im getting tired of getting wet

[FROSTY:Me]

day after day the last couple of weeks ive been rained on and spat water at by cages and trucks. Im getting mighty tired of climbing back into bike gear still wet and smelly from their last encounter with the rain.
Im thinking I bought it on myself by telling the world I like wet weather riding. --SHEESH

[Hooks]

day after day the last couple of weeks ive been rained on and spat water at by cages and trucks. Im getting mighty tired of climbing back into bike gear still wet and smelly from their last encounter with the rain.
Im thinking I bought it on myself by telling the world I like wet weather riding. --SHEESH

Jeez mate .... don't be such a wimp !! ....

I have to say though, it is a bit of a pain when you get into gear that is still wet but hey .... you could always give up riding in the winter altogether ..... :

[Lou Girardin]

Buy yourself a de-humidifier for your office and you'll have bone dry gear at leaving time.

[Pwalo]

You need to move to Wellington mate. Yesterday was the first day that my gear was soaked in over a month.

Thankfully everything was dried out this morning. Nothing worse than soggy gloves. Isn't so much of a problem at work as you can pop them by the vents on the pc to dry out/warm up for the ride home.

Ciao.

[FROSTY:Me]

yea yea gwan me big man you wimp--tell that to my feet getting back into damp boots.
-and hooks --there is certain blasphemy that is banned from this forum --give up riding indeed

[Sniper]

you could always give up riding in the winter altogether ..... :

For using forbidden sentences you are to be taken out back and flogged. Give up winter riding PAH!!

[skidz]

Come on FROSTY, winter only comes once a year, so make the most of it. It sounds like you want some of that modern type of riding gear that doesn't get you wet.

[crashe]

Frosty - What ya talking about.... It aint raining today.

Its a beautiful sunny day in Auckland.

[ManDownUnder]

Buy yourself a de-humidifier for your office and you'll have bone dry gear at leaving time.

Cheers for that tip...

[TwoSeven]

You dont wear leathers do you. It may be time to transition to synthetics.

I havent been wet in the rain for as long as I can remember - the trick is to just get good synthetics. My frank thomas jacket (although about 17 years old now) has a rubber center liner - also its important to get storm flaps over all teh buttons/zips or the wind will press the water thru.

Goretex is not waterproof on motorcycles - so check if you have goretex kit, that it has an internal liner. I also prefer my kit to have impact foam rather than plastic body armour. One of the good things about goretex outers is that they lose the water real fast, so you dont end up carrying the weight around. A good way to check the jacket is really high quality is to put a piece of paper in the external pockets and it should still be dry after riding for an hour or two in the most severe rain storm. Cheap kit, will soak the pockets first.

Other things I have learned is to make sure that the jacket has a high neck (that you can easily clip closed with one hand). When its raining you need this to go up and under your lid or the rain will hit your neck and go down inside the jacket. Also saves on using a neck warmer on cold days and you can leave it unclipped on warm days.

The jacket should come down low enough so that wind doesnt lift it, and the trousers should come up to the middle of your waist (or thereabouts) and well down over your boots/shoes (to just below your ankles), they should have a zip/fastner at the ankle to seal them off (I actually just use a cheap waterproof over trou).

[unhingedlizard]

after riding through several Scottish highland winters, I have vowed never again to only own a bike. Damn, salty shitty roads suck, I'll keep my pride and joy prestine and non-smacked up for the summer and use a car to get about. My view, but good on those that can hack sticking it out in winter conditions.

[Ixion]

day after day the last couple of weeks ive been rained on and spat water at by cages and trucks. Im getting mighty tired of climbing back into bike gear still wet and smelly from their last encounter with the rain.
Im thinking I bought it on myself by telling the world I like wet weather riding. --SHEESH

Yep. Tis winter. Gear drys off during the day or overnight. Except gloves, so I have two pair. Fabric gear, and PVC overcovers.

They get wet, I stay dry underneath.

Except for feet. Waterproof boots are a myth. Take spare shoes and socks in waterproof luggage.

After extensive research I have concluded that the rain is exactly as wet as it was years and years ago.

[ManDownUnder]

I'm just annoyed this thread wasn't started by a woman...

[Lou Girardin]

Except for feet. Waterproof boots are a myth. Take spare shoes and socks in waterproof luggage.

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My are WATERPROOF.

[Flyingpony]

Going to move down to the big smoke of Chch?

We've hardly had rain recently. In fact, yesterday was the first day in the past 6 weeks of commuting that I've had to put on my gear (light showers).