Re: Rain follow up

[Jay in Tel Aviv]

Thanks for all the replies yesterday.
The weather this morning was just as bad as yesterday. The main
highway
here in Tel Aviv was closed due to flooding, causing huge traffic
everywhere. Took me an extra 5 minutes to get to work because I pedal
slower in waterproof pants :)

Michael - Yes, I am really in Tel Aviv
Ted - Maybe the Nashbar socks are not real neoprene. They are good in
light rain but when if it's really wet they get saturated and hold
water like a wet suit. Definately not just sweat.
Bruce - I have looked at seal skinz but was put off by the price. The
issue for me is that it doesn't rain here very often, but when it
does
can come down in buckets a few days in a row. So I would need several
pairs of $35 sox which which I would use only a few times a year.
Next
time I'm feeling flush.


We don't get real winter weather here, and people really overreact to
rain. Some friends started up a Friday afternoon pub/music thing a
few
weeks ago. More people showed up during the war with Gaza when
rockets
were falling than the following week when it was raining. Funny
world.
Or maybe not so funny.


Jay

[Jay in Tel Aviv]

Gloves are Sealskinz. They work great.

[ted]

"So I would need several pairs of $35 sox"

You may be able to get by with only one pair of the $$$ waterproof
sox.
The gortex sox I have are not very thick and have little to no
insulation.
So what I do is put them over fleece sox that are warm, and those I
put over very thin (might be silk) sox liners.
Those innermost sox get all the washing. I use just the one pair of
gortex sox and very rarely wash them.
I think of them like shoe covers that go inside the shoe. In fact I
originally bought them instead of getting expensive foul weather boot
for sailing. Looked at that way they were a real bargain.

[René Sterental]

Now we're talking about buying a pair of shoes a half-size up or more to accomodate all those socks... :-D At least for me, where tight shoes make my feet hurt...

 

I'm also wondering if you need these to bike if you use shoes with a waterproof membrane. Even though I'm not experienced biking in the rain, I do want to overcome that. Living in the SF Bay Area I've learned that most of the time, biking in the rain is really biking through some fine drizzles, although every now and then when it rains, it pours.

 

To me, in my blissful ignorance, if it's going to pour, I'd probably prefer the waterproof socks with the liners for warmth and confort as suggested, but wearing sandals so the water doesn't pool inside my shoes or takes forever for them to dry as they get wet. For drizzles, shoes with a waterproof membrane with wool socks would probably work well. Am I mistaken?

 

I once went through a deep puddle of water in an underpass on the Guadalupe Trail where the water almost reached the bottom of my largest crank. I had some speed so I was coasting through it when I happened to hit a rock that was underwater which forced me to dismount and consequently, I got my waterproof shoes full of water. It took several days for them to be completely dry...

 

So, what I'd like to know is how people who ride in the rain regularly address the issue of water dripping down your pants or legs when it's raining, vs. rain actually falling on your shoes and getting them wet.

 

I received a Brooks cape (poncho) as a gift, which I've tried twice on light drizzles and found very nice and vented. It has sorts of arm sleeves with an elastic band so it doesn't lift up your arms, as well as two magnetic loops to keep the front hanging from the handlebar; the combination of both features keep the cape snug around your back so no waist cinching is needed, as well as allowing water to drip in front of your feet if it pools on the front when it's raining hard.

 

René (waiting for more rain)

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[ted]

I guess I buy my shoes loose or something, but I found just loosening
the laces gave enough room for my 3 layer setup. So no special shoes
in my case.
I'm also in the SF area and usually just let my feet get wet. I bought
the waterproof sox for crewing on a boat in the pacific cup several
years ago, and have rarely used them since. But when I was going to
take my fenderless Bombadil to tour the east bay dirt with Manny the
day after xmas the prospect of hours of cold soggy feet had me digging
out the waterproof sox.
Worked great. Feet stayed comfortable, warm and dry.

[René Sterental]

What shoes do you ride with?

[ted]

On that ride a pair of cheep Fila sneakers.

[fug...@gmail.com]

I ride in a lot of rain a lot lof days. I wear clipless Shimano sandals over Sealskinz socks over thick wool socks. The Sealskinz don't provide warmth and get kind of wet thru eventually. Sometimes I have 2 pairs of socks, change my shoes, socks at work. The sandals have adjustable velcro straps and I wear them in the summer.
 Seems to work.