Rider Feedback

Feedback 06/05/08: Hi, I ride with the overgloves on most times when its raining, but never have I ridden in rain, sleet, hail and snow like I did on Saturday 3rd of May, we did our annual club fundraiser for the Chomley Home and it was the wettest ever riding. I was the only one out of 17 that had dry warm hands. I think there will be some orders coming your way. 2 club members have already bought from you.

Steve, www.plainsmc.org.nz

Feedback 08/03/08 (not only good for your bike!): You will be glad to know your rain-off gloves work well with my snow blower, last week 16" of fresh snow in my driveway and I wore them over my regular gloves and with the heated grips and the Rain-off gloves on, my hands were nice and warm and most of all DRY. thanks again Peter Allen, Colorado, USA.

Feedback 28/12/07: Just wanted to drop you a note and express my utmost appreciation for your Rain-Off overgloves. My name is John Littleton and I'm located in East Tennessee in the U.S., at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. I took a little ride 'n camp over into North Carolina the weekend before Christmas, and ran into a little bit of everything as weather goes. Your overgloves did indeed keep my hands warmer in the cold temps I encountered on the way over...and kept my hands bone dry in the hundred miles of pouring rain I encountered on the way home. All in all, 650 miles in some nasty winter weather, and your overgloves were worth every penny! Also want to add for folks that might read this feedback, that my order was processed and received as quickly, or quicker, as anything I've order from companies here in the States. Thanks for a quality product and good service.

"Tequila John" Littleton
http://tjrides.com

Feedback: The riding season is over here in Ontario Canada... Anyway, this summer we did a tour of the east coast and had a chance to try out your gloves. I did direct comparisons with your product against my "waterproof" insulated gloves. 200 km each in cool, rainy conditions. Your product was definitely better and fully waterproof. As an added benefit due to the wind protection of your gloves, I was able to wear thinner gloves underneath and as a result, got better heat transfer from the heated grips. All in all, a great product that full delivers as advertised!
Keith Broughton, Ontario, Canada (24/11/07)

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Now speaking of "warm & dry" here's another product I can wholeheartedly recommend.... and this one I'm pretty sure you haven't seen before. These are "Motorcycle Overgloves" from a New Zealand company called Rain-Off. I've not seen them anywhere before a recent ad in Thunder Press caught my eye.
After visiting their website at www.rain-off.com I was hooked. These overgloves slip over one's regular riding gauntlets and absolutely prevent moisture from penetrating, even when riding for hours in our recent record-setting downpours!! The seams are welding, not stitched. And since the material "cannot leak" (their claim verified by my experience), and are windproof as well, your leather winter riding gloves will keep your hands warmer too.
They are made from an extremely thin material {we would like to add 'durable' too} that takes up very little space when not in use, just fold em up and stow em in your pocket when not needed. Yet they are long enough to reach comfortably above the wrists of my rather large (XXXL) riding gauntlets and in addition feature an elastic drawstring to crinch around the forearms to prevent rainwater from running down my sleeves into the upper end of my gloves. I sensed no added bulk while wearing them and in fact I think I get a slightly better grip on my levers while using them in the rain. They come in five sizes ranging from XS to XL. Having large hands, I opted for the XL. I could've gotten by with the Large since they run bigger than US sizes we are used to.
There is a means to determining your correct size on their website. If it sounds like I'm pleased with this product, then I have gotten my point across. Mention Tacoma HOG when you order them. You will have them within a week.
See y'all out there in the rain.......no excuses now!
John Mattson.
Editor, Tacoma HOG Newsletter < www.tacomahog.com>
Port Orchard, WA.
Back to top USA. (Nov 2006)

Feedback: {e-mail. Brock bought a pair end of last year, and has just ordered another 2}
Yes, these are for friends. I bought a pair last year and they are, without a doubt, the BEST rain gloves I have ever purchased. And I have tried a lot of different choices. Your product should be a "must have" for every bike rider.
Regards.
Brock Bailey, BC, Canada (25/10/07)

Feedback: {e-mailed after receiving Lyn's 3rd order}
Well done for remembering!!! Nope, this pair is for my daughter as we are going on a 4 day trip round the West Coast in a couple of weeks and it might get a bit damp!! I'll still get a pair for BJ later on - maybe for Xmas! I've found the gloves are great and the rain doesn't get through them. I haven't had any difficulty using my controls with the gloves on. I've also found that when it's really cold (and boy can it get cold in the South Island!) but not raining it's good to wear the gloves because they cut out the cold wind and your hands stay warmer. We did a ride in December and spent all of one day in rain and the gloves worked a treat.
Cheers, Lynette, Winchester, NZ

