The Dainese Air-Frame is a mesh jacket which is perfect for Singapore's hot as **** weather. At first, I told myself to save my money for a GoPro but after the sales person showed me a black and red Air-Frame, there was no looking back. If you have seen my other photos, my bike has a black and red scheme and so does my track suit. Also, I did not have a every-day riding jacket so I decided what-the-heck-why-not-just-try-it-on.
I'm 1.77m tall and about 78kg. I asked to borrow a back protector from them and with that, a size 50 Air-Frame fits me perfectly. The jacket comes with CE certified shoulder pads and elbow pads with an option for a back protector insert.
Here's how the jacket looks like.
The one thing I like about this jacket is the styling and the fact that it has 2 front pockets and an inner pocket for you to put your wallet, phone and whatever you bring on a ride. The inner pocket is probably big enough to fit a spare 180/60 rear tyre haha. If you frequent Malaysia like me, this jacket is all you need for a late night petrol run, where you just need your wallet, phone and a passport. No more carrying waist pouches like I used to do or sitting on your wallet and passport.
The Air-Frame also comes with an inner wind-breaker, that is attached to the jacket by means of some zips and buttons. It probably takes less than 20 seconds to attach or remove the wind-breaker.
Here's how it looks like with the wind-breaker attached.
And the wind-breaker itself.
I removed the wind-breaker and leave it at home permanently because I sweat like a ****ing melting snowman. I did try riding home with the wind-breaker attached at 6.30pm. Even with the late evening weather, the wind-breaker stops enough air flow to make me sweat my butt off.
If you're like me, I definitely recommend not using it. But if you're one of the normal people, you can put it into one of pockets and use it when you need it. It should be able to keep you relatively dry when caught in light rain. It's like a condom I guess, better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
A final photo of the jacket with the wind-breaker removed.
You can see the shoulder pads here. They are proprietary Dainese armour pads. Overall, the jacket allows for a pretty good amount of air flow and its price gives it a lot of bang for the buck. Oh, the price! I forgot to mention.
Here's the price tag on the jacket.
And the promotional price is SGD$259! According to the sales person, they have sold hundreds of Air-Frames. Not if its some sales tactic but it is worth the buy! Hurry and get yours now! Just don't get the same black and red one as mine haha.
One final video review from Revzilla before I sign off.
Ride safe!
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