Awesome review! The honesty around the Thunder pants is particularly appreciated. While I'm all for high-end ski and backpacking outerwear, going full 7Mesh on MTB gear is a tough idea for me to get behind. It's not that I don't believe that the Skypilot truly is an incredible jacket, but its more the fact that I generally keep riding a lot of steep and gnarly stuff even in winter (Seattle area), and crashes happen. I've ripped up cheaper rain jackets and such, and the idea of tearing an elbow off of my new 7Mesh jacket is just too emotionally trying.
Jan. 22, 2021, 8:26 a.m. - babyzhendo
Awesome review! The honesty around the Thunder pants is particularly appreciated. While I'm all for high-end ski and backpacking outerwear, going full 7Mesh on MTB gear is a tough idea for me to get behind. It's not that I don't believe that the Skypilot truly is an incredible jacket, but its more the fact that I generally keep riding a lot of steep and gnarly stuff even in winter (Seattle area), and crashes happen. I've ripped up cheaper rain jackets and such, and the idea of tearing an elbow off of my new 7Mesh jacket is just too emotionally trying.