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My 1,700 mile tour from UK to Sweden was wet some of the way and the gloves were brilliant. Riding in torrential rain and the gloves did not leak so kept the under gloves dry. Well done to you all at Rain-Off. Regards.
Ian Sadler, East Sussex, UK

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I have now been using your overgloves for two years and they are everything your web site said they would be. Even during one day last year in Scotland when it rained non stop for all of the 10 hours we were on the bikes. Well done.
Spike Parker, Bath, UK

Feedback: {e-mail}... this is Ross's 3rd pair!
Hi Julie
Feel like I am family too, my sister is learning to ride a bike so I am setting her up with the gear I find that works. Getting cold over here (not as cold as your area though). The overgloves are great no problems at all.
Will recommend at any time I can.
Cheers
Ross
Western Australia

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Just a very quick note to say how successful the gloves were on the Southern
Cross - I tended to wear them all the time in the South Island for warmth as
well as rain and have to say they worked out really well.

Back to top Thanks again, Merv Sharp, Total Coats Ltd

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Lee Hurley - Independent Tester of our product and well reknown bike rider in New Zealand and organizer of many M/C events through the 'Rusty Nuts M/C club'. The paragraph{s} below were e-mailed to 'Rusty Nuts' club members 17/7/06.

Product of the Year (So far) Over gloves.
Straight off I am going to admit to being skeptical about "Water Proof " claims.
Over the years I have heard most things and have disproved all of them. This one is the one that shot me down.
These over gloves are water proof - totally, completely, They fit over the gloves and stop wind and rain. I'm not a great fan of the toggle system to pull them tight and prefer to pull jacket sleeves over the top but they keep the water out and the warmth in. They appear to be robust enough to get a few years wear out of. They have welded seams.
They look a bit strange with a thumb and forefinger and the other three fingers as a mitten style. This allows the forefingers to be used separately if desired. They are made in NZ - if you want more info or to orders go to www.rain-off.com and if you have any questions ask Pat.
These come with my personal recommendation as the first waterproof product I have used that is still waterproof after many uses. Go for it guys, these are good - tell Pat that Lee Rusty sent you.
Lee Hurley.
Rusty Nuts M/C.
www.rustynuts.co.nz
New Zealand.

 

Feedback: {e-mail, he saw my advert in BRM magizine while on holiday here}
Hey Pat. I've raced in your gloves and they work deadly.....no restriction in the hands or anything. Couple of lads want to buy some sets. I'll get their sizes. It's rained the last two weekends racing here so I ran away with 5 wins and 2 2nds and a 3rd place. I won two races with prizes from Suzuki of $2000 for the win. I have an 8 hour endurance race next weekend with my teammate and then some more sprint races in Oregon and then back to Eastern Washington to race the following and then down to California the following to race AMA at Infinion Raceway....That one is televised so look out for it on speed channel...It play's around the world....normally shows on Two Wheeled Tuesdays... So the next month is insane for me but, motor onnnnn.....

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Steve Johnstone - Independent Tester of our product. Rode to Idaho from Texas, USA. More on <www.f650.com>
Julie,Well, I am impressed! We had rain....West Texas black clouds rain....can't see far ahead rain! Gloves are COMPLETELY waterproof....gloves are useable - I had to "zip up" and could do so wearing the gloves.....the gaunlets are long, which I appreciate (all too often gloves are too short and the elements get in around the wrist. These are the points I will stress. A great product! More later.....steve Original Message: -----Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:07:47 +1200 To: prof@f650.com Subject: Re: Waterproof Overgloves.
Steve Johnson.
www.f650.com
Texas
U.S.A.


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Hi Pat
The news is all good.
Since purchasing the over-gloves I have only been riding on an occasional basis but I have not always had the luxury of picking the days and have therefore run into some foul weather when I have been out on two wheels and I no longer get wet hands which makes me ever so happy.
I have also noticed that on the colder days my hands are kept warmer by having the over-gloves on, even when there is no rain - a distinct advantage to retaining clutch and brake control.
I would, and have, recommended the over-gloves to numerous people and will continue to do so.
Regards
Steve Hobbs.
Wanganui.
New Zealand.


