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The perfect leather jacket is one you wear and enjoy wearing
The saga continues…this thread will never die
@Understatesman - the jacket looks great man. Keep it. Don't sweat the absence of side pockets. I thought I'd miss them too, but realized I never used them (on my leather jackets).
I just can't get past that bib. I know ,I know every picture I see with someone wearing it it looks fine but i just can't get past the damn thing.
Wait'll you get a load of what happens next...
And I've just returned it. The J-100 while flattering in sllhouette and comfortably able to zip up, feels constricting in the arms. I can't lift them higher than my armpits and I can't cross my arms across my chest. While, in the Iron Heart single rider's jacket I can do it comfortably. ****, I could probably do a cartwheel and be fine. Plus, it's a nicer, more substantial-feeling leather with hand pockets.
Someone in the thread said earlier, and it's absolutely true (think it was @sinnedk) if you're not comfortable in the jacket you're never going to wear it. Dat motherfucker's right.
Wait'll you get a load of what happens next...
And I've just returned it. The J-100 while flattering in sllhouette and comfortably able to zip up, feels constricting in the arms. I can't lift them higher than my armpits and I can't cross my arms across my chest. While, in the Iron Heart single rider's jacket I can do it comfortably. ****, I could probably do a cartwheel and be fine. Plus, it's a nicer, more substantial-feeling leather with hand pockets.
Someone in the thread said earlier, and it's absolutely true (think it was @sinnedk) if you're not comfortable in the jacket you're never going to wear it. Dat motherfucker's right.
So you don’t like the J-100 because it’s too constricting in the arms, but you also don’t like the Iron Heart single rider because it has too much excess fabric in the upper arm area? You realize this might be connected, right?
Yeah, they're connected in the sense that the Iron Heart has biswing arm gussets, while the McCoy's doesn't. Excess fabric or not, that's really what gives it flexibility.
There's a few other issues I didn't happen to write, but since you're being antagonistic...
J-100:
• Paper-thin, really wouldn't do me any good in cooler weather.
• Wears more like a shirt than a jacket (yeah, yeah, I know ... "racing shirt" blah blah blah)
• Weak ass front zipper. It's like a #5 compared to the #10 on the Iron Heart
• Did I mention no hand pockets? Turns out I like them.
• Prefer the collar style of the Iron Heart.
• Flares out a bit at the waist vs the V-tapered Iron Heart body.
• It pisses you off that I keep trying jackets.
Anybody have experience with Lewis Leathers and can give a brief review. I am really liking this Green Cyclone. I already have a black double rider and I find this shade of green to be pretty versatile.