keeping your arse dry in the rain??

JacksonHeightsOwn

is a mudguard the only option?

it may sound totally thick, but id rather not have to use a muddy if there`s another option, longer jackets? wetproof shorts? any ideas

Raam

chrisbonnie wrote: »

is a mudguard the only option?

it may sound totally thick, but id rather not have to use a muddy if there`s another option, longer jackets? wetproof shorts? any ideas

mudguards are really the only thing

Lumen

Goretex shorts work fairly well.

JacksonHeightsOwn

super duper so Raam, thanks alot, ill get those clip on jobbies tomorrow

if the mods see this thread, they can lock it up, no point in wasting space

blorg

+1 mudguards. I use just a single SKS race blade on the back with my bikes that don't take full length guards and it works very well at keeping my arse dry. The occasions when there is water on the road and I don't have it on I certainly notice, I don't know how anyone puts up with that!

Caroline_ie

i was thinking I had a great idea on sunday when i thought I should invent waterproof chamois and make millions ...

ROK ON

Caroline_ie wrote: »

i was thinking I had a great idea on sunday when i thought I should invent waterproof chamois and make millions ...

I would subscribe. My backside is ruined from cycling on wet chamois on Sunday. Very uncomfy.

blorg

ROK ON wrote: »

I would subscribe. My backside is ruined from cycling on wet chamois on Sunday. Very uncomfy.

Mudguards! Yer only man. My arse was fine. Apart from the swelling caused by slipping off on the wet surface in the final metres, my mudguard did not help there.

ROK ON

Mudguards look ridiculous. Now waterproof chamois, well no one sees that.

Lumen

Hello? Is this thing on?

GORETEX SHORTS

TurloughT

Mudguards are not very euro.

Never cycle in the rain.

ROK ON

Lumen wrote: »

Hello? Is this thing on?

GORETEX SHORTS

Do you wear them will on the bling bike. If so, that bike should be forcefully confiscated from you.

Lumen

ROK ON wrote: »

Do you wear them will on the bling bike. If so, that bike should be forcefully confiscated from you.

I have convinced myself that they look like normal lycra shorts. They really are quite snug.

Raam

Lumen wrote: »

I have convinced myself that they look like normal lycra shorts. They really are quite snug.

Please hand your boards ID back on the way out, thanks.

ROK ON

Lumen - you need help. Quickly. you need to speak with messrs Tonto and Raam for some re-education.

Lumen

I understand and appreciate your concerns. However, they're a reasonable alternative to mudguards for commuting.

The alternative is putting sweaty, soggy lycra in a bag all day and putting it on again to return home, and having to wash it every night. Feck that.

Raam

ROK ON wrote: »

Lumen - you need help. Quickly. you need to speak with messrs Tonto and Raam for some re-education.

Quick everyone, look at this!



Phew, that's better.

Raam

And sure while we are at it...

Raam

Lumen wrote: »

The alternative is putting sweaty, soggy lycra in a bag all day and putting it on again to return home, and having to wash it every night. Feck that.

I bought a mini radiator which I keep under my desk in work.

blorg

Lumen wrote: »

The alternative is putting sweaty, soggy lycra in a bag all day and putting it on again to return home, and having to wash it every night. Feck that.

Or... attaching a mudguard.

Lumen

blorg wrote: »

Or... attaching a mudguard.

Hey, I'm a big fan of mudguards.

However, the original question was "is a mudguard the only option? I'd rather not have to use a muddy if there's another option, longer jackets? wetproof shorts?".

Also, mudguards don't keep the top of your shorts dry.

Raam

Lumen wrote: »

Also, mudguards don't keep the top of your shorts dry.

You could get an arse umbrella

Lumen

Raam wrote: »

You could get an arse umbrella

crashoveroid

Just be a real cyclist and live with the wet arse

blorg

@Lumen- Fair enough, although I honestly don't mind the top of my shorts getting wet, and I got pretty soaked overall on Sunday to say the least while still enjoying the day (Mrs Blorg also enjoyed and thanks you for the entry.) Water up the arse though is a uniquely unpleasant experience that I am keen to avoid, I honestly prefer spray in the face off the wheel in front of me to that (which is as well as most other people don't seem keen on mudguards )

Note I do not mind a wet arse in a race, you don't have time to worry about things like that then... A 160km sportive is a different matter.

alfalad

Gore Oxygen jacket is quite long at the back and works quite well if you stay seated!

ROK ON

On wet days I wear a pair of lycra shorts on the commute into work, and pack a spare pair in my rucksack for the commute home. Add overshoes, sealskinz and a rain jacket, then my wet commuting problem is solved. No baggy shorts, no mudguards. Why can't everyone else follow this logic.

Raam

On wet days I just HTFU

Lumen

alfalad wrote: »

Gore Oxygen jacket is quite long at the back and works quite well if you stay seated!

Interesting. I didn't realise there was such a thing as a pocketable packable Goretex jacket.

Good review on the Oxygen II, looks like the latest is the III.

Which one do you have?

ctrallying

when we are on the subject could any recomend a decent set of mudguards for a focus varido running 700x23c tyres.

