Originally Posted by modernjess

I'm on season 3 with my Craft Windstopper Thermal Jacket. It's an older model but it's a lot like the one you are looking at. I bought it at the world Cycling productions tent sale a couple years ago. Blue and Black with a little reflective piping. I think the retail price was around $200

Overall it's a really great technical riding jacket. The windstopper fabric works really well, breathes great, keeps you warm, regulates your temp amazingly well, all while stopping the wind on the front.

The fit, features, and performance are amazing for aggressive riding. Although because of the snug fit, it's not my favorite for daily commuting. It's a form fitting jacket for sure. I usually wear XL (us sizing, I'm 6'2'' 210) But with this I'm stretching an XXL. So they run small.

For me it comfortably covers a temp range from about 55F down to 20F, depending on the layering underneath. It would probalby go lower but becase of he snug fit it's hard to get too many layers underneath it. Anyway if it's 20F or below, I'm commuting, I'm not out for a pleasure ride and I'm wearing a hard shell jacket for that anyway.

The craftsmanship and finish are really high quality. 3+ rear pockets are really good. It looks as good now as it did the day I bought it. It's a pleasure to put on. Everything I have made by Craft is pretty great stuff.

Only things I would change. I wish it had front hand warmer pockets. I also wish it was better suited as a commuter jacket because then I could wear it a lot more. But then that would make it less successful at what it is supposed to be, and that is a high performance oriented jacket.

It is what it is and it's really good.