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Old 03-29-2009, 12:58 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Joe Rocket Reactor 2.0 Leather/Mesh Motorcycle Jacket :: New Enough, LTD

In my experience the Joe Rocket Reactor jacket is a Top notch product, it breathes really well and has one VERY important feature; the arms, shoulders are all perforated leather. It comes with a full back spine pad and as mentioned has optional for CE rated spine protector. The mesh is multilayered, there's 3-4 layers of THICK super heavy mesh fabric; in the event of a crash the mesh layers rub against eachother and won't cheeze grater/burn your skin. This also equates to a fabric that is probably thicker/stronger/more abrasive resistant than leather (albeit, not an actual road tested theory)

Keep in mind, my experience with the reactor jacket is limited to the first generation model; the one I linked is the second, though from what I can tell it's all a change for the better, with added features for things like a pocket for a replacement face shield.
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