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Thanks for your reply and promptness. I am a member of the Chain Gang. I hope you have heard of them. We had an evaluation of your overgloves, actually it was a rave review.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for being a company that is obviously interested in it's customers and take the time to make your webpage both pleasing and but more important, infortmative. This is getting rare in my country. The plan seems to be get the customer in, sell a product whether it is iright or wrong for that person, take the money... next sucker please!
You sir are a breath of fresh air. I will continue o go out of my way to buy a product that is presented to me as if they really care.
Thanks agian, and thanks for asking.
Philip Johnstone,
New Braunfels,
Texas,
Back to top USA.

Feedback: {Phone. He contacted me}.
The overgloves are great Pat. I thought I read they were 15% warmer { he didn't, I initially put a conservative 30% warmer} but I'd easily say they were 50% warmer.
Last Sunday I went up to Russell for a ride and it was absolutely chucking it down the whole way up but I had the overgloves on and it was brilliant.....absolutely brilliant. If you were in a car it'd be double wiper speed the whole way.
When I got up there my hands were dry as a bone! {English terminology to define something very dry}. I've never worn gloves before that were that waterproof.
I was telling everyone on the trip about them and how I've never had waterproof gloves before, and I've had a number of so called waterproof gloves and usually after about two hours in the driving rain they get wet. But these were bloody brilliant.
I've never ever had dry hands before in conditions like that.
Wet gloves are a pain, your trying to get your finger in and it won't go .........and your trying to get the bloody things on........shit, you know what it's like?
They're easy to operate with too, they're bloody great. I wouldn't go away now without throwing them in my panniers.
When I did the 1000 miler ride last year I saw Jim Gault with a pair on and I said "what the f----k have you got on your hands Jim?" because I'd never seen them before. He said "these things are bloody fantastic". So I thought anything that keeps off the rain as good as he says..........I'm in there. So I got in touch with you. They take up no room either, whereas another pair of winter gloves take up a bit of room. I put them in my pocket thats how small they pack up.
Tony Simmons.
Auckland.
New Zealand.


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Hey Pat, here's some feedback on your overgloves. Roadhawk NZ Harley Tours tour New Zealand rain or shine and on one of the wetter tours I put on my Rain-off over gloves. After 3 days of riding in rain and South Island cold temperatures my hands were not only dry but also warm, if fact after the first few kms I did not even know I had them on at all as the "feel " was still great. I would personally recommend your Rain-Off over gloves to any one who is into serious winter riding and will offer them as a first choice over glove to all of my clients.
Greg Ogg.
Director-RoadHawk NZ Harley Tours Ltd.
www.nzharleytours.com
Back to top New Zealand.

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Hi Pat and Julie, See attached photo taken at the Arctic Circle ! Just to let you know that the gloves worked perfectly !! It rained virtually every day of the last week of my two week vacation but the gloves kept me dry !! I am very impressed. And you can tell other people I said so.
So, your gloves kept me dry and warm on a trip through northern British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska, including a ride to the Arctic Circle".
John Stephens.
John's first e-mail to us below;
Hi Julie: Looking forward to the gloves ! Ironically, the last time I bought a glove similar to what you sell was while I was in the UK. I figured that if any country knew how to make great gloves for rainy weather it would be the UK. They turned out to be terrible (bad seams, and very good collectors of water inside glove !!) So when I saw the New Zealand offering I thought I'd give them a try !! Some day I would love to tour your country !! As far as Ontario weather and riding. I am virtually guaranteed riding from April 1 to Nov 1 each year. It gets very hot herein June July and early August. Often 30C and very high humidity. I hope the gloves arrive fairly quickly as I have a trip planned to Alaska, Yukon and Northern British Columbia . . so it will be great opportunity to test them out !! I heard about you from some on line users group. I think it was the LDRiders group (Long Distance Riders).
John Stephens.
Carp, Ontario,
Canada.

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{How are you going with the overgloves?} Good, they're fantastic mate. Just about everyone I ride with down here has got a pair now, they're good. {Are you finding them 100% waterproof?} Oh shit yeah no problem at all and I've been through some pretty wet weather, they keep the cold out as well, they're bloody awesome. You can spend hundreds {of dollars} on gloves and none of them bloody work. We were down the South Island last year and all the other guys we were with were dripping wet. Me and my brother had your overgloves on and no problems at all. The other guys we were with had to pull over to the side of the road, rubbing their hands together and all this sort of bullshit, so they were bloody good.
Dave O'leary,
Lower Hutt.
Back to top New Zealand.

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Pat,
Successfully tested the overgloves on a 200km trip that was wet and windy the whole way. Worked as advertised - congratulations on a simple but effective bit of kit.
Cheers,
David Rendell.
ACT.
Australia.

