I first purchased a Joe Rocket jacket with my first bike. My criteria was the reasonable price, cool look and basic lack of information regarding safety.
Well it has been four years and that first jacket is still with me and in perfect condition. I have since purchased a second JR jacket and I also have a pair of JR gloves. The quality has been excellent and the price is hard to beat. I am a satisfied customer and I will continue buying the brand.
Have I been lucky or has the brand improved from several years ago?
Hard to say. All I can say is that my first riding jacket, which I bought new in 2007, was a Joe Rocket textile jacket and it certainly was a victim of the poor quality control I’ve heard about JR since then. The stitching was poorly done and the zippers were falling apart a few months after I bought it.
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