Waterproof gilet

"Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Difficult choice this morning. It was too warm to wear the Gore-Tex, but
if I didn't wear it then I'd probably get soaked through.

I chose to wear my gilet, and I was indeed soaked to the skin by the time
I arrived at work. If it had been any colder then that would have been a
problem.

What I could really do with is a gilet that's waterproof at the front
only. I could hunt around, but before I do that does anyone have such a
garment that they'd recommend?

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Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
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"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

I can recomment taking the car on [censored] windy 'n' wet days....

Andy said:

I can recomment taking the car on [censored] windy 'n' wet days....

Having driven cars in a variety of weathers, including [censored] windy 'n'
wet days, I have yet to find the weather where I would rather be in a
car than on a bike (appropriately dressed).

Besides which, I choose not to own a car and SWMBO would complain if I
took hers.

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"Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Andy said:

I can recomment taking the car on [censored] windy 'n' wet days....

Having driven cars in a variety of weathers, including [censored] windy 'n'
wet days, I have yet to find the weather where I would rather be in a car
than on a bike (appropriately dressed).

Really ? Wierd.

Danny Colyer said:

What I could really do with is a gilet that's waterproof at the front
only. I could hunt around, but before I do that does anyone have
such a garment that they'd recommend?

Why would anyone would want waterproofing only on their front? I mean -- its
not like you'd ever ride a bike lying down! </snort!>

Aren't gilets windproof only as they're meant for long, chilly-but-dry
descents? Maybe you could get a waterproof jacket and cut the arms off?

Andy said:

Really ? Wierd.

Weird, even. Why?

Andy said:

Really ? Wierd.

why ?

in message <[email hidden]>, Danny Colyer

(') said:

Difficult choice this morning. It was too warm to wear the Gore-Tex,
but if I didn't wear it then I'd probably get soaked through.

I chose to wear my gilet, and I was indeed soaked to the skin by the
time I arrived at work. If it had been any colder then that would
have been a problem.

What I could really do with is a gilet that's waterproof at the front
only. I could hunt around, but before I do that does anyone have such
a garment that they'd recommend?

I am at this moment wearing a very fine gilet with windproof front and
fleece back, retro-reflective piping and detailing. Most excelent,
could not recommend it more. Only problem is that to get one of these
you have to give house-room to a Juliette and feed her sewing machine
habit.

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Andy said:

"Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Andy said:

I can recomment taking the car on [censored] windy 'n' wet
days....

Having driven cars in a variety of weathers, including [censored]
windy 'n' wet days, I have yet to find the weather where I
would rather be in a car than on a bike (appropriately
dressed).

Really ? Wierd.

I agree with Danny. If you have the appropriate clothing, cycling in any
weather is much more pleasant than using a car. It was chucking it down this
morning but I still enjoyed my ride to work.
--
Mark

1x1 wheel, 3x2 wheels & 1x3 wheels.

Andy said:

Quoted message said:

Having driven cars in a variety of weathers, including [censored] windy 'n'
wet days, I have yet to find the weather where I would rather be in a car
than on a bike (appropriately dressed).

Really ? Wierd.

Eh? I agree with him.
Why is it wierd?

John B

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Danny Colyer said:

Difficult choice this morning. It was too warm to wear the Gore-Tex,
but if I didn't wear it then I'd probably get soaked through.

I chose to wear my gilet, and I was indeed soaked to the skin by the
time I arrived at work. If it had been any colder then that would
have been a problem.

What I could really do with is a gilet that's waterproof at the front
only. I could hunt around, but before I do that does anyone have
such a garment that they'd recommend?

I have a waterproof jacket with detachable sleeves, and detachable
sleeveless fleece lining. With everything detached, this is a waterproof
gilet which can be worn with or without its lining. This was a cheap
purchase from Tchibo, and has been very effective when used, but I don't
know how long the waterproofing will last.
You need the waterproofing on the shoulders as well as the front, and if
you're bent over with a following wind, waiting at traffic lights (you do
wait, don't you?), then you need waterproofing on the back as well. It does
have a ventilating "tent-flap" at the back.
--

Martin Bulmer

Quoted message said:

Having driven cars in a variety of weathers, including [censored] windy 'n'
wet days, I have yet to find the weather where I would rather be in a
car than on a bike (appropriately dressed).

I don't mind being on the bike in most weathers *except* really windy ones.
Lord, I hate the wind! Rain is fine, sun is fine, cold is fine, ice is dodgy
but I *loathe* cycling in a strong head or crosswind.