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I have been riding for over 40 years, and have been looking for a waterproof glove for over 40 years. I have bought many that claimed to be water proof but were not. I recently bought my first pair of Rain-Off's and on a recent trip rode for over 4 hours in cold (35 F) rain. My hands and gloves were dry and warm. I just ordered my 3rd pair for my daughter {the second pair were for my brother}.
I have been telling everyone I know about the gloves.
{Terry's first e-mail to us below}.
I have been riding since 1965 and in that time I have spent a lot of money trying to find good waterproof riding gear, without a lot of success.
I have a Tourmaster suit, electric liner and gloves, Totes rubber overboots, and Frogg Toggs for the rain.
I have tried many 'waterproof' gloves but have yet to find some.....I keep hoping.
As to how I found you, I just Googled 'waterproof motorcycle gloves' and got a site that had tested your overglove. They said they didn't leak.
I hope they are right.
I got one set for me and one set for my brother who also rides. I will let you know how they test out.
Terry Tate,
Oklahoma City,
United States.

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{I was wondering how you're going with the overgloves?}
I find them quite good. I did a trip down the South Island about a month or so ago and you definitely need them down there although we were quite lucky with the weather, but as much for the cold as anything else.
{Do you find them good for the cold?} Yeah, they definitely help. I suffer from cold hands.
But they're good, I'm quite pleased with them. A little restrictive but you're always going to get that......it's an extra layer {Phil purchased his overgloves when we only made one size}
They're as good as anything I've found to guarantee to keep me dry.
Phil Friis,
Hawke's Bay.
Back to top New Zealand.


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Finding them great, they're really good. Haven't used them all that much, but no, they're fantastic.
I actually took them to Japan and rode in the snow with them......they're actually good for warmth too.
{When asked if my 30% warmer claim was accurate} easy, I'd say twice as warm. I wear my sport bike gloves because I don't like thick gloves and when it rains I throw those on, but no, I'm really really happy.
{When asked about 100% waterproof?} yeah, I haven't had any problems.
Offered to be contacted for reference. http://www.emoto.co.nz/
Peter Doak.
Christchurch.
New Zealand.


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{How are you going with the overgloves?} Actually very good. I used them to get to the Cold Kiwi and back and I'll tell you what they were bloody marvelous, excellent, It really pissed down going down there and I didn't have to use my second pair of gloves! I've since sold my bike but I'm getting into trail riding so I'll use them doing that, those big trail rides down Rotorua way like the Tarawerea 100.
But for road riding when I had the T, I couldn't grizzle about them, they were bloody good.
Bill {No surname, he came to my place with friend Neil two days before the Cold Kiwi Rally}.
West Auckland.
Back to top New Zealand.

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{When asked how they were going} Yeah good. Admittedly I've only used them about a dozen or so times, but yeah they're great. I've got the two fingered ones and they work really well.
{Waterproof?} Yep, I haven't had any problems whatsoever. They were bloody good going down to the Cold Kiwi last year. I put them under my Spitty suit and zipped them up right down over the wrist.
{30% warmer?} Yeah, much warmer, if someone had said to me "what are they like" I would say the same again, but you could definitely say 30%.
When we got down to the C.K it was about 11pm at night and everything was frozen. Our bikes stayed clean because it was frozen whereas everyone else's who came down earlier were covered in shit.
Neil {No surname, he came to my place with friend Bill two days before the Cold Kiwi Rally}.
West Auckland.
New Zealand.

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{How are you going with them?} Yeah good. They're good. I've told a few people about them and I was on a ride one day showing them to somebody and another fellow had a pair as well.
They are good because I got caught in some really bad weather down in those hills near Nelson one day, I whipped them on and they were great. {Totally waterproof?} Yeah. {30% warmer?} Hard to say, but definitely warmer though.
Kevin McBeth. {He's OK about being contacted 021 043 7839}.
Otaki.
New Zealand.

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{How are you going with the overgloves?} Bloody awesome, I bought them just before we went on a trip down the South Island in October, they're bloody good.
{Do you find them 100% waterproof?} Absolutely {do you find them nice and warm?} Oh shit yeah, Before I was wearing thermals and god knows what to keep my hands warm, it didn't matter what sort of gloves you had, your hands still got cold. But no, they're good. They look a bit like ducks feet but they work so I don't give a shit what they look like......and they're comfortable. I actually saw someone with a pair that's why I got in touch with you.
Ian Jefferson {no address recorded but his Phone no: starts with 04, so it's the lower North Island}.
Back to top New Zealand.

