Extra extra large waterproof wanted

On 2/7/04 12:50 am, in article [email hidden],

Steph Peters said:

What I want: a waterproof in bright fluorescent colour, lots of reflective
stripes on the back, front and arms or wrists, a hood, a storm flap and at
least one zipped pocket. The difficult bit is that I'm a really
fatbirdonabike, so it has to be ladies size 24 or men's extra extra large.
Anyone know of such a thing? The old one was a Peter Storm, but didn't
have any reflective material on the sleeves, so I don't want the same again.

I have an Altura Nevis which is very good. Don't know if the sizes are
suitable for you but I could get my better half (who is about your size if
not bigger) to guestimate.

It is bright yellow, has reflective piping down the arms and reflective bits
on the back. Zips under the arms, a zipped pocket at the back and is made in
Scotland.

...d

Steph Peters said:

What I want: a waterproof in bright fluorescent colour, lots of reflective
stripes on the back, front and arms or wrists, a hood, a storm flap and at
least one zipped pocket. The difficult bit is that I'm a really
fatbirdonabike, so it has to be ladies size 24 or men's extra extra large.
Anyone know of such a thing?

Get in touch with Mardale (they're at http://www.mardale.com). They do
quite nice bike stuff and being a small company are quite likely to be
able to do you something bespoke. Their standard colours are blue or
orange, but they made me up one of their Pertex jackets in fluo yellow
with extra reflective tape for an extra fiver. Good service, and a good
jacket too.

A few years ago they made up a fleece for a 6'8" friend of mine on
request, and just a couple of pounds extra for that. So a good place to
enquire, at least.

Pete.
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in message <[email hidden]>, Steph Peters

(') said:

What I want: a waterproof in bright fluorescent colour, lots of
reflective stripes on the back, front and arms or wrists, a hood, a
storm flap and at
least one zipped pocket. The difficult bit is that I'm a really
fatbirdonabike, so it has to be ladies size 24 or men's extra extra
large.
Anyone know of such a thing? The old one was a Peter Storm, but
didn't have any reflective material on the sleeves, so I don't want
the same again. --

My SO wears a Ground Effect Storm Trooper, here:
<URL:http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product_detail.php?style=STO&category=RAI>
Very good, packs into its own back pocket and has straps so that it can
be worn as a bum bag, has a hood, long tail, under arm zips. Very
generous cut. Made in New Zealand, which is a very wet place.

I wear an Altura Nevis (in yellow), here:
<URL:http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?ProductID=5360009441>
Very good, allegedly packs into its own back pocket (but I'm too anal
about things getting creased to try this), no hood but cozy collar,
mesh lining, under arm zips. Made in Scotland, which is a very wet
place.

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Steph Peters said:

What I want: a waterproof in bright fluorescent colour, lots of reflective
stripes on the back, front and arms or wrists, a hood, a storm flap and at
least one zipped pocket. The difficult bit is that I'm a really
fatbirdonabike, so it has to be ladies size 24 or men's extra extra large.
Anyone know of such a thing? The old one was a Peter Storm, but didn't
have any reflective material on the sleeves, so I don't want the same again.

I don't know of anything that meets everything. My other half as an
Endura Montana jacket, size mens XL. I'm much the same size as you, I
just tried it on, it fits but is a little snug in places so it might
fit you, depending what shape you are. The only thing it doesn't
have, tho, is reflective material on the sleeves.

Us fatbirds arent' really supposed to be on bikes at all, that's why
they don't make
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audrey said:

Us fatbirds arent' really supposed to be on bikes at all, that's why
they don't make
--

Atually I had just managed to restrain myself from a rant about
size-ism by clothing manufacturers and was going to delete that bit.
Ooops. I'll get me (extra large) coat.

A
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Quoted message said:

Us fatbirds arent' really supposed to be on bikes at all, that's why
they don't make

Isn't that the truth! We fatbirds (and fatblokes too I think) get whinged at
about being lardar*es and lazy b*st*rds who should be out exercising, yet
trying to get some halfway decent attire to aid in said exercising is a very
large pain in the very large ar*e!

Just don't get me started on the problems of buying nice bras and knickers!!!!!
BAH!!! ;-Þ

Cheers, helen s

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On 03 Jul 2004 21:35:46 GMT, [email hidden]

(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) said:

Isn't that the truth! We fatbirds (and fatblokes too I think) get whinged at
about being lardar*es and lazy b*st*rds who should be out exercising, yet
trying to get some halfway decent attire to aid in said exercising is a very
large pain in the very large ar*e!

