Hmph. So much for more expensive = better

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Pip Luscher, Jul 9, 2008.

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    Pip Luscher Guest

    Last year I bought a new pair of waterproof overtrousers, choosing
    what appeared to be the best in the shop. Given the first serious rain
    they've been used in, the bloody things were letting water in within
    twenty minutes: both small damp patches on tops of the thighs and
    Boggy Bollock Syndrome.

    Ah well, they always were a tad too large for me, especially as I've
    become a leaner, meaner, more svelte PipL since I bought them.
     
    Pip Luscher, Jul 9, 2008
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    wessie Guest

    I got a pair of Held overtrousers just before leaving for Austria. They
    were excellent in some torrential Alpine rain.
    I bought them from the Ebay shop of Bitz4Bikez in Newport
    http://stores.ebay.co.uk/BITZ-4-BIKEZ
     
    wessie, Jul 9, 2008
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    Grimly Curmudgeon Guest

    Baleno overtrousers, if they still make them for bike use. Googling
    reveals they are still in business for golf and fishing, so if you can
    scare up a set for your bike, you're laughing. Indeefuckingstructible -
    until you accidentally put them on a bonfire.
    --
    Dave
    GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

    "It's a moron working with power tools.
    How much more suspenseful can you get?"
    - House
     
    Grimly Curmudgeon, Jul 9, 2008
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    Pip Luscher Guest

    There's a story there, right?
     
    Pip Luscher, Jul 9, 2008
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    Colin Irvine Guest

    What make were they?
     
    Colin Irvine, Jul 9, 2008
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    Grimly Curmudgeon Guest

    Pretty mundane, really.
    I was burning a load of crap that was stacked up by the inside of the
    back door. Unknown to me the Balenos were folded up between two sheaves
    of newspapers. Into the brazier they went.
    --
    Dave
    GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

    "It's a moron working with power tools.
    How much more suspenseful can you get?"
    - House
     
    Grimly Curmudgeon, Jul 9, 2008
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    Doki Guest

    I have a Goretex Paclite jacket. Absolutely shite compared to the £40 jacket
    I had before which I never got wet in (despite it being water resistant
    rather than proof) and never sweated in, even when cycling. Walk about in
    the Goretex and you're sweaty in a few minutes, and that's the super spangly
    most breathable goretex around apparently.
     
    Doki, Jul 9, 2008
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    platypus Guest

    http://www.needlesports.com/gearreviews/buffalo.htm
     
    platypus, Jul 9, 2008
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    Doki Guest

    Not really what I want, although I certainly agree the waterproofness /
    layering system guff is often a load of cobblers. I just need something
    water resistant that I can stick over normal clothes for the odd bike ride /
    wander around a site.
     
    Doki, Jul 9, 2008
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    Paul Carmichael Guest

    About 5 years ago I bought a one-piece over-suit for the trip down Spain.
    Bought it from Dave Wood. Rode through lots of snow and rain for one day.
    Didn't leak. Haven't looked at it since, so might have rotted away.

    I'll go and look up the make if you like. If I can find it.

    --

    Paul.
    CBR1100XX SuperBlackbird (Buen mueble de patio)
    And a pushbike of some sort.
    BOTAFOT #4
    BOTAFOF #30
    MRO #24
    OMF #15
    UKRMMA #30

    Ovejas y buitres:
    http://obscuredomainname.org
     
    Paul Carmichael, Jul 10, 2008
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    Pip Luscher Guest

    Well, I've got a Spyke jacket for winter/extreme wet, so I really only
    need the trousers.
     
    Pip Luscher, Jul 10, 2008
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    Pip Luscher Guest

    <has a look>

    Wolf.

    They're still good for damp-but-definitely-not-wet winter use as
    they're warm and have armour.
     
    Pip Luscher, Jul 10, 2008
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