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One simple step to keeping your feet dry
It’s no fun to ride with wet feet. It’s less fun to walk around the office in your socks, while your shoes sit under your desk stuffed with newspapers, because they dry quicker that way. (Yes, I KNOW...
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Raingear review: O2 Cycling Series rain jacket
This review is of the O2 Cycling Series rain jacket, manufactured by Rain Shield Inc. of Minneapolis, Minn. LIST PRICE: $25.59-$34 online (1, 2, 3, 4). BACKGROUND: I bought this jacket, along with the...
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Raingear review: O2 Rainwear pants
This is a review of the 02 Rainwear pants by Rain Shield Inc. of Minneapolis, Minn. I also own the company’s O2 Cycling Series jacket, which I reviewed separately. PRICE: $20.99-$26.99 online (1, 2)...
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Raingear review: O2 3Flow Performance Series pants
[[NOTE: Within days of this review, these pants leaked during a couple of rides. Rainshield’s president is personally addressing the matter, although it is not yet fully resolved; you can read about it...
View ArticleTrouble with O2 3Flow Performance Series rain pants
Those of you who read my previous good review of the 3Flow Performance Series rain pants will be interested in this update: The pants have been failing me recently. I am giving the company a chance to...
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Encouraging development in the saga of the O2 3Flow Performance Series pants
Last month I wrote a glowing review of the O2 3Flow Performance Series rain pants, only to have them leak — somewhere around the right knee, getting the bottom of my right leg wet — on a few rides days...
View ArticleProps to Rainshield and owner Adam Ziskin
Sometimes companies mess up badly when it comes to customer relations. You might remember that AOL phone call, when the rep simply refused to cancel a poor guy’s service. It was a PR disaster. But then...
View ArticlePlenty of room in the bike rack
If your workplace is like mine, the bike rack empties in a hurry when the weather sours. Today, with wind, steady rain and a temperature of 32 degrees, I am guessing that there will be plenty of good...
View ArticleSource for Burley shoe covers
UPDATED Dec. 10, 2009: These covers are no longer available from this seller, and I can’t find another source for them. I did find a similar looking cover from Showers Pass. I can’t vouch for them,...
View ArticleShoe cover options
I have used Burley shoe covers for several years. Shoe covers are a must for bike commuting in my opinion — they let you ride in your everyday shoes, and their convenience more than makes up for the...
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