 MCN (March 1998)
MCN BEST BUY FIVE STAR PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY EARN THIS MADE TO MEASURE SUIT THE MCN BEST BUY AWARD. THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS YOU CAN GET WITHOUT SPENDING AN ABSOLUTE FORTUNE. IT IS THE HEAVIEST SUIT ON TEST AND INSPIRES REAL CONFIDENCE. THE SUIT IS COMFORTABLE ENOUGH FOR TOURING, BUT IS MORE AT HOME ON A SPORTS BIKE RIDER AND HAS VELCRO PATCHES FOR YOU TO ATTACH SLIDERS IF YOU’RE A KNEE DOWN SCRATCHER. THE SUIT WILL PROTECT YOU IN A CRASH AND EXCEEDS THE CE STANDARD SAFETY EVERYWHERE IN ITS CONSTRUCTION. THE BACK PROTECTOR THAT COMES WITH IT IS ONE OF THE BEST ON THE MARKET. BECAUSE THE COLORS AND FIT ARE ALL MADE TO ORDER, THIS SUIT CAN BE BUILT TO FIT ANY RIDERS AND MATCH ANY BIKE COLOR SCHEME YOU WANT. THE ZIPS FEEL VERY STURDY AND HAVE POSITIVE ACTION. THERE ARE TWO INTERNAL POCKETS, WHICH CAN CARRY A WALLET AS WELL. IT’S A GREAT OVERALL PACKAGE AND IS ONE OF THE CHEAPEST MADE TO MEASURE ITEMS AROUND. VERDICT ZAKS MADE TO MEASURE SUIT WINS THIS WEEKS TEST THANKS TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVELS OF PROTECTION IN A CRASH AND HAS BRILLIANT COMFORT AND VENTILATION. |
 PERFORMANCE BIKES (September 1996) RE; BACK PROTECTOR TEST Passed impact test. Although there is no hard Armour the back protector absorbed impact energy more than any other protector tested. Tested along side Dainese, Clover, Kushitani, Knox, Giali and Protec. |
 RIDE MAGAZINE (February 1997)REF: Leather Repairs test. ( Hideout suit supplied damaged.) Zak patched the double layer of leather on the seat area and replaced the Velcro that holds hip Armour in place. A Hideout Armadillo logo was sewn on top of the basic patch to make the repair look better. This cost extra but hides the repair well. Our experts thought it was "Brilliant, a good repair nicely disguised. There is a double layer of leather for protection." |