I’ve not done anything to my current or previous Kilimanjaro jackets. I tend to use things as I get them. Didn’t even know the backpad wasn’t CE rated.

Let me know if you find a source!

It fits…Trumpets blaze with delight! I hoped it would. I take it the color is more yellow to your liking and not the green-yellow. Hubby has a summer weight mesh high res yellow that I took a fancy to. I have no high-res in my line-up. I should revisit that and maybe do a his-n-hers duo if Santa does bring hubby a Kili of his own. Say, you have those heated gloves from last Christmas, don’t you? Still liking them? I only take short rides in the winter but even then my hands take such a beating from the cold. Well Steve, glad you are happy with the new jacket 🙂 Ride safe dear friend.

Rode to work this morning with the new jacket and if fits perfectly accommodating the layering I do. The high-viz color is great and I look forward to riding as the weather chills.

Sounds like your husband is dropping hints to Santa!

Thanks for the wishes on the jacket. It should arrive just in time for the temperatures to drop towards the freezing mark. An opportunity to test out it’s cold performance.

I hope the jacket looks good in photos. That would be terrible if it looks like something from a circus. Neither Kim or I are shoppers — I go to the store because I have to. I have other diversions to distract myself.

I’ll probably have some pictures before the end of the week unless the jacket doesn’t fit.

I could have repaired my old jacket some more but didn’t want to deal with the lack of rain protection anymore. Looking forward to riding in moisture without getting soaked.

In the cold, are you adding lots of layers or do you use an electric vest?

Bill, I’m with you about being proactive on safety and the HiViz color just makes sense for what I do. Be safe!

Style is what drove me towards the Falstaff jacket but utility and function back to the First Gear Kilimanjaro. I’ll let you know how it’s changed from my old one.