Rev-It gear 100% waterproof - my arse!

[Sparky Bills]

Alpinestars is used and recommended by many riders.
Including myself. My commute is 70K's each way, rain or shine. Ive had my jacket for over a year and it is yet to leak ONCE!!
Too bad my 6 year old boots (which have been crahsed in a couple times) arnt as waterproof...

[Mystic13]

Alpinestars goretex is the way to go... I have now been rained upon... very hard... and by the time I got to work everthing was dripping. Took my gears off and whola (pronounced wo-la) I was as dry as a piece of toast in an arabians back pocket.

Thanks for that. I have Alpinestar boots and they don't leak either. I'll have to go have a look.

Having said that even with waterproof you still get the outside soaked so maybe staying with the plastic on the outside is the best option.

... and whola is spelt "voila". It's French and does have a slight "v" sound at the beginning. I'd never heard the phrase dry as a piece of toast in an arabians back pocket before. It's interesting to imagine.

There are a few phrases that you don't often hear. One I like is "stuck like wet shit to a blanket".

Who sells Alpinestar gear in Auckland.

[Pussy]

As mentioned in an earlier post, Alpinestars drystar gear is 100% waterproof.
The Sigma drystar jacket retails for $600.00.
Another saying for you: Drier than Ghandi's sandals

[Griffin]

Funny that - I would have imagined Ghandis sandals to be ringing wet with sweat...

[Sanx]

My Rev'It gear (Airmesh stuff, with the waterproof membrane) always kept me bone dry. Though it's hard to remember as it's been so long since I've been on a bike

[FastBikeGear]

I went for my first ride today in my Strada kit that I bought from Cyclespot honda in Barrys Point Rd.

I tried the Revit at another outlet and it looked really good but didn't fit me well.

Great service, great price and after over an hour in todays rain (admittedly no motorway riding) the only thing that wasn't waterproof was my old gloves.

So far I am very impressed with the Strada gear it appears to be excellent value for money.

If it stays this water proof I will be very happy

[HamishC]

My 2c - I recently bought a Rev-It jacket, basically the cheapest available, and ended up wearing it in the middle of that 'storm of the decade' 2 weeks ago while stuck in rush hour traffic for 30 minutes.

Aside from a bit of water the flowed down the arms from my hands, and a bit down the neck, I was dry when I got home.

No complaints

[riffer]

I have Rev-It H20 Ultra gloves and Rev-It Factor pants.

It's been bucketing down in Welly lately and they've handled the 40km each way commute with aplomb.

However, I also have a cheapish (Mototech, I think) Cordura jacket and it doesn't last five minutes in the rain before it's seeping through.

Plus the Rev-It gear fits damn well and its warm and comfy. The gloves feel good and will protect my hands well if I need them to.

I guess you get what you pay for indeed. I'd buy Rev-It again.

[aklbob]

I've got Rev'it jacket with "waterproof membrane" this really is 100% waterproof its awesome, and Rev'it pants, which are just "waterproof" though they let in a little bit of water in really bad weather.

I got a Rev'it Ride 3/4 jacket, totally waterproof in the worst of this winters torrential rain.. and warm even with just a work shirt on underneath.. completely happy with mine..

[FastBikeGear]

I went for my first ride today in my Strada kit that I bought from Cyclespot honda in Barrys Point Rd.

So far I am very impressed with the Strada gear it appears to be excellent value for money.

If it stays this water proof I will be very happy

Just thought I would update this. The Strada Giro two piece textile gear is extremely waterproof. I have ridden it in storm conditions with teh inner liner zipped in on a couple of occassions over the last 9 months with no water leaking in.

Even without the inner linner zipped in it seems fairly water proof although I have only tried it in light rain without the inner liner.

Would I buy the strada giro gear again? No, the problem is that even with the ventilation zips in the jacket open and without the inner liner it does not breath well.

Worse there are no ventilation zips in the pants at all.

In summer this is very sweaty textile kit to wear

As a winter suit it works great (I do get a little cold around the kidneys on cold days on the open road) but for the summer this suit is just too hot. Also I do not like the dome and button cuff closure system around the wrists. It's just one more hassle to clip these up everytime you put on the suit.

It also uses dome and button tightening straps around the elbows. I tend to ride with these done up on the tighter of the two button options in the hope that it would hold the elbow armour better in place, but I think that in an accident these would probably pop undone on first impact. I prefer the buckle and cinch strap option offered on other brands.

[Simon]

The only fabric that will keep you compeletey dry and sweat free is gore-tex. Not only is the fabric rated after about 30,000 wash cycles... The jacket itself is also tested by gore themselves to insure the product is satisfactory.

What you get is a product that will live up to the hype, and last the distance. Trouble is, you pay for all the quality control and fabric... When you consider a performance technical alpine/mountaineering jacket is minimum $750-$1000 - Can you imagine the cost of adding all the motorcycle specific features on top of this - Easily makes it a $1500 jacket.

So always take the term "waterproof" with a grain of salt. I wouldn't expect a $200-$300 parka to keep me dry in monsoon and sweat free in the sahara. Likewise i wouldn't expect a $300-$600 motorcycle jacket to fulfill the same criteria.

Waterproofing will always be a compromise against, breathability and cost... Some jackets will be waterproof for 15mins after leaving the store - others like my 15year old gore-tex hack jacket will still be waterproof and useful after years of abuse

[200BUSA]

The material cordura is waterproof, water gets in if seams arent seam sealed.
1000denier cordura - just as good as goretex. Ive been using my jacket and pants for just on 18 months and no leaking - 600D cordura. Good Lincra brand.

[vindy500]

my $250 shift is still waterproof after using it daily for coming on 2 years

[merlin]

I own the revit Ignition Jacket, the revit Factor pants and have a couple of revit gloves (Zero H2O and R59's)

I have had no problems in all kinds of weather. Have been cool in the hot and dry/warm in the cold. I have only had use for a turtle neck scarf in the more extreme days.

Overall I really Like the design and build quality of revit gear.

100% happy

[Digitdion]

I have the revit off track jacket and dakar pants. For the price I feel they are the best deal on the market in NZ.An excellent compromise between price and function, and they look good, and are good quality.

ME, I have never had any problems with rain getting in.That includes lots of rides up the west coast in the pissing rain. i love the fact when it heats up I can remove the waterproof membraine and the jacket is then a total summer jacket. great for rides in Central otago in the summer heat!

I did spent up large though when it comes to my feet and hands and went for gore-tex. I love my riding outfit. And a plus thumbs up for revit gear!