Aha......

Originally Posted by
MikeL
IMHO anyone who takes "waterproof" literally is being a bit naive. If you ride for 2 hours in a torrential downpour you are unlikely to arrive dry unless you are wearing a seamless plastic oversuit. Even then you will probably be wet because of the perspiration...
Well rukka dont leak,,,,,,Actually as a London dispatch rider in the early eightys ,,I tried alsorts ..the best combo I found is ...A Rukka jacket and some PVE yellow Plastic over trou ....Later when Gortex came out ...I have a one piece over suit that Yeah right is water proof and a yeah right waterproof riding Jacket and of course the freezing works PVC over trou ... but I didnt sweat ,,,,,ie it breathed enough and was waterproof enough .....I still have Both after 20 years ..the rukka has lotss of road rask and the zipp is buggered ..but is still useable ..That why I replaced it with a cordaroy Jacket ..and the 1 piece ....
Gloves I have good leather and some PVC over gloves from the army and navy store ....
Boots well I dont know ..at the moment I use riding boots leather with over covers ,,and Chain Spray ,,,Hey its not fashion but it stops the water and I have heaps ..( I use it in Enduro ,,one for the chain one for the boots .....)
But after a tropical storm the boots leak,,,,Gumboots would be better but I cant solve the sweat problem ....and me sock fall down inside when I walk ,,,,)
Except for the boots I am preety much 100 percent dry ,,,I mean 14 hours in the saddle wet is NOOO fun ,,,,
Stephen
"Look, Madame, where we live, look how we live ... look at the life we have...The Republic has forgotten us."
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