Bought a Tucano Urbano Takeaway from Val last year, and here's a bit of feedback.
I ride a daily commute of 10 miles all year round; rain, shine, snow or ice. I normally wear denims or trousers to work, and don't like putting on and taking off special gear all the time. To keep warm and dry-ish, I bought the Takeaways in late October last year - here's a link to the thread:
http://ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=204903&highlight=takaways&page=2
The Takeaways do what they are supposed to do. They have kept me warm and dry through a bit of freezing rain, -5 deg C at 60mph, and the recent bit of snow...
They definitely kept off driving snow and splash from oncoming vehicles...
Putting them on properly takes just less than 1 minute, and taking them off about half that time. I take them off in the parking lot before going inside, and they tend to dry off in about a quarter of an hour. Always dry inside, sometimes damp outside. The only niggle is that rain can pool in front of some types of jacket, then dribble down onto the front of the seat; so you look a bit wet down there.
I was worried with the ice that I might not be able to move or stretch quickly enough if I needed to recover or bail. No problems, they look a bit clumsy but don't restrict movement. They did survive one slide, 20ft on ice with no rips, but they are not protective gear in that respect.
So, they stay in the top-box now and its a definite
from me.
I ride a daily commute of 10 miles all year round; rain, shine, snow or ice. I normally wear denims or trousers to work, and don't like putting on and taking off special gear all the time. To keep warm and dry-ish, I bought the Takeaways in late October last year - here's a link to the thread:
http://ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=204903&highlight=takaways&page=2
The Takeaways do what they are supposed to do. They have kept me warm and dry through a bit of freezing rain, -5 deg C at 60mph, and the recent bit of snow...
They definitely kept off driving snow and splash from oncoming vehicles...
Putting them on properly takes just less than 1 minute, and taking them off about half that time. I take them off in the parking lot before going inside, and they tend to dry off in about a quarter of an hour. Always dry inside, sometimes damp outside. The only niggle is that rain can pool in front of some types of jacket, then dribble down onto the front of the seat; so you look a bit wet down there.
I was worried with the ice that I might not be able to move or stretch quickly enough if I needed to recover or bail. No problems, they look a bit clumsy but don't restrict movement. They did survive one slide, 20ft on ice with no rips, but they are not protective gear in that respect.
So, they stay in the top-box now and its a definite
from me.
