Pirate
Well travelled
- Location
- Aldershot, UK
Just returned from a trip to France and had to ride for just under an hour (45 miles) in the rain. Not heavy rain but persistent showers and plenty of spray on 70mph roads. I have overtrousers which I didn't bother with on this occasion - I wore my Oxford Montreal 3 jacket and trousers which behaved pretty well. Slight damp patches inside the jacket (I can cope with that) and a wet crotch (which isn't so good). Falco Liberty 2.1 waterproof boots - complete rubbish, wet toes after about 10 miles then soaking socks which got my legs soaked of course. Spada Blizzard 2 gloves - blizzard? - they wouldn't stand being spat on if you ask me - soaking hands and of course water then soaks up the arms via other layers of clothes underneath, rendering the jacket (which stayed dry inside) useless.
If I sound annoyed it's because I am - fuming! How these companies can get away with it is beyond me. Now, can anyone recommend some decent waterproof gloves and boots in the UK for a reasonable price? I'm not planning on a RTW trip (good thing too with my kit!) but something waterproof for an hour or two would be good.
Thanks for listening - rant over!
If I sound annoyed it's because I am - fuming! How these companies can get away with it is beyond me. Now, can anyone recommend some decent waterproof gloves and boots in the UK for a reasonable price? I'm not planning on a RTW trip (good thing too with my kit!) but something waterproof for an hour or two would be good.
Thanks for listening - rant over!