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{I was wondering how you're getting on with them?}
Yeah, they're excellent gloves.....they're bloody good Pat.
They're 100% waterproof and comfortable too.
Doug Penn.
Wanganui.
New Zealand.

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{On my introduction to who I was and what I'd sold him} Bloody good things, the best thing I ever did.
Last year I did 63,000km's and this year I'll do much the same. I change my bike every year. So I average 65,000km's per year and they're the greatest thing I ever invested in and I know a lot about wet weather gear.
I ride 100km's one way to work every day.
I've tried everything, I've had S------ wetweather gear which I rate about 60% effective. The best I've had is C------ but this morning after two years I got a wet crotch.
{Do you have any complaints about the overgloves?} No not at all, so long as I wear my jacket over the top otherwise the wet gets in.
I was just thinking the other day, It would be shocking if you guys stopped making these things because one day I'm going to need another pair.
{How many times do you estimate you've used my overgloves?}
A lot - difficult to say, but every time it looks like rain I put them on.
I'll give you as much support as you want, just get them to give me a call and ask for Broker four.
Ph: 0274 921 676.
Wk: 09 302 4199.
Ian Walker.
Auckland.
New Zealand.

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{I was wondering how you were finding the overgloves?}
Excellent mate, a really good product. I went up North for five days and one of those days it really pissed down but I just slipped on the overgloves and they were fantastic. They work really well.
I'll put them in my news letter as lots of guys have them in our chapter {H.O.G} too now.
Rimi Shivaz.
Wellington.
Back to top New Zealand.

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{I was wondering how you were going with the overgloves?} They're great. I took them out for a good spin first up and the only thing wet was my boots.
{Do you find them 100% waterproof?} Absolutely. Yeah, didn't let a spot of water in. Very pleased.....glad I got em. {Warmer?} Yes, half the problem with the cold is the wet and if they're waterproof they're windproof aren't they.
Denis Church.
Upper Hutt.
New Zealand.

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{How are you going with the overgloves} They were brilliant, I did a South Island tour with them and a couple of other guys who came with me said they were going to get some. We struck some real downpours ..... and yeah....they saved my hands {warmer and 100% waterproof?} yeah, 100% waterproof definitely. But no, I found them brilliant.
I sold the other set too and he was happy with them, showing them to everyone else. He was impressed.
Terry Sanders,
Matamata.
New Zealand.

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{How are you finding the overgloves?} Good. I went down to the South Island and they kept me dry, but found I had to put them under my jacket or water would run into my gloves from down the back of the sleeve. {Gene was riding in exceptionally bad conditions, in his words "we rode through a storm for 170kms.....the water was one metre under the Hasst Bridge!"}.
But once I put them under my jacket....they were fine after that.....no problem at all.
And kept me warm as well, definitely made a difference. {How much of a difference.....30%?} I didn't feel the cold after that.....not at all. I've got warm gloves but it would have made a difference if I didn't have those {overgloves}. I'd say 30% to 50% warmer.
Gene Wyngaard. {Can be contacted for reference}.
Mob: 027-270 1890.
WK: 09-574 6410.
e-mail: gene@sulco.co.nz
New Zealand.

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{How are you going with the overgloves?} I've only ridden once in the rain and that was from Nelson back up to Auckland. But yes, they're good. The only thing is I found water does eventually run down your arm, It didn't saturate my gloves or anything, they just got a little damp around the ends and it took quite a while. I just needed to put them under my jacket.......other than that they're good and quite warm too because when I left Nelson it was bloody freezing but they kept my hands warm because I had to catch the ferry at 3am { a ship to the North Island of New Zealand that is} in the morning.
John Christie.
Nelson.
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{How are you going with the overgloves?}
They're keeping me dry, I'm happy with them, it's real cold down here so they're primo {short for premium}.
Lately I've been getting hammered but they're good I wear my thin gloves under them which is good too.
Hector Cambell.
Wanganui.
New Zealand.

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HELLO PAT COULD YOU SEND ANOTHER SET OF MITTENS (LARGE) TO 34 ............ TERRACE, LOWER HUTT BY COURIER FOR MY BROTHER KEN.
WE ARE AWAY DOWN SOUTH ON THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE LONG WEEKEND.
I HAVE TRIED THE MITTS AND THEY WORK A TREAT. I HAVE POSTED A CHEQUE THIS MORNING.
THANKS
Dave O'Leary
Lower Hutt.
New Zealand.


