Waterproofs

[Ixion]

Yep, I use these for commuting. Very good actually as long as they don't fall apart, but if they do, quickly, then you just keep replacing them

Only problem I find is that when you bend your legs onto the pegs, the bottoms ride up (the length from crotch to bottom of leg isn't enough - even in large sizes) so you end up with a band at the bottom that is wet.

But still bloody good at about (what I paid) $8.83.

GAITERS. What you need is GAITErs. They fix eactly that problem. $12.50 from the friendly K Road army surplus. Opposite the billboard of the chick with the huge tits. You can't miss them .

[XP@]

GAITERS. What you need is GAITErs. They fix eactly that problem. $12.50 from the friendly K Road army surplus. Opposite the billboard of the chick with the huge tits. You can't miss them .

You can also get overboots, from motomail i think (mine came from germany)

they slip ofer the front of your boots and velcro up at the back. bloody awsome. Only once have I managed to get water passed them, my own silly fault for standing in the river.

[Bonez]

I would not recommend their tops because the restricted movement over a bike jacket makes riding really hard.

Tried using a size or two bigger?

[marty]

i've got a 2-piece tecknic rain gear. think it was $120. the pants are chest high with shoulder straps, and have zips on the legs to get boots over. i cut the liner out of the jacket to make it a little lighter, and now it packs down to about 5cm by 20cm square. it doesn't leak at all, and fits right over my leathers. and instead of fucking around with trying to keep my boots dry, i just either wear no socks, keeping them dry in my bag, wear 'seal sox' - awesome waterproof ones from any adventure shop, or put a plastic bag inside my boot (makes it a bit slippery though)

[Ixion]

and instead of fucking around with trying to keep my boots dry, i just either wear no socks, keeping them dry in my bag, wear 'seal sox' - awesome waterproof ones from any adventure shop, or put a plastic bag inside my boot (makes it a bit slippery though)

Quite right, waterproof boots never are. What you need is GAITERS. From your friendly local Army Surplus place . $12.50 in Dorkland and cheap at the price.

[FROSTY:Me]

Best/cheapest/most effecctive waterproof trou Ive bought were the $10 jobbies from the Warehouse. --they dons leak and keep my legs dry as a bone. Yep they are shite and only last a few months -but at $10 who cares

[Ixion]

Best/cheapest/most effecctive waterproof trou Ive bought were the $10 jobbies from the Warehouse. --they dons leak and keep my legs dry as a bone. Yep they are shite and only last a few months -but at $10 who cares

Actually , the Warehouse had two grades of leggings last winter - thickish PVC ones in yellow (and green - I think the green ones were the same as the yellow ones , except for colour); and black ones, that were a different make, different fabric, better made and (I think) $19.95, about twice the cheap ones anyway.

One advantage of the black ones , they are more flexible and easier to pull on - and you don't look like a roadworks. I bought some of both types, all seem quite waterproof. Up to 4 hours in heavy rain anyway, but maybe not under severe conditions or submerged.

[FROSTY:Me]

Up to 4 hours in heavy rain anyway, but maybe not under severe conditions or submerged.

Mate I hate to ask --but WTF do you call severe conditions if 4 hours in heavy rain aint ?? and submerged -If my legs are submerged in water whilst Im riding--I got a shit load more to worry about than wet legs

[Ixion]

Mate I hate to ask --but WTF do you call severe conditions if 4 hours in heavy rain aint ?? and submerged - If my legs are submerged in water whilst Im riding--I got a shit load more to worry about than wet legs

S'ppose y'r one of those boring types wot stays on the actual road.

Actually, for some reason I've found that 6 hours seems to be about the crunch point for waterproofs. Around then is when gloves and boots seem to pack up,leggings start oozing round the crotch and lower leg , and jackets get wet around the neck. Worst thing for leggings is not actual rain , it's heavy trucks going past (overtaking, or going the other way). They throw up a solid wall of water and it comes UPWARD , and gets in up the legs and into pocket slits.