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I shared this photo of Leatt's GPX 5.5 Enduro jacket on Instagram last year and it really blew up. I shared it twice actually. The first time it got 72.5k impressions then the second time it was 72.4k impressions. I guess just the look is very compelling! Before you hear my initial observations, please check out their product page here and then Chaparral has a video review here: Leatt did send us one to review and I finally got the chance to wear it but before I review it I want to get more time with it. I wore it this past weekend for the first time and want to wear it some more before I write a more complete review. Here are some preliminary observations... This is truly designed as an ENDURO jacket meaning the most important features are going to be fit, flexibility, air flow and the ability to incorporate an armor vest/jacket as a base layer. So like a review on a 70/30 dirt/street tire, I'm not going to spend much time complaining how badly it performs on the pavement. Likewise, I'm not going to spend a lot of time on how it may not be as comfortable a jacket for touring. This for getting busy in the DIRT! It's designed to be very neck brace-friendly and lives up to that 100% Hydration-friendly and will integrate a 3l bladder and will suspend that bladder keeping it from sagging down too low It's designed to be worn with an under layer of armor which I wore my Leatt Body Protector 5.5 (will review separately) It ventilates VERY well (front, back, sleeves), especially by removing the sleeves. I absolutely was loving that feature last weekend in the 80 degree temps It's quite stretchy which makes it very comfortable on the bike when you're moving around a lot Adjustable sleeves, hip and torso Quite a few functional pockets, especially the rear where you can store the sleeves I will give this jacket some more time to use and provide a more thorough review with likes and dislikes.