I use a bike poncho, it covers the legs, too, and limits sweating because it is open underneath. Decathlon sells them for cheap, and them works. There is also normal colors, but I prefer to be absurdly visible (I want to see who says "I didn't seen him 🙂)
Every time I use it, I'm amazed I'm dry underneath (the face gets wet).
In any case, even if I don't wear it, I'm unlikely to get soaked, when rain is not that strong. We are not made of sugar!
crosspostated from: https://social.tchncs.de/users/lgsp/statuses/115484700218126774
Good point, I also use overshoes if I think the rain is too heavy.
I keep a cloth in the garage at home, I do a quick chain drying with it. Also I use wax on the chain, so it doesn't collect a lot of dirt. Still, when used in rain it need more maintenance, as you said
Very interesting, I wax the chains of my “hobby” bikes (gravel and road) but my commuter bike is greased: how is your experience with wax and rain, does wiping dry it enough to avoid rust? I’ve had mixed results with it, so I’m skeptical of waxing my commuter bikes chain (it could be the wax itself, though)
Be ready to be horrified: I was tired of the dirt on the chain, collected by the standard chain oil, so I thought about waxing. I looked at products available and nothing convinced me: either remove the chain and submerge it in melted wax or use some liquid product,whose quality was questionable.
I saw that people was using candle wax, and a random guy rubbing the candle on the chain and then melting it with a lighter (those where you can direct the flame). So I did exacly that with an unscented ikea candle I had a bunch of. I did that first time in May, and then again in September. I took some light rain, and usually quickly dried with a cloth when home. I don't see signs of rust, and the noise is at normal level. I'm pretty happy, but I'm aware I could destroy my chain with it, so I'm taling the risk. Even after the ride in the picture on unpaved road with rain, the chain looked "clean" and not much was left on te cleaning cloth. The same ride with oil would have collected an unthinkable quantity of dirt.
I wasn’t ready D:
Nice experimentation going on there! Immersion waxing is actually pretty easy, with an upfront set up of slow cooker and a method to break and close the chains without much fuss. Maybe I’ll try to include my commuter bike in the waxed garage, the black muck coming off greased chains is really gross