I have found all the rain products from Endura to be fabulous, whether you get the rain pants, the rain tights or the light weight ones, they are the best I have used. Figures, since the company is based in Scotland. Chain Reaction Cycles has them all in, and I have ordered from them many times. www.chainreactioncycles.com. As a way of background, I am a bicycle commuter, ride over 15k miles a year, and live in Northern California, so while I am not as familiar with rain as those souls living in Portland and Seattle, I do have some familiarity. best, david
On Sep 12, 5:09 am, "Keith Ayres" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eager Sports (used to be based in Wales, haven't heard from them from > some time) had something very like Rainmates, with a mesh panel at the > back of the legs, and an open seat. I never found them in the right > size for me, the M was much too large from crotch to waist, though the > legs were the right length. My sister ended up with them, but she > doesn't wear them any more (they can't have fitted her that well > either). > Eager Sports lightweight rain jackets used to be popular among racers > round here, many years ago, but a lot of companies make more advanced > stuff now. > > BTW, my Rainlegs are holding up well, screwing them up and stuffing > them into the side pocket of a saddlebag isn't causing the material to > de-laminate. > > 2008/9/8 Steady As She Goes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > >> Have you tried or considered Rainlegs? > > > Or RainMates. > >http://clevercycles.com/store/?product=Rainmates > >http://rainmates.nl/Rainmates_bestellen.php?ln=en > > > My Rainlegs were great until the waterproofing flaked off. > > That only took a few months of short-term use. > > > Maybe new batches are better. > > > Ray > > > On Sep 5, 8:15 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > >> Link:http://www.wallbike.com/oddsnends/rainlegs.html > > >> On Sep 2, 7:20 pm, "Alain LeTourneau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > > >> > Stopped at a number of LBSs today... and about to hit REI to try the > >> > Stratos. > > >> > Tried the Showers Pass, and didn't like the cut, not well designed, at > >> > least > >> > not for my anatomy. Then tried a pair by > >> > Endura, and these were cut nice, but without mesh lining the felt like > >> > the > >> > interior urethane would stick to the knees. > > >> > I looked at a pair of pants by Gore, but walked away after seeing the > >> > price > >> > tag. > > >> > I realize that what has made my Columbia rain pants so bombproof in the > >> > rain > >> > is the mesh lining, so whether I buy cycling > >> > specific rain pants or not, I going to make certain it has the mesh > >> > lining. > > >> > Curious to hear more recommendations on rain pants, cycling specific > >> > pants > >> > or otherwise. > > >> > Thanks, > >> > Alain > > >> > -- > >> > Alain LeTourneau > >> > 425 SE 3rd #400 > >> > Portland, OR 97214 > >> > United States > > >> > 1 503 231 6548http://www.alainletourneau.com > > -- > Keith Ayres > Oxfordshire, UK > Argos, Trevor Jarvis Flying Gate --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
