rain

[pault]

enough of this rain already
i have gone back to the 70's and am a mr yellow man. why? wet/dry rider simply does not work.
new pants leak in a month, now wear big bagy yellow pants from the workwear place cost $16.70.
still wear the wet/dry rider jacket but with a big yellow rain coat over the top. The wet/dry rider jacket leaked at the elbows of all places then runs down to my hands. BIg $ boots now leak, replaced with $20 gum boots with 4" chopped off the top. $100 plus gloves work for now.
so it takes me a while to get dressed but i am warm and dry. trip only 80 k but better safety wise to be comfortable and enjoy the trip even in such horrible weather.
I have writen to dry rider a few times about their product with no reply.

one not wet pault

[ST2UP]

I know you will all say I'm soft......but best rain gear I have found so far has a roof and four doors.....

Cheers

[Skip]

I'm with ya ST2UP. I've risen in lots of rain but never set out in it. Come home in plenty.

[pault]

perhaps i should mention that i do not own a car

[Dan]

From what I have seen with my mates in the UK, the most successful waterproof gear is Rukka and top-end Hein Gericke.  Both use Gore-Tex Pro Shell, which basically stops the water from penetrating the fabric.  We've ridden back from Scotland in the pissing rain and those guys were bone dry, while us lot in the cheap gear were soaked.

[terrydj]

Had a pair of them Yellow Safety pants for around 30 years since an old guy I met at a servo in NSW introduced them to me in 1974. Safety houses are the best places for rain gear. Better still if you get a jacketthat has a built in  hood. Put the hood on, then the helmet and no more drops down the neck

[saaz]

The most waterproof things I have used have been the old PVC pants and jacket, and belstaff mitts when they are properly waxed.  Not the best in hot and wet conditions mind.  The Aldi jacket is fine with lots of water, but the pants leak a bit after 10+ hours.

[Poppy Dave]

  The Aldi jacket is fine with lots of water, but the pants leak a bit after 10+ hours.

saaz,

We haven't got an Aldi Store in WA yet so can you give me a reference to locate this jacket and pants you refer to. If they are any good and I can view them on their On-Line site, I might order some.

Thanks for you time,


Dave                                                               

[Down Under]

I reckon you can't beat cheap PVC rain gear.  You do get some condensation build up on the inside but as long as you wear some type of moisture wicking base layer the stuff is quite comfortable in cold weather and 100% waterproof.

I've been issued with a couple of elcheapo gore-tex rain suits over the years but I've found that they all eventually leak after a while. 

[Diesel]

A few folks swear by these sealant sprays or hydrophobic sprays to waterproof seams and stitches in materials such as tents and M/C gear.

See one here.......

100 % waterproof Hiking boots (sprayed)coated with Superhydrophobic sealant! PART 2

Cheers, Diesel

[Dan]

I should add, my Alpinestars Gore-Tex boots that I have in the UK are brilliant and have been 100% waterproof.  I must have done well over 100,000kms in them an they are still going strong, although the soles are getting a bit worn.  I would've got A*'s again but money was a bit tight when we got here, but next time....

[laurie]

Hi Paul
Iknow what you mean about the rain. Ive given up riding until the weather clears up a bit and council does some work on the roads. I blew the 3rd tyre this year (in the car) coming home from the gold coast on the weekend. The roads around here are in such poor shape there is no pleasure in riding or driving.
Laurie