Gentry Choice is a family-owned Australian retailer whose headline range is motorcycle safety gear sold under its own RIDERACT label, with four side ranges — Scottish Highlander outfits, Oktoberfest costumes, Damascus steel knives, and leather accessories — sold out of one showroom in Toongabbie, NSW. Nobody on our team has handled any of the gear, so this is a guide to what the brand publishes, not a verdict on fit or quality.
What Gentry Choice sells, and who it's for
Gentry Choice describes itself as "proudly a family owned and Australian business," with a physical showroom at 49 Station Road, Toongabbie, NSW 2146, open Monday to Friday 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM and Saturday 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM, closed Sundays and public holidays.
The brand's own wording is clear about the focus: "We specialise in Motorcycle Safety Gear, Oktoberfest Costume, Scottish Clothing and range of other leather accessories" — motorcycle gear leads the list, and RIDERACT is the in-house label it uses across jackets, boots, pants, and gloves.
The brand says it ships "to our valued customers in all Australia and worldwide," and it also lists a second office in Orlando, Florida, aimed at the US market.
Gentry Choice takes Visa, MasterCard, Amex, PayPal, Afterpay, and Zip Pay online, plus cash if you buy in person at the showroom.
The brand's own pitch leans hard on value claims that are not backed by any price comparison or outside source we can see, so we're treating those lines as marketing language rather than verified claims.
The real decision: five product lines, not one
Because Gentry Choice's five lines have almost nothing in common with each other, the real choice here isn't between two similar jackets — it's between five different kinds of shopping trip under one roof.
- Motorcycle Gear, sold under the brand's own RIDERACT label: jackets, riding pants, boots, gloves, hoodies, and shirts in leather, textile, or waxed cotton — the brand's primary line.
- Highlander Outfit / Scottish Dress: kilts, utility kilts, sporrans, kilt belts, and kilt pins, including made-to-order kilts.
- Oktoberfest Costume (Bavarian): lederhosen and kniebundhosen for men and women, Bavarian shirts, traditional hats, and suspenders.
- Damascus Knives, Swords & Axes: kitchen knife sets, hunting and skinning knives, Viking-style axes, and specialty blades.
- Leather accessories: wallets, bags, and belts, sold mainly alongside the other four lines.
On the riding side, the choices worth sorting through are the type of jacket build (full leather Brando-style versus textile with waterproof construction), the boot category (casual sneaker-style, race-ready, or cruiser), and whether you want a hooded piece or a classic cafe-racer cut.
A key spec Gentry Choice does not publish is the exact CE level of the free armour: jackets ship with a "Complimentary CE Standard Armour Set" for shoulders, elbows, and back, with an optional upgrade to "CE-Certified Level 1 Armour," but the brand never states which CE tier the default set itself meets, or which EN rating (EN 13594, EN 13634) each piece is tested against.
Gentry Choice is also honest about one limit of its own leather: "Leather offers some resistance to wind and light moisture, but it should not be treated as fully waterproof" — if full waterproofing matters, the textile jackets are the right pick, not the Brando leather line.
Currency: the one thing to settle before checkout
This is the point most US shoppers will miss, and it's worth pulling out early. The /en-us homepage shows prices like "$119.00" and a free shipping threshold of "$300 or Over" with no currency symbol or label, which reads as USD. Dig into the collection pages or the shipping policy and the figures are explicitly "$300 AUD" and "$119.00 AUD" next to every price. The checkout then processes the order in Australian dollars.
Nothing on the /en-us landing page corrects that reading, and the brand does not publish an on-page notice explaining the display currency.
Shoppers outside Australia should assume every number on the site is AUD until the payment screen shows otherwise — the fact your bank will convert the charge, and may add a foreign-transaction fee, is on you to check before the "pay" button.
The numbers behind each line, all in AUD
On the motorcycle line, cowhide is measured at 1.1 to 1.3 millimeters thick, with Grade A+ goat leather, aramid-fiber reinforcement, Cordura 600D fabric, waxed cotton, and cotton flannel in play across the range; prices on motorcycle gear run roughly $36 to $158 AUD, with the Stinger hooded jacket topping out at $206.99 AUD and the Cafe Racer at $170.99 AUD.
The classic RIDERACT Men's Leather Motorcycle Jacket - Brando sits at $143.00 AUD (was $159.00 AUD) and is a non-customised stock item, which keeps full return rights intact.
