I bought a Velez smock a few months ago, and have used it on my Windcheetah. I’d hoped it would be an ideal jacket for cooler audaxes, and would allow me to ride during the day and night without worrying about carrying extra layers. It’s fine in some conditions, but I’m not yet convinced by it. It’s very heavy and bulky, yet not very warm (when not exercising). However, the main problem I experience is that it when riding the Windcheetah, sweat gathers in pools in the elbow area. This cools with the airflow over the jacket, and means that when I get off the trike, icy water will either run down my arm into my gloves, or, even more unpleasantly, past my armpit and down my back! I did email Paramo for suggestions about a way to stop this from happening (I wondered about different base layers, or changing the tightness/gap in the elbow area). They responded after a few weeks, and said they would phone me, but I’ve not heard anything more from them, so I’m not that impressed by their customer service either. The back area, despite being pressed into memory foam on a hardshell seat isn’t really a problem. Sweat obviously gathers there, but even when I stand up, I don’t notice any chilling effect. I’ve never had problems with ‘sweaty elbows’ with any other jacket, including normal cycling gear, an eVent fabric waterproof, or different weights of Buffalo tops. I find Buffalo gear to be far better in keeping your core temperature up when stopped, even when wet – I don’t find the Paramo particulary warm in those situations.