Pearl Izumi

Some wind- and water- resistant jackets make you feel just like you’ve plunged the rest of your body into some stiff cardboard box, hence limiting the freedom of your movement, and your comfort and ease. As a solution to this glitch that so plagued other biker’s jackets, Pearl Izumi added a stretch side and sleeve panels to their women’s Optik jacket. This feature guarantees you reliable weather protection instantly the moment it’s out of its box.




Pearl Izumi Women's Vagabond Jacket

With materials that are tough and resistant to the winds and water, the lightweight and highly packable Pearl Izumi Vagabond Jacket for Women insures its wearers the comfort, style and convenience for the price they pay for it.

MicroSensor meshes for upper back ventilation and one-piece integrated sleeve construction add to the product's ease of use.

Zippered pockets in the front and back parts of the jacket enhance its convenience for carrying more for its weight; reflective piping and low-light visibility materials further add to the luxury of the product.

Overall Feel and Style

The Pearl Izumi Vagabond jackets utilize Pearl's Zephrr material technology, which enable it to be light and thin, yet impermeable to water (a shower would be more appropriate- a strong downpour would be another story).

Aside from being well-cut and element-proof (to a point), the feature users like best about the product is the fact that the arms can be zipped off, and as a result, the jacket becomes a rather stylish gilet. (tidbit: there aren't much of these products around, so Vagabond has the market pretty much to itself.)

There's less flapping material to slow wearers on windy days, and the back of the jacket features a storm vent that aids in the breathability of the material- and that's surely an added plus. Throw in the fleece-lined neck, the well-finished sleeve cuffs, reflective piping, and the handy chest pockets, and you've got a very usable jacket to go on most days (perhaps not on extremely wet days).

The Vagabond punches above its weight, and the subtle combination of good looks and versatility guarantees bikers that I can become of their favorite garments.

Overall, it is definitely not cheap, but the Vagabond Jacket is refreshingly simple, effective, and stylish enough to draw a sighs of admiration from jacket lovers.

Where to get it

Amazon.com lists the Pearl Izumi Vagabond Women's jacket at $99.95, with $0.04 worth of savings if you get it from them.

The jacket is also available at stores where jackets and sporting equipment are sold.
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