Dririder Gear in the Welly Wet

[RocKai]

Today I was riding from home to CBD at night round 11pm. It was bloody wet and gusty wind blowing me all over the places. I had my gear on except my boots so only the feet got wet and a bit of hands as water came down the sleeves.

HLD Helmet
Dririder Climate Control Jacket
Dririder Blizzard Pants
Strada Giro Gloves

When I got to work after about 20 mins I was still dry as bones inside, despite a big wet patch outside the jacket on the back but no water leak inside. My hand was freezing though, which is not good in a long distance ride. But for a budget set of gear it performs well in my expectation. Not recommended for long hours in the rain though.

Hope it helps.

[awayatc]

Hand grip warmers will keep your hands nice and comfy...
Highly recommended.

[James Deuce]

Wear your sleeves over the top of your gloves. Waterproof liners like Goretex wick water to the hem of the jacket and the end of the sleeves. If you wear your gloves over the top, the water running down the waterproof liner ends up in your gloves.

[Pwalo]

Wear your sleeves over the top of your gloves. Waterproof liners like Goretex wick water to the hem of the jacket and the end of the sleeves. If you wear your gloves over the top, the water running down the waterproof liner ends up in your gloves.

Yes indeedy, and don't forget your boots. I hate wet socks!

[Radar]

Best to keep your hands dry and warm: http://www.rain-off.com/

On cold winter days when it is not raining, I wear Rain-Off gloves and my hands are toastie warm. My bike does have heated hand grips and I use them sometimes, especially when I did not anticipate how cold the ride would be, but Rain-Offs do a better job keeping my hands warm.

[RocKai]

Yeah I was considering getting a Hot Grip or a pair of Revit Treo Gloves which gives u the Ninja Turtle fingers look. Or that rain off might work too cuz at the moment a single pair of gloves is not enuff to keep the cold off my french fries lol

[BMWST?]

those rain offs are good but you definetly need to get used to them,BEFORE you mix it with city traffic.Also you could try the adventure bike/dirt bike hand guards or the old "hippo hands"

http://www.hippohands.com/

[CookMySock]

The dririders are good, but be very careful with them or you will damage the waterproof liner. If you saw inside the gear you will be shocked how thin and easily damaged it is. It's like a friggen thin plastic bag! So yeah don't yank the gear on or off or you will eff it.

Steve

[RocKai]

LoL, tru, they are a bit thin, for the current condition it's holding up its head but for prolonged use we'll see how it goes cuz I treat them nicely. I think I paid for the look though

And those Hippo Hands are Hip but it's too big for my 250 thus making it look like a wanker lol.

[BMWST?]

LoL, tru, they are a bit thin, for the current condition it's holding up its head but for prolonged use we'll see how it goes cuz I treat them nicely. I think I paid for the look though

And those Hippo Hands are Hip but it's too big for my 250 thus making it look like a wanker lol.

I am sure you could get(or even make) some more fitting to your requirements...A good if not particularly cool mod for the winter months!