Held Carese Evo jacket review 

Christopher, I agree. Personally, I think the SuperFabric on the Carese is tokenistic. It’s there to tell everybody that only the best components have been used. I am also of the view that SuperFabric is a bit of an affectation on an off-road suit. When you come off, off road, you don’t tend to slide; and sliding and abrasion resistance are what SuperFabric is about. CP

@@Motolegends for sure, but we all know that this sort of suit is going to see 70%+ on pavement duty!

Not sure that I have come across many waterproofs with vents built in. Would somewhat defeat the object. Don’t forget that the Gore-Tex membrane is pretty breathable, so I really wouldn’t expect an outer jacket and pant like these to come with vents. Also bear in mind that this an off-road suit. A high collar would be inappropriate. CP.

@@Motolegends Surely the laminated suits have vents and many walking jackets, would make this more versatile. The low collar is what gets criticism on Klim's 'off road' suits and totally illogical for waterproofing.Just suggestions for improvements for all brands.

We are not talking about a laminated suit here. We are talking about a straightforward ‘waterproof’; nobody puts a vent in a ‘waterproof’; and for good reason. Klim’s laminated suits are not strictly off-road suits. They are road suits masquerading as off-road suits. Fantastic for GS riders who ride on road, who want full weather protection, but who want the adventure aesthetic. As we state in this review, you would not undertake a serious off-road ride in a laminated suit; and the Klims that I assume you are talking about are laminated suit. So yes, I can perhaps see that a higher collar would make sense on a Klim laminated jacket. But on a genuine off-road suit like the Carese a higher collar would contradict everything the suit stands for; namely air flow.

@@Motolegends So the vented 'laminate' suits aren't waterproof then? A higher collar would make it properly waterproof and vents would provide airflow and versatility without the need for a Scott waterproof.

Did you ever find an answer to this question?

@@onemileattatime2642 I did not

The Latitude is a very different beast. Dependant upon your riding, it might be better for you than this suit. Email us with more detail if you want to talk further. CP

No we haven’t because we are not huge Knox fans. But we think we have something nicer coming soon. It’s AA rated, and we think it looks better. We’ll do a head-to-head when it comes out. CP

@@Motolegends brilliant, can't wait. I love to watch everything you guys do

I think the presenter Chris said in another review, the only AAA suit was the Klim Badlands suit?

@@TheScatman89 there are some other AAA upper garments but they aren’t waterproof. Furygan makes a AAA hoodie and Adventure Spec make an armoured shirt. Personally I wear leathers.

@@low-costgearbudgettour714 Alright thank you for the clarification. :)