I finally got to wear my new riding jacket today! It arrived just after the hot weather set in, and it's been sitting in the closet all summer. It was 'almost' a bit much for today's ride, but leaving the collar open and unzipping the vents made it work just fine. It has a zip-off storm collar that I removed for today, and didn't zip it all closed. Opening the two diagonal chest vents made everything comfortable!
I think this is going to be a comfortable winter riding season!
Stitchawl