body armour. That’s the stuff that is soft to touch and moulds to your body shape but when subjected to an impact gets hard and spreads the impact across the whole of its surface, clever stuff.This is one of their latest fashion based street jackets

Ever asked for a Coke and got the 'it's Pepsi is that ok?' line, and you know that a Hoover is actually a vacuum cleaner? Well it's like that with GORE-TEX jackets, or should I say 'textile jackets'.In the case of textile jackets GORE-TEX is simply

Would you spend over £1,000 on a jacket and trousers to wear on your bike? I’ve been wearing Held’s Cardona jacket and Frontino, which together cost £1,168. Anything over £1,000 represents a significant investment for most of us, at that rate you

Pretty much all summer this year my preferred choice of jacket has been this, the Held - Defence.It fits perfectly. I bought a wedding suit last year and the assistant sold me some German made threads because they are made for men with broad

If ever I’ve had a leather jacket that is comfortable and fits like a glove then the Held Lennox is it, there’s a statement for you.The soft but abrasion-resistant German leather means that the 5000 miles 'Lennox' clad miles I’ve covered this year

I got this mid-weight summer jacket about six weeks ago and have used it every day in sunshine, driving rain and even hail.It’s very light with a zip out thermal lining and, so far, has proved to be totally waterproof, windproof and you don’t get

It still amazes me how few people know about heated clothing. The cold is a major factor in why people put their bikes away for the winter but if you wear the right kit, you can comfortably ride all year 'round.The EXO2 Stormrider jacket can

Being fashion conscious London bikers, we’ve been keeping an eye out for a decent retro jacket over the last few months and this one from REV’IT! Seemed to fit the bill.As usual it comes with a waistcoat removable thermal lining and all the usual CE

We’ve all been there, it’s a hot sunny day and you decide to take a friend or partner out on the bike. Being a sensible biker you refuse to take them out in their 'skinny' jeans and denim jacket but instead offer to fit them out in your ill fitting

We’ve all been there, trying to wrap up warm before heading out on the bike in the freezing cold. Last winter I was wearing a thermal under suit, Jeans, three t-shirts and then a winter jacket and trousers over the top. This winter looks to be just