IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 Review

IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 Reviews

Review score: 8.6/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £90.99 – Save 30% (RRP: £129.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 worthy of a review score of 8.6 out of 10.

IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 Review


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IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 features

IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 specs

IXS Hammer Jacket 2019
Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Body Armour found with this Spec: 6387

Spec 2

Clothing Size: M/L, L/XL/XXL, XS, S/M

Other Body Armour found with this Spec: 1

Spec 3

Gender: Unisex

Other Body Armour found with this Spec: 2527

Spec 4

Age Group: Adult

Other Body Armour found with this Spec: 4703

Feature 1

‘NockOut’ impact-absorbing padding

Other Body Armour found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Armadillo-technology spine protector

Other Body Armour found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Modular system – each feature can be worn as separate or part of the whole system

Other Body Armour found with this feature: 1

Price

£90.99

Number of Reviews

1

Review Score

4 / 5

Average score in category: 4.2/5

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Body Armour. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of IXS Hammer Jacket 2019.

The first thing is material. Looking at what IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Body Armour. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Body Armour. Brands like IXS are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Body Armour category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Body Armour.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of IXS Hammer Jacket 2019

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of IXS Hammer Jacket 2019.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £90.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.8 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Body Armour

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Body Armour.

We found 224 in the Body Armour category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £83.38, making it above average at £90.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Body Armour. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £449.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £5.00.

With 224 products available we worked out that 64 cost more than IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 and 159 were cheaper.

Cost of IXS products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 108 products from IXS, of which 30 were in the Body Armour category.

For now though we’re looking at IXS branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £45.23 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest IXS product we found was £2.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £199.99.

Of the 108 from IXS, 14 were more expensive than IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 and 93 were cheaper.

How much are IXS Body Armour?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at IXS products that are listed in the Body Armour category.

The average price of the 30 products that match this search was £78.19, with the cheapest coming in at £19.99 and highest price was £199.99. With the average being £78.19, IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 comes in above average.

8 products that meet this search were more expensive than IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 and 21 were cheaper.


IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for IXS Hammer Jacket 2019, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.8 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Body Armour category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.2 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 or another similar product, like IXS Trigger Knee Guard 2019 reviews or IXS X-Matter E01 Elbow Pad Pair reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Body Armour.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Body Armour. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with IXS, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of IXS Hammer Jacket 2019

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of IXS Hammer Jacket 2019. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.6/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25314724207
  • Product ID 2: 694375UK
  • Brand: IXS
  • Model number: 482-510-9010-003-SM
  • RRP: £129.99
  • EAN: 7630053189082
  • Description: iXS Hammer JacketCombining awesome ventilation and ‘NockOut’ impact-absorbing padding, the iXS Hammer Jacket has got you covered when you’re launching yourself down rough, rooty and rocky mountain bike trails.  If you’re going to send it down technical trails and hit big trail features in the bike park then no matter how skilful you are, hitting the dirt is just an inevitable part of the progression. However, in order to keep riding hard and with complete confidence protection is key – the Hammer Jacket gives you just the protection you need with the flexibility for easy manoeuvrability.To the front, the “NockOut” chest guard protects against you if you go out the front door and over the bars, while the Armadillo spine protector takes the impact of landing on your back.  While the Armadillo back protects you against injury in heavy falls it’s flexibility boosts comfort and won’t feel restrictive as you pilot your bike across tough terrain. “NockOut” padding can also be found protecting the upper arm and shoulders, ideal for those glancing blows against trailside trees and for hitting the ground sideways after a washout. With its modular design, you can choose to wear each piece as a separate or use as the whole system, letting you tailor your protection level to your preference and the terrain you’ll be sending it down. Features:’NockOut’ impact-absorbing paddingArmadillo-technology spine protectorModular system – each feature can be worn as separate or part of the whole systemBuy iXS Protection from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Protection > Body Armour
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 30%
  • Size: S/M
  • Unisex
  • 39
  • Adult

Other options for Body Armour

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Body Armour. 224 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching IXS Hammer Jacket 2019 included,
IXS X-Matter K02 Knee Pad Pair reviews, IXS X-Back Back Pad 2020 reviews, or we really liked the look of IXS Kid’s Hack Upper Body Protective Jersey 2020 reviews as another alternative.

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