General opinions on Frank Thomas textiles?

[JoeDougieDoug...]

Hey all.

I'm looking for a new set of textiles, and just found out that a friend is selling his Frank Thomas jacket, any idea about the quality? I've personally not heard much about Frank Thomas gear, but just thought i'd check you guys' opinions before buying. He wants £50 for it - good deal?

Cheers guys.
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[WULFSTAN]

there not bad mine keep me warm an dry 50 is a bit steep tho for just the jacket
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[Rogerborg]

Which Frank Thomas jacket? What age, condition and size?

Sight unseen, I'd tell him to stick it on eBay, see if he gets £50 for it, or if you can get it for less.
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[JP7]

I've got a Frank Thomas jacket, I find it to be very good. £50 for a used one does seem a little steep, I should imagine you could find one on eBay for less. It depends how much it cost new and how well used it is, I guess.

[Redoko]

Frank Thomas XTi trousers.

Had them for a couple years now, ish, very good.
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[JoeDougieDoug...]

Yeah sorry guys - Forgot to mention condition etc /facepalm

As far as I can tell, its one of the 'Strike' textile jackets in black and blue, not used much at all so its in pretty fresh condition. Could probably ask the price down to about £40 I think. Looks pretty nice but is there anything 'special' about these jackets? Removable lining or anything? I dunno

Cheers.
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[robbieguy2003]

I've had the pleasure of a lowish speed fling over the bike kinda crash wearing frank thomas gear.

It faired pretty well, certainly not of much use again but kept me relatively protected, i only hurt my hip and knees (banged them together) and sliced my leg - something sharp went through the textiles and jeans - kinda like a stanley knife slash.

Anyway, I found them good and up until then I'd been using them for getting on to two years, the only downside was the trousers after so long had started to leak in the groin area, which mean't in heavy rain I looked like I'd pissed my pants, other than that general thumbs up.

Not sure of the model but they were £100 top and £100 bottoms new and that's going back about 5-6 years.
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[_Chris_]

My girlfriend bought a FT jacket the other week for £25, reduced from £178 at George Whites. Brand new, just not this seasons (if that matters)

Fully waterproof, removable liner, shoulder/elbow/back protection etc etc.

She likes it.
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[Bomberman]

I've had a FT jacket for about five years and two offs. One of their sportier short coats, was about £120 back then I think. Couldn't be happier with it. It's got a fair few oil stains, but there's no sign of any of the stitching going or anything like that - although the cuffs have frayed a bit. Still completely waterproof and toasty warm (removable liner).
Got some FT Aqua Shadow trousers to go with it this year (they zip together). Again, totally waterproof (got badly caught out yesterday). No hip armour though, despite having pouches for it. Still, they are the cheaper end of their stuff.
All in all good experience of FT for me
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