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rictus01 · 25-07-13, 07:57 PM

I have a jacket given away free with Avon tyres a few years back and a pair of nylon trousers that are totally waterproof, however they don't breathe, but do pack down small so are easy to carry, likewise my Triumph onepeice is much the same and has remained waterproof over a couple of hundred miles of heavy rain.

Textiles tend to be a bit of a compromise, as the waterproof lining is vented to breathe it will leak eventually, so it's not "will it leak" but more "how long will it remain waterproof", but then it's also doing a thermal and protection job as well.

Cheers Mark.

25-07-13, 07:57 PM	#8
rictus01 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South London Posts: 9,799	Re: waterproof bike gear I have a jacket given away free with Avon tyres a few years back and a pair of nylon trousers that are totally waterproof, however they don't breathe, but do pack down small so are easy to carry, likewise my Triumph onepeice is much the same and has remained waterproof over a couple of hundred miles of heavy rain. Textiles tend to be a bit of a compromise, as the waterproof lining is vented to breathe it will leak eventually, so it's not "will it leak" but more "how long will it remain waterproof", but then it's also doing a thermal and protection job as well. Cheers Mark. __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!