I forgot to mention above, I use a leather saddle. When it starts raining, the rain cover goes on the saddle before I start putting rain gear on my body. Even though I use fenders, I also treat the bottom of my saddle with Brooks Proofide, along with the top of course.
Originally Posted by
pigmonkey
I've used Rain Legs for commuting for the past 5 years. They work great for that, but my commute is only about 30 minutes. If I'm out for much longer than that in heavy rain, I'll start to feel wet. (I too have only used them with fenders.)
Probably the biggest annoyance with them is having a wet butt. You pull up to a red light and stand over your bike, allowing your saddle to get rained on. The light turns green, you put your butt back on the saddle, and now you're wet.
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On a bike tour, I spend very little time at stop lights. Vast majority of the time I am far away from stop lights, thus am moving nearly constantly.
But, good point about being stopped.
Initially I bought the Rain Legs for randonneuring, someone mentioned them on the rando board. But so far have only used them on a bike tour.