Can someone help me to justify to spend over £100 for a pair of waterproof overt trousers?

[Jezston]

Yes, it is the gore ultra

and this is the exact reason why i bought the arcteryx alpha lt!

Ah seen the corrected link. Yeah these are the ones I have. Highly recommended.

Worth checking out the eVent trousers Ben mentions, they sound potentially even better.

 

[Tynan]

I understand the need for people riding a long way in bad weather but for commuting?

What's wrong with getting wet?

I'll wear a gillet to keep the wind off a wet top but that's about it bar overshoes

 

[Cyclist33]

No but have you considered "covert" trousers?

Stu






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These link

Purpose for daily 10miles (20miles return) commute on country lane., don’t really want to buy it but kind of need it.

Anyone can suggest something comparable to this?

Anyone think we are going to have a dry winter this year?



I have recently bought a new waterproof shell for £300….. although I must say it is a very versatile jacket and carries a life time warranty. ( I have had a few waterproofs that leaks after 4-5 years and each cost around £150 ) , so i'm trying not to spend anymore on bikes, at least for a while...

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[knonist]

Ah seen the corrected link. Yeah these are the ones I have. Highly recommended.

Worth checking out the eVent trousers Ben mentions, they sound potentially even better.

event is good, but needs frequent cleaning. and the backing materials is not as good and GTX

 

[knonist]

I understand the need for people riding a long way in bad weather but for commuting?

What's wrong with getting wet?

I'll wear a gillet to keep the wind off a wet top but that's about it bar overshoes

getting wet in summer is OK, but it is abit hard for the winter.
Also I dont change clothes at work, so keeping myself dry is kind of helpful.

but 120.......

 

[CopperBrompton]

event is good, but needs frequent cleaning. and the backing materials is not as good and GTX

Can't say I've found it needs cleaning. If my waterproofs get muddy, I give them a quick wash under the tap which takes all of two minutes.

 

[MacB]

I understand the need for people riding a long way in bad weather but for commuting?

What's wrong with getting wet?

I'll wear a gillet to keep the wind off a wet top but that's about it bar overshoes

Yep, I'd invest the money in waterproof panniers and change at work rather than try to keep clothes dry, under waterproofs, while cycling. As for the way home, take a second set of cycling kit in the pannier each day as well. That's assuming you don't have the ability to dry stuff off during the day/shift.

Maybe I'm lazy but I want commutes to be as stress free as possible and worrying about getting wet/sweaty is a stress.

 

[knonist]

Yep, I'd invest the money in waterproof panniers and change at work rather than try to keep clothes dry, under waterproofs, while cycling. As for the way home, take a second set of cycling kit in the pannier each day as well. That's assuming you don't have the ability to dry stuff off during the day/shift.

Maybe I'm lazy but I want commutes to be as stress free as possible and worrying about getting wet/sweaty is a stress.

I kind of prefer not to get wet and cold at the same time.
one at a time is OK...

I want the trousers but it is kind of over the top...but getting wet & cold / boiling in a bag may put me off commuting.
It is at a point where it is almost worth it as I dont have a car at all, and I cycle to work every day......

 

[BSRU]

The boil in the bag trousers are fine for not too long commutes, especially when it is colder, I commuted in this morning, 8 miles, with my boil in the bag on and it was just fine. Anything longer than 10 miles you need to be thinking about gore-tex trousers.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Waterproof panniers and a change of clothes for me too.

I do carry a small stuff-sac into which is rolled a pair of Aldi waterproof overtrousers and depending on what the weather looks like doing either a light montane jetstream or a decathlon hi vis yellow waterproof, so that I have them for cloudburst situations.

The Aldi waterproof trousers work as well as anything for commute situations and to be honest, if they get them again I shall buy another pair to keep in my rucksack for walking

 

[Tynan]

layer up to stay warm enough, lycra and the related fabrics never get more than damp and dry very quickly, something vaguely wind proof and a buff makes a huge difference, I appreciate we're all different but I find the beginnings of cold makes me ride harder, even in the freezing cold last year I was fine in bib longs and two layers, one and a nightvision top if it was wet, and then I was nearly always too warm

 

[Davidc]

Whatever happened to oilskin cycle capes?

( I do know the answer, at least to what happened to mine!)

 

[knonist]

The boil in the bag trousers are fine for not too long commutes, especially when it is colder, I commuted in this morning, 8 miles, with my boil in the bag on and it was just fine. Anything longer than 10 miles you need to be thinking about gore-tex trousers.

I had the boil in the bag on this morning, head wind, 10miles.... very hot inside...

 

[knonist]

layer up to stay warm enough, lycra and the related fabrics never get more than damp and dry very quickly, something vaguely wind proof and a buff makes a huge difference, I appreciate we're all different but I find the beginnings of cold makes me ride harder, even in the freezing cold last year I was fine in bib longs and two layers, one and a nightvision top if it was wet, and then I was nearly always too warm

I dont wear lycra.... just office gear....
you are cold resistance

 

[Tynan]

that's fair enough of course

but why not wear lycra?

gwaan