PEARL iZUMi  Quest Barrier Convertible Cycling Jacket - Women's

This is not the jacket for heavy rain or extreme cold. But it is an excellent layer for almost everything else. I bought it 3 years ago and used it on my cross-country bike trip whenever the weather was chilly, windy, or drizzly, or when I wanted to be extra visible. Now, I wear it running almost every day in the winter. I can throw a 500ml soft flask in the back pocket and it doesn't bother me. I wear it over shirts of differing thickness, depending on temp. I love that it's also a vest! I only close some of the snaps (because I'm lazy) and don't have any issues. It's also great for keeping me just warm enough while XC skiing! I wash it weekly and hang it to dry. The only damage so far is a tear on the elbow, but I fall often enough while trail running that I almost certainly took a tumble to put it there. It does run small. I wear a L in most things and the XL fits great. 5'7", 170lbs.

I recently bought this on sale,and I’m so glad I did. First, I appreciate that larger sizes are being made, because some of us are trying to lose weight yet love to bike. Second, the yellow jacket I bought is super bright — cars can’t miss seeing me when I wear this. Third, this jacket is just enough to cut the wind or warm you up a little in fall. (I haven’t tried the vest yet.) Finally, I really like the double zipper, which allows me to zip up from the bottom to ease the fit while on the bike. All in all, for me this might be the perfect light cycling jacket. I’ll have to try it with a fleece underneath as fall gets colder.

In 2014 I had just moved to the Bay area and was exploring cycling to work. I impulse purchased one of these (an older model). Now in 2022 I'm back to write a review, still wearing my awesome cycling jacket. I commute ~6 miles each way, 5 days a week, year round.This thing is the single best bit of technical gear I've ever purchased. It is lightweight, it is bright (for safety), it blocks the wind, vents where it needs to, and stuffs down into a tiny ball at the bottom of my pannier. I take the sleeves off all the time; sometimes I wear just the sleeves (I prefer this for night-cycling, as it makes my arms bright when I signal). Sometimes I wear just the vest. It has been surprisingly durable over the years. I recommend sizing up so that you can layer under it during the winter.

I really wanted to love this, but the sizing was small and the overall tailoring/shape just didn’t make sense. I did size up to be on the safe side, but the shoulders still didn’t allow as much movement as I wanted and it was too tight in the bust (my full bust is 40” but I have relatively narrow shoulders, and I got the XL). Considering I’d wear this over layers of clothes in winter, I need more room. I hope the next version will fit better and that they use yellow snaps instead of the grey ones. (It does seem like an improvement from the zip-off sleeves, at least.)

I absolutely love this jacket. I normally wear 12-14, L-XL, but am a DD the XL fit great every where but the chest I sized up to and XXL which worked great. If you have a larger chest or broad shoulders size at-least one size up.

This is a GREAT lightweight uber visible windbreaker. It fits well on my skinny frame (I'm 5'7" and ordered a Small) and the arms are long enough for me. I can wear a fleece or sweatshirt under it, and even without extra layers it doesn't flap noisily like many windbreakers. My only complaint is that the cuffs have elastic instead of Velcro, so taking the jacket off over gloves is a bit of a project.

Wanted to like this jacket/vest combo. There is not mechanism to secure the fabric in the armpit area, so it rides/bunches up in that area with any sort of movement. I even bought an XXL as bike clothing runs small, but it makes no difference. Had to return it.

I left the convertible nature of this jacket and the bright yellow color. The sleeves snap off easily and that is both a plus and minus. You have to be careful putting your arm in the sleeve that you actually do not hit one of the large vented areas and missed the sleeve entirely

Love the versatility and visibility of this jacket. BUT, wish it had zippers (like the men's version) instead of snaps. When riding with speed or on a descent, it blows out around the armpits and back and acts like my own personal parachute!

Very comfortable and I love the visibility. I usually wear a Medium and had to return for a Large to have enough room for shoulder movement and layering. Will be great to use as a vest next summer!