bought a waterproof over-jumpsuit thing from hein gerick (£20ish), slips on over ya leathers, has always kept me dry. I just keep it in me bag whenever im riding, if it starts raining just pull over, takes 1 minute to put on...hey presto! dryness!

The best bit of kit I ever bought isn't even biking kit. Well it is, but for push-bikes.

It's an Altura jacket. Waterproof (I have thoroughly tested it), windproof (keeps you nice and toasty-warm), lighweight (designed for cyclists, innit?) and hi-vis (luminous yellow with reflectors - yay!).

Just slip it on over the leather jacket and robert's your mother's brother.

My wet-legs are some no-brand cheapy things that I've had for 7 years and never had a drop of water come through them. They costs me about a fiver IIRC. Sadly I ripped the popper on them recently so have to get a new pair :(

Daimo - can't you find another job nearer home that doesn't involve such a long hike? Biking should be fun, not a tedious hassle. If the journey to work is hell, then you need to find another way there, or else take more drastic action and find another job with less travel.

I got fed up of the Sidcup line 17 years ago and moved to Cornwall :lol:

I've got some FT Pro Aqua Vents, had them nearly two years now, still as dry as a bone.

Might be worth changing the time of your commute? There might be a time that has less traffic.

Cheer up fella, you could be on a sardine tin (train). :lol:

Give up? Pah! Cool yourself bikers? :roll: :lol:

A good waterproof suit will do you the world of good. Boots will remain dry if you put the trousers over them. Gloves need the sleeves over them or the water will run down your arms into your gloves.

If your gloves still leak, its possible the waterproof lining has a split. Never pull them off using the fingers, they'll split.




I was nice and dry when i arrived this morning. Powered screen and foot guards work a treat. :wink:

I have some racer pluvio gloves. They have a double cuff system that means that water doesn't run into them.

well in that case I should have given up some time ago :shock:

been through three engine this year ( one gearbox & two brought secondhand and found to have problems) then spent £1000 on another hand built one, brought a bike used it for three months and it's now written off, was just getting over having a couple of toes and chunk of foot traumatically removed last year, to have all that pain replaced by some kind car driver who thought my knee should be inside out :? ( didn't think it was worth mentioning the Arai lid, triumph gortex suit, Daytona boots, watch and phone written off, as you expect that anyway).

Being someone who currently can't physically ride a bike, I'd be more that happy to go out and get wet riding around.
(actually just going out sounds good at the moment, although perhaps not today)


Cheers Mark.

Jeez your Dad sounds pretty bust up - he had a lovely Buell didn't he?
I hope his prognosis is good and it's just a case of time doing the healing and no complications.

As for you, I think anyone who had commuted in winter has times like these... well, when they're stuck with the weather in this country anyway. :roll:
You start off a ride a bit down in general about it and soon everything will be niggling, wrong, depressing or just plain grinding you down. It's hard to get into a positive mental riding attitude when it's happening day after day after day...

Hang on in there, soon there will be a break in the clouds - physically as well as mentally - it'll be a weekend, maybe a Sunday morning. You'll wake up with the unexpected joy of no hangover :wink: to see a crisp clear day. No work to worry about, folk are either still in bed, off to church or just plain staying in as it's such a clear day it freezing.
You'll stand at you back door, looking over you bike gleaming in your back yard, cuppa warming your hands and mixing its steam with your breath in the cold air.
The weakest of the sun's rays will warm your face as you put on your lid and take the ol' steed out for a spin - no real reason, no real destination...

... that occasional pleasure will carry you through winter. 8)

I know how you feel tbh... Winter commutign can take the joy out of riding if you ask me. Especially up here where you can easily go a month without seeing a dry road. I'm very happy with my current gear, but I've been in that position before where the stuff I've had is just not up to it. I want a car, basically, and the freedom to ride when I want and not when I have to. I'd still ride in the dead of winter, just not when it's bloody snowing, or bouncing with rain, or blowing a gale.

Summer will be here soon. Honest.