Klim Carlsbad Gore-Tex CE Textile Jacket - Stealth Black

Bought the Carlsbad just over a month ago and it has been spot on on windy days out and torrential downpour trips. Outstanding jacket

Treated myself to replace my ageing Frank Thomas gear. This jacket really is really quality. Love the vents and the tabs which enable the collar to be opened. Totally worth the expense.

After 35 years of buying £200-£300 jackets and having them leak after a year I took the plunge and went for the top level. I've not regretted it for one second. This jacket is just awesome on every level. The ventilation is superb and I've worn this jacket in 10c and 30c all day long. It's not let in a drop of water and is light as well. It's a lovely experienced getting off the bike and not dripping in sweat too. The trousers are just as good. Buy the set. You won't regret it.

Packed full of features, pockets and vents. Generous sizing to allow for movement and airflow when it's hot and room to layer up when it's cold. Keeps you dry when it rains and is a great touring jacket.

Keeps you dry when the heavens open but vents well enough to keep you cool when the temperatures rise. Comfortable fit, room for additional layers when temperatures drop, plenty of useful pockets, built in protection to protect you in the event of a fall. Material and zippers feel high quality.

What's not to like?

Great jacket. Expensive but totally waterproof whatever the weather. Superb functional jacket. The quality is excellent as is the quality of the taped seams. Slightly stiff when you first put it on, but softens over time to make it my go to jacket

Top quality jacket. Very comfy fit. Used it for a tour around France and it coped well with all conditions. The venting is great and made 37c temps tolerable. In rain I stayed dry. Sizing is on the large side I bought a size down from my usual.

Sue and the team at the MK Store have been great in helping me with the purchase of my Carlsbad jacket. They wont just sell you the jacket to get the sale, they want to make sure it's right for you. I wanted a good quality gore tex jacket that would work for me on a recent trip to Spain, including sections of off road on the TET, as well as touring the Pyrenees. The Carlsbad jacket ticked all the boxes, not too heavy, but with enough room to put a mid layer underneath should it get colder. Most importantly it has the gore tex layer which kept me completely dry in some monsoon style downpours. No faffing about with stopping to put a waterproof layer on / off. Ventilation is excellent and the jacket oozes quality from the moment you put it on. The best jacket I have ever owned, backed up by a great Klim guarantee. If you are considering an adventure style jacket that will do everything you want - then checkout the Carlsbad, and buy it from SPORTSBIKESHOP. Being able to order different sizes to the store for delivery next day and try several options without having to buy upfront and then have the hassle of making returns / refunds is what makes purchasing at sportsbikeshop so good, I buy all my biking gear from them. The Carlsbad is a quality jacket and comes with a premium investment but you wont regret buying one. I look forward to many years of biking in my Carlsbad, rain or shine, and a huge thank you to the staff at Sportsbikeshop MK for all your help.

There are lots of quality jackets out there that do a similar thing but what attracted me to this jacket is thats it's got plenty of air vents so I can extend its use into summer before I need to reach for a mesh suit. Time will tell at what temperature the cut off is. A second reason is that you can use your own liner and I used a tog down jacket on a ride at circa 10 degrees coupled with a zero fit base layer and it was toasty warm. I'd recommend you try one one before buying as sizes are on the generous side of things. I'm normally XL but went down a size and there's still some growing room. I wore the jacket a week after buying and got caught in a rain storm of biblical proportions but stayed bone dry. Cant fault it so far, and it comes with a lifetime warranty, but that I take to mean reasonable use lifetime. It's lovely quality, give it a look.

Love this jacket - haven't been out in any major downpours as yet, but it's kept me dry in the showers I have been caught in: definitely needs layers though, even with a down jacket on over my t-shirt I was cold on an 8 degree C evening dual-carriageway ride home (was probably a bit optimistic, but I wanted to try it). Fab jacket though, light, comfy and waterproof. Would definitely recommend.

Good quality jacket comfortable fit. Long sleeves, but that makes it ideal on the bike.
Excellent warranty

It's a really high quality lightweight fully waterproof jacket. Closer fitting than the badlands, but still American fit, so look closely at the size chart and choose from there. I'm a 44" chest, 5'11" and 34 waist, normally I choose XL or even XXL in jackets, for Klim then Large is plenty, XL just too big. Comes with armour and plenty of pockets, looks stunning in black, or any of the other colour ways available.
Represents amazing value for money from the Klim range, and yes, you really do get what you pay for.
As with almost all Klim jackets, pair with a fleece (Yukon or similar) for cold weather, layer up to keep warm as there's no thermal layer.
Overall I'd recommend this jacket, if you're unsure, try before you buy with free returns simply can't be beaten.
Great jacket from a great seller.

Excellent service, correct size, very comfortable on the bike, rode through storm with rain of biblical proportions kept me dry & warm, & when the weather changed to very hot & sunny the vents kept me cool, & off the bike because its light weight was a blessing unlike my mate in his alpinestars suit was hot & sweaty, so it's a well done to Klim & we'll done to Sportsbikeshop for stocking it & fast next day service. A very happy customer thank you.

Newly purchased and only done about 250 miles but impressed so far.
Jacket fits well. Armour is really comfortable and jacket still quite crunchy but starting to soften.
Loads of pockets, credit card / ICE on left sleeve a nice touch for toll payments.
Venting is superb.
Short zip for attachment to pants.
No thermal liner supplied which saved me having to unzip it and put in the loft with all the other jacket liners. Warm enough with a decent base layer at 8° enough room in the sleeves for a fleece or down mid layer if any cooler.
Quality materials and zips, feels like it's been designed by people who actually ride bikes.

My first Klim product and I don't think it will be my last. Fit is good as it's a "relaxed" sizing and I'm a "relaxed" shape! Also a size smaller than I expected. If I had a criticism it would be that the arms are a little on the long side, but comfort, features, storage and performance in wet and dry is superb. Sportsbikeshop service is first class and get all my business.