ベータ SL ジャケット メンズ

Sitzt perfekt, leicht und absolut wasserdicht. Was kann ich mehr von einer Jacke erwarten?

I use this jacket for cycling, 188cm 80kg, medium fits me perfectly and the hood allows room for my bike helmet without feeling tight and allowing movement. Great for wind and rain, plus the bright colour keeps me visible. I have quite long arms but the sleeves feel good with a good range of movement.

Compared to previous Beta versions, it's lighter, more form fitting, and keeps you amazingly dry in the rain. Took it out for a spin while walking our puppy in the rain and the top half of my body was 100% dry.

I've owned several Beta SL's over the years along with a ton of other Arc outerwear and had to purchase everything again after we lost all our gear in a recent break-in. It seems this new Beta SL has received some "updates" to the design that I don't prefer including an even larger hood - I don't typically use this jacket with a helmet, so an even bigger hood isn't a welcome change for me as I felt like even the previous hood was plenty oversized. Also there seems to be more room in the body than before (another unwelcome change). The jacket feels more boxy with extra fabric where it wasn't needed, like Arc's trying to fit more body types than a size Medium should accommodate, which just means a jacket that fits worse. I've recently purchased a Gamma MX, Beta SL, Rho top and bottom, Kyanite Hoody and Gamma Lightweight and a Cerium down jacket and I can say that the fit has negatively changed on both Gammas, the Beta and the Kyanite and the Cerium which also got a downgrade to lower quality fabric along with it's worse fit. I don't know if Arc's just lost it's way, or if being purchased by a huge overseas conglomerate grabbing at all the dollars it can get has finally ended the reign of Arc'teryx as a core outdoor brand, but something's up and it's not good