Men’s Coffee Brown Waxed Leather Cafe Racer Jacket

Love the colour, love the fit, love the style… I often wear a hoodie underneath and there is room without being too tight or too loose. The leather is soft and supple and the jacket is lightweight. More expensive jackets will have thicker leather… but this is a smart, casual rather than a riding jacket.

I work at a bike shop and I'm in and out of the workshop to the front counter all day, which is a fifteen degree swing each way. This is what I keep on the back of the door. It's short enough not to catch on anything when I'm leaning over a frame. Fits my usual size and gave after a fortnight.

I volunteer at a beer festival every spring, three days setting up in a cold hall then working a bar in a warm one. This was right for both because it comes off in a second. It's had beer down the front twice and wiped off with no ring left behind. It had broken in well before the festival.

I run a men's shed woodworking group on Tuesday mornings in a unit that's essentially a barn. I'm in and out to the yard all session. This has been the right thing because it's short enough not to catch on a bench and it takes sawdust without holding onto it. It gave properly after a fortnight. Six months on and the finish has come up nicely at the cuffs and the elbows where it gets most use.

I do open mic nights at a comedy club and its a cold walk from the car and then a hot room. This comes off in one movement and I can leave it over a chair without worrying. Its been comfortable since it softened, which took a fortnight. Fits my usual size and Ive had no problems.

No complaint about how it's made, the stitching is neat and every zip runs cleanly. My problem is it's cut short in the body, which I gather is deliberate, but on me it finishes above my belt and I'm aware of it constantly. Sent it back and the refund came in about a week without any argument.

I go to a record fair every couple of months, queueing outside for an hour then four hours flicking through crates in a room where the doors stay open. It's comfortable enough to keep on the whole time and short enough that it doesn't get in the way bent over a box. It had softened by the second fair.

Arrived quicker than the estimate and fit me on the very first try. Firm at first, then completely fine after a week. Worn it four or five times in a fortnight now.