I recently purchased a new Gerbing Microwire technology liner.
I was NOT unhappy with my older (5 years old, wires & THINSULATE in liner) liner but I figured that the newer technology (advertised as being thinner & lighter) would be better. Unfortunately, I sold my older liner when I purchased my new Microwire liner.
The new liner does NOT have Thinsulate it. the Microwire is in pads that are sewn onto the nylon liner.
The first time I rode with the NEW Microwire liner (covered by an Olympia AST jacket) in 40 F......I felt uneven temperatures inside my Olympia AST jacket. The area under my arms, armpits, and sides of my torso were cold (due to cold air hitting the area...where there was thinsulate in the old jacket liner).
This happened everytime I rode with the new liner in cooler temps.
I finally had to layer (which Gerbing does NOT recommend)under my jacket liner so that I would have a insulating layer under my arms and sides of my torso.
BTW...the new microwire heats INCREDIABLY WELL. No complaints with the heat output, just the uneven heat inside the liner.
If the new liners had thinsulate under ther the arms and the sides of the torso....the liner would be PERFECT.
I called Gerbings and they told me that people complained the jackets were too hot so the don't put thinsulate under the arms or sides of torso anymore)
This is fine if you don't ride in cooler weather or at highway speeds (60 mph and up). I'm a sport touring rider who rides in all temp ranges and this new liner (without thisulate under the arms and on sides of torso) does not work for...the way it is.
Gerbing offered to sew heated pads onto the torso sides of the jacket for $25 per side($50). This still doesn't address the cold underarms in a cold crosswind).
I asked to have Thinsulate sewn under the arms and torso sides. The person who could authorize this was away until the end of the month so I haven't haven't spoken to her yet.
This NOT a slam on Gerbing (I LOVE their products)as we are still working on this issue.
I'm just wondering if anyone else has experience with the new Microwire Tech jacket liner from Gerbings?
I was NOT unhappy with my older (5 years old, wires & THINSULATE in liner) liner but I figured that the newer technology (advertised as being thinner & lighter) would be better. Unfortunately, I sold my older liner when I purchased my new Microwire liner.
The new liner does NOT have Thinsulate it. the Microwire is in pads that are sewn onto the nylon liner.
The first time I rode with the NEW Microwire liner (covered by an Olympia AST jacket) in 40 F......I felt uneven temperatures inside my Olympia AST jacket. The area under my arms, armpits, and sides of my torso were cold (due to cold air hitting the area...where there was thinsulate in the old jacket liner).
This happened everytime I rode with the new liner in cooler temps.
I finally had to layer (which Gerbing does NOT recommend)under my jacket liner so that I would have a insulating layer under my arms and sides of my torso.
BTW...the new microwire heats INCREDIABLY WELL. No complaints with the heat output, just the uneven heat inside the liner.
If the new liners had thinsulate under ther the arms and the sides of the torso....the liner would be PERFECT.
I called Gerbings and they told me that people complained the jackets were too hot so the don't put thinsulate under the arms or sides of torso anymore)
This is fine if you don't ride in cooler weather or at highway speeds (60 mph and up). I'm a sport touring rider who rides in all temp ranges and this new liner (without thisulate under the arms and on sides of torso) does not work for...the way it is.
Gerbing offered to sew heated pads onto the torso sides of the jacket for $25 per side($50). This still doesn't address the cold underarms in a cold crosswind).
I asked to have Thinsulate sewn under the arms and torso sides. The person who could authorize this was away until the end of the month so I haven't haven't spoken to her yet.
This NOT a slam on Gerbing (I LOVE their products)as we are still working on this issue.
I'm just wondering if anyone else has experience with the new Microwire Tech jacket liner from Gerbings?