Edinburgh and the East maybe, I can assure you it was pishing down across d&g way all day on Saturday.
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What Jackets were you all wearing in the rain this weekend
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Wool duffel (duffle? sp?) coat with ventile patches on the shoulders - toasty and bone dry in the serious downpours we had all over the weekend.
On the bike I just stick to my Gore gilet - keeps my core warm. I've yet to find a waterproof that I don't just boil in (and I've tried every type of eVent / Goretext etc going) - also, if you're in the rain for more than 30 minutes I'm pretty much going to get soaked from the head down anyway so not sure I see the point...
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Endura Event jacket and Event 3/4's, bone dry when I got home, apart from my feet, my goretex socks had failed me
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Not a rain jacket, even though it was pouring down the whole ride.
I've got an unbranded winter road jacket. It's not a waterproof, but it has this weird windproof front like the grippy stuff on woolen gloves?
The rain does come in, but because it's close fitting and slightly windproof I stay comfortable.
I think it's similar to the expensive Assos jackets.I can't abide waterproofs, unless I'm going to be riding very very slowly and stopping lots.
Had a Lowe adventure race smock thing rolled up in my back pocket in case of a big mechanical.
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Scotland was the driest place not around Falkirk on saturday it wasnt
my waterproof was well tested but very slow and stopping lots is my normal pace
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+1 Endura Event jacket
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Suit jacket, set off nicely with a shirt and tie.
This was at the Brompton World Championships mind.
Oh, and it's a rubbish combo for riding in the rain.
I put my suit in the wash with some Nikwax the night before... worked well and stopped the rain soaking in too much..
came 20th as well! great event despite the crap weather..
As for proper jackets I have a Endura Helium - works well and a good fit.
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For the bike - Altura Reflex - it's brilliant.
Off the Bike - lovely green (very green) Nprthface shell or if it's cold, Finisterre Storm Track.
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I wasnt riding this weekend - I was walking in the Black Mountains.
Lovely on Saturday - from 3am on Sunday onwards though it was solid water.
I was testing my new Marmot Stretch Man jacket (£140 ish) as a layering water proof shell. It was bloody ace - From when I packed the bivvy/tarp at 6am until I got to the cafe in Hay-on-Wye at 10:30 Id been walking through solid driving rain and only my cuffs had got damp.
It has a built in hood with stiff peak so no good for riding (except helmetless commuting), but really pleased with it for a 3 season walking jacket.
Another top performer were my Berghaus Deluge waterproof trousers - kept me bone dry and are pretty good for breathable. Again they double as my commute waterproofs.
http://www.outdooraction.co.uk/acatalog/BERGHAUS_DELUGE_WATERPROOF_TROUSERS__2010_.htmlPosted 1 year ago # -
wot black mountain are those then stoner ? (i guess you'd be very camoflauged wearing the above pic then !..... no one wud see u in an emergency (hope you had a couple of snap sticks with you, failing that... an iluminous yo-yo !
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you aint seen me, roight?
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