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QUICK! What does Water RESISTANT mean?
I'm going home in an hour. It is POURING outside. I have a Cannondale
Chrono bright yellow jacket, water resistant. I also have a Kmart special three piece rain suit. I need to wear the bottom of the Kmart special since I'm wearing jeans. I likely will need the hood. But for the jacket, will the CC do? I suspect that wearing the Kmart special jacket will leave me sweating to death anyway. It's around 55F. This is my very first commute home (12 miles) in a heavy rain, and only my third where it will end up dark. Dark and Rain. Good combo. On the plus side, my Raptor NightHawk light just arrived and is already charged. So I install that prior to leaving. |
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dgk wrote:
I'm going home in an hour. It is POURING outside. I have a Cannondale Chrono bright yellow jacket, water resistant. I also have a Kmart special three piece rain suit. I need to wear the bottom of the Kmart special since I'm wearing jeans. I likely will need the hood. But for the jacket, will the CC do? I suspect that wearing the Kmart special jacket will leave me sweating to death anyway. It's around 55F. I'd wear the Cannondale jacket. Either way, you'll probably get soaked through, either from sweat or water. The CC jacket will be enough to ward off any chill. 55F is warm. Wait till you're riding in wet, windy, 30F weather. Your jeans are going to get drenched, regardless of what you are wearing over them. I'd probably skip the hood. Do you have a hat or helmet with a visor? That'll keep most of the rain off your face. This is my very first commute home (12 miles) in a heavy rain, and only my third where it will end up dark. Dark and Rain. Good combo. On the plus side, my Raptor NightHawk light just arrived and is already charged. So I install that prior to leaving. Good kit. I've been using NightHawk Dual Pros on my MTB and a Raptor on my commuter for a few years. Water doesn't seem to hurt them a bit, other than the screws on the mounting bracket getting a bit rusty. Justen |
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On 4 Nov 2004 13:33:27 -0700, justen wrote:
dgk wrote: I'm going home in an hour. It is POURING outside. I have a Cannondale Chrono bright yellow jacket, water resistant. I also have a Kmart special three piece rain suit. I need to wear the bottom of the Kmart special since I'm wearing jeans. I likely will need the hood. But for the jacket, will the CC do? I suspect that wearing the Kmart special jacket will leave me sweating to death anyway. It's around 55F. I'd wear the Cannondale jacket. Either way, you'll probably get soaked through, either from sweat or water. The CC jacket will be enough to ward off any chill. 55F is warm. Wait till you're riding in wet, windy, 30F weather. 55 is warm. I've done a lot of riding in the rain, and you'll be sweating in 10 minutes, or less. Today I rode 90 min in 46 F pouring rain. I wish I had worn a glove liner, or brought a spare pair of cycling gloves. I wore full-fingered house brand Performance. They got completely soaked fairly soon, but I never got so cold my finger tips had a problem. Kinda wish I had remembered to bring my balaclava, if only just to keep the mud spray off my hair. I adjusted, but that bit of extra protection would have left me feeling -very- comfortable and able to do twice that time. I'm going to pack a pair of rubber surgical gloves in my seat pack, just in case I get caught like that again. Your jeans are going to get drenched, regardless of what you are wearing over them. Consider cutting the pants of the K-mart suit to 3/4 length. Roll up the jeans. I'd probably skip the hood. Do you have a hat or helmet with a visor? That'll keep most of the rain off your face. Take your bike helmet with you and check K-mart for shower caps. You might find a stylish one that fits perfectly. Fabio in 3...2...1... This is my very first commute home (12 miles) in a heavy rain, and only my third where it will end up dark. Dark and Rain. Good combo. On the plus side, my Raptor NightHawk light just arrived and is already charged. So I install that prior to leaving. Good kit. I've been using NightHawk Dual Pros on my MTB and a Raptor on my commuter for a few years. Water doesn't seem to hurt them a bit, other than the screws on the mounting bracket getting a bit rusty. Justen If you're caught at work with no rain gear, find a large garbage bag and cut holes in it; stuff your shirt with newspaper for warmth. -B Fabio has +left+ the building. |
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On 4 Nov 2004 13:33:27 -0700, justen wrote:
