James Deuce
29th September 2008, 11:44
If I were a dog I'd be 294 dog years old. And dead. What this means is I've seen lots of rebranded stuff imported by fly-by-nighters, and with the exception of TonyB's Minotaur brand, and happily Quasimoto, they've invariably been cheap & nasty.
Not so my lovely new Vengeance jacket.
<img src=http://www.quasimoto.co.nz/wp-content/plugins/wp-shopping-cart/product_images/1190242012.03588600Photoshoot%20182.jpg>
The thing that struck me when I first checked it out at Deano's place was that the seams were all straight, double-stitched, and flat with no bunching at the joins or ends of a seam. The next thing that leapt out was that there were no "dag ends" anywhere. No untrimmed fabric or thread at all.
All the panels are of a consistent size, shape, grain, and colour. All those things add up to something that looks like a quality item.
I've worn it for a few days now and the vents work, the stretch panels prevent that tight underarm feeling some jackets can give you and the neoprene panel at the back of the neck is genius. It's wearing in really well and should be perfect in a couple of years time. I've got some new trousers in the pipeline too, but in the meantime my Spyke's zip up to the short zip at the back of the jacket. The new trousers will use the full width zip - that's right, the jacket supports both 2-piece attachment methods.
I once owned a really nice Hein-Gericke (now First Gear) touring two piece leather suit. This is easily up to their quality and fit.
Looking like a deformed hunchback myself means I can identify with the brand too. IYKWIM.
http://www.quasimoto.co.nz/products/leather-bike-jackets/
Not so my lovely new Vengeance jacket.
<img src=http://www.quasimoto.co.nz/wp-content/plugins/wp-shopping-cart/product_images/1190242012.03588600Photoshoot%20182.jpg>
The thing that struck me when I first checked it out at Deano's place was that the seams were all straight, double-stitched, and flat with no bunching at the joins or ends of a seam. The next thing that leapt out was that there were no "dag ends" anywhere. No untrimmed fabric or thread at all.
All the panels are of a consistent size, shape, grain, and colour. All those things add up to something that looks like a quality item.
I've worn it for a few days now and the vents work, the stretch panels prevent that tight underarm feeling some jackets can give you and the neoprene panel at the back of the neck is genius. It's wearing in really well and should be perfect in a couple of years time. I've got some new trousers in the pipeline too, but in the meantime my Spyke's zip up to the short zip at the back of the jacket. The new trousers will use the full width zip - that's right, the jacket supports both 2-piece attachment methods.
I once owned a really nice Hein-Gericke (now First Gear) touring two piece leather suit. This is easily up to their quality and fit.
Looking like a deformed hunchback myself means I can identify with the brand too. IYKWIM.
http://www.quasimoto.co.nz/products/leather-bike-jackets/