Camel Bak system for Rallye 2

[nadeem]

Has anyone got the BMW system for the Rallye Suit and is it any good...?

 

[Blue Sweeper]

Works OK as it goes the other side of the so called back protection pad in the jacket.

However, it's a real pain in the arse to fill with water as you have to undo the inner mesh liner that holds all the protection armour in place and if you have the gortex liner in place you have to remove that as well. Also it's expensive.

Best to go down to the local sports shop or Halfords and get a proper Camel Bak system.

 

[nadeem]

It's 30 quid before any discounts at the dealer...not sure how much teh camel bak is..

 

[Tim Cullis]

However, it's a real pain in the arse to fill with water as you have to undo the inner mesh liner that holds all the protection armour in place and if you have the gortex liner in place you have to remove that as well. Also it's expensive.

Steve [defor] modified his suit so it can be filled from the outside, see pic below.

 

[nadeem]

Thanks Tim

 

[Blue Sweeper]

It's 30 quid before any discounts at the dealer...not sure how much teh camel bak is..

I purchased a Camel Bak system from Halfords for £26, holds 2.2 litre and has extra pockets for all sorts of stuff - food, tools etc. It also has better insulation properties and the drink tube is also insulated so you don't get a warm slug of water that has been heated by your own body heat as with the BMW system.

Using the BMW water bladder in the Jacket makes it very heavy to put on and take off.

In other words, I'd rather use an external drinks system.

 

[ianf]

There's access and velcro flaps in the mesh bit to run a pipe up the left hand side. You could quite easily keep the water on the bike somewhere and use a bit of tubing fed into the jacket via those little push fit connectors to a mouth valve. Connectors in case you fall off and need to part company with the bike.

I use the same path for my autocom lead and keep the extension cable in the jacket most of the time. When your sitting the hose would fall out somewhere near your left thigh, handy for a bit of tube coming out of the seat/tank gap.

You'd need a valve to stop the thing draining through gravity when you disconnect though.

 

[Tim Cullis]

Unless it's insulated the water gets hot whether it's in the suit or not. Sticking cold water in whilst Steve was wearing the suit was one way to cool down! But you couldn't hang the jacket over a chair without the weight tipping it over.

I already have a couple of platypus systems, but Tchibo recently had a cycling sack with bladder and tube for something like £7.99.

Tim

 

[Grazoid]

Slightly Different...

But I use a Belstaff Celcius Jacket and a hydration system from Platypus.

The Platypus bottles have a corner mounted hose , and fit into the back pocket of the Belstaff. As they go in sideways the hose is at the bottom maximising the fluid available.

The hose then runs up my right side through some loops already on the jacket and the bite valve is positioned just inside my lid if I have an MX lid on , or just at the point it can be reached for a quick sip at lights and junctions for road use.

I have used it this way , both off road and on road.

Cheap as chips and unbursatble - Millets usually sell them in sizes from 1 litre to 2.2.