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cyclist raincoat 4.jpgThis Cyclist Raincoat has smashed its €35k Kickstarter funding goal
Nobody really likes getting wet when cycling, which must be why this Cyclist Raincoat from Amsterdam-based senscommon has smashed its €35k Kickstarter funding goal with, at the time of writing, €38,496 achieved from 229 backers. There’s still some time if you want to get involved.
So what’s it all about then? It’s a unisex raincoat made from a lightweight, durable and breathable fabric which is pitched as the ideal everyday essential. It can be folded away to the size of a flat A4 envelope when not needed.
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The company behind it, senscommon, says quite boldly that the raincoat is effortless to use and will protect against all elements in all seasons. It has worked with a textiles manufacturer to produce a material comprising a 57% nylon and 43% polyester mix, with a waterproof and windproof coating. All seams are taped. The inside of the raincoat has a waxed and brushed finish to provide a soft feel.
It claims to have produced an adjustable fit that accommodates the full range of pedalling, with a “push-button” system that clips the raincoat around the legs to keep the lower body dry and stop the raincoat blowing up in strong winds.
There’s an integrated hood, specially developed to provide clear side vision, so it won’t obscure your sight of the road and surrounding vehicles when you’re sheltering under the hood.
The monochrome colour, produced by weaving black and grey yarn together, may not be the most highly visible, but there are black reflective prints on the back of the sleeves to provide visibility at night.
If you like the sound of the Cyclist Raincoat, you still have time to pledge €160 and get your hands on one when it ships, anywhere in the world, in February 2017. It’ll be available in six sizes to accommodate heights from 155 to 192cm.
Take a look at it here www.kickstarter.com/projects/senscommon/cyclist-raincoat-your-urban-life...?
David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes.
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160 sheets for a flasher mac?
So if you turn your head to look right - does the hood move with you ?
There is acres of room for reflectives and they've put on tiny patches. It's also the colour of wet tarmac.
It could only ever work somewhere with cycle lanes and very slow speed. And its massively overpriced.
Just get one of these and its almost as good I reckon....
http://www.survivalaids.com/multiterrain-poncho?gclid=Cj0KEQjw7Ne_BRDRmP...
well for the sort of people that would buy this sort of thing they never look over their shoulder anyway so what would be the point.....
Not only is this overpriced kack, but it is dangerous.
Reducing movement, increasing wind effect and make you invisible to traffic.
A cloaking device for city riders is just mental
0/10
Looks perfect for my commute to Alderan
£160!, your kidding?...good luck with that...or you could just get the bus...
A woman I used to work with left work to launch pretty much the exact same thing a few years back: http://www.velovixen.com/water-off-a-duck-s-back-cassandra-raincoat-roya...
Never worked out, she ended up working back at the same place again a few years later. It was also about half the price. I suspect she must have not pitched the price high enough.
The site looks nice not sure why she revered back to her old work?
I think this product and some of the subsequent comments highlight the cultural differences between continental commuting, especially in the Benelux and Scandinavian regions, and this country.
Probably also reflects on the typical users of road.cc, it mainly being a road cycling community, more Castelli than trenchcoat.
Quite like the look of this for slow days on my sit up and beg bike. Thanks for reporting on it. #140 euros is piss all compared to the rest of the clothes I wear when I'm riding that bike.
Reminds me of the Water Of A Ducks's coats, but I think they are no longer produced.
Its funny, when I saw the first pictures I thought it was going to have a huge open vent at the back and straps to hold the coat to your legs, like those [trademark redacted] drover coats. This is, unless I'm sorely mistaken, just a grey/black overcoat. I can buy those anywhere.
Pretty much anything sells these days.
Oww. I just had an idea for a kickstarter.
Is it indicators?
Aero indicators!
Actually it is something I would like to have and buy. Something on the handle bar with the button you can press to activate it to turn left and right and with indicators located either on the bike somewhere (not sure where ) and maybe on the helmet.
The signale obviously should be transmitted to the light from the bottons via wireless.
Not convinced a driver would recognise a blinking yellow light on a cyclist as meaning indication (even though they're wired to recognise it as such on other vehicles). People are more complex than that - I think many would most likely be a bit confused more than anything.
That problem would need solved in some way.
I do like the idea of indicators though - the missus was scared to take her hands off the bars when starting out on the roads. The other problem is looking back over one shoulder, causing the bike to veer off into the right, very dangerous and a typical problem new riders have. Guess bike mirrors already solve that. Rear view on the Garmin would be cooler though.
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I often feel like my commute is a game of chess with death.
I kind of like the idea of getting about dressed as a member of Sunn O)))
I always wanted to cycle to work like Neo
This is a joke, right? "Cycling" jacket... No hi-vis colors and huge parachute oversize baggy design. A two minute long video but less than 3 seconds of that actually shows the coat worn on a bike! Video is all designer shots to justify designer price. So the only thing that makes it revolutionary is the ability to button around the thighs...but you now have raincoat material between your thighs and seat chaffing away? No thanks.
If your shoes are getting soaked anyway, just wear a proper cycling rain jacket and cycling shorts; shorts dry quick and you won't have the discomfort of this.
Monochrome colour from a black/grey weave should produce a very high degree of visibility on a drizzly February morning.
Monochrome colour from a black/grey weave should produce a very high degree of visibility on a drizzly February morning.
Evidently designed for slower cyclists. That's a fantastic windbreak! €160 seems a bit steep for this too.
Good luck to them.