Waterproof advice please

[pshore]

I couldn't possibly do it myself but those who do swear by them. By this I mean the p p p hang on I can harly bring myself to say it, Poncho.

 

[Norm]

These socks are badly designed - they have a hole in the top that lets the water in.

In fact all my cycling footwear does...

How can they leave such a glaring design fault in the finished product

What purpose can it possibly serve?

Methinks something's afoot with this post.

Skin is waterproof but not so good as a thermal barrier. I choose clothing to keep warm and don't worry so much about the wet.

 

[g00se]

Bit of a plug for a jacket - soaked through completely today - with the exception of my top which was bone dry. It's good breathing too so didn't sweat up. You wouldn't wear it in the summer but for when you would want a jacket.

Crosslite

Must be end of line

 

[gaz]

Things you need for heavy rain
Waterproof shoe covers, Waterproof Trousers, waterproof jacket and a cycling cap under the helmet.

Make sure your jacket is over your trousers and your trousers are over your shoe covers and this will keep you the driest.
The cap help keeps the train from falling in your eyes or on your glasses.

The best thing you can buy, is full length mudguards. This will stop a lot of the dirty water being thrown up from your wheels and on to you. The water falling from the sky is clean

 

[MacB]

I've looked into getting a decent jacket but for the number of wet commutes I couldn't justify the price. I have a montaine featherlite and an Altura softshell. This morning I got soaked to the skin, but I think any price point would have resulted in a soaking, and the bloke I sit next to has a £220 gore jacket, his kit was on the radiator next to mine drying this morning.

I figure that I probably get a soaking on the way into work about six times a year, and it's just not worth the cost to get proper waterpoofed for that. A soaking on the way home doesn't really matter imo. The worst parts about today were having to put wet kit on again to tavel home, and that my new bike is filthy. I toyed with taking the hybrid as the weather was so bad but didn't.

The bit of electrical style tape on the centre of the bars is already peeling off.

+1 for the baseball cap, though i wear mine under my lid.

Pretty much agree with this, the only thing I'd change is having a second set of cycling kit for the ride home, the Montaine will dry out during the day no problem.

 

[Jezston]

Things you need for heavy rain
Waterproof shoe covers, Waterproof Trousers, waterproof jacket and a cycling cap under the helmet.

Make sure your jacket is over your trousers and your trousers are over your shoe covers and this will keep you the driest.
The cap help keeps the train from falling in your eyes or on your glasses.

The best thing you can buy, is full length mudguards. This will stop a lot of the dirty water being thrown up from your wheels and on to you. The water falling from the sky is clean

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I'd also add 'waterproof gloves' to that list, but I'm not sure such things actually exist.

 

[gaz]

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I'd also add 'waterproof gloves' to that list, but I'm not sure such things actually exist.

Aaahh yes, good addition. Perhaps marigolds?

 

[Jezston]

Aaahh yes, good addition. Perhaps marigolds?

Sorry by which I mean waterproof AND breathable.

I love how my Sealskinz gloves have 'WATERPROOF' embossed on the index finger. They really should have put it on the middle finger just to remind us customers what they think of us.

 

[johnr]

I've got Endura stealth tights and jacket (both bought with discounts, honest) and find them really effective and comfortable.

EXCEPT

a - it was warm and torrential the other morning so some zips had to be opened to let out steam and water snuck in there, but not much, and
b - the jacket was still a bit damp on the outside when I put it back on. It was a chilly ride home.

I wear merino next to the skin. If that gets damp (not wet) it retains warmth.

 

[GarethR]

Top advice. Except for the marigolds! And I think maybe not so much with the poncho either!! Thanks.

 

[pshore]

Sorry by which I mean waterproof AND breathable.

I love how my Sealskinz gloves have 'WATERPROOF' embossed on the index finger. They really should have put it on the middle finger just to remind us customers what they think of us.

OK, I admit it, I have tried rubber gloves. Nice grey ones and not pink marigolds.

How this came about was, I sweat loads as a cycle too fast everywhere so I got sucked in by the sealskinz claims. After wearing them my hands would be steaming and were damp and crinkly like you've been in the bath too long. This is where I though, hmm, they can't be any more breathable than a pair of rubber gloves - and I was right (even if I am a bit nuts). The trubble wib wubber is that it has no insulating properties so they are damn cold in addition to not being breathable. I wear fleece gloves now and put them on the radiator at work.

 

[Jim_Noir]

Decathlon do decent enough waterproof gear... I don't think anything keeps you bone dry, just takes longer for you to be dripping wet!

 

[Kestevan]

You're not made of sugar.... you wont melt.

Sod trying to stay dry, accept that in anything above a light drizzle you're going to get wet.
As long as you stay warm it's not a problem.

 

[Trevrev]

Sorry by which I mean waterproof AND breathable.

I love how my Sealskinz gloves have 'WATERPROOF' embossed on the index finger. They really should have put it on the middle finger just to remind us customers what they think of us.

I also have Sealskin Technical MTB gloves, that are meant to be the muts nuts. Waterproof, windproof, breathable, warm...........They lie like a broken watch!
Terrible gloves. They leak, and they've never kept my hands warm. New ones for next year.

 

[Mad at urage]

I have SealSkinz Ultra Grip High Viz Winter Gloves- plenty warm and waterproof. Are the ones you are using not winter gloves maybe?