Fastened with a compact central zip (including a soft cover at the top to prevent it biting into your neck) the jacket has tough, removable, Level 2 shoulder and elbow protection, housed in snug pockets. Reassuringly, the outer armour casing is made of rugged but light thermoplastic shells for extra slide/abrasion resistance, while – nice design touch, this – the ‘colour coded’ armour itself, bright orangey-red, ‘shines’ through the vents.
