Since the first review update in 31.10.2017 when I had two years on thee jacket; I’ve continued to use the jacket in various harsh weather. And it’s been used for about 5 years, the jacket was worn out by the end of 2020. the review now includes several videos showing how the jacket fits, and the jacket in use while riding.
This is not a cycling specific jacket, but a sports jacket, but I think it fits the purpose.
Under arm zippers:
To close them while riding, you have to do the bicep bodybuilder move, which will hold the jacket in the sleeve in place while you zip it up, do it carefully of course.
Pros:
- it’s actually water & wind proof, I’ve been riding in brutal rail & wind, crashed, rolled in snow, rode while snowing, both light and heavy snow fall, snow storms, done rides that lasted for hours, done ride in the rain for more than a hour, even doen multi-hour rides in the rain. So I can say this jacket really is water and wind proof.
- Mostly excellent fit, I went with size XL, I am 181cm and quite average torso and arm length, size L could fit me, for walking, but I went with the XL so I had full coverage, so the when my arms are down my hands are partially inside the jacket, but when having it on when riding and moving in all directions and stretching my arms and moving my upper body backwards, the jacket covers everything, and I don’t get wet. The jacket is very comfortable, there isn’t a point where I feel like it’s annoying or restricting or uncomfortable in any other way, I can move freely. even while wearing Troy Lee wrist supports, Poc Joint VPD2.0 Elbow bads, on top of base layer and a jersey or two on top, underneath the jacket. but the stomach area got bent, and probably contributed to the zipper wear, damage.
the jacket covers up the neck, which is a necessary feature to have, there are some jackets out there that have too low neck coverage, but of course, I still use 2 Buff’s for maximum coverage, covering my face with one & neck with the other one.
In the video below you can see how the jacket fits, you can see there is plenty of room, and I can move freely. and nice coverage, as the jacket sleeves are logn enough.
In the video below you can see how the whole jacket fits me.
Some videos with the jacket in action:
In the video below you can see the jacket involved in a crash and a me riding in rain that came before I was going to leave the riding area.
Videos with the wrist supports:
In the video below you can see me hiking up a trail with the bike, and riding, in this video you can see very well how the jacket fits me, and protected me from the rain, and you can clearly see there is enough room for the wrist supports. i were of course wearing the elbow pads as I always do.
The jacket fabric:
I crashed few times, but the latest crash, I jumped a root over & over a log and landed, due to my back twisting and I lost control, and my bike went to the left I went on the right and, the jacket’s sleeve landed on the gravel-covered asphalt, I got a small hole, on the left sleeve. but after being used for a really long time afterwards the hole did not get any bigger.
The velcro stitching on the sleeves loosened up, but it is to expect & long term use.
Cons:
- The Zippers:
the zipper is definitely the biggest weak point of this jacket.
2 of the lower pins in the zipper, bent so I had to bend it back, but it came keeps coming back to pent position, I don’t know why this happened, maybe in one of the few crashes I had.
the issue with the lower section got worse, I mostly left the zipper up, so i put the jacket on like a sweater or hoodie, but then zipped up the to rest carefully, to avoid messing it up more, and it splitting up or getting jammed.
The inside layer separated from external layer several places, the hood had the most damage, and near the seam at the hood, neck area, and has ripped into pieces and few small holes in the inside layer due to crashes, so the jacket was not wind and water proof anymore, So I used Gorilla tape, in the end of 2020 the zipper gave up, and split when bent, and the upper was hopeless too, got jammed up even easier, than before, I was careful but it jammed, so I gave up.
Conclusion:
This jacket is a seasonless jacket, it can be used no matter the season, no matter if you run, ride, or ski.
But the Zipper has to be improved, it’s too easy to damage it, This is the first of this type of zipper I have ever used, But I have used many clothes with YKK zipper, but they all were more more resistant to wear, and were stronger.
Product pages: http://catalog.bergans.us/clothing/jackets/shell/Airojohka-Jkt-Green-Tea-Lime-Navy-L-163309-p0001052230
I found this German review: http://ich-liebe-berge.ch/test-bergans-airojohka-jacket/
mtbboy1993 
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