Cheers, helen s

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Danny Colyer said:

What I could really do with is a gilet that's waterproof at the front
only. I could hunt around, but before I do that does anyone have such a
garment that they'd recommend?

Why not try a showerproofing agent? I reproofed an old mountain coat
with it and was very impressed with how well the rain now beads up and
rolls off. So I tried it on an old favourite woolly jacket which has
always had the disadvantage that it sops up rain like a sponge.

No doubt a long severe downpour will get thorugh, but it's resistance
to being soaked has been hugely improved. In fact it might even have
been improved to the point where it will behave like pertex, i.e., it
will let some rain in, but not enough to make you cold.

--
Chris Malcolm [email hidden] +44 (0)131 651 3445 DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
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Danny Colyer said:

Difficult choice this morning. It was too warm to wear the Gore-Tex,
but if I didn't wear it then I'd probably get soaked through.

I chose to wear my gilet, and I was indeed soaked to the skin by the
time I arrived at work. If it had been any colder then that would
have been a problem.

If it been colder it wouldn't have been too warm to wear the Gore-Tex 🙂

Andy said:

"Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Andy said:

I can recomment taking the car on [censored] windy 'n' wet days....

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Having driven cars in a variety of weathers, including [censored] windy 'n'
wet days, I have yet to find the weather where I would rather be in a car
than on a bike (appropriately dressed).

Quoted message said:

Really ? Wierd.

The key is appropriately dressed. Lots of folk don't even know it is
possible to get appropriate clothing (and the know-how of how to wear
it) with which to feel warm and dry and comfy on an evil day.

It took me quite a while to find out how how to dress myself so that I
was warm and comfy at 80mph in freezing rain on a motorcycle on a
motorway.

You can't just solve these problems by buying clothes. You also need
the know how of how to use them, e.g., knowing that if your hands and
feet are too cold, the problem may not be solvable by gloves and socks
-- you may need to wear a better hat to warm up your tootsies.

All this stuff was once well known, but is a lost art to many
car-driving townies who never spend more than five minutes outside in
nasty weather.

In fact, maybe this is one of the reasons it's hard to get them out of
their cars onto bikes, or even their feet?
--
Chris Malcolm [email hidden] +44 (0)131 651 3445 DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
[http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]

Chris Malcolm said:

It took me quite a while to find out how how to dress myself so that I
was warm and comfy at 80mph in freezing rain on a motorcycle on a
motorway.

Is 80mph an appropriate speed in freezing rain on a motorcycle on a
motorway? Wierd, weird or even wired :-)

--
Trevor Barton

Danny Colyer said:

What I could really do with is a gilet that's waterproof at the front
only. I could hunt around, but before I do that does anyone have such a
garment that they'd recommend?

I have a "turtleshell" gilet from JL Designs, which is almost exactly what
you want, except that it is fleecy at the front and waterproofed at the
back.

Very useful when rowing, or in changeable weather on the bike. Not for
cycling in downpours, though.

Simon Brooke said:

I am at this moment wearing a very fine gilet with windproof front and
fleece back, retro-reflective piping and detailing. Most excelent,
could not recommend it more. Only problem is that to get one of these
you have to give house-room to a Juliette and feed her sewing machine
habit.

Are Juliettes much trouble to keep? I fear I'd be in trouble if I even
considered the idea.

The gilet sounds nice, though.

--
Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/>
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

Martin Bulmer said:

You need the waterproofing on the shoulders as well as the front, and if
you're bent over with a following wind, waiting at traffic lights (you do
wait, don't you?), then you need waterproofing on the back as well. It does
have a ventilating "tent-flap" at the back.

Of course I wait, but I'm not in the habit of bending over while cycling
:-P

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Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/>
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

Chris Malcolm suggested:

Quoted message said:

Why not try a showerproofing agent?

<snip>

Quoted message said:

No doubt a long severe downpour will get thorugh, but it's resistance
to being soaked has been hugely improved. In fact it might even have
been improved to the point where it will behave like pertex, i.e., it
will let some rain in, but not enough to make you cold.

That sounds like a really good idea, I might just try that. My gilet is
fairly showerproof to start with, though.

Actually, now I come to think of it, I do have a pertex with sleeves
that zip off. That would probably have been a better solution yesterday
than the gilet. I'd still like to find something without sleeves that's
completely waterproof at the front, though.

--
Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/>
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine