So I rode up and down the West Coast of the South Island 2 weeks ago. Knowing the forecast was looking like a scorcher I decided not to wear the leather jacket. it's reasonably cool without the winter liner but has no vents. So I decide to try the new 1Tonne winter Dual jacket I bought this year. It was awesome in WINTER. So I removed the thermal liner and thinking, clever me with 5 vents this will be the coolest of cool, while still safe.
Doh! I forgot it has a 100% water proof membrane that is ALSO removeable. What an idiot I was. So we are hitting 33 to 35 degrees around Tekapo. I'm dying from heat stroke and although the 5 air vents were opened and a slight cooler feeling came through they didn't bloody work near as well as I expected.
I get home after four days of wearing a sauna and as I go to clean the jacket I fucking discover the waterproof membrane was still inside the jacket! Are you shitting me! So I went for a short blat without the membrane to see if it would have made a difference. Bastard, bastard, bastard, pay attention next time. These jackets are getting too clever for "mature' dudes like me.
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