Oxford Original Approved AA Shirt - Black

In my experience the arms are too long relative to the body length but if you can live with that then its a comfortable summer alternative.

The Oxford Original Approved AA Shirt is much better than the description, better than Oxford themselves say it is.

The shirt has a rear pocket for the back protector, this is not mentioned but an important feature. The fabric is a proper solid heavier weight of denim, it is more like the weight of a denim jacket, rather than a casual denim shirt sort of weight. The zip is nice quality. The poppers are reassuringly firm, not difficult to do up, just nice good quality if you know what I mean. The cuffs have a two popper adjustment and a zip, so you could have longer gloves and zip them inside the cuffs.

The armour is the Oxford chunky soft yellow foam armour (their cheapest option), but it is level 2. The shoulder pockets that take the armour are a very snug fit, level 2 D30 armour would not fit in the shoulders, in the elbows you should be ok. I thought the armour might be a bit uncomfortable and too chunky but when riding the bike I didn't notice the armour, so it was actually no problem.

The fabric also has a bit of stretch to it which adds to the comfort. It also has two belt loops, inside either side of the shirt, again a nice feature but something not mentioned. It only has two outer chest pockets and a large inner pocket, the inner pocket does not feel that secure, it's somewhat baggy, so I'm not sure I would put any valuables in there, that's the only thing I think could be improved. I'd like an internal phone pocket. The fabric is not as free air flowing as you might think, being a thick denim it is not going to flow air like a mesh jacket, but it does allow a nice amount of air to percolate to stop you from sweating on a warmer day. I wore it at 24oC with just a T-shirt underneath on a naked bike(Bonneville) and felt comfortable up to 70mph. I also reckon on a dry colder day with a jumper or thermal underneath it could work quite well, it would keep you warm but still be breathable.

The sizing I think is true to size but slightly towards the larger end for the size. For info the 2XL measures 63.5cm armpit to armpit when laid flat.

For the money I think this is very good value and is much better than the description suggests.

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Good shirt for the warm weather, but the size guide is a little out.
Ordered 3 XL for a 48" chest but was about a 54" fit, returned for an XL which is about right.
Quality seems good, not had to test the AA approval yet!