What's your favorite rain gear for commuting, etc?

[Matt O'Toole]

Just as the subject says... I'm headed to DC tomorrow, and I plan to check out a couple of bike
shops for clothing deals.

Matt O.

 

[Rick Onanian]

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 20:44:55 GMT, Matt O'Toole <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just as the subject says... I'm headed to DC tomorrow, and I plan to check out a couple of bike
> shops for clothing deals.

What this guy is wearing: http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=180&xlc=991269
<G>

> Matt O.
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Rick Onanian

 

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article <[email protected]>, "Matt O'Toole" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Just as the subject says... I'm headed to DC tomorrow, and I plan to check out a couple of bike
> shops for clothing deals.
>
> Matt O.

Well, this is probably too late to help, but are you looking for type or brand?

Arm-warmers and leg-warmers are great value, and after that I go with storm pants (I have a pair
with nylon-type synthetic front panels and fleece-type synthetic underneath and as back panels. It's
completely comfortable to at least 0 C, and I only limit myself there because I haven't ridden below
that temperature).

For brands, you can't go wrong with Sugoi, but I'm biased; they're local.

--
Ryan Cousineau, [email protected] http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

 

[Zoot Katz]

Wed, 24 Sep 2003 20:44:55 GMT, <[email protected]>, "Matt O'Toole"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Just as the subject says... I'm headed to DC tomorrow, and I plan to check out a couple of bike
>shops for clothing deals.
>
>Matt O.
>

Thanks to Claire relating her experience, I bought a Sugoi, Busoi Vapour, 'Urban Ultimate' jacket
and have been amazed by its ability to keep me dry and comfortable. Now I want the pants.

You know what temperate coastal rainforest climate is like.
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zk

 

[R15757]

I third the Sugoi suggestion. The jacket with entrant material has 'ballistic' on the shoulders so
it wont wear out just from carrying a bag or pack. Takes several slides across pavement to ruin
this jacket.

Robert

 

[Zoot Katz]

25 Sep 2003 06:31:53 GMT,
<[email protected]>, [email protected]
(R15757) wrote:

>I third the Sugoi suggestion. The jacket with entrant material has 'ballistic' on the shoulders so
>it wont wear out just from carrying a bag or pack. Takes several slides across pavement to ruin
>this jacket.
>
>Robert

They also prevent water wicking through where the straps touch.
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zk

 

[Elisa Francesca]

Rick Onanian wrote:

>
> What this guy is wearing: http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=180&xlc=991269
> <G>

Thanks for the laugh! Although it would take a really good figure to follow his example!

Elisa Francesca Roselli

 

[Claire Petersky]

Zoot Katz <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Wed, 24 Sep 2003 20:44:55 GMT, <[email protected]>, "Matt O'Toole"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Just as the subject says... I'm headed to DC tomorrow, and I plan to check out a couple of bike
> >shops for clothing deals.
> >
>
> Thanks to Claire relating her experience, I bought a Sugoi, Busoi Vapour, 'Urban Ultimate' jacket
> and have been amazed by its ability to keep me dry and comfortable. Now I want the pants.
>
> You know what temperate coastal rainforest climate is like.

I got one of these in orange for my husband at an REI clearance last spring. Now he's sold.

Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky ([email protected]) Home of the meditative cyclist:
http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm

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[David Reuteler]

Zoot Katz <[email protected]> wrote:
: Thanks to Claire relating her experience, I bought a Sugoi, Busoi Vapour, 'Urban Ultimate' jacket
: and have been amazed by its ability to keep me dry and comfortable. Now I want the pants.

can someone clue me in to where to buy sugoi jackets in the US. i've been trying to get a look (or
just buy) the Thermal Transition Jacket for a bit and no on-line vendor (or local shop for that
matter) that i can find has it. or any sugoi jacket that'll work down to 20F (in the pearl izumi
kodiak barrier jacket class).
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david reuteler [email protected]

 

[Terry Morse]

David Reuteler wrote:

> can someone clue me in to where to buy sugoi jackets in the US. i've been trying to get a look (or
> just buy) the Thermal Transition Jacket for a bit and no on-line vendor (or local shop for that
> matter) that i can find has it.

Did you try a froogle search:

http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=sugoi+transition
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terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://www.terrymorse.com/bike/

 

[Matthew]

"David Reuteler" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Zoot Katz <[email protected]> wrote:
> : Thanks to Claire relating her experience, I bought a Sugoi, Busoi Vapour, 'Urban Ultimate'
> : jacket and have been amazed by its ability to keep me dry and comfortable. Now I want the pants.
>
> can someone clue me in to where to buy sugoi jackets in the US. i've been trying to get a look (or
> just buy) the Thermal Transition Jacket for a bit and no on-line vendor (or local shop for that
> matter) that i can find has
it.
> or any sugoi jacket that'll work down to 20F (in the pearl izumi kodiak barrier jacket class).
> --

$45 at Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009ZLQL/qid=1064504065/sr=1
-12/ref=sr_1_12_sg/104-7320970-6251946?v=glance&s=sporting-goods&n=3375311

Matthew

 

[Steven M. O'Nei]

8th.

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[David Reuteler]

Matthew <[email protected]> wrote:
: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009ZLQL/qid=1064504065/sr=1
: -12/ref=sr_1_12_sg/104-7320970-6251946?v=glance&s=sporting-goods&n=3375311

ugh.. nice try, tho. wrong jacket. that's the "MicroFine Transition II Jacket" not the "Thermal
Transition Jacket." amazon doesn't have it, either. nor altrec, nor rei. sugoi claims to make it!

froogle.google.com pulls back nothing, either.
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david reuteler [email protected]

 

[Zoot Katz]

25 Sep 2003 16:21:24 GMT, <[email protected]>, David Reuteler
<[email protected]> wrote:

>ugh.. nice try, tho. wrong jacket. that's the "MicroFine Transition II Jacket" not the "Thermal
>Transition Jacket." amazon doesn't have it, either. nor altrec, nor rei. sugoi claims to make it!
>
>froogle.google.com pulls back nothing, either.

Have you tried the Sugoi site's dealer search?

http://www.sugoi.ca/

Minneapolis, (I'm guessing from your header) has 15 dealers listed. I expect some of them may be ski
or runners shops though.
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zk

 

[David Reuteler]

Zoot Katz <[email protected]> wrote:
: Have you tried the Sugoi site's dealer search?
:
: http://www.sugoi.ca/
:
: Minneapolis, (I'm guessing from your header) has 15 dealers listed. I expect some of them may be
: ski or runners shops though.

boise currently. none of the dealer's here have their cold weather gear so i was looking online.
geez, does it not get cold here? that'd be good.
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david reuteler [email protected]

 

[B.C. Cletta]

> Just as the subject says... I'm headed to DC tomorrow, and I plan to check out a couple of bike
> shops for clothing deals.

my favorite windshell & a can of 'Scotch Guard'. the SG works pretty good on SportHill pants & an
old poly-wool Blackbottom jacket i have. i'm going someplace warm, in temperature anyway, so it's
not that big of a deal if i'm a little damp or even wet. BTW, i own Goretex, various microPU &
PU, a clear vinyl and even a Carridice waxed jacket.

(damn, it's that time of the year to recoat everything.)

 

[troyq]

Originally posted by Elisa Francesca
Rick Onanian wrote:

>
> What this guy is wearing: http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=180&xlc=991269
> <G>

Thanks for the laugh! Although it would take a really good figure to follow his example!

Elisa Francesca Roselli

An unfortunate follow up to that story...

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/obituaries/6159799.htm