indyfabz

Buy a cheap, dirt pannier bag instead. Poke holes in it and the water will drain right out.

I hear an accordion playing. I’m out.​​​​​​.

djb

Xavier, you seem to be complicating things more than you need to. Strapping or bungeeing damp rain gear to top of rack works well, and if the sun comes out, they dry pretty quickly.

I'll repeat, what has always worked for me is keeping my rain gear in a front pannier with my cooking kit, so putting damp rain gear into a plastic bag in this pannier isn't a big deal.
And strapping stuff onto the rear rack dries fairly quickly. Open then up and hang on the bike in the sun when you take a break, et voila.
Bonne chance avec ton dileme.

HelpSingularity 

Cotton duck panniers, sturdy and water resistant, doesn't trap water inside.

https://carradice.co.uk/shop/pannier...v=7516fd43adaa

indyfabz

I don’t think he wants to learn from the experience here. Iggy list has been updated.

GhostRider62

After getting drenched and if the sun comes out, I like to take my shoes and socks off and rest in the sun. I put the insoles, socks and shoes on the pavement in direct sunlight. In many climates, that does not take long. At a minimum, the wrinkles in my feet "dissipate". I seem to recall stopping in places for food and alcohol when my junk dried or at least when I used to imbibe. Best to have lots of alternatives.

indyfabz

One time, my rain pants and “junk” were still so wet when I stopped for a burger that I brought my towel into the restaurant to sit on.

Xavier65

I did previously reply to say thanks to everyone, but I must have missed the warning about 5 messages per day, so it didn't get posted.

ericoseveins

Yeah I am sold on the virtues of Shakedry. Even after a pretty persistent shower you can literally can just shake it off, roll it back into its pouch, and put it away.

GhostRider62

I understand shakedry might be hard to find soon, Gore is discontinuing due to ESG problems or something like that (PFC?). I got mine about 5-6 years ago on sale for $180 and is probably the best piece of kit I have even owned but I use it infrequently to protect. My ancient ShowersPass gets stuck into the bag for daily use.

GhostRider62

I went into a WaWa convenience store recently and stripped down in the stall, Wrung my clothes out over the toilet and wiped myself dry with paper towels. If one's derriere is up to it, padless cycling shorts have some virtue in their ability to dry quickly. I usually wash my one spare cycling shorts and bungie them to the rear inside out with the pad facing the Sun.

SOme years ago, I was touring in Colorado and a late season snow storm got me. I stopped at a roadside mom and pop restaurant. I feared my wet and snow encrusted corpse would be turned away. She immediately said, "you poor thing, lets get you to the fire. They got me wool blanket and the fire was awesome and IIRC, they fed me right there. Usually I am pretty timid going into a decent place when wet. WaWa or Sheetz or the such? No problemo.

indyfabz

Perfect example of why I try to avoid stalls at Wawa.

djb

No clue what a Wawa restaurant is, but I can tell you that there is a town named Wawa, Ontario (a province in Canada, kind of like a state)

indyfabz

It’s a very popular chain of convenience stores mostly located in mid-Atlantic states. It originated in Wawa, PA. When I drive 16 miles from my house to my NJ office I pass 3. They are actually very good cycling stops. Free ice and water. A huge variety of snacks and drinks as well as pre-made and made-to-order food, such as hoagies. They even have fresh fruit. They also have PNC Bank ATMs. PNC Bank is big in PA and NJ, among other places.

Wawa is a place where people hold the door for you then nearly run you over in the parking lot.

I have a friend who recently left our company to become a senior paralegal in their corporate headquarters. Good place to work, and they have Wawa food in the cafeteria.

djb

Funny, Wawa, Pennsylvania and Wawa, Ontario.
perhaps it's a town name in Poland or something.
Thanks

str

very complicated question, since the market offers 1000 different 100% waterproofed panniers.

but there is a easy answer: Ortlieb, not only for their waterproof system, also for their how you fix their panniers system!

all other people are "artists" compared to Ortlieb.

RB1-luvr

I did a tour where it rained five of the seven days. Our bikes looked like rolling clothes lines.

indyfabz

Actually, Wawa is Ojibwa for wild goose. The store chain has a goose in its logo.





You’re not familiar with this in North Ontario?:

https://northernontario.travel/algom...ous-wawa-goose

Neil Young’s “Helpless” mentions the giant geese in North Ontario, where he is from. “Big birds flying across the sky. They were throwing shadows on our eyes.”

a_d_a_m

That's what I do with my Backroller Classics as well as my Axiom trunk bag! And, since I frequently forget to bring rain gear even on local rides, and find myself wet, it happens a lot.

Xavier65

The Grocery Bag Pannier, with optional mesh hood, seems to be close to the sort of thing I was expecting:

https://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FGBP

djb

I have a vague feeling that this has come up here before, but I have forgotten.
Yes, I have driven through Wawa and somewhere have a photo of the giant goose, from nearly 30 yrs ago.

and that N Young song is one of the best Canadian songs, in fact I am now going to listen to it, havent heard it in ages.

indyfabz

He sang it in The Lat Waltz, which is a great concert film about The Band’s lat performance. (Joni Mitchell accompanies him.) During a closeup near the end of the song you can clearly see a small chunk of cocaine is some of his nose hairs.

Vintage_Cyclist

Another solution to the wet clothing issue could be to procure a rolling clothes cart and rig it up to your bike like a trailer, so you can air dry your duds by letting them flap in the breeze.

Xavier65

I think it needs bigger wheels, but I like your thinking.