I discovered that the trick with swimming cozzies is to look under
'masters' in proper swimming catalogues. ('Masters' seems to be
swimming cozzie maker code for 'women who are not tall and slim'😉.
But so far the largest cycling stuff I've seen is size 14-16. Bah.

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in message <[email hidden]>,

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers (') said:

Quoted message said:

Us fatbirds arent' really supposed to be on bikes at all, that's why
they don't make

Isn't that the truth! We fatbirds (and fatblokes too I think) get
whinged at about being lardar*es and lazy b*st*rds who should be out
exercising, yet trying to get some halfway decent attire to aid in
said exercising is a very large pain in the very large ar*e!

And, of course, if your waist is larger round than your hips and
consequently you can't wear cycling shorts without straps over your
shoulder to hold them up, insensitive and self-righteous clods hurl
paving slabs at you.

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[email hidden] (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers)typed

Quoted message said:

Just don't get me started on the problems of buying nice bras and
knickers!!!!!
BAH!!! ;-Þ

I solved my knicker problem when I discovered Woolworth's did
comfortable cotton garments in proper sizes at about 1/4 the price of
those in M&S. They're not Janet Reger but can be fairly pretty
nonetheless, they average 80p each if bought in multipacks so I don't
really care.

--
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Edgware.

audrey said:

On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 22:14:15 +0100, audrey <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Us fatbirds arent' really supposed to be on bikes at all, that's why
they don't make
--

Atually I had just managed to restrain myself from a rant about
size-ism by clothing manufacturers and was going to delete that bit.
Ooops. I'll get me (extra large) coat.

And you don't even have to be that big to be excluded.
Most Ronhill women's clothes don't go beyond a size 14! Grrrrrrr.....

Roos

David Martin <[email hidden]> of The University, Dundee, DD1 4HN,

Scotland said:

I have an Altura Nevis which is very good. Don't know if the sizes are
suitable for you but I could get my better half (who is about your size if
not bigger) to guestimate.

It is bright yellow, has reflective piping down the arms and reflective bits
on the back. Zips under the arms, a zipped pocket at the back and is made in
Scotland.

Went shopping on Saturday and tried one on. Seems that hardly any bike
jackets have hoods any more. It has a furry inside to the collar, which
would drive me bats - I overheat very easily, and found the collar
irritating just trying it on. Found a very similar but lighter Altura
jacket without the furry bit that I'd prefer. However the largest size is a
bit tight around the bum, so I'd end up undoing the zip from the bottom up
all the time.
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is not to be its parent. - Mell Lazarus
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Peter Clinch of University of Dundee said:

Get in touch with Mardale (they're at http://www.mardale.com). They do
quite nice bike stuff and being a small company are quite likely to be
able to do you something bespoke. Their standard colours are blue or
orange, but they made me up one of their Pertex jackets in fluo yellow
with extra reflective tape for an extra fiver. Good service, and a good
jacket too.

A few years ago they made up a fleece for a 6'8" friend of mine on
request, and just a couple of pounds extra for that. So a good place to
enquire, at least.

Thanks for the suggestion Pete. They have a pullover bike jacket which is
just what I want, so I've sent an enquiry about having it done in yellow and
larger.
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Simon Brooke of gradually deteriorating said:

My SO wears a Ground Effect Storm Trooper, here:
<URL:http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product_detail.php?style=STO&category=RAI>
Very good, packs into its own back pocket and has straps so that it can
be worn as a bum bag, has a hood, long tail, under arm zips. Very
generous cut. Made in New Zealand, which is a very wet place.

Thanks for the suggestion. The style is what I'm looking for, not sure
about the orange colour though. However the size won't do. Their men's
large is about two sizes too small, and the women's sizes are even smaller.
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Steph Peters said:

Went shopping on Saturday and tried one on. Seems that hardly any bike
jackets have hoods any more.

Actually a Good Thing: cycling with a hood up is a Really Great Way of
getting a view of the hood material rather than what's behind you when
you look over your shoulder! Some hoods swivel reasonably well but by
no means all, and IME you're much better off with a waterproof hat than
a jacket hood. One good thing about cycle helmets is they keep the rain
off quite effectively (I find even vented ones do well, but you can put
a raincover over the vents if they're letting in enough to bother you)

Hoods can be handy off the bike, of course, but even when I have a
jacket with a hood I /never/ use it while I'm on the bike.

