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
mardale.commardale.comOpen ↗). 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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(') 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&categ-
ory=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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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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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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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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Peter Clinch of University of Dundee said:

Get in touch with Mardale (they're at
mardale.commardale.comOpen ↗). 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&cat-
egory=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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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

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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

Roos Eisma of said:

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.....

Which excludes over 50% of UK women. I was trying hard to
resist the temptation to do the size-ism rant, since in the
case of bike clothing in my size I expect that hard
economics bears it out. More men are prepared to buy bike
specific clothing than women, and few larger women are
prepared to buy cycling shorts etc. I've had bespoke size
shorts made by Corinne Dennis which are great, and I'd be
happy to pay for a bespoke jacket.
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