Motorcycle boots run from $103.00 AUD for the Air Black & White casual sneaker-style up to $135.00 AUD for the Race Ready Black, with construction varying from "Premium full-grain leather with water-repellent PU upper" to "Reinforced leather with TPU impact protection."
The Highlander collection runs 214 listed products priced $19.99 to $249.99 AUD, built from "100% genuine cowhide leather," ten-to-thirteen-ounce cotton, and rabbit fur in black or brown, with chrome and brass fittings.
Oktoberfest has 38 listed products priced $19.99 to $149.99 AUD, using cowhide suede leather for the lederhosen, cotton or polyester for the shirts, and one-hundred-percent wool for the hats.
The Damascus Knives line has 41 listed products priced $39.99 to $169.99 AUD, made from 512-layer Damascus steel, D2 stainless steel, or high-carbon steel hardened to 55-58 HRC or 60 HRC, with handles in resin the brand calls "military-grade," plus wangi wood, leather wrap, camel bone, micarta, or rosewood and brass.
Made-to-order items sit outside those price bands — a Customized Utility Leather Kilt starts at $249.99 AUD plus a $30 AUD surcharge for a 52-to-60-inch waist.
Shipping: the free-ship line, and what's not said about it
Gentry Choice offers free shipping on orders of $300 AUD or more, but only for delivery inside Australia.
The brand does not say whether that $300 AUD threshold is checked before or after a discount code is applied — if your cart is sitting just above the line and you're planning to use a code, there's no published answer either way.
Inside Australia, standard shipping runs three to six business days for $10 to $25 AUD, and expedited shipping takes one to three days for $14 to $30 AUD.
New Zealand orders take six to twelve days standard ($15 to $80 AUD) or three to five days expedited ($20 to $100 AUD).
For every other country, including the US and Spain, Gentry Choice only says shipping costs "vary based on destination country, weight and size of the package" and get calculated at checkout — there's no published cost or delivery window for anywhere outside Australia and New Zealand.
The brand says it aims to process all orders within one business day, using Australia Post, Courier Please, and Fastway as carriers, according to the carrier information published on the brand's own shipping and returns policy page.
Returns: a free-range promise the policy page doesn't fully back up
Gentry Choice's FAQ page states plainly: "We offer free return for exchange or refund on our entire product range" — read on its own, that sounds like one simple rule covering everything the brand sells.
The brand's dedicated shipping and returns policy page tells a more complicated story, in line with the published shipping and returns policy on the brand's own site, and the two pages don't reconcile with each other.
That policy gives a 30-day return window for Motorcycle Gear, Bags, Wallets, Belts, and Kitchen Knives, but only a three-day window for Scottish Outfit and Accessories and Bavarian Outfit and Accessories — a tenfold difference in how long you have to change your mind, depending on which of the five lines you bought from.
Gentry Choice says it charges no restocking fee on a standard return, but a flat 10% restocking fee applies if the order looks like it was bought "with intention to inspect and return."
Customers pay for return shipping themselves unless the brand sent the wrong or a defective item, and the original shipping charge on any order is "non-refundable" either way.
Returned items must be unused, with original tags and original packaging intact.
Made-to-order items are the strictest case of all — the listing for a Customized Utility Leather Kilt states "This item is not eligible for return for any reason," full stop.
The refund-processing window is also stated two different ways on two pages: the refund-policy page says "within 2 days" of receipt and inspection, while the shipping-returns page says "within 3 days." The brand does not reconcile the two numbers.
Warranty: a money-back guarantee standing in for a warranty page
Gentry Choice does not have a separate warranty page — the brand's /pages/warranty URL returns a 404 — and the closest thing is the "hassle free Money Back Guarantee on entire Gentry Choice product range" described as part of the returns policy above.
Outside the 30-day return window on eligible categories, Gentry Choice does not publish any warranty length — in months or years — for leather goods, Damascus knives, or motorcycle gear, and it does not say what would void a warranty claim, whether that's normal wear, misuse, or something else.
What Gentry Choice does not publish
Whether the $300 AUD free-shipping threshold is calculated before or after a discount code is applied.
The exact CE armour level that ships as standard inside the RIDERACT textile jacket's "Complimentary CE Standard Armour Set," beyond knowing an upgrade to "CE Level 1" exists as an option.
Which EN rating (EN 13594 for gloves, EN 13634 for boots, EN 1621 for armour) each product is tested against.
