I think we'd need a "Gear" sub-forum, where we could share our experience or ask questions about gear we can find in China.

That being said, here's my review on the Rev'It Air jacket I bought last week from the BMW shop on Pubei lu, between the Suzuki/Regal Raptor shop and the new Spidi shop (same owner as this one on Wenshui lu : http://www.qiyi.cc/ )


Basically, I was sweating like crazy in my black winter Dainese jacket, it was literally dripping from my sleeves, so I had to do something and buy a summer jacket. Went to several stores, but what I found was too expensive (but nice : Spidi store on Pubei lu, yummi gear, not so yummi prices...).
So I settled on the Rev'It Air jacket, with those colors :
REV_IT_Air_Jacket_Light_Grey-Black_zoom.jpg

The look is nice, the fit is perfect for me, it has mesh on the major part of the front, the back, the arms. I tried it in the store in front of a fan, it was absolute bliss already.....
It has CE protection for shoulders and elbows, but you can forget about the back protection in foam, it's about as useful as peeing on yourself to keep warm... I have the Spidi back warrior protection, so I just removed the foam. It also has their own kind of Cordura at all the right place, but it doesn't come with any liner of course.
It also comes with short-length pants zipper and a two-snap belt loop (to attach it to a jean for example).
Finally, it cost me RMB 1,880.

Since the purchase I rode with it for around 250km, and I have only 1 thing to say : pure fu..ing joy...

With outside temperatures above 32 degrees Celsius (not very high for Shanghai) I didn't even sweat last Sunday during my 3 hours ride. The only times I'm hot is when I stop at red lights or pause to drink a bit. While riding, I was feeling like I was back in France in spring, a nice 25 degrees Celsius, dry weather, perfect for riding.

As you can tell, I'm very pleased with the jacket, didn't find one weakness until now, and the air flow inside is really great, perfect for me for the hot and humid summer in Shanghai.

I strongly recommend it if you have the bucks. To get more info, you can look it here :
http://www.revitusa.com/en-us/#/products/FJT072
or here, with reviews from customers : http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...ir-Jacket.aspx



BTW, what do you guys use as summer jacket, any reviews, comparisons ?