Radicalspeed Rainsuit - good or ridiculous?

[carty]

Hi guys,

I have recently been looking at rainproof oversuits as I'm now commuting most days on my bike and lets face it, it's been wet. My textiles are good and keep me mostly dry but they take ages to dry out.

I've seen various offerings from places on the net and the 'Alpinestars El Nino' seems to get good reviews, and then then I stumbled across this...

http://www.radicalspeed.com/productPage.do?id=3&dummy=1183544056485

(crosses fingers and hopes link works!)

These rainsuits are about £115 so not exactly cheap, and they are made essentially for the track. However, they should be 100% waterproof (apart from the knee-slider holes) being made of rubber, and offer an alternative to bulky oversuits. I have been wearing my textiles because I don't like my leathers getting wet but I never feel comfortable 'pressing on' in my textiles in case of an off so I ideally want to wear my leathers without fear of getting soaked to the bone.

So, ridiculous or worth considering for wearing over leathers in the summer? Opinions please!

Cheers,
Matt

[Ceri JC]

Judging by the pictures, they make you look a bit of an S&M gimp... :|

[silver surfer]

It looks like a bondage telly tubby. Not the best look in the world

[BoltonSte]

What he said, but they must be a nightmare to put on, ever been scuba diving?

If you get a bit of a leak then surly it'll just hold all the water in as well?

I wouldn't

Ste

[Grinch]

Looks like some sort of gimp outfit... urgh...

[_Stretchie_]

"Nice bike, where'd you get it from?"
"Zed"
"Who's Zed?"
"Zed's dead baby.... Zed's dead"


I'm sorry pal. I just couldn't resist it.

Get thee to Hein Gericke (is that how you spell it?) And get the lined suit for £50, apparantly iffy reviews but I've done a few wet miles in mine and it's never let water in, infact ask El Saxo about our Welshpool AR with the Thundercat lot last year and about the torrential rain and the only part of me that got wet were my feet because I have normal summer boots on.

The best £50 I have ever spent

:thumbsup:

[carty]

Haha! I thought it might get that sort of response!

To save face, it's not like I was about to press the 'buy' button, i just thought it was an interesting alternative to the bulkier suits I have seen elsewhere.

I will go and have a look at the one in Hein Gericke and if I don't like the look of that I think I'll get the A'stars El Nino - that's got really good reviews and came out top in a 'Ride' best buy thing against about 30 other suits so it must be pretty good.

Did you see the pictures of the dude in the luge suit on that website? Now that is scary....!

Cheers,
Matt

[Mogs]

http://www.frank-thomas.co.uk/index.php?pge_id=11&product_id=176

I've got a set of these, I ride in all weather, they've never let me down, cost about £40.

Considering that even in the simplest for drops waterproofs will be ruined then I wouldn't pay much more.

[Ceri JC]

, they've never let me down, cost about £40.

Considering that even in the simplest for drops waterproofs will be ruined then I wouldn't pay much more.

Indeed. I managed to hole the knees of mine just kneeling down to chain my bike up. I moved my knee sidewards ever so slightly with my weight on it and "rip"- nasty hole in the knee. :)

[Warthog]

Look like a nightmare to get in and out of!

[the white rabbit]

You will boil if its wet but warm

[_Stretchie_]

You will boil if its wet but warm

Ha haaaa, boil in the bag bikers... :thumbsup:

[andyaikido]

Can we get a pink one for hovis? :)

[Warren]

you are joking right ?


i got a spada 404 suit, its ace, never let me down.

[rob13]

Wait until Lidl have another bikers day and buy one of their rainproof b-square suits for a tenner. Worn mine a few times and never leaked. Just buy smaller size if you want aerodynamics :D:P

[Blue_SV650S]

If you don't want all that over-suit faff, then perhaps just improve the impermeability of your leathers/textiles ... here's an example of a reputable product ...

http://www.gear-zone.co.uk/eshop/Nikwax-Fabric-And-Leather-Waterproofing.html

Depends how long you are on your bike I suppose … a quick 20 min commute and this should keep the worst off .. if you ride 100 miles a day, then a gimp suit is the only way to go!!! 8)

[Jester666]

Looks like some sort of gimp outfit... urgh...

You saying urgh? It must be bad for you to say that about a dodgy item of clothing!! :D

[northwind]

I saw someone trying to get into something like that once, it was brilliant. And it probably kept him, dry, since by the time he untied himself it had probably stopped raining.