered in June, I think, and it was too warm to wear until the weather cooled ofF (and actually it's been verrry cold for SoCal). So I finally put it on for a ride on my Vespa - sort of a maiden or shakedown cruise as it were. Long story short: everything was great except I felt something like an ice cube on my chest since there was no windflap. I'm pretty sure I ran the windflap issue past Alan and he said it wasn't necessary. Anyway it didn't have one and needed one. I sent it back to JL and they fixed it.
On the previous thread, everyone (including me) wondered how warm it would be. I think we nailed it. With a long sleeve rugby shirt and the jacket only, it' good for high 50's low 60's. However I've worn it in as cold as I'll ever ride (low 50's) with a Patagonia Nanopuff jacket underneath (thank you IXL) and I was toasty.
The repair is totally unnoticeable from the outside because Alan used the original holes for the second stitching, There's an extra stitch on the inside, but big deal. Here are some pix:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/show...Opus-(pic-and-narrative-heavy)&highlight=opus
The jacket was delivered in June, I think, and it was too warm to wear until the weather cooled ofF (and actually it's been verrry cold for SoCal). So I finally put it on for a ride on my Vespa - sort of a maiden or shakedown cruise as it were. Long story short: everything was great except I felt something like an ice cube on my chest since there was no windflap. I'm pretty sure I ran the windflap issue past Alan and he said it wasn't necessary. Anyway it didn't have one and needed one. I sent it back to JL and they fixed it.
On the previous thread, everyone (including me) wondered how warm it would be. I think we nailed it. With a long sleeve rugby shirt and the jacket only, it' good for high 50's low 60's. However I've worn it in as cold as I'll ever ride (low 50's) with a Patagonia Nanopuff jacket underneath (thank you IXL) and I was toasty.
The repair is totally unnoticeable from the outside because Alan used the original holes for the second stitching, There's an extra stitch on the inside, but big deal. Here are some pix:
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