Exact shipping cost or delivery time for any country outside Australia and New Zealand — it's "calculated at checkout" only, which covers the US and Spain among others.
The year the company was founded.
Any warranty length, in months or years, beyond the return window on eligible categories.
What voids a warranty claim.
Discount code terms of any kind — no page lists excluded product lines, a minimum order size, whether codes stack with other offers, or whether codes work on sale or clearance stock.
The legal relationship between gentrychoice.com.au (Toongabbie, Australia) and the separately registered gentrychoiceusa.com (Missouri City, Texas).
Who should skip this brand
A rider who wants a CE level in writing before paying for an armoured jacket should probably skip until Gentry Choice labels the standard pads — "Complimentary CE Standard Armour" is a phrase, not a rating, and if certified protection matters, the paid upgrade to "CE Level 1" is the only tier the brand confirms.
Anyone ordering a made-to-order kilt or any custom leather piece who isn't completely sure of their size — custom orders aren't eligible for a return "for any reason," sizing mistake or not.
Shoppers outside Australia and New Zealand who want to know shipping cost before adding items to a cart — that number only appears at checkout.
Anyone who wants a warranty duration in writing before spending up to around $200 AUD on a motorcycle jacket — Gentry Choice doesn't publish one, and the dedicated warranty page returns a 404.
Buyers chasing a specific, provable claim of being the cheapest — the brand's own value lines come without any price comparison or outside source behind them, so there's no way to verify the pitch before paying.
Anyone who wants one consistent return window across the whole store — the real window is 30 days for some categories and three days for others, not the single "entire product range" the FAQ page implies.
Check before you pay with a Gentry Choice coupon
Gentry Choice has no published page covering discount code terms — its Terms of Service doesn't mention promo codes, minimum order size, stacking with other offers, or whether codes apply to sale or clearance stock at all. For the current live offers that have been through our cart test, the Gentry Choice discount codes listing shows terms as published.
That gap matters most on the categories with the shortest return window: Scottish and Bavarian outfits only give you three days to send something back, so if a code pushes you toward a purchase you're unsure about in one of those two lines, you have far less time to reconsider than you would with a motorcycle jacket or a knife bought the same day.
It also matters on the free-shipping line — because Gentry Choice never says whether the $300 AUD threshold is checked before or after a code is applied, the safest move is to check your cart total after the code lands, not before you add more items hoping to clear the line.
And because the standard "no restocking fee" promise flips to a 10% fee the moment an order looks like it was placed "to inspect and return," it's worth assuming that rule applies the same way whether or not a discount code was used — nothing on the policy page says otherwise.
Six quick things worth confirming on the final checkout screen before clicking pay.
First, the currency on the pay button — the processor charges in AUD, not USD, which means a US card will convert at the issuer's rate plus any foreign-transaction fee, so a $143 AUD Brando jacket is not a $143 USD charge.
Second, whether the item is customised — a made-to-order kilt or a bespoke leather piece cannot be returned for any reason.
Third, whether the order is a Scottish or Bavarian piece — those have only three days from receipt to send back, not thirty.
Fourth, whether the discount pushes the subtotal below three hundred dollars AUD, which may re-add a shipping line.
Fifth, whether the jacket in the cart carries only the free "CE Standard" armour or the paid "CE Level 1" upgrade — if the ride matters, the known-tier upgrade is the only one the brand confirms.
Sixth, a sizing note worth adding when a jacket and pants ship together. According to Netrider, an Australian motorcycle forum that published a buyer review in 2021, sizing is not uniform across the RIDERACT line — the reviewer found the jacket true to normal clothing size but noted the pants ran "a little generous in the waist." That is one buyer's experience on a forum, not a brand statement, and the brand itself does not publish a measurement standard that lines its jackets and pants up on the same baseline; still, it is worth checking the per-product size guide separately for each piece before paying.
Gentry Choice reads like a working motorcycle brand that also sells kilts and knives, and the catalogue backs that up — RIDERACT is the main line, and the specs on cowhide thickness, textile construction, and knife steel are more detailed than most Shopify stores publish. The gaps are not in the products but in what the brand will put in writing: no CE tier on the default armour, no warranty page, no clear currency labelling on the US-facing storefront, and a returns policy that reads one way on the FAQ and another on the detailed page. Buyers who know what they want, in a non-customised size, with eyes open to the AUD pricing, are the best fit — and if a current code is on the table, the current Gentry Choice coupon codes listing has the terms as published.
