Thanks to Motorcycle Gear Hub for reviewing the Shielder, I'm mind blown with this shirt (17.06.2024)
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I have been undecided about what AA rated motorcycle shirt to get that is very ventilated. I follow the super informative review website Motorcycle Gear Hub (McGearHub.com) and after reading the McGearHub review of the Shielder jacket I went with it.
So far the Shielder has been perfect in everything I wanted in an AA rated airflow shirt/light jacket. It's light, very comfortable and the CE2 protectors are the memory foam type so very squishy. I have crashed twice the Shielder at slow speeds on dirt riding and both times the Shielder took it. My friend crashed at 80 kmh on gravel and the reinforced elbows and shoulders worked but the mesh fabric was torn on the back where he landed (this is expected of mesh air fabric s not a negative point. He went over bars, it was a bad crash). The CE2 back pad is wide and he took the hit there so the back pad acually helped to protect against the abrasion too. My friend got up and was in good shape, he bought another Shielder the same day he crashed (he was wearing good abrasion and impact pants from Pando Moto that McgearHub had also recommended which helped to protect him in the crash).
Ventilation is amazing with the Shielder and better than the Knox Urbane Pro jacket I bought and returned. For adv or street nothing beats the Shielder for the price. Also I got the sas-tec chest pads for extra protection, they fit in.
My only advice is to go up in size like McGearHub.com recommends unless you're skinny. I'm average body, a bit on the heavier side, and the bigger size fits right with everything. The sleeves are narrow so if you have big arms or work out go with the next bigger size.
Also if you're going to wear the Shielder for riding fast I prefer using the Shielder as an underlayer with some light moto jacket on top because I dont trust AA for fast riding.
My 2 cents. I was looking for a cheap AA rated ventilated shirt nd I found it with the Shielder.