VOLUME 59 ISSUE 21 MAY 24, 2022 P115
S TANDOUT FEATURES
Absolutely, positively waterproof
jacket and stealthy pant protection
RIDER AN ALYSIS
Sliding into the liner-equipped
Hyper was easy, even with a finicky
main zipper. The "volume control"
system's eight adjustment points
snugged things up nicely. The pants
simply fit like new jeans—a bit stiff
at first but more jovial as we got
acquainted. Of the jacket shell's
five pockets, only the "Waterproof
Compartment," a Napoleon-style in-
ternal breast pocket, is guaranteed
to keep moisture at bay.
With a maze of stretch panels,
high-tech fabrics and pre-curved
arms, the jacket's on-bike mobil-
ity proved excellent. At triple-digit
speeds, in 40-degree temperatures
and through Category 15 wind
gusts—not simultaneously, of
course—the Hyper's sealed internal
seams, tallish collar and extended
rear length kept cold air from
penetrating. In contrast, with less
to prove, the relatively low-tech
Copper 2s just did their thing, and
continued doing it better as the
miles wore on.
Eric Putter
LOWDOWN
•JACKET: SECURE,
UNFLAPPABLE FIT WITH EIGHT
ADJUSTMENT POINTS
•PANTS: NO UNSIGHTLY
EXTERNAL SEAMS TO REVEAL
THE PROTECTION BELOW
•JACKET: WATERPROOF
DRYSTAR MEMBRANE WICKS
MOISTURE, BUT PREVENTS DIRECT
AIRFLOW TO TORSO
•PANTS: RELATIVELY LOW CUT
RIDES DOWN IN BACK BUT
NOT ENOUGH TO INVITE
PLUMBER JOKES
•JACKET: WATERPROOF
(Top left) From spec sheets
to open roads to mean
streets, this duo performs.
(Right) The A-star gear
performs and is stylish at
the same time.
DRYSTAR JACKET
