Tour Master Draft Air Series 3 jacket in Gray/Black.
Here?s a genuine dilemma: What should you choose while riding, heat exhaustion or ATGATT (All The Gear, All The Time)" This is not a hypothetical; one memorable ride over awesome and challenging mountain roads in France triggered heat exhaustion onset because I refused to shed my protective gear despite the blazing hot, humid weather. Fortunately, we arrived at our destination just before nausea overwhelmed me. Just barely?.
Next time I headed for hot and humid climes, I planned better and brought along a Tour Master Draft Air Series 3 jacket. This lightweight jacket is built with free-breathing Armor-Link mesh combined with tough 600-denier Carbolex material to allow a cooling flow of air. Additional protection comes via CE-approved armor in the shoulders and elbows, plus an articulated triple-density back protector. A zip-in removable waterproof liner can be used in the rain but I soon removed this layer on my first ride in the tropics because it significantly reduces airflow and the thin material sticks to sweaty arms. Linerless, the jacket proved very comfortable and it served very well. When rains came I either braved the short, refreshing showers or layered up quickly and easily with a Tour Master Sentinel rain jacket. Tour Master Draft Air Series 3 jacket in Gray/Black, rear.
By design, the number of pockets in a mesh jacket should be minimized to facilitate airflow. So the Draft 3 features a nominal but suffi...