Waterproof textile trousers for under $200 - recommendations needed

[GrayWolf]

like you I'm a year rounder...
it's the old old story, you get what you pay for. Nothing is totally waterproof, even Oilskins etc will eventually allow water in.. at the neck, cuffs etc, if exposed long enough and in hard enough rain.

I have had most brands from Mobig to Technic, some are simply useless.... Iconsider any jacket of pants leaving me wet in light/moderate rain between lower hutt and wellington as 'pathetic'.. and there's quite a few brands I would place in that category.
Ixon, technic, Spool, Spidi etc are the better brands, Macna seemed reasonable.....

I'd agree with another poster, get good abrasion resistant pants and I have the Macna 2 piece rain suit, it performed very well in April on a weeks holiday. The very week it rained quite hard every day!!

[yevjenko]

like you I'm a year rounder...
it's the old old story, you get what you pay for. Nothing is totally waterproof, even Oilskins etc will eventually allow water in.. at the neck, cuffs etc, if exposed long enough and in hard enough rain.

I have had most brands from Mobig to Technic, some are simply useless.... Iconsider any jacket of pants leaving me wet in light/moderate rain between lower hutt and wellington as 'pathetic'.. and there's quite a few brands I would place in that category.
Ixon, technic, Spool, Spidi etc are the better brands, Macna seemed reasonable.....

I'd agree with another poster, get good abrasion resistant pants and I have the Macna 2 piece rain suit, it performed very well in April on a weeks holiday. The very week it rained quite hard every day!!

Awesome response GW. Exactly what I was looking for. Any experience of the speed-x brand?