Clothing

Strider said:

I'm looking for a good website (or high street shop) in the UK which
sell those light collapsible coats which fit in the bum bags. I don't
care how [censored] they look, they're just to keep my dry cycling home from
work.

Can anyone recommend a good site/store.

I don't know about the ones that come with their own bum bags but you
could get a thin jacket that would pack down into any small bag or even a
large pocket. A "racing cape" might do...........

1. Local bike shop.

2. Lusso "foldaway" Aqua Cape (actually a jacket) and other jackets
from:
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/clothing.htm

3. Browse these sites for various alternatives:
http://tinyurl.com/yppph (Mike Dyason's)
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/
http://www.ebay.co.uk

Some are "breathable", some are not, but ANY rain jacket is going to make
you too hot on warm days. You're then better off just getting wet,
seriously.

~PB

Pete Biggs proclaimed...

Quoted message said:

I don't know about the ones that come with their own bum bags but you
could get a thin jacket that would pack down into any small bag or even a
large pocket. A "racing cape" might do...........

1. Local bike shop.

2. Lusso "foldaway" Aqua Cape (actually a jacket) and other jackets
from:
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/clothing.htm

3. Browse these sites for various alternatives:
http://tinyurl.com/yppph (Mike Dyason's)
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/
http://www.ebay.co.uk

Some are "breathable", some are not, but ANY rain jacket is going to make
you too hot on warm days. You're then better off just getting wet,
seriously.

Thanks

--
www.stri.tk

"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will
fall like a house of cards. Checkmate."

Quoted message said:

2. Lusso "foldaway" Aqua Cape (actually a jacket) and other jackets
from:
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/clothing.htm

Just bought one of these after the torrential rain we had a couple of weeks
ago. It was as much for visibility (its bright yellow), I felt very insecure
wearing a pitch black bin bag in near zero visibility.

Quoted message said:

3. Browse these sites for various alternatives:
http://tinyurl.com/yppph (Mike Dyason's)
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/
http://www.ebay.co.uk

Some are "breathable", some are not, but ANY rain jacket is going to make
you too hot on warm days. You're then better off just getting wet,
seriously.

Yebbut it's worth having a lightweight/packaway one just in case. Rain can
get very cold if you only have a very light top. They can also be useful for
that first cold 10 minutes in the morning and then removed. If you just
meant breathable ones are useless I agree, except when the temp goes towards
zero.

Frank X said:

Quoted message said:

Some are "breathable", some are not, but ANY rain jacket is going to
make you too hot on warm days. You're then better off just getting
wet, seriously.

Yebbut it's worth having a lightweight/packaway one just in case.
Rain can get very cold if you only have a very light top. They can
also be useful for that first cold 10 minutes in the morning and then
removed. If you just meant breathable ones are useless I agree,
except when the temp goes towards zero.

I do mean specifically in *warm* weather (or "hot" if you like) where a
jacket would really cause overheating, be it a breathable or
non-breathable one. An alternative for when you would get a bit chilled
with only a light top is to carry an additional light top (perhaps a long
sleeved one) to wear over the top. You'd still get wet but the extra
material will keep the worst of the chill off, but without making you too
hot. Another answer is a sleeveless coolmax string vest worn underneath
the light top.

But I certainly agree that it's worth carrying some sort of rain jacket
for most of the year (in the UK) on the days when there's a chance of
rain.

~PB

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Strider said:

I'm looking for a good website (or high street shop) in the UK which
sell those light collapsible coats which fit in the bum bags. I don't
care how [censored] they look, they're just to keep my dry cycling home
from work.

Can anyone recommend a good site/store.

I don't know about the ones that come with their own bum bags but you
could get a thin jacket that would pack down into any small bag or
even a
large pocket. A "racing cape" might do...........

The ones from Ground Effect do, and very good they are too. Not cheap...

<URL:http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product_detail.php?style=STO&category=RAI>

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-- mens vacua in medio vacuo --

Simon Brooke proclaimed...

Quoted message said:

The ones from Ground Effect do, and very good they are too. Not cheap...

<URL:http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product_detail.php?style=STO&category=RAI>

Thanks Simon, but cheap is the word of the day for me.

--
www.stri.tk

"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will
fall like a house of cards. Checkmate."

Simon Brooke proclaimed...

Quoted message said:

The ones from Ground Effect do, and very good they are too. Not cheap...

<URL:http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product_detail.php?style=STO&category=RAI>

Man, dont post links when im drunk, you [censored] 🙂

Just ordered one. er, does it fit in a bum bag, I hope so.

--
www.stri.tk

"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will
fall like a house of cards. Checkmate."

Quoted message said:

<URL:http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product_detail.php?style=STO&category=R
AI>

That's two and a half times as heavy as the Lusso Aquacape.

~PB

in message <[email hidden]>,

Strider (') said:

Simon Brooke proclaimed...

Quoted message said:

The ones from Ground Effect do, and very good they are too. Not
cheap...

<URL:http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product_detail.php?style=STO&category=RAI>

Quoted message said:

Man, dont post links when im drunk, you [censored] 🙂

Just ordered one. er, does it fit in a bum bag, I hope so.

Yes, it does.

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