Rainlegs: Fetish or functional?

[RedRider]

I'm thinking of investing in a pair of chaps for a new short commute which isn't worth dressing up in full cycling gear for.

Anyone with experience of Rainlegs...are they any good?

 

[MontyVeda]

fetish

 

[beatlejuice]

They work for me. Great for short trips to town. They are compact and I don't get a sweaty lower half.

 

[MattHB]

Just wear decent base layers and get wet? Stay warm and it's never an issue

 

[Lard Armstrong]

Good comedy value.

I have only ever seen one person wearing them in London, I nearly fell off laughing !

 

[phil_hg_uk]

 

[deckertim]

little bit fetishy. But they are great for longer rides

 

[mark barker]

I used mine last winter and they did a great job, but you do get a few funny looks...

 

[Baggy]

You mean you're supposed to wear something under them? No wonder I've been getting funny looks.

 

[Baggy]

I like them, great for the kind of weather we've had in the last couple of days, for wet commuting in non-bike stuff, and for longer rides.

 

[byegad]

I used them in Summer, (Remember them?) in my DF days. I use them on my recumbents when the Streamer Fairing is fitted as they waterproof the gap between jacket and fairing.

Excellent product well worth the money, get the size for you're legs. not your waist.

 

[cyberknight]

They are excellent !

Keep your thighs + knees dry without getting the boil in the bag effect from full waterproofs, your lower leg might get a bit wet but good mudguards stop most of that .
I keep a pair of these in the side pocket of my panniers all year round for when it really rains .

 

[Bonefish Blues]

You mean you're supposed to wear something under them? No wonder I've been getting funny looks.

I expect you were on your way to your evening job?

http://www.butlersinthebuff.co.uk/

 

[Baggy]

I expect you were on your way to your evening job?

http://www.butlersinthebuff.co.uk/

 

[Smut Pedaller]

I almost got these when I was searching for decent rain gear and was always frustrated how my thighs would be the only thing on me to get wet in light-moderate rain. I ended up getting a Carradice cape instead, a lot faster to put on in a sudden downpour as you can just chuck it on over anything you happen to be wearing.