Superb Halvarsson's Prime jacket, bought new for £440 and used for 6 months of each year in cooler weather, but also proved surprisingly cool in summer with the vents open. It's in excellent shape and was recently washed and the DWR treatment re-applied. Will withstand a lot of heavy rain before the jacket shell begins to wet out...wore it for a 5 hour ride in Wales this spring and it kept me bone dry and warm in single figure temperatures and rain. No scuffs, tears or rips, no stains or obvious marks, all zips work perfectly and it remains as waterproof as the day it was bought. Only reason I'm selling is I've shed 2 1/2 stone and need to go down a full size as this is a little baggy on me now. Otherwise, it'd be a keeper. Only real signs of wear are the usual slight fraying to the arm cuffs where I wear my gauntlets inside the sleeves but the stitching remains solid and the cuffs could easily have new material bonded around them if fussy.
To my mind, the Prime was one of Halvarssons best designs, possibly the most practical and versatile of all of their jackets and earned a reputation as one of the best performing jackets at the price you could (or still can) buy. Loads of pockets including two front waterproof pockets, two chest pockets, another two accessed inside the stormflaps (either wside) with a zipper (again, waterproof), adjustable arms and waist for a snug fit. It comes with the original Outlast liner which keeps you warm as toast on the coldest days plus the (now sadly discontinued) hi viz shoulder and back zip in section which you can leave on or pack away.
All vulnerable areas including shoulders/arm sections have their proprietary Hi-Art reinforced fabric and it comes with decent and very comfortable shoulder and elbow protectors fitted (I bought a separate CE2 back protector for it which I'm keeping for a new jacket).
It's a size 54 and I would say comes up true to size. It would fit someone between 5'8" to 6'2" tall (sleeve length is generous and it's typical of most adv jackets being low cut) with a chest measurement between 42 and 44 inches. There ae internal half and full zips to connect with various manufacturers trousers (I use Halvarsson's trousers with it but it will fit others).
Looking for £150 ono (collection from GL11 if you want to try on first, or postage at cost) for this very clean example with all the extra bits present and correct. I'll throw a pair of trouser braces in for free if anyone wants them. It's a lot of jacket for the money and betters anything you could buy new at twice the asking cost imho.
To my mind, the Prime was one of Halvarssons best designs, possibly the most practical and versatile of all of their jackets and earned a reputation as one of the best performing jackets at the price you could (or still can) buy. Loads of pockets including two front waterproof pockets, two chest pockets, another two accessed inside the stormflaps (either wside) with a zipper (again, waterproof), adjustable arms and waist for a snug fit. It comes with the original Outlast liner which keeps you warm as toast on the coldest days plus the (now sadly discontinued) hi viz shoulder and back zip in section which you can leave on or pack away.
All vulnerable areas including shoulders/arm sections have their proprietary Hi-Art reinforced fabric and it comes with decent and very comfortable shoulder and elbow protectors fitted (I bought a separate CE2 back protector for it which I'm keeping for a new jacket).
It's a size 54 and I would say comes up true to size. It would fit someone between 5'8" to 6'2" tall (sleeve length is generous and it's typical of most adv jackets being low cut) with a chest measurement between 42 and 44 inches. There ae internal half and full zips to connect with various manufacturers trousers (I use Halvarsson's trousers with it but it will fit others).
Looking for £150 ono (collection from GL11 if you want to try on first, or postage at cost) for this very clean example with all the extra bits present and correct. I'll throw a pair of trouser braces in for free if anyone wants them. It's a lot of jacket for the money and betters anything you could buy new at twice the asking cost imho.
