Waterproof overpants

[Happy K]

Where can I buy a cheap waterproof overpants, in central Sydney?
Bike shops have them at $50 to $60 +. I just want the basic nylon ones.
I saw some online. Approx $10.
I am unable to purchase online. No retail outlets seem to have them here.

[Retrobyte]

Your nearest Bunnings have them for $10

https://www.bunnings.com.au/gripwell-xx ... t_p0116138

[brumby33]

I use my motorcycle nylon wet weather pants and the leg ends will go over gum boots or shoe protectors.

[Thoglette]

Be warned that the crotch seams in cheap chants don’t last long.

[trailgumby]

Be warned that the crotch seams in cheap chants don’t last long.

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At $9.50 each in that Bunnings listing they could probably be regarded as a consumable. Not ideal, though. You would also need over-shoulder suspenders so they don't slide off your butte.

[Andy01]

Be aware that those Bunnings pants looks like the cheap yellow PVC ones we used to issue at work, and they are seriously horrible, even for walking around in - thick, heavy and totally impervious to anything (until they tear). So while they may well be waterproof they don't breath at all to they are like wearing clingwrap in a sauna - the sweat is likely to wash your shoes off your feet I hated wearing them to walk around a work site in, never mind doing any real exercise in them.

They might be OK for the occasional gentle ride to the shops or short commute in the rain - maybe.

Unfortunately there is no free lunches with waterproof anything - thin, lightweight, waterproof (as opposed to mildly water-resistant) and cheap doesn't exist. Thin and lightweight and cheap isn't waterproof for anything more than a light shower. It is only once you get into the serious GoreTex (or similar) fabrics that you get solid waterproof capability AND some degree of breathability and that stuff is pretty expensive. I bought a MacPac Traverse rain jacket a couple of years ago that is very waterproof and nice and thin/light and has reasonable breathability (still not adequate for serious exercise IMO) and it was reduced from nearly $600 to $299 when I bought it (not for cycling).

[trailgumby]

Unfortunately there is no free lunches with waterproof anything - thin, lightweight, waterproof (as opposed to mildly water-resistant) and cheap doesn't exist. Thin and lightweight and cheap isn't waterproof for anything more than a light shower.

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I hear you. At the price I'm prepared to pay, I've given up on waterproof. So long as it keeps the chill off from the rain hitting my skin and keeps me warm I'm OK with that. You're either wet from the rain or wet from perspiration on my route (~350m vertical in 19km), so I treat them now as the bike equivalent of a wetsuit. I shower and change in to dry clothes when I get to the end.