tale of woe

[fireblake]

Hein Gericke Master V jacket and trousers are absolutely awesome. The gloves I have use a neoprene inner wrist guard which stops water getting in, I can't remember the name. The boots I have are Sidi Goretex. All this kit cost over a £grand but its never leaked and at last years bike shed meeting I rode from near Portsmouth with just a Tshirt underneath. I forgot to put my jumper on but managed the 300 ish miles with no worries

[MadDogMcQ]

I bought my Hein Gericke Master IV outfit 6 years ago and it's still going strong. I've toured many times with it and can confirm it is 100% windproof and 100% Waterproof. It's the ONLY clothing that I've ever used that has been completely and utterly waterproof.  Comes with removable winter-linings and good armour. I'm guessing the Master V outfit is even better!

Tom.

[justy1]

[quote author=DryRob link=topic=5455.msg47748#msg47748 date=1354553502]
When I worked in a factory doing wet cleandowns we wore Viking Rubber gear

nice!!
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i knew there was summit dodgey about purplebear!!!! them navy are a strange lot! :eek



justy1000

sorry, hein gericke goretex jkt n trs psx-t2 (not cheap!).... leaks like a shive so got a 1 piece waterproof suit from aldi for £8!!! bargin!

richa winter waterproof gloves, also leak.

sidi courier boots, always put dubbing on my boots which seems to keep the water out.

[pitternator]

having spent days riding in t' rain last year touring the alps, the only thing which is waterproof is a nylon oversuit. My current gear choice is  armoured textiles by JTS of coalville...they do almost any size so can get stuff to fit well. Its reasonably waterproof, but in extreme cases , put on the oversuit. That has never leaked.
Boots need regular reproofing to stay waterproof , I had  a lovely comfy bullson pair from HG which wore through  and finally replaced this year with HG  cycko boots...no leaks as yet. Agree with gloves. Current bike has handguards which helps, but really do need to wear surgeons gloves inside to be sure hands stay dry.

[Pat]

I've had the HG Voyager V for 3 or 4 years now & it's never leaked even when riding in heavy rain all day.

Boots, for winter are Daytona Roadstars & though they may be an expensive initial outlay they are easily the cheapest boots I've ever owned!  I bought them at the NEC show in 1995 for £170, used them every winter since including for a 90 mile commute for a big portion of that time & they're still waterproof going into their 18th winter season, so I figure they've cost me less than £9.50 a year.  Prior to getting them I'd get at most 3 years from a pair of winter boots at £100-120 a set none of which were ever 100% waterproof, so the 'expensive ' Daytonas have in the long run worked out about a quarter of the price of cheap ones!     

The sole is getting a bit thin on the heel now, so I reckon come spring they'll be going back to Daytona as they do a complete refurb for abou £120-150, I'm 51 now so I reckon that will probably see me through the rest of my winter biking life, ~£300 for 35+ years of warm dry feet in winter has to be a bargain! 

[Grandma]

[quote author=Lawrence link=topic=5455.msg47738#msg47738 date=1354546345]
[quote author=PaulSmith link=topic=5455.msg1#msg1 date=1354537318]
... I bought a builders Hi-viz jacket for £25 and wore it over the top...

Do you not find that's a bit bulky all together? Or is it ok to ride in?
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It looks big and imposing (which is no harm) but builders jackets are actually very light weight, more duvet then blanket, so the combination is probably weighs less then my old voyager. This is the sort of thing I am talking about... http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Baratec-Contracto...1e70f73383

[edit]Don't forgot to cut the hood out or you wont be able to zip it up to your chin.
[/quote]Try this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V...Track=true
same but cheaper