Digging into IXS history was a TREAT. I had heard about them in my research when I stumbled across their Montevideo adventure jacket some time ago. I knew they were Swiss but didn't know much more about them until today and I'm lovin' it.
IXS stems from a Swiss family owned bicycle and motorcycle workshop that started in 1906. Today the brand has 500 employees and recently opened a distribution center in Deerfield, Florida. USA baby!
They have won numerous ‘Best Product’ awards in the trade press as well as the prestigious Red Dot Design Award for design concept. Today IXS is well known and respected in Switzerland and abroad for their innovations, time tested quality and for choosing to remain fair in their pricing.
While the distribution center IS in the United States the manufacturing is still completed in Switzerland and their sizing leans notedly towards European sizing. Ordering a size up is the general consensus.
MAMBA SPECS...
J600D polyoxford and 1680D Ballistic fabric
soltoTEX Z liner membrane
Polyester mesh lining with water barrier
Removable padded thermo lining
Waist and hip regulation
5 outside and 2 inside pockets
1 napoleon pocket
Ventilation openings at upper arms, chest and upper back
Reflective transfer prints on chest, upper arm and upper back
Reflective pipings around the elbow
Shoulder and elbow protectors SAFETECH
Back protector pad
Upper material: 94 percent Polyester, 6 percent Polyamide
Membrane: 100 percent Polyurethane
Lining: 100 percent Polyester
Thermo lining: 100 percent Polyester
Price at the time and date of this post... $48.99
TRAGO SPECS...
Jacket made of 600D poly oxford
soltoTEX Z liner membrane
Antiseptic polyester mesh lining with water barrier
Removable padded polyester thermo lining (button up in sleeves)
Ergonomically shaped sleeves
Adjustable elbow and upper arm width
Waist and hip regulation
4 outside pockets
1 napoleon pocket
2 inside pockets at thermo lining
2 inside pockets at fix lining
4 ventilation openings
Reflective transfer prints
Shoulder and elbow protectors YF - in accordance with EN1621-1
Back protector PROTECT V2 - in accordance with EN1621-2, Level 1
Upper material: 100% Polyester
Membrane: 50% Polyurethane, 50% Polyester
Lining: 100% Polyester
Thermo lining: 100% Polyester.
Price at the time and date of this post... $78.99
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Billy J is co-founder of Story Moto ADV, a dual sport / adventure riding brand with strategic initiatives serving the health of the adventure touring community in order to develop a unified voice for speaking resolution into motorcycle land closures in the U.S. due to overcrowding and other public land use conflicts. He has been a rider for 45 years, an extreme adventurer for 31, and an avid dual sport adventure rider for 20. His first time living on a motorcycle for more than a year was in 1988 and most recently for 16 months living and riding full time with his wife Bonnie J and their kids on a tour that wrapped up in the summer of 2019. The are plugging away at the Story Moto ADV compound for another round set to commence in the Summer of 2020.
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