dgk wrote: I'm going home in an hour. It is POURING outside. I have a Cannondale Chrono bright yellow jacket, water resistant. I also have a Kmart special three piece rain suit. I need to wear the bottom of the Kmart special since I'm wearing jeans. I likely will need the hood. But for the jacket, will the CC do? I suspect that wearing the Kmart special jacket will leave me sweating to death anyway. It's around 55F. I'd wear the Cannondale jacket. Either way, you'll probably get soaked through, either from sweat or water. The CC jacket will be enough to ward off any chill. 55F is warm. Wait till you're riding in wet, windy, 30F weather. Your jeans are going to get drenched, regardless of what you are wearing over them. I'd probably skip the hood. Do you have a hat or helmet with a visor? That'll keep most of the rain off your face. This is my very first commute home (12 miles) in a heavy rain, and only my third where it will end up dark. Dark and Rain. Good combo. On the plus side, my Raptor NightHawk light just arrived and is already charged. So I install that prior to leaving. Good kit. I've been using NightHawk Dual Pros on my MTB and a Raptor on my commuter for a few years. Water doesn't seem to hurt them a bit, other than the screws on the mounting bracket getting a bit rusty. Justen Temperature down to 49F but no wind. I'll use the Cannondale, starting without a middle layer and see if I need one. I have a fleece middle layer that I'll keep in the knapsack. No visor, I'm going to get rain in the face. That's ok. The hood (transparent) detaches from the BIG BAG from Kmart, so I'll likely just wear it under my helmet to keep water from running down my neck. It won't block visibility and fits under the helmet really nicely. Well, it is just a piece of PVC. It shouldn't be too warm. Weather.Com shows more heavy rain approaching. Luckily (well, arranged that way) my bike is under an overhang and I should be able to attach the new light without much trouble. Wait till you're riding in wet, windy, 30F weather. I can wait. Delayed gratification and all that. Thanks for the advice. |
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On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 15:43:45 -0500, Badger_South
wrote: On 4 Nov 2004 13:33:27 -0700, justen wrote: 55 is warm. I've done a lot of riding in the rain, and you'll be sweating in 10 minutes, or less. Today I rode 90 min in 46 F pouring rain. I wish I had worn a glove liner, or brought a spare pair of cycling gloves. I wore full-fingered house brand Performance. They got completely soaked fairly soon, but I never got so cold my finger tips had a problem. Kinda wish I had remembered to bring my balaclava, if only just to keep the mud spray off my hair. I adjusted, but that bit of extra protection would have left me feeling -very- comfortable and able to do twice that time. I'm going to pack a pair of rubber surgical gloves in my seat pack, just in case I get caught like that again. I sort of prepared. I knew it was likely to rain today. I always have one of those super-thin ponchos in the bag. It weighs nothing. Your jeans are going to get drenched, regardless of what you are wearing over them. Consider cutting the pants of the K-mart suit to 3/4 length. Roll up the jeans. That's an idea. But I do have some booties to wear over the sneakers and I sort of figured that the pants would fit over the top of the booties. At the very least I'll take some rubber bands to keep the baggy pants out of the chain. I'd probably skip the hood. Do you have a hat or helmet with a visor? That'll keep most of the rain off your face. Take your bike helmet with you and check K-mart for shower caps. You might find a stylish one that fits perfectly. Fabio in 3...2...1... If you're caught at work with no rain gear, find a large garbage bag and cut holes in it; stuff your shirt with newspaper for warmth. Yea, we do have a stock of those bags. They've been useful before even without a bike. Newspaper is a nice idea to keep in mind. Boy, I bet the ink runoff is spectacular. |
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On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 15:56:49 -0500, dgk
wrote: Yea, we do have a stock of those bags. They've been useful before even without a bike. Newspaper is a nice idea to keep in mind. Boy, I bet the ink runoff is spectacular. You crumple it. the idea is to make insulation, create dead air spaces. A little goes a long way. It doesn't really run, b/c only the corners of the crumpled ball are touching you. Typiclly, though this tip is if you get caught away from home and you are sweaty and get a flat, and have to walk the bike for a while. If you're wet and don't have extra clothes, you can get hypothermia, istm. Pretty easy to find pine needles, leaves or newspaper. -B thanks to Claire for the newspaper tip. |
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On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 15:48:15 -0500, dgk
