Night-time Riding

[103Alex1]

I got a lot of water through my over trousers. Might need to replace those soon.

Try this stuff ... I re-proofed my strides a week or so ago (they'd been hammered from sea swimming when I was kayaking in the Summer and not washing out after for days - really did restore them).

Nikwax Wash-In TX Direct® (300ml) | GO Outdoors

Just clean out the detergent tray properly first (scrape out any congealed detergent behind it etc. if you don't use in-drum capsules). The detergent interferes with the TX-Direct but otherwise it's one cycle in the washing machine and you're done. Best to clean the trousers first too.

 

[morphix]

Road tested the new peak today. For part of the journey, it rained quite heavily. The peak worked quite well, keeping most of the rain off my glasses. I think that the rain is still getting in through the helmet vents, as I got the odd drop of water dripping down my nose from inside the helmet. I have taped over the vents inside the helmet shell, but may need to tape on the outside, or if all else fails, try some silicon sealer. My cheap waterproof overshoes worked ok, but I got a lot of water through my over trousers. Might need to replace those soon. Still enjoyed the trip, although other cyclists were thin on the ground.

There's been a lot of speculation that we're in for a bitterly cold white christmas and then heavy snow in January.. I can't see it myself, it's been rather mild for the time of the year.. plenty of sunny days still.. just a lot of rain is all!