Dainese Evolution Protective Jacket
The Dainese Evolution protective jacket offers professional-level upper body protection for mountain biking freeride and downhill, snowboarding, or skiing. Made from elasticated mesh fabric, the Evolution features composite, molded shoulder, elbow, and chest pads in polypropylene with a fixed ergonomic Shield Air 7 back protector. The elbow and shoulder pads sit on top of soft, perforated polyester padding. To top it off, the Dainese Evolution is one of the best-looking pieces of upper body armor we’ve seen.
Dainese Evolution Protective Jacket Features:
- Fixed ergonomic Shield Air 7 (CE EN 1621/2) back protector
- Polypropylene composite molded cups on the shoulders, elbows, and chest
- Soft padding in perforated polyester on the upper arms and shoulders
- Strong, elasticated mesh fabric
- Short, ergonomic cut
- Suitable for mountain bike freeride, downhill, snowboarding, motocross
- Zippered front for easy on/off
- Waistband has rubberized interior to prevent slippage
- Shoulder and elbow protection meet CE EN1621/1 safety standards
- Back and chest protection meet CE safety standards
Dainese Evolution Protective Jacket: Honeycomb + Armadillo=Protection
The Dainese Evolution protective jacket kind of makes your feel like a superhero. Or an armadillo. The back protector is Dainese’s Shield Air 7 back protection, which takes the inspiration for its ladder-like structure from the overlapping scales of an armadillo’s protective shell. Each of the ergonomically shaped bands on the Evolution’s back protector is both made up of and connected by polypropylene in a complex honeycomb pattern. This design delivers excellent shock absorption performance, progressive and controlled deformation capacity, and breathability. This back protection helps make the Dainese Evolution one of the most effective and comfortable body armor jackets we’ve seen.
Dainese
Dainese’s mission is to provide active people with protection from head to toe. The company began in 1972 when founder and president Lino Dainese began designing leather pants for motocross riders. His goal was to blend movement, speed, freedom, and safety. The company begins its designs by looking at human motion and then develops products that improve ergonomics and protection. Dainese takes inspiration from nature, such as an armadillo shell, and Medieval and Renaissance suits of armor and prides itself on taking history's and nature’s most brilliant hunches and making them available to the widest possible number of users. Dainese has expanded its product offerings considerably in the last 40 years and now offers protective gear for motocross, mountain biking, skiing, water sports, jet skiing, and kite surfing.