Pete.
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Peter Clinch said:

Steph Peters said:

Went shopping on Saturday and tried one on. Seems that hardly any bike
jackets have hoods any more.

Actually a Good Thing: cycling with a hood up is a Really Great Way of
getting a view of the hood material rather than what's behind you when
you look over your shoulder!

yeahbut ... having no hood is all well and good till you get off your
bike and decide to walk somewhere. It is also all well and good if
you can afford two decent waterproofs, one for biking and one for
walking etc. I like jackets with hoods that are removable, or at
least tuck into the neck. My otherhalf's Altura Montana is that rare
thing, a bike jacket with (removable) hood.

Audrey

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Quoted message said:

Peter Clinch said:

Steph Peters said:

Went shopping on Saturday and tried one on. Seems that hardly any

bike

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Quoted message said:

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jackets have hoods any more.

Actually a Good Thing: cycling with a hood up is a Really Great Way of
getting a view of the hood material rather than what's behind you when
you look over your shoulder!

yeahbut ... having no hood is all well and good till you get off your
bike and decide to walk somewhere. It is also all well and good if
you can afford two decent waterproofs, one for biking and one for
walking etc. I like jackets with hoods that are removable, or at
least tuck into the neck. My otherhalf's Altura Montana is that rare
thing, a bike jacket with (removable) hood.

Audrey

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On a bike, hoods can be deadly. If it's tied tight enough around the
face so as not to restrict peripheral vision, then it can interfere
with the hearing. Brimmed waterproofed hats either by Barbour or wider
brimmed Dizabone types, loosely tied under the chin if necessray probably
offer the best all round solution of keeping the head dry, preventing
water dripping down your neck, and maintaining full vision and hearing.

Curious

On 4/7/04 4:17 pm, in article [email hidden],
"Steph Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote:
Re. Altura jackets

Quoted message said:

Went shopping on Saturday and tried one on. Seems that hardly any bike
jackets have hoods any more.

That is because looking over your shoulder with a hood on gives a good view
of the inside of a hood

Quoted message said:

It has a furry inside to the collar, which
would drive me bats - I overheat very easily, and found the collar
irritating just trying it on.

I quite like it.. And I get hot quickly. Then again the number of times I
have actually done the jacket up all the way is very few..

Quoted message said:

Found a very similar but lighter Altura
jacket without the furry bit that I'd prefer. However the largest size is a
bit tight around the bum, so I'd end up undoing the zip from the bottom up
all the time.

It'll do this for you ;-( a bit of a sub standard zip IMHO.
Good luck with the jacket hunt.

...d

On 4/7/04 4:43 pm, in article [email hidden],

audrey said:

yeahbut ... having no hood is all well and good till you get off your
bike and decide to walk somewhere. It is also all well and good if
you can afford two decent waterproofs, one for biking and one for
walking etc. I like jackets with hoods that are removable, or at
least tuck into the neck. My otherhalf's Altura Montana is that rare
thing, a bike jacket with (removable) hood.

Wheras I have a sou'wester hat which is great for keeping the rain off,
turns with the head and can be worn off the bike. Don't really like hoods
that tuck into the collar as it bulks the collar up too much.

...d

audrey of said:

Peter Clinch said:

Steph Peters said:

Went shopping on Saturday and tried one on. Seems that hardly any bike
jackets have hoods any more.

Actually a Good Thing: cycling with a hood up is a Really Great Way of
getting a view of the hood material rather than what's behind you when
you look over your shoulder!

yeahbut ... having no hood is all well and good till you get off your
bike and decide to walk somewhere. It is also all well and good if
you can afford two decent waterproofs, one for biking and one for
walking etc. I like jackets with hoods that are removable, or at
least tuck into the neck. My otherhalf's Altura Montana is that rare
thing, a bike jacket with (removable) hood.

Wot Audrey said. My bike is my normal daily means of transport, and in
between going somewhere on the bike and returning home I'm walking around,
so I need a headcover. My existing hood has a front drawstring, and with
the drawstring tied the hood swivels with my head. The hood is only a thin
nylon layer for water resistance, not multiple layers for warmth, so it
doesn't impede my hearing either. I'll grant not everyone wants one, but I
do, and a hood already attached to the jacket is much more convenient, and
one less thing to be grubbing around the pannier for when the heavens open.

Could it be that my view (and Audrey's) are influenced by living in
Manchester?
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