The tax man

My race blades don't fit my new bike. Damn you curved seat stays....damn you.:mad: Could have had a nice dry backside otherwise on Sunday.

JacksonHeightsOwn

i think the mudguard is the easiest and cheapest option lads

but they do look ****e

rottenhat

ctrallying wrote: »

when we are on the subject could any recomend a decent set of mudguards for a focus varido running 700x23c tyres.

SKS Chromoplastics in the narrowest fitting - P35. If they don't fit, get a different bike - there's nothing more important than good mudguards in this country.

blorg

rottenhat wrote: »

SKS Chromoplastics in the narrowest fitting - P35. If they don't fit, get a different bike - there's nothing more important than good mudguards in this country.

Won't get them on to a Variado, no mounting holes and unlikely to be the clearance, he needs SKS Race Blades. I have full Chromoplastics on two bikes but race blades are honestly perfectly good for a road/race bike and WILL keep your arse dry (the latest ones come with a bit of a mud flap that may even help the person behind you.) Also easy clip-on and off in seconds while putting on Chromoplastics is an hour or more of fiddling, you are unlikely to ever want to take them off once you get them on.

As an aside, Chromoplastics also have a significant amount of weight in them compared to race blades...

jwshooter

its a fuxkxxg wet suit you want in this country.

DurtyMurty

jwshooter wrote: »

its a fuxkxxg wet suit you want in this country.

That's Wexford! - Afraid it's full diving gear up here in the North West

jwshooter

DurtyMurty wrote: »

That's Wexford! - Afraid it's full diving gear up here in the North West

i was talking to a friend in letterkenny this eve ,he said sunday was the only day he could get out for a good spin.

its bad all over ,and its gone cold now also

ednwireland

did 100k on sat round sligo Leitrim wasnt too bad for the 5s the sun came out was quite warm horrible wind though
if i wasnt going to the physio with my knee id be tempted to a spin now lovely at the moment

alfalad

Lumen wrote: »

Interesting. I didn't realise there was such a thing as a pocketable packable Goretex jacket.

Good review on the Oxygen II, looks like the latest is the III.

Which one do you have?

III as far as I know I only bought it last week in cycleways. They are available on Wiggle cheaper but needed it for the weekend. Only one test run so far but it certainly works, kept me dry and the only time my ass got wet was when I was out of the saddle. It was pretty breathable too, can't complain on that front.

And it does just about fit into the jersey pocket when it's in the little pouch they give you.

CheGuedara

DurtyMurty wrote: »

That's Wexford! - Afraid it's full diving gear up here in the North West

Submarines and amphibious vehicles the only job in Kerry!

Vélo

ROK ON wrote: »

Mudguards look ridiculous. Now waterproof chamois, well no one sees that.

I've a nice white sks raceblade on my nice white Langster Monaco and it looks a treat, dry bum also, so happy days!!

Caroline_ie

what about sealskin no VPL underpants for under cycling shorts, very thin and seam free, that would prevent the 1year old nappy after a snooze feeling ...?

Lumen

Vélo wrote: »

I've a nice white sks raceblade on my nice white Langster Monaco and it looks a treat, dry bum also, so happy days!!

A white mudguard - are you completely insane?!!?

Caroline_ie

Lumen wrote: »

A white mudguard - are you completely insane?!!?

I agree black mudgards are less noticeable... unless you've white tires.

ROK ON

blorg wrote: »

+1 mudguards. I use just a single SKS race blade on the back with my bikes that don't take full length guards and it works very well at keeping my arse dry. The occasions when there is water on the road and I don't have it on I certainly notice, I don't know how anyone puts up with that!

OK, I am going to give these things a try. Are they ok to fit to a carbon frame?

Vélo

Lumen wrote: »

A white mudguard - are you completely insane?!!?

Why, the dirt goes underneath, not on top.

rottenhat

ROK ON wrote: »

OK, I am going to give these things a try. Are they ok to fit to a carbon frame?

Yeah, they just strap on with rubber ties - no clamps or screws.

blorg

ROK ON wrote: »

OK, I am going to give these things a try. Are they ok to fit to a carbon frame?

Yes they are fine. Only thing to bear in mind (with any frame) is that the attachment can mark the paint/finish (in exactly the same way gear cables rubbing do.) They supply some transparent stickers you can stick on your frame under the mounts if you are concerned about this.

congo_90

Luckily the colour of my bike means the mudguards (when I do buy em) will blend in nicely.
As for keeping the bum dry.. any point if the rest of ya will get wet? For light commutes or short journeys I wear goretex bottoms (trousers) and a jack in a pack though I find the rain quite nice.
Only thing I don't is the spray from the front wheel.

ROK ON

Gave up when I saw the rain this afternoon. Bought big feckin mudguard for the commuter and white race blades for the good bike.

Now that I own these, I am hoping that it is a sign that the rain will stop.

blorg

Interesting approach here, they "float" the mudguards off the rim using little brushes. 180g a pair. Not as easy to take on and off as race blades, looks like they are more designed to stick on for the season- but might also give better coverage.

http://www.crudproducts.com/products/roadracer