RustyKnight In: Newton Aycliffe
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I'm not sure if there's already a thread to warn people about sh*te equipment but I bought a pair of Oxford Bone Dry bike boots less than 3 months ago and at £80 wasn't expecting much but a zip has snapped and the left sole has broken in half inside the boot and its worn so thin I can feel everything through it. The waterproof covering on the flexible parts is also peeling off! I expected to get 12 months out of them at least but there's no chance of that.
Oxford Bone Dry bike boots I bought mine for £25 from Busters stand at the BMF tailender! Do not ware them often I must admit but at £25 I thought they were a bit of a bagin for the odd time I use them (tend to just ware Gortex Element II work boots to ride in most weathers and distances) they are not a cheap boot £100 was the last pair I bought (reduced to £32 in the clearance sale at Arco in Hull) Steel toecaps and steel inner sole a very comphy and light weight boot I ware all weekend at rallies!
My friend Rach got Dry As Bone over trousers couple of weeks back took them back after it rained She would have been better off with a bin bag.
To make it worse I had borrowed her old ones and was dry
I wear size 10 and in June fitted 2 pairs in bikeshop in Norton close to Emzeds where i had the Daytona mot'd ...both pairs @ 79 quid each split on the zip in the shop , they were the same make different styles , i unfortunately dont recall the make but decided not to try any others , the owner said he was glad it happened in his shop and would return the rest to his supplier as it was new stock....at Hein Gericke in York i bought a pair of lace ups "Sheltex Bullson" @69-00 very satisfied now , and they do keep my feet dry ! Oxfords have quality bike luggage , saddlebags etc would'nt try their other kit now though ...thanx RK good topic
I bought a bone dry oversuit £39 in Argos after my Hein Gericke cullender pished in,knacked my phone and soaked me to the skin.Good piece of kit (the suit,not the Gericke jacket) Alpinestars SMX water resistant boots !!! Dont know who determined the level of resistance but a teaspoon an hour doesnt cut it for me at that price.They fookin squeak an all.
I bought a pair of waterproof gloves to travel down to stormin........100% waterproof all over them and my hands were soaked before i reached Dundee.......Conning b*****s
Only ever had 1 pair of gloves that were 100% water proof (Hien Gerricks own make! Gortex but lost em outside the bank in March
But they were bloody good while I had em!
do you sleep in a diving suit Prof ? lol leather wont keep your hands dry on a long ride in rain , i had a pair of "Wolfs" i think the name was and the 1st hard rain i'd used them my hands were covered in black dye ...decent gloves apart from that.
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