Getting wet

When you really don't want to go to work on the bike you have to. It was bucketing down this morning and I had to be in Bourne End by 9.00. The old Range Rover was down the yard with the horse trailer hitched so Tom could take a digger back that we had hired for the weekend. Oh well go in the MG. Now, I bought new batteries (it needs 2 x 6 volt batteries) for this only about 6 months ago and when I came back from holiday there was not enough juice in them to start the car. I think the immobiliser tends to be a small drain. But I had bump started it a few days ago and given it a good run and it was starting again. Not this morning. It needed more than its normal churn and then too flat. Bought the bloody things by mail order and can't even remember who to complain to. So on with all the highly expensive Hein Gericke gear and onto the Velo, which did start. It more or less solidly pissed down all the way in and I can report that the clothing is NOT totally waterproof. The material itself is but the double zip system at the front is not. The water had made its way past both the zips and my shirt had a wet patch about 6 inches wide from collar to waist. I am only moderately impressed by this clothing. It is very warm and windproof. However, the waterproofing is not great and the zips have a very annoying tendency to trap the inner linings which leave to struggling to undo them and risk breakage forcing them.