waterproof Trousers

acac

hi am looking for some waterproof Trousers for around £30 or less.
like some that packeable to keep in rucksack.
i was thinking bout these


Endura Gridlock Overtrouser
any ideas which is good ones thanks

estampida

sports direct

waterproof golfing trousers £10 or less.....

waby1234

Or eBay, I picked up a black pair for about a tenner.

acac

but are they any good

anj132

or get to your local lidl this week

waby1234

acac wrote:

but are they any good

Yes. They fit well and are waterproof.

YeehaaMcgee

acac wrote:

hi am looking for some waterproof Trousers for around £30 or less.
like some that packeable to keep in rucksack.
i was thinking bout these


Endura Gridlock Overtrouser
any ideas which is good ones thanks

What do you need to use them for?
The gridlock overtrousers are great for riding to work, but if you're looking to do some more serious riding then you'll sweat like a priest at a primary school.

It might be worth trying the Lidl stuff the others are suggesting - however, I've never found that cheap "waterproofs" actually hold water. The Endura Gridlocks are the exception that prove the rule.

passout

I have the gridlocks and (like all waterproff tousers) they are terrible unless it's freezing out. I say this bevause you get so hot & sweaty in them that you may as well not bother. I bought them for a five mile daily commute but only end up using them a maximum of once a year on the bike. They are OK for walking the dog in winter though! If you are going to buy some, you may as well go as cheap as possible. Better off getting mudguards and a poncho (for emergencies).

YeehaaMcgee

I thoguht the gridlocks were fine to ride to work, as long as it's not too warm.
They are just a shell though, so you'll need some form of leggings underneath them - I used Helly Hansen coolmax wicking long john type things.

starbuck

I got some peter storm ones from milletts. Not cycling specific but pretty good.

As others have said, with waterproof trousers, the breathability is just as important as waterproofness. There's no point staying dry on the outside if your legs get just as wet on the inside from sweat.

Another alternative could be rainlegs http://www.rainlegs.com/en/about.

they clip round your waist for when the weather looks iffy, then if it starts raining, you unroll them, and secure them round your upper legs (covers to around knee level) over the top of your shorts.

It's the top of your legs that will get the most wet, and these are useful and breathable as well. I think they are great for the british weather which can never decide what it's doing. They're around £20 ish.

YeehaaMcgee

Well, if it's warm, it doesn't matter if you get wet. Probably best to get wet, rather than look like some bizarre spazwangle in polyester chaps.

pilch

Tights.... not the lady kind though, lycra ones, you will still get wet, but they dry quickly, breathe and keep all the shit off your legs

sofaboy73

try some water proof shorts instead. I've got teh endura superlites (there are cheper ones out there) and they come down over the knee, keep your arse nice & dry and as they're shorts you don't suffer from the boil in the bag effect you get with full trousers. team them up with some long sealskinz socks and you're all cosy & dry

YeehaaMcgee

sofaboy73 wrote:

try some water proof shorts instead. I've got teh endura superlites (there are cheper ones out there) and they come down over the knee, keep your ars* nice & dry and as they're shorts you don't suffer from the boil in the bag effect you get with full trousers. team them up with some long sealskinz socks and you're all cosy & dry

Except for the water that runs down your legs, into the sealskin socks.

sofaboy73

[quote="Except for the water that runs down your legs, into the sealskin socks.[/quote]

I find not with the long sealskinz, they roll up onto the bottom of my knee pads nicely and the shorts are long enough to shed most of the water away from them.

you look like a bit of tool mind in this get up, however a warm and dry tool

YeehaaMcgee

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Except for the water that runs down your legs, into the sealskin socks.

I find not with the long sealskinz, they roll up onto the bottom of my knee pads nicely and the shorts are long enough to shed most of the water away from them.

you look like a bit of tool mind in this get up, however a warm and dry tool[/quote]
Er..
how... how is that any better than waterproof trousers / leggings?

sofaboy73

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Except for the water that runs down your legs, into the sealskin socks.

I find not with the long sealskinz, they roll up onto the bottom of my knee pads nicely and the shorts are long enough to shed most of the water away from them.

you look like a bit of tool mind in this get up, however a warm and dry tool

Er..
how... how is that any better than waterproof trousers / leggings?[/quote]

you get a bit of 'cooling breeze around the import areas' with the shorts and i don't find the sealskinz make my shins hot. works for me. i've tried using my e'vent walking trousers before and prefer the socks / short combo for less sweatyness.

also means that you're not having to try an squeze kneepads under torusers (if you use them)