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Hi Pat. Well, I have given the Rain-Off's a good workout on my trip to New Plymouth and back. The trip up on Saturday was straight forward with 1 or 2 showers and a cool wind. Heading home to Otaki on Monday was an entirely different story. Bitterly cold wind and heavy rain through the Wanganui area which cleared south of Turakina but the cold conditions prevailed. Arrived back in Otaki 6.00pm. Found the Rain-Offs to be 100% waterproof and although my fingers were on the cold side they would have been frozen without them. Not bad when you consider that my gloves are summer-weight units and cheap ( $45.00 ) I don't think you would get much worse riding conditions in the North Island than what we had over the weekend. Summing up, very pleased with the Rain-Offs. You may have a few inquiries as have shown them to other riders while in New Plymouth. But all in all, very pleased. Many thanks for the good service.
Regards
Pete De Grey.
Otaki.
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Hi Pat
Thanks for getting the gauntlets to me in time for my ride to Auckland. They worked well in the light and moderate rain I encountered, keeping my gloves dry and my hands warm.
I have used them since in heavy downpours with the same positive results.
Carl Furniss.
Lower Hutt.
New Zealand.

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The waterproof overgloves are just great. They protect my summer gloves & give extra warmth on a cold rainy morning. The shape of them - with the forefinger free to pull in the clutch & brake is just a really smart idea. Nice & light & easy to use........ Thanks Pat.
Regards Alan.
Alan Weller.
Tuakau.
New Zealand.

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Hey Pat, tried your over gloves this weekend gone, went up to Collive. It pissed down the whole way. Gloves worked a treat, totally dry, stopped water going up my arms as well. Thanks, Daryl.
Daryl Hallworth.
Pirongia.
New Zealand.

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{How are you going with the overgloves?} They're brillant. I bought an RJ oversuit and they supplied a pair of waterproof gloves which are mediocre but with all the winter riding I've been doing I've been wearing your overgloves over the top of polypro gloves and my gloves that I wear all year round and they really are Boomer {"Boomer" is a term used in NZ to decribe something good.....or better than good}. {Are you finding them 100% waterproof?} Yeah, no water in when you pull that drawcord thing tight. {And warmer?} Very much so, it just stops that air movement which makes them quite a bit warmer.
Ray Moroney.
Westport.
New Zealand.

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{How are you going with the overgloves?} I haven't used them much. I don't like the rain. But I'm pretty happy with them and they definitley make my hands warmer. {How do you find them to ride with?} Good, the gloves I've got are pretty much full on sports gloves and they've got carbon-fibre bits over the knuckles and I've got fairly big hands bit they fit over them just fine. So I'm happy and everything's fine.
Warren Sampson.
New Plymouth.
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{How are you going with the overgloves?}
Brillant, yeah I went down to the Brass Monkey { The Brass Monkey is a winter M/C rally in the South Island of New Zealand} with them so that was a good test, off and on rain all the way down. They made a big difference to my hands, I only had thin gloves that I'd ripped the waterproof lining out of. What I liked about them apart from keeping out the wet was I had good feeling of the handlebars and the levers. My hands still got cold.....after all it's the middle of bloody winter down there but my hands didn't get agonisingly painful. But it takes a long time though {to get cold that is} I had them on more or less the whole time really - they were brillant. A couple of guys were asking about them so I showed them your details on the glove.....they had those other ones that strap to the bars, they're hidious and I don't think they're as good as the ones you make. Another thing is, when your cold and wet your concentration slips a bit too. I'm more than happy with them and I'd recommend them to anyone.
Peter Jones.
Whakatane.
New Zealand.

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{How are you going with the overgloves?} OK, but we really haven't had such a bad winter down here but I carry them in my saddle bag all the time just in case. I've been out in the rain when it's been spitting pretty good......Yeah, I've got absoloutley no complaints and they're there if I need them.
T Mitchel.
Christchurch.
New Zealand.

