As a daily commuter in the rainiest city in the U.S. _ yes, Mobile,
Ala., gets 67 inches of rain a year, almost twice as much rainfall as
Seattle airport _ I experiment a lot with riding in the rain. Wet
leather shoes and damp feet are among the most annoying issues. Have
been looking for sensible shoe covers for a while, and hope these fit
the bill, so Grant may sell at least three pair.
During our wonderfully torrid summer, I get not much wetter in
the rain than I do riding on "dry" days, so I don't bother. During
cooler weather, I mostly use a rain jacket in combination with quick-
dry pants (nothing beats the sensible MUSAs, which I change out of at
work). But I'm not ruling out the possibility there is a place for a
poncho. I have had a cheap bicycle specific poncho for years, and it
gets dragged out for use on occasion. It's a grand annoyance to wear a
poncho for the entirety of a 40 minute commute, but even here, it's
rare that I need it for more than a few miles. The hooded portion of
my old poncho is large enough to swallow head and helmet, but
precisely for that reason it is an extraordinarily efficient scoop for
rain, and thus is ulimately useless (not to mention that it seriously
interferes with peripheral vision, pretty important on busy roads).
Riv's hoodless design seems to have taken that into consideration and
may be a significant improvement.
Love the look of the rain hat. May buy it to enhance my sailing
costume. Not worried about keeping my thinning crop of hair dry on the
bike, particularly since it's going to be wet from sweat anyway. Just
wanta keep my head warm on cold days,and there may be better ways of
doing that donning a storm hat. What I really need is a good system
for keeping water off my glasses, face and neck. Maybe the next
project for us communting nerds is a helmet-compatible bill or a brim
broad enough to shed rain without interfering with vision or going
airborne.
On Nov 19, 8:37 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Why isn't anyone talking about this aspect of the cho:
>
> "Two sizes: Medium fits to 5' 8"; L fits 5' 9" and up. If you're 5'
> 8.5, you're out of luck."
>
> What the hell does Grant have against 5' 8.5'ers!?!
>
> I've been commuting for the past 4yrs here in Portland wearing a cheap
> REI rain jacket, some cheap LL Bean rain pants, and no real foot
> protection. My commute is only 4 miles so this kit works well enough.
> I have a pair of Rain Legs but just can't bring myself to wear them,
> they just seem bizarre with all the straps and stuff. I wouldn't mind
> having a pair of those Riv rain paints but they're just a bit much for
> me right now. I can't picture myself riding in a poncho. I wish there
> were a way to try it out first. As for the splats... maybe I'll pick-
> up a pair just to keep them from becoming the new all-time worst
> seller.
>
> @Steve, sorry to hear about your crash, glad you're okay.
>
> --mike
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