Rain cover for Cool Back seat on Gold Rush

I love the Cool Back seat on my Gold Rush, but when it gets wet, it takes (no kidding) a week or
more to dry. Does anyone make a rain cover for it, preferably breathable Gore-Tex for comfort?
Thanks for any assistance.

Alan

 

Alan Eckert wrote:
>
> I love the Cool Back seat on my Gold Rush, but when it gets wet, it takes (no kidding) a week or
> more to dry. Does anyone make a rain cover for it, preferably breathable Gore-Tex for comfort?
> Thanks for any assistance.
>
> Alan

If I park outside in the rain, I use a cheap, disposable shower cap. Fits over the seat perfectly.
Couple bucks for a dozen, weighs almost nothing. I keep one in the repair kit on both my Tour Easy
and BikeE. Good for upright bike seats too. You can also use it as a helmet rain cover. When I'm
riding, my butt keeps the seat covered and dry.

Lorenzo L. Love http://home.thegrid.net/~lllove

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liberties surrendered for whatever good reason are freedom lost." Walter Cronkite, in the preface to
the 1984 edition of 1984

 

I used to use a garbage bag with a bungee cord whenever I parked it in the rain or put it on the
rooftop. (I didn't like dead bugs in the mesh).

 

I just put Easy Racer's Carbon Fiber fenders on my GR. That should keep the wet off the seat.

Now if it sits out in the rain... It's not possible a GR owner would do that.

Richard

"Alan Eckert" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I love the Cool Back seat on my Gold Rush, but when it gets wet, it takes (no kidding) a week or
> more to dry. Does anyone make a rain cover for it, preferably breathable Gore-Tex for comfort?
> Thanks for any assistance.
>
> Alan

 

[email protected] (Alan Eckert) wrote in message
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> I love the Cool Back seat on my Gold Rush, but when it gets wet, it

Alan,

Best thing I found on multiday rides is a plastic trash bag. Keeps the condensation off and the seat
dry. Takes hardly any space, either. And of course it has yet another use when done.

Bill

 

[email protected] (Alan Eckert) wrote in message
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> I love the Cool Back seat on my Gold Rush, but when it gets wet, it takes (no kidding) a week or
> more to dry. Does anyone make a rain cover for it, preferably breathable Gore-Tex for comfort?
> Thanks for any assistance.
>
> Alan

I've been testing a custom-fitted waterproof cover that's supposed to fit a Koolback or RANS seat.
Since I have a Cobra seat, it doesn't fit superbly, but it does keep the rain from soaking into the
foam. It's not breathable, but I find that keeps my butt warmer on rainy rides anyway. I need to
re-find the seamstress who sewed it up- it was loaned to me by Terracycle. I'll post her address
when I know more.

Jeff

 

[email protected] (Jeff Wills) wrote in message
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> I've been testing a custom-fitted waterproof cover that's supposed to fit a Koolback or RANS seat.
> Since I have a Cobra seat, it doesn't fit superbly, but it does keep the rain from soaking into
> the foam. It's not breathable, but I find that keeps my butt warmer on rainy rides anyway. I need
> to re-find the seamstress who sewed it up- it was loaned to me by Terracycle. I'll post her
> address when I know more.
>
> Jeff

At long last here it is:

de Cloutier Custom Sewing Brenda L. Cloutier blcloutier at yahoo com (address munged on purpose)

She's in the Portland, Oregon area, as far as I can tell. She also makes recumbent body socks and
repairs outdoor gear (according to her business card). Email me privately and I can give you her
phone number.

Jeff

 

"Richard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I just put Easy Racer's Carbon Fiber fenders on my GR. That should keep the wet off the seat.
>
> Now if it sits out in the rain... It's not possible a GR owner would do that.

Actually, on Bike Virginia a few years back, I did exactly that. It was either that or leave my
Gore-Tex jacket covering the seat at the rest stop and get soaked. Guess which I chose.

To Jeff, who suggested a seamstress who sews a custom seat cover: thanks, I'll stow away her e-mail
address, but only after trying the easy and cheap solution Lorenzo offered. He suggested disposable
shower caps, and of course that makes sense. If I'm off the bike, I can slip the shower cap on the
seat. If I'm on it, my butt and raingear will keep the seat reasonably dry. Or so it seems to me.
I'll try it and see.

Thanks to everyone for your helpful responses.

Alan