http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: waterproof - Recent Posts en Sat, 16 May 2026 17:28:41 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-255248 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 09:47:04 +0000 kaputnik 255248@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I used messenger bags for a while.</p> <p>Schwalbe did one which was semicircular and composed of half a big, soft-carcass MTB tyre and the rest was blue cordura as you might find in a lorry's tarpaulin. It was very waterproof, sat low enough so you didn't sweat but given size limitation of the tyre it didn't fit much.</p> <p>I also have one of the very first Trakke "Mule" bags which I got at the Scottish Bike Show when they were just starting out. I think I paid about £60 for it, they have gone a bit upmarket in their target customer segment now and the same bag will now set you back £200. But it was big, comfy, very useful and very waterproof, again made out of some sort of industrial tarpaulin fabric. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-255118 Sat, 15 Jul 2017 09:20:09 +0000 StepRam 255118@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So Last week I wet for the Ortlieb Track. At First, I got the 35l version but its far too big, so I returned it and went for the 27l. </p> <p>It's great carries a great weight very very easily with great load distribution. I cycled from the Office at Toll Cross to OT with my Double Lite Lock and a Mintower PC on my back without any issues last week. </p> <p>The BAck venting on this is also fantastic, no overly sweaty backs so far! </p> <p><a href="https://www.ortlieb.com/en/Track/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ortlieb.com/en/Track/</a></p> <p>Thanks for the advice. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-254181 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:21:58 +0000 StepRam 254181@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks for the tips, going to have a noise in some of the cycling shops and a take a look at these bags. </p> <p>Panniers, not an option as I'm Commuting on a Carbon bike! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-254178 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:55:48 +0000 spytfyre 254178@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Atura waterproof pannier for the win. Rucksacks stop you breathing properly </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-254175 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:27:18 +0000 gembo 254175@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Group of French cyclists all with nice looking decathlon pannier bags. On Princes St at the train station entrance.</p> <p>Traffic chaos on the east coast mainline today. Station full of dispossessed hen parties and lost tourists. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-254152 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 12:14:26 +0000 Edinburgh Cycle Training 254152@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Been using the Oxford aqua 20 for about a year now. Keeps stuff bone dry</p> <p>comfortable on too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-254120 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 09:35:36 +0000 jonty 254120@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cotswolds (and Tiso I assume) on Rose St have a nice selection of decent little (and big!) drybags. Mountain Warehouse sell some too but I tend to trust them less out of sheer prejudice. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-254119 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 09:31:54 +0000 steveo 254119@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Let the bike take the weight, get a Carradice.</p> <p>When I do need to carry stuff in a backback I do as Fimm and stick stuff in dry bags, much easier to sort out later. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-254110 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 09:03:55 +0000 fimm 254110@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>+1 to the Alpkit, which is the suggestion I was going to make. I do not have one myself, but I do have other pieces of their kit, and they have a reputation for good value for money kit.</p> <p>I don't try to keep rucksack or Brompton pannier dry. I have a bunch of dry bags from hillwalking and I put my stuff in those. <a href="https://www.alpkit.com/featured/dry-bags">Alpkit sell them, too</a>. Unfortunately they seem to be all sold out at the moment! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-254106 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 08:38:49 +0000 Roibeard 254106@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ortlieb panniers and bags are actually waterproof (airtight!), so I'd expect the same of their rucksacks - I can't speak for their suspension or venting though.</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-254093 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 07:10:18 +0000 gembo 254093@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I use the cheap EBC panniers too the orange covers if put on correctly do keep they bags dry. Vaude is the manufacturer. So they were a good buy in sale for thirty quid. My shoe covers still drying. Son had heating on when I got home. Considered train but as was east wind just went for it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-254091 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 07:01:59 +0000 Mandopicker101 254091@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@StepRam - I have an Alpkit Gourdon drybag, which holds 25L. It has no internal dividers so you can fill it with clothes, food, laptop, etc no problem. Or shopping. Or... It keeps everything dry. Even in torrential rain. </p> <p>The smaller 20L model has external loops and whatnots for clipping things to. The 25L model is 'clean' and there's a 30L model. </p> <p>The harness is good, with padded straps and sternum and waist belts. Get it in 'Jaffa' or 'Chilli' and you'll be visible for miles. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-254088 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 23:47:11 +0000 Snowy 254088@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Gave up on rucksacks when my rucksack caused two waterproof jackets in succession to wear out prematurely (separation of lining due to rubbing). Now use (old) Bike Co-op panniers (the black, grey and red ones) which in theory are only water resistant but which have yet to let any water in.<br /> However, I use plastic bags to compartmentalise the contents. Ikea Zip-lock bags are great for things like cables and phones. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17881#post-254087 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 23:32:51 +0000 StepRam 254087@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My RUCK Sack got rather wet today, despite the protective cover which slid down during the ride and let the water in the top. </p> <p>Looking for Recommendations for a waterproof Ruck for Commuting. have seen these two:<br /> <a href="https://www.ortlieb.com/en/Track/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ortlieb.com/en/Track/</a><br /> <a href="https://www.ortlieb.com/en/MountainX%2031/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ortlieb.com/en/MountainX%2031/</a></p> <p>But not cheap, and not convinced the back vents or load weight management systems on the back are the best. </p> <p>Anyone have any recommendations?<br /> What do you all use to keep your sack and its contents dry? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10853#post-120595 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 15:41:21 +0000 Instography 120595@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Did I mention that I'd been on holiday in the Netherlands, camping with bikes and that I'd had to honour of carting everyone's stuff in a big bag on a Y frame? Did I?</p> <p>It was great but the pouring rain on the way home highlighted one shortcoming of the arrangement. The big bag wasn't waterproof. Of course, I knew that before I went. You couldn't expect much of a 140l bag that cost £17 from Amazon. And it was on the way home so no one cared about stuff getting wet. It was all destined for the washing machine. </p> <p>Anyway, I've got (at least I had) a big bit of waterproofed canvas so it was a relatively easy task to run up a cover for it, with lots of room for expansion for even bigger loads.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/instography/9436978612/" title="IMG_0571 by instography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5451/9436978612_006853db4e_n.jpg" alt="IMG_0571" /></a></p> <p>More photos <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/instography/sets/72157634922695351/">here</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=784#post-6845 Wed, 12 May 2010 12:53:27 +0000 spytfyre 6845@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Before I got the waterproof trousers that can be rolled up to the size of an apple and don't cook me inside and a pair of the overshoes I got sick of the potholes on Shandwick Place literally filling my shoe like goldfish bowl and wore the poolside speedo flip flops to cycle in (it was too cold this morning for that), amused at the way the water washed over the toes and straight out the back, wore the hi vis mesh jacket with no tshirt, tempted to stop at haymarket and break out the shower gel<br /> My fingers froze this morning and I got a flat on the Telford-Granton path (grrr) - anyone pass me? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=784#post-6836 Wed, 12 May 2010 10:08:37 +0000 Kim 6836@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Your skin is water proof, so just wear shorts and change when you get to work ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=784#post-6834 Wed, 12 May 2010 09:54:11 +0000 chdot 6834@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Previous thread -</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=462" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=462</a></p> <p>Put waterproof in Search, there are references to jackets etc. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=784#post-6833 Wed, 12 May 2010 09:47:43 +0000 SRD 6833@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have no idea how <a href="http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/63850?page=womens-stowaway-rain-pants-with-gore-tex&amp;parentCategory=504737&amp;cat4=504730&amp;shop_method=pp&amp;feat=610-sub1&amp;np=Y">these </a>compare to others (I grew up wearing the rubberised sort of raingear, so anything semi-breathable seems pretty good), but I got a pair at least 12 years ago and they're still going strong. The jacket's had to be replaced, but trousers have held up well. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=784#post-6832 Wed, 12 May 2010 09:45:08 +0000 steveo 6832@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What do folk (who bother) use for water proofing on their legs? I could never get into the just get wet mindset, i think i'm part cat, but the waterproofs i've used all winter are boil in the bag and i can't use them if its not -5. </p>