wrote: On 4 Nov 2004 13:33:27 -0700, justen wrote: dgk wrote: I'm going home in an hour. It is POURING outside. I have a Cannondale Chrono bright yellow jacket, water resistant. I also have a Kmart special three piece rain suit. I need to wear the bottom of the Kmart special since I'm wearing jeans. I likely will need the hood. But for the jacket, will the CC do? I suspect that wearing the Kmart special jacket will leave me sweating to death anyway. It's around 55F. I'd wear the Cannondale jacket. Either way, you'll probably get soaked through, either from sweat or water. The CC jacket will be enough to ward off any chill. 55F is warm. Wait till you're riding in wet, windy, 30F weather. Your jeans are going to get drenched, regardless of what you are wearing over them. I'd probably skip the hood. Do you have a hat or helmet with a visor? That'll keep most of the rain off your face. This is my very first commute home (12 miles) in a heavy rain, and only my third where it will end up dark. Dark and Rain. Good combo. On the plus side, my Raptor NightHawk light just arrived and is already charged. So I install that prior to leaving. Good kit. I've been using NightHawk Dual Pros on my MTB and a Raptor on my commuter for a few years. Water doesn't seem to hurt them a bit, other than the screws on the mounting bracket getting a bit rusty. Justen Temperature down to 49F but no wind. I'll use the Cannondale, starting without a middle layer and see if I need one. I have a fleece middle layer that I'll keep in the knapsack. No visor, I'm going to get rain in the face. That's ok. The hood (transparent) detaches from the BIG BAG from Kmart, so I'll likely just wear it under my helmet to keep water from running down my neck. It won't block visibility and fits under the helmet really nicely. Well, it is just a piece of PVC. It shouldn't be too warm. If your helmet fits properly, you probably will have some trouble wearing it over a kmart hood. In addition this is bad, b/c the attached sides of the hood can block your periperal vision. I'd just roll the hood down and use a showercap over the helmet. Weather.Com shows more heavy rain approaching. Luckily (well, arranged that way) my bike is under an overhang and I should be able to attach the new light without much trouble. Wait till you're riding in wet, windy, 30F weather. I can wait. Delayed gratification and all that. Thanks for the advice. It was a wonderful day for a bike ride. I might consider a very light application of rainex spray on the polycarbonates, next time, though. -B |
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dgk wrote:
I'm going home in an hour. It is POURING outside. I have a Cannondale Chrono bright yellow jacket, water resistant. It means you got wet. --Blair "Just don't shower under water in it." |
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dgk wrote:
This is my very first commute home (12 miles) in a heavy rain, and only my third where it will end up dark. Dark and Rain. Good combo. Just remember. You can only get *so* wet. After that you just make squishy sounds. I doubt you'll melt. -- Dane Jackson - z u v e m b i @ u n i x b i g o t s . o r g Nietzsche says that we will live the same life, over and over again. God -- I'll have to sit through the Ice Capades again. -- Woody Allen, "Hannah and Her Sisters" |
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dgk wrote:
This is my very first commute home (12 miles) in a heavy rain, and only my third where it will end up dark. Dark and Rain. Good combo. I was out riding today. It was 1 degree above freezing, and raining hard all day. I was out for probably 2 hours in total, cruising around comfortably, and arriving at my destinations in about the usual time it takes and without excessive sweating. How do I do it? I use one of those flimsy ponchos. The kind with little plastic snaps holding it together. The back of the poncho goes over my courier bag, and tucks into my belt to keep from flapping. The front of the poncho I hold over the handlebars, forming a shield in front that keeps my torso and legs dry. A bicycle specific poncho with an elastic ass and loops to hook over thumbs or handlebars up front would be nice, but mine is a plain old $2 special. The secret is that it's WIDE OPEN, but blocks rain coming at me from my front, where it's most important. I roll up my sleeves under the poncho and ride with exposed arms. The skin on my arms turns pretty red while I'm riding, but my core temperature is always good and I don't get too sweaty. Combined with full fenders, I barely get wet at all. Actually the only thing to watch out for is spray from cars, and also putting your foot down into a deep puddle in a pothole (I wear wool socks and sneakers). The nicest part is that when I hop off the bike I have only to remove my lightweight poncho and gloves and I'm wearing my dry, comfy, and very much not water resistant indoor clothes. If my pants weren't still tucked into my sock on one side you wouldn't even know I biked there. You should be dressed so that if you were to stand around without cycling you would start shivering after not too long. This way, when you start moving, you'll warm up to a nice temperature instead of overheating. Also, if you need to stop riding you won't be drenched in sweat (or rain) so you'll stay warm a lot longer. |
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