Yesterday was Christmas, and some of us will be excitedly waddling out to the trails, weighed down with too much food, to try out our fancy new parts and winter clothing. And some of us, like myself, will be returning all the stuff that didn’t fit.
I made the mistake of picking out a Leatt dbx 5.0 jacket and matching shorts only to find that they didn’t fit. I’ll be sending them back and likely exchanging the shorts for a larger size, but the jacket is out of stock in the size I need. This brings me to my question: do any of you have suggestions for a windproof/waterproof shell, suitable for mountain biking, that has a looser fit and is cut for larger riders. I’m 6’1″ and 215 lb, and quite tall from waist to shoulder. I also have very broad shoulders and my torso doesn’t taper much towards my waist. I’m a little overweight, but still fairly fit. I typically wear tall XL shirts, as I both need and prefer a longer cut.
I’ve been looking pretty hard at this jacket, so if anyone has one please let me know what you think of it. It’s very frustrating to keep finding out that most of this stuff doesn’t really fit me. The Leatt jacket and shorts seemed like really well made pieces of kit, but I could barely reach the back vent zippers on the jacket, and I couldn’t even button the shorts. (both were size XL)
Sorry for the long question, and thank you for any suggestions.