Reply With Quote
oops, sorry, I have bad reading comprehension today after a late night
sweeping water down the drain... If you want the same light, I can go back to that LBS and get one. But try what Denise suggests.
Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Click the "Create Account" button now to join.
Results 16 to 30 of 35
Thread: best rain coat
-
12-27-2006, 04:24 PM #16
Live your dreams...
- Join Date
- Jul 2003
- Location
- North Andover, Massachusetts USA
- Posts
- 1,643
To disable ads, please log-in.
Jennifer -
Originally Posted by Bikingmomof3
If you're looking for another blinky light to wear, I really like the Firefly Supernova lights from roadid.com. I wear them when I'm walking at night (I can clip one on the loop of my Showers Pass jacket), and I've had a number of people stop me and tell me how mcuh the lights helped them to see me.
--- Denisewww.denisegoldberg.com
- Click here for links to journals and photo galleries from my travels on two wheels and two feet.
- Random thoughts and experiences in my blog at denisegoldberg.blogspot.com
"To truly find yourself you should play hide and seek alone."
(quote courtesy of an unknown fortune cookie writer)
-
12-27-2006, 04:26 PM #17
I like bikes
- Join Date
- Apr 2006
- Location
- Seattle
- Posts
- 8,548
-
12-27-2006, 04:42 PM #18
Sell crazy someplace else
- Join Date
- Jul 2006
- Location
- Ohio
- Posts
- 2,824
Mey you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine.
Jennifer
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
-Aristotle
-
12-27-2006, 04:43 PM #19
Sell crazy someplace else
- Join Date
- Jul 2006
- Location
- Ohio
- Posts
- 2,824
Thanks Denise. I will give those a try.
Jennifer
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
-Aristotle
-
12-27-2006, 06:25 PM #20
Administrator
- Join Date
- Oct 2002
- Location
- TE HQ, Hillsboro, OR
- Posts
- 1,879
Mimitabby,
I hope you enjoy the jacket. I've been riding in the Showers Pass jacket for the past few weeks and I much prefer it over my Gore Jacket. The eVent fabric breathes better and with the pit zips, mid-back venting, and the ability to loosen up the cuffs, I find the ventilation to be excellent.
I also appreciate the reflectivity.
Susan
-
12-27-2006, 06:28 PM #21
I like bikes
- Join Date
- Apr 2006
- Location
- Seattle
- Posts
- 8,548
yah, Susan, I was hoping to meet you but the gal said that you are still not set up for pick ups.. Originally Posted by Susan Otcenas
-
12-27-2006, 06:36 PM #22
Registered User
- Join Date
- Sep 2005
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Posts
- 252
Alas, none of those things fit me..... I've even tried on the Burley Rock Point jacket and found it wanting. I guess I'm going to have to get serious about using this here traffic cone orange WPB to make myself something. I'm gonna whine about having to use seam sealant though, the stuff's a pain in the butt....
Aperte mala cm est mulier, tum demum est bona. -- Syrus, Maxims
(When a woman is openly bad, she is at last good.)
Edepol nunc nos tempus est malas peioris fieri. -- Plautus, Miles Gloriosus
(Now is the time for bad girls to become worse still.)
-
12-27-2006, 06:36 PM #23
Administrator
- Join Date
- Oct 2002
- Location
- TE HQ, Hillsboro, OR
- Posts
- 1,879
Not yet. Our building is a little behind schedule (our windows are late, and without windows, the electrician can't run copper and the drywall guy can't hang drywall, etc...). Sigh.
We're currently scheduled to move in the 3rd week of March.
We will have a "will call" for local customers. You'll be able to place your order online and pick it up the next day.
Looking forward to meeting you!
Susan
-
12-27-2006, 10:00 PM #24
Don't whine
- Join Date
- Apr 2006
- Location
- I'm the only one allowed to whine
- Posts
- 10,557
I *want* that Showers Pass jacket and the hood.
However, I don't *need* it.
(but I put it in my TE cart, for just in case)
"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
-
12-28-2006, 10:08 AM #25
Registered User
- Join Date
- Jun 2006
- Location
- S. Dak.
- Posts
- 488
I ordered Showers Elite jacket from TE and found the large too big and the medium perfect except for the snug raglan sleeves. Very well made made jacket with lots of great features. I'm still thinking about settling for the sloppy large size.
-
12-28-2006, 02:11 PM #26
Sell crazy someplace else
- Join Date
- Jul 2006
- Location
- Ohio
- Posts
- 2,824
When I ordered mine, I ordered the small and the medium, returned the small. Hind sight is 20/20. Now I wish I had kept the small.
Do not get me worng, I love the medium, but it is a tad looser than I wold prefer.
Jennifer
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
-Aristotle
-
12-30-2006, 08:15 AM #27
Registered User
- Join Date
- Oct 2006
- Location
- Arlington, VA
- Posts
- 1,071
The week I rode three days in mist, drizzle and/or dense fog. After reading Nanci's excellent review, I finally broke down and bought the Showers Pass jacket. I don't mind getting a little wet when it's warm outside, but when it's 40 degrees, forget it!
The reminds me, on my Christmas ride (it drizzled the entire time), my feet got soaking wet. Thanks to smartwool socks and a chemical toe warmer in each shoe, my feet stayed warm! Couldn't believe it.
-
12-30-2006, 03:44 PM #28
I like bikes
- Join Date
- Apr 2006
- Location
- Seattle
- Posts
- 8,548
well, it didn't rain today, but it was between 34-40 degrees for our entire ride. I wore my beautiful new raincoat today. It came right on time, it was waiting for me at the motel lobby when i arrived. I LOVE LOVE the color.
Except for not having the nice big pockets like my last raincoat (which was not waterproof), i love it!
-
12-30-2006, 03:50 PM #29
Sell crazy someplace else
- Join Date
- Jul 2006
- Location
- Ohio
- Posts
- 2,824
Mimi,
I am glad your coat arrived and you love it.
Jennifer
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
-Aristotle
-
12-30-2006, 04:41 PM #30
Red bikes rule!
- Join Date
- Jul 2006
- Location
- MD suburb of Washington, DC
- Posts
- 1,832
waterproofing the Showers Pass after laundering
Have any of you taken a steam iron to your Showers Pass jacket after washing it? The directions say you're supposed to do that so it retains its water repellency. I washed mine once and didn't iron it and it seemed to repel water fine, but I washed it again today and am wondering if I'm being dumb by not ironing it. I REALLY hate to iron, so my inclination is to take my chances, but the jacket is so expensive I'd hate for it to not be useful in the rain.
