Weight: 290 gm
Draft Dodger | Hoodwink | Frosty Boy | |
Windproof | Full | Full | Front & sleeves |
Fabric | WindFoil™ front & back & Thermostat™ sides | WindFoil™ | WindFoil™ front & Thermostat™ back |
Front Zip | Full length + 2 forearm vents | Full length | Full length |
Pockets | 2 hand plus large rear | Single at chest | 3 rear plus single at chest |
Baked Alaska | Astro | |
Windproof | Front only | Front only |
Fabric | WindFoil™ front & Lightwave™ Merino back | WindFoil™ front & Lightwave™ Merino back |
Front Zip | 3/4 length | None |
Pockets | 3 rear | Single at chest |
Very pleased with the top. Good fit and well made product. Service was superb. Order lat in the afternoon and arrived next morning. Thanks Ernie. John Sparrow.
The Baked Alaska is the perfect companion for late summer bikepacking. I've used this everyday on my journey from Picton towards Bluff. It is flexible for airflow via the front zipper section. The extra warmth reinforcing in the chest is awesome when zooming downhill. So happy with my purchase. It really is designed with cycling in mind.
Prompt shipping (2-days) - received it yesterday (like the packaging design!) and tested it on a ride in both breezy 27 deg - does not feel warm. Fabric feels great on skin and WindFoil did a good job in evening 20 deg ride. Not intended as a test, but a goofy house-dog had a go at the fabric (twice!) - no tear. Kiwi-quality, surely! As a returning tourist, I look out NZ-made stuff. There are so few now, even fewer for cycling stuff. Good Job, GE team!! Please remain proudly KIWI-made! Hope to see new (up-to-date) design-features (for rain tops - pit-zips, over-helmet-hoods with beaks) and more color choices!
First one lasted 10+ years, loved it and worn it to death..... Now onto the new one!