I bought a new winter suit last week, and I posted a review of it on another forum. I thought you guys might like to see it as well. It's going for a fantastic price and I'm really happy with it. Here's a link to it...
http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com/hot+deals/hot+deals+-+cruiser/fieldsheer_cyclone+suit+-+one+pieceOn with my review. Here's the front and back of the suit. You can see the reflective material in the pictures. It has cargo pockets on the thighs and one on the chest...
There are stretch panels across the lower back and the knees...
The sleeves have snaps to adjust for different arm sizes and a strap to secure the cuff (and the left sleeve has a zippered pocket)...
The front zipper goes all the way down to the crotch, and it has a velcro-secured flap over it all the way up; there are waist straps to secure the suit tighter around the middle, and there's a flap across the lower half of the front opening...
The legs have a strap to secure the bottom around your ankle, and they unzip all the way up to the waist (the leg zippers also have a velcro-secured rain flap over them)...
The leg of the liner also unzips...
The hip protection is nothing special, just a flat pad. But it's better than nothing. It's held in place with velcro so you can remove it...
It has Armadillo armor in pockets over the elbows and knees...
And the shoulders...
This is the back pad (which I'll leave out because I always wear my Spidi back protector)...
The liner is secured in place with a combination of zippers, snaps, and velcro, and it has a breast pocket on the inside. It has a full-circumference zipper around the waist so you can separate it into upper and lower halves...
There's a neck warmer/windbreak that attaches to the outside back of the collar with a zipper, secures in the front with a snap, and the end wraps around and secures with velcro. Here it is separated from the collar...
And attached and done up (it covers my whole neck and it's very comfortable)...
There are zippered vents with mesh inside on the chest and the front of the shoulders...
And on the back of the shoulders and the middle back...
It's made of something they call Carbolex, supposed to be super tough (according to the literature, it's more than twice as tough as nylon in an abrasion test and a tear test), and waterproof/breathable like Gore-Tex.
I couldn't make much sense of the sizing chart because the numbers didn't seem to match up with my measurements, so I just made an educated guess based on my usual clothing sizes, and it turned out to be the perfect size. I'm 5' 10", 210 lbs, and I ordered an XL. In the riding position, the length is perfect: the end of the legs and sleeves are right at my ankles and wrists.
The location of the knee armor concerned me at first. They were too low. But when I removed them to take pictures of them, I realized the pocket is adjustable up/down for three positions. I moved them up into the middle spot and now they're correctly positioned over my knees. It covers my knee and about 1/3 of the way down my shin. Same with the elbow/forearm.
I tried it on how I think I would be dressed for cold weather, with regular long johns, a set of fleece thermals over that, then the suit with liner (there would still be room for a set of sweats as well, but I didn't try that). It fits good all over (although I have no use for those two waist straps until I lose a few pounds
). It was very toasty; I started getting pretty warm after having it on for a minute or two. With the removeable liner and using various layering (or none), it should do fine throughout all the winter temperature ranges.
I wore it riding in the rain last night (without the liner, as it was a bit cold but not cold enough to need it; I just wore my long johns instead). It kept me dry, not a single wet spot anywhere inside the suit. I had my cell phone and wallet in the cargo pockets and they came out dry. I also used the neck warmer/windbreak, it did a good job of keeping the wind out and keeping my neck dry and warm.
At the price they're selling it for, I think this suit is a steal and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for something for the cold/wet weather.
And yes, I know I have an ugly carpet.