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{How are you going with the overgloves?} Yeah, I quite like them but I found them too hot. This is not a complaint or anything and I'd say 99% of the market would think they're great. My friend has a pair and he raves about them but he has heated handlebars too so he feels the cold whereas I don't seem to. I wore them to the Brass Monkey down south and they were great in the rain and cold, but up here I found them a bit hot. I guess I've got a really good pair of gloves but they get a bit wet in the rain without the overgloves though.
Mark Holloway.
Tauranga.
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Hi Pat, I used the overgloves until mid November and have only started wearing them again continuously last week as winter is setting in. I estimate that the overglovers were worn constantly for 5 to 6000k commuting to work from August to November and do everything I expect of them. My trip home tonight was 43k in a very strong wind, sleet (almost snow) and rain. With my hot grips and the Rainoff overgloves cold hands were not a problem. It is great to see that you now have a range of sizes so perhaps I purchased mine a year too early. But I am not complaining as you were starting to develop your product and they were exactly what I required {this was Brian's first e-mail to me when I only made one size overglove. I sent him another pair as the first pair were too big and his response is in the Feedback below}. I am not going to the Brass Monkey this year but I hope you have some there as the snow is down to 300m at the moment.

Feedback: On second pair of overgloves: {Hi Brian, how are you going with the overgloves} Excellent. I put them on and I haven't taken them off! {he means this literally, he never takes the overgloves off his bike gloves, leaves them on as one} I ride 42km's one way to work and the frosts get as low as -8 degrees below 0 so you get cold but not uncomfortably so. {Do you find them 100% waterproof?} Oh yeah, totally waterproof, they're "as good as gold". They're just what I wanted.
Brian Stewart.
Invercargill.
New Zealand.

 

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{How are you going with the overgloves?} Yeah good. We've been pretty lucky with the weather but wore them on a couple of trips to Christchurch and back. We hardly hit any rain but they were good for keeping the windchill factor down. It was good because we didn't have to put our big thick gloves on and lose the feeling of the controls, so we just had our summer weight gloves on under the overgloves. {Did you find them comfortable to ride with?} Yeah. They look large when you put them out on the table but when you put them on your hands with your bike gloves on they fit good. I'm positive about them and I think they're a great idea.
Geoff Robinson.
Blenheim.
New Zealand.

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{How are you going with the overgloves?} Great. I had them for the Brass Monkey and we had some pretty heavy rain there for a couple of days from Tauranga all the way down to Ranfurly and they were absolutely awesome. My hands were nice and warm and they were really really good. {100% waterproof?} Yes, they're really good, I've had wet hands for years.....so, I'm "thrilled to bits" with them.
Frazer Lellman.
Tauranga.
New Zealand.

 

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{How are you going with the overgloves?} Good but I haven't done much wet weather riding lately. I find them really good for keeping out the cold though. They're also comfortable and easy to put on.
Peter Flood.
Nelson.
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Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:40:44 +1300 To: "LEMON.GRACE" Subject: Re: glove inquiry ( Ian Lemon) on 13/11/05 7:14 PM, LEMON.GRACE at LEMON.GRACE@xtra.co.nz wrote:

Hi Pat. Was given email address and very good report "first hand" of your waterproof overgloves. We have just completed a 800km motorbike run over the weekend, including some very heavy rain, and the usual wet gloves!!. Brian Stewart from Invercargill was with us and wearing his overgloves and they were incredible, and he was the only one with dry hands. Would be interested in details on obtaining a pair please, price sizing etc. Regards Ian Lemon
Ian Lemon,
Southland.
New Zealand.


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{A very keen M/C riding club comprising of mainly ex-pat South Africians here in NZ}.
Hi Pat, The African Eagles took a trip round the South Island in March this year. There were 8 of us in all and only three of us carried your Rain-Off overgloves. As you can imagine, with the March weather at the bottom of the South we had a lot of rain. In fact, we had about 6 days straight of rain, including a trip into Milford Sound with snow and sleet. Those of us with Rain-Off overgloves kept our hands warm and dry, but the others got soaked and were relying on spare sets and trying to get them dry in front of fires. One of our guys is a paramedic and uses his bike for commuting to work from Waiuku every day. He liked the Rain-Off gloves so much that I gave him my pair. I need to replace mine or be out in the wet cold too. Another of the Eagles uses his bike for commuting every day too and he believes hot-grips are not necessary, even in the winter, because the Rain-Off's keep his hands really warm.
Thanks for a great product.
Ride Safe, Fay.
African Eagles M C C
Auckland.
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on 26/6/06 12:10 PM, Bruce Andrews at bruce@bruceandrews.co.nz wrote:
Pat, I want to refer a friend to your website and have forgotten the company name. Could you plse fwd that to me? Thanks.
I recently bought a pair of your over gloves and have been "testing" them in the frost-ridden nights of mid-winter Manawatu. They're great! Haven't had them in the rain yet but they're obviously as waterproof as. They keep my hands significantly warmer on those freezing trips up to Kimbolton on starry nights. I thoroughly recommend them to my mates.
Bruce Andrews.
Palmerston North.
New Zealand.


