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Neck pain?

Loncster

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Hey yall. I've noticed something with almost all of my aeros. I always get neck pain when i'm wearing my aero. The pain is unbearable. I started to think that there are some problems with the measurements or the way they were made, A jacket is supposed to rest on your shoulders.. But not neck?
Just wondering if any of yall had this issue before?
 

MrProper

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The neckline at the back is approx. 1 cm higher with Aero than with other manufacturers (which is why I need 1 cm more back length than with others, because this is measured from the collar seam).
If there is a little tension, e.g. due to high armholes, this puts more pressure on the neck.
That's my theory.
I had this with a jacket whose base size was actually too small for me. The armpits pulled the jacket down at the front and then there was pressure on the neck. I don't normally have this with other Aeros. Rarely when I'm sitting for a long time. But my posture is different there too.
 

Canuck Panda

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Many of Aero's models has the "shirt" style collar. They're not the most comfortable especially in stiffer leather. There are models that are not the shirt style collar too.

csc collar difference 01.jpg

csc collar difference 02.jpg


The brown jacket has the shirt style collar where the neck hole is forward rotated by almost an inch or 2mm. The black jacket has what I would consider jacket style collar where the neck hole is the normal standing position.

It's pretty easy to spot which kind of neck line a jacket has. If the back neck line makes a smile shape you are safe. Circle or frown neck line usually indicates its a shirt style collar and is rotated foward.

If you are buying the jackets used you can also see how it hangs on the hanger. If the collar is wrapping up the hanger then it's most likely a shirt style collar. If there is a gap between the hanger and jacket collar then you're safe.
EDIT*** Jacket on the left would have the "shirt" collar, middle and right jackets are the "jacket" collar.
cal vs modern cal.jpg


Just move the uncomfortable jackets along. It will fit someone with a different shape just fine.
 
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