I need to correct a previous post, the Vanucci one piece does not come with a thermal liner, I was getting two suits mixed up.
So, anyway, I ordered the Vanucci suit on 09/03/10 @ 17:17hrs. Delivery quoted as 2-3 weeks as they were out of stock. Early afternoon on the 17/03 this appears
Inside
Ohh, reading materials as well. Shame I don't speak or read German
I had the BMW suit in a large but was restricted to only one or two thin layers underneath it so moved up a size which turns out to be probably nearer half a size and the right decision. I am 1.78m (5' 10") tall and weigh 92Kgs (202lbs or 14st 6lbs).
Very similar in overall appearance to the BMW suit
A stretch panel at the lower back for flexibility when seated which is difficult for a photographic numpty to get a good image of. The hi-viz means you can't use flash and I don't have steady arms or a tripod for a slow flash free exposure.
and two sets of velcro for adjusting the arms
The sleeves have a zip and velcro tab. The zip is probably not necessary and if I wear my gloves over the sleeves I won't use it and will close the cuff tighter with the velcro. If I have my gloves inside the cuff the zip will just close. (I wear summer perforated gloves with a long cuff all year prefering muffs and heated grips to thicker gloves)
This flap covers a what is hopefully a proper waterproof pocket
with the zip on the underside of the flap
There are three other outside pockets which aren't claimed to be waterproof and one internal pocket which is unfortunately quite small, about 13cm x 17cm
It also has stud and velcroe closed gaiters in the legs
My first thought was that the legs are too bulky, as in too much material but I guess they would still close over motocross boots if you opted for those.
A bit of hi-viz material on the front
and behind
The main zipper has an inner flap with a return. At the bottom of the zip there is an additional web of material to form a pocket. It has a little drain hole which you can just see at the end of the zipper tab.
So to summarise about £50.00 cheaper than the BMW equivalent, including delivery from Germany, of which I had three in 6 months all of which leaked and the last one suffered from catastrophic (exagerate? me? noooo) failure of a leg zip.
The legs on the Vanucci suit zip up the inside and have velcro flaps to close over as well as flaps with a return on the inside to hopefully channel any water that does get in down and out at the ankle. This is instead of the BMW system waterproof zips on the outside with no external flaps. So that makes the Vanucci a bit more fiddly to get into. Masses of adjustment with the velcro straps at the waist. The neck is quite large. I wear shirts with a 16½" or 17" collar and can still easily close the neck over a high necked fleece. It may prove too large for staying dry in the summer without an additional waterproof kneck cover of some kind.
Armour at the shoulders, elbows and knee with a foam back pad supplied which I will upgrade. It also has pockets to take hip pads which are not supplied.
I haven't been out in the rain enough to discover how good it is but water from a hose just runs off as you'd expect from a laminated material treated with Scotchguard.