Cheap hi-vis wet weather gear

**ICE180** · 26th June 2014, 13:26

good hi vis wet weather gear to go over ya bike stuff if you need some and cheap

http://www.1-day.co.nz/onsale/hivis2606/p/

**Tigadee** · 26th June 2014, 14:26

Shipping seems expensive to me though... I wanted to buy the pants but they want $7 for shipping!

**Erelyes** · 26th June 2014, 15:18

I would get the orange, but sizes = S/4XL/5XL/6XL/8XL.... =/

**Big Dog** · 26th June 2014, 19:19

Originally Posted by ICE180

good hi vis wet weather gear to go over ya bike stuff if you need some and cheap

http://www.1-day.co.nz/onsale/hivis2606/p/

Bought some.
Thanks for posting.
I don't know about these specific ones but I have had Bison stuff before.
Very rugged, but if you buy some check the stitching there will be loose strands. hit them with a lighter before they become a problem.
They will be heavy, but unlike the cheaper stuff will not get heavier as the get wetter and will be harder to melt.

The Bison stuff we used to have on the forecourt at the service station I worked at (this may hold no relation to the product for sale) :
+ very waterproof
+ very windproof
+ Good storm cuffs
+ generous when leaning forward. (long back in the jacket, generous seat).
+ don't hold water / get heavier as they get wetter.
+ surprisingly resistant to oil stains.

- heavy when dry. Not practical for daily wear.
- Jacket probably won't fit under your seat.
- Hi Vis shows marks easily.
- Unless they are tight in the thighs they are very saggy in the bum when upright.

I don't normally wear hi vis but to get gear of this quality, both top and bottom for under $72 shipped?
I splashed out and bought a spare pair in the size down in case I succeed in getting back to last summers weight some time soon.

**Big Dog** · 26th June 2014, 19:21

Originally Posted by Tigadee

Shipping seems expensive to me though... I wanted to buy the pants but they want $7 for shipping!

To be fair the shipping is the same for my three items as one.

$22 delivered for pants or $57 for a jacket is blardy cheap if they are as good as the ones I used to use.

**ICE180** · 26th June 2014, 19:23

glad to see some one got some
I had just got a rain suit so I was already covered
but thought this was a good deal

**Big Dog** · 26th June 2014, 19:29

Originally Posted by ICE180

glad to see some one got some
I had just got a rain suit so I was already covered
but thought this was a good deal

Rain suits are the greatest thing since sliced bread for keeping dry with something from under the seat.
They are not what I would call hard wearing and will leak given enough saddle time.
Assuming they are the same quality as 10 years ago these would take a lot of punishment to leak. According to the prescribed standard, Water column: mm H20:3000mm we are taliking you expect to see an ark come past.

So more for that day you decide to go to work or Taupo anyway in spite of a massive storm.

Here is the catalog I had been eying up... at full price.
http://www.argyledistributors.co.nz/...logue-2013.pdf

**george formby** · 26th June 2014, 21:06

Good job OP. Was gonna post this up, too.

I've spent more money because of 1 day in the last month than in the last year since I discovered it. No complaints at all, top notch stuff at bargain basement price. Bought a Samsung CCTV system which rattled me, significant outlay, and I'm stoked with it. Amazing bit of kit. Missus caught me having a piddle in the rain at 11pm last night. Oh the shame

**R1madness** · 26th June 2014, 22:07

cheap hi viz gear is crap buy decent stuff

**Big Dog** · 27th March 2015, 11:25

Originally Posted by R1madness

cheap hi viz gear is crap buy decent stuff

Bison Hi Vis is back on one day.
$15 for a pair of over trou, cant go wrong.
I have used my a lot and never found them wanting. I bought 2 expecting them to not last a whole winter. Still on the first pair... they need a wash but are pretty waterproof still.
http://www.1-day.co.nz/products/AAFEDN403
http://www.1-day.co.nz/products/AAFEDN402

They may be cheap but they are waterproof and seem to be fairly resistant to a hot exhaust.
I have seen better, but not for less than $100, and not enough better to pay an extra $85