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Hi Pat, I had the opportunity today to try your overgloves for the first time on my 43Km commute to work and another 43Km home again. I ride a BMW K1100LT (without heated handgrips) and although it was not particularly cold or wet today in Melbourne (approx 7C and occasional > drizzle) on the trip in, even though I was wearing only light leather gloves under the overgloves, I arrived at work with toasty warm and dry hands. The trip home was cool also, about 13C and dry, again hands and fingers were not cold.
One of the things I liked most is that I work in an access security area, and even with your overgloves on, I was able to retrieve my access pass from the glovebox of the bike and clip it onto my jacket, with no difficulty, for viewing by the security staff. Very effective, and they will get more and more use as we head into the depths of our winter.
Cheers Peter.
Peter Miller
Melbourne,
Australia.

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Hi Pat & Julie, just a quick note to say that since purchasing the "Rain Off" gloves in May '06 I haven't had cold or wet hands. I use them on cold days whether its raining or not and I've since been on several long rides through some very cold and rainy Canterbury/Southern Alps/West Coast weather. I would now not be without them.
I've referred several Ulysses Club, Canterbury members to your web site and they reckoned that they would purchase some. During a ride last Sunday one of the members advised me that he's just bought a pair from Eric Woods Motorcycles, Christchurch who evidently are now stocking them? Well done on a great product that lives up to your claims.
Best regards.
Graeme Hancox.
Christ Church.
New Zealand.

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Hey Catfish, I had a chance to try out the gloves while coming back from the BMW Rally in VT. I rode in moderate to heavy rain for 4 hours and gloves worked perfect. No slipping on throttle or levers. I like the free index finger better than the Aerostich gloves I had. Thanks again for getting them out quickly to me.
Doug Alderman.
North Carolina.
U.S.A.

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Hi Pat, I ordered 2 pair of gloves a month ago and went on a ride with a mate over Mt Kosciusko last week and it rained on one day. I let him use my wives gloves and said he liked them so much that he wasn't giving them back and said to order another pair (which I have done). They worked well and we forgot we had them on while riding, which is what you want, not to think about them. Had to stop to take them off when the rain had stopped and the sun came back out, too warm!! We think you should work on some boot covers as well!!
Regards, Danny Johnson.
Ferntree Gully,
Victoria,
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How are you going with the overgloves?
Good, I took them along to a Ulysses meeting {New Zealand & Australian motorcycle club for members over 40 years} one night when it was pissing with rain and 'sung their praises' so you probably got some inquiries from that.
The only thing I found was the overgloves were a little tight on my thicker Cortex bike gloves when I tried them on, so another size of two x finger would be good {At this time we only had one size overglove in the 'two finger' version}.
How did you get on down the south island, we thought you were pretty brave heading down south in mid winter? Good, but I still got cold finger tips with the overgloves on, so since then I've bought some electric gloves to go underneath.....they cost about $500 {nz} but this is a good combination for extreme conditions like I had. They class them as waterproof, but they're not.....I don't think there's anything as 100% waterproof om the market except yours.
I totally enjoyed myself down there.....people say 'would you do that again?" and I say too bloody right I would! I had rain, sleet and snow....every leading edge on the bike had ice on it at some stage....including the overgloves. I had my ordinary summer gloves underneath that were already four years old but even heated grips didn't stop my finger tips from getting cold in those conditions.
I bought some cortex gloves the last time I was in the rain before I did the south island trip and they lasted 20 minutes in the rain before they leaked whereas I rode in the rain with yours for seven hours and was totally dry. I would have ridden for about 16 hours over two days on the way down there in typical NZ winter conditions.
Summers coming on now but I still carry the overgloves, yeah, if it even looks like rain they go straight on.
Peter Carbine.
Carbine Engineering,
Auckland.
New Zealand.

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I've had the gloves for nearly two weeks now and they work perfectly. I was fed up buying so called waterproof gloves and ending up with my hands covered in dye from the gloves when they got wet!!!!
I had a 100 mile round trip a few days ago. It rained very heavily on the way back and I was very impressed with the gloves....bone dry!!!!
When I saw the gloves first I thought they might make driving a bit awkward but they didn't. They also were surprisingly warm. They are a must for wet weather bikers!!!!!
Cheers, Dave Timlin.
Ballina, Co. Mayo,
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