If you go to the Sweetpea blog, you'll see that Natalie free-sourced her S'Mitten knitting pattern. You could knit your own.
Gloves that stand up to rain are an elusive item. I wear the REI Elements shells over whichever glove I'm wearing, if the weather turns wet. Works well, says the survivor of a very wet 200k brevet in Seattle last March... On Aug 28, 2:20 pm, MitchK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The formerly Burley booties are now available from CAT, based in > Eugene: > > http://catoregon.qwestoffice.net/catstore.htm > > Those folks also make a cape. I haven't tried either but I do have the > original Burley booties. They work generally okay but the daily on/off > routine becomes a chore after a while. > > Last winter I tried the Campmor's booties, which were a bit leaky and > not very durable. The soul started to wear thin before the end of just > one season. Can't recommend them. > > I too am toying with the idea of a Carradice cape but the windsail > effect deters me. > > My big quest is for warm gloves that do well both in plain cold, and > in cold rain. I wish the wool lobster mits made occasionally by > SweetPea cycles were more widely available. I'm probably going to rig > together a pair of my own from an old shrunken heavy wool sweater. > > Mitch K > also in Portland, closer to Beaverton > > On Aug 27, 11:05 am, "Alain LeTourneau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > I'm looking for recommendations on rain jackets and actually pants as well. > > > In the past, I owned a Carradice waxed cotton rain jacket. It worked well, > > although the sizing is large > > so I'd likely opt for a small instead of a medium if trying this jacket > > again. > > > I also use non-cycling specific REI and Marmot jackets, which do the trick > > but are nylon, and I'd like to > > see if I can find a waxed cotton alternative, maybe Carradice, maybe > > something better than Carradice. > > > I'm open to nylon jacket suggestions, but will be looking for a waxed cotton > > version off the top. > > > Pants too! If you can recommend something - nylon or waxed cotton - let me > > know. I had Carradice pants in > > the past and found that they soaked through if raining hard enough. And it > > can rain hard here in Portland, and > > with my commute getting longer I need something that keeps me dry. > > > I've been using non-cycling specific Columbia rain pants, and they work > > great, but they are showing some wear > > and I need a plan B. > > > Overshoes! Does anyone make overshoes like the old Burley overshoes that > > were made to slip over regular shoes? > > > Alain > > > -- > > Alain LeTourneau > > 425 SE 3rd #400 > > Portland, OR 97214 > > United States > > > 1 503 231 6548http://www.alainletourneau.com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
