SPIDI City Air Jacket

This city summer jacket from Spidi is quite simply one of the coolest-running armored jackets we’ve yet to come across. And we’ve been looking. As you may have noticed, it’s far less Capt. racer-boy than, well, most every other ventilated mesh jacket on the market. Thanks to its traditional four-pocket, 3/4-cut silhouette and stunning lack of logos (especially from a Euro brand), it doesn’t stand out as a motorcycle jacket at all. But look closely and it’s borderline scary lightweight. In fact most non-critical areas are completely see through, with solid material only in the impact areas. So what’s the catch? We always like to break understanding motorcycle gear into two separate physics lessons: Impact and Abrasion. In terms of impact, this jacket has you covered with included shoulder and elbow armor, and it is ready to accept Spidi’s smart “Compact Warrior” back protector, which is flexible and passes CE Level 1 certification, yet has a segmented hard shell to it—offering an added