We have had little rain lately, but as autumn moves into winter, we are bound to have more. I ride at least ten miles every day whatever the weather. Provided I have the right gear, I can actually enjoy riding in the rain. Much of my riding is on a pushbike rather than an e bike. So I need gear that does not impede pedaling. I always ride in trainers, rather than cycling shoes with cleats. I have some cheap cycling overshoes, but they have snags.
The material is a close weave nylon, the same stuff used to make lightweight overtrousers. They are very baggy and unsightly. If you needed to walk more than a few paces on the road, you would quickly wear a hole in the sole. There are numerous overshoes available, but for my purpose, they all seem to have the same snags.
1. They do not come far enough up the leg, and to ensure a watertight joint with your overtrousers, they would need to come probably halfway up to the knee. If water can run off the trousers into the overshoe, they aren`t a lot of good.
2. They all seem to be designed for use with pedal cleats, and so are bottomless. In a down pour, I suspect water splashed up from the road would still wet your shoes.
3. Ideally they need to have a light sole, to withstand walking on tarmac. They also need to be flexible at the ankle so as not to impede pedaling.
The odd thing is, I looked on Ebay a while back and saw some overshoes that met most if not all these requirements. There were several sellers of these, and I think they all came from China. I looked again today and could not find them. The best way to describe them is a lightweight see through Wellington boot, which appears to be made of the same plastic that is used for rain covers on pushchairs. In the photo, they appeared to have a sole, but I cant be certain of that. Has anyone seen these, or anything similar please?
The material is a close weave nylon, the same stuff used to make lightweight overtrousers. They are very baggy and unsightly. If you needed to walk more than a few paces on the road, you would quickly wear a hole in the sole. There are numerous overshoes available, but for my purpose, they all seem to have the same snags.
1. They do not come far enough up the leg, and to ensure a watertight joint with your overtrousers, they would need to come probably halfway up to the knee. If water can run off the trousers into the overshoe, they aren`t a lot of good.
2. They all seem to be designed for use with pedal cleats, and so are bottomless. In a down pour, I suspect water splashed up from the road would still wet your shoes.
3. Ideally they need to have a light sole, to withstand walking on tarmac. They also need to be flexible at the ankle so as not to impede pedaling.
The odd thing is, I looked on Ebay a while back and saw some overshoes that met most if not all these requirements. There were several sellers of these, and I think they all came from China. I looked again today and could not find them. The best way to describe them is a lightweight see through Wellington boot, which appears to be made of the same plastic that is used for rain covers on pushchairs. In the photo, they appeared to have a sole, but I cant be certain of that. Has anyone seen these, or anything similar please?
