product review: Biker Rain Chaps

If you’re the kind of biker who enjoys a good road trip and riding long distances, then you know having appropriate riding gear to brave the elements is necessary. But let’s face it, sometimes it’s tough to stuff all that gear into saddlebags and to strap stuff onto our bikes.

Well, if you’d like to travel a little lighter here’s an interesting product for you: Biker Rain Chaps. If you don’t want to pack a full set of rain gear, but want to keep your legs dry when it’s wet and drizzly outside, then this could be a good solution for you.

Biker Rain Chaps

They are made of nylon, fully waterproofed and are lined inside to ensure that your legs will stay dry. The seams are reinforced and also sealed appropriately to keep water out. And what’s great is that they roll up into a really small package, taking up less room in your saddlebag.

Biker Rain Chaps bundled up.

If you’re wearing jeans, then all you have to do is slip them onto your legs, slip the velco strap through your belt or belt loop and you’re good to go. They are not flimsy to the touch, but I do wonder how easily they would tear if you happened to get snagged on something sharp or if they would melt if they come in contact with a hot pipe (I didn’t run into either problem when I tested them out).

slip the strap through your belt

I know for me, there’s nothing worse than riding with wet or damp jeans that stick to your legs. Biker Rain Chaps are great for keeping your legs dry on light rainy days or conditions where the roads are wet and you might get sprayed while riding (but if you’re going to be riding in full storm conditions, your normal heavy duty rain gear will probably be better!). And the best part is that they’re only $19.99 with lots of sizes available! *Thumbs up!*

Biker Rain Chaps are only 19.99!

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Ray Crawford says:

September 1, 2009 at 2:48 pm

Hi Liz… Thanks for the awesome review!!!

I just wanted to make a few quick comments.

Just to clarify, Biker Rain Chaps are made of polyester… Not to confused with leisure suit pants, our polyester is sturdy and 100% waterproof.

As a matter of fact, the material is so sturdy that one of our customers who works for the Washington State Parks & Recreation Services uses our rain chaps when he mule packs supplies in and out of the forests to other park services workers… And, boy, those mules look really funny wearing them…

No joke. He loves them and says they’ve survived many battles between his legs and the trees… Situations much worse than most bikers will encounter.

Finally, to address the heat sensitivity… The rain chaps are NOT heat proof. They are, however, heat resistant. They will not be affected by normal pipe exposure on your bike.

HOWEVER, if you happen to lay your leg against the pipe wearing our rain chaps, eventually, they will melt. But, you’ll probably be much more concerned about the severe burn to your leg than you will be about melting a $20 pair of rain chaps… Just sayin’…

Thanks again for the review.

Glad you like them and love your blog.

- Ray.
The road gets you wet.
Biker Rain Chaps keep you dry.

Lizzie says:

September 1, 2009 at 4:22 pm

Ray-thanks for the clarification on those points. All of those things are good to know, especially the durability of them. I really think they’re great and good to have in the arsenal.

Torch says:

September 2, 2009 at 7:39 am

Thanks for the review. I do have one question though. Is there a strap across the bottom that goes under your boot to keep them pulled down?

Ride on,
Torch

Lizzie says:

September 2, 2009 at 9:22 am

Torch, there is not a stirrup at the bottom. There is a slit up the sides with long strip of velcro to keep the bottom closed tight over your boot (photos on bikerrainchaps.com).

Joker says:

September 4, 2009 at 9:49 am

’ve done a lot of riding in the rain and these don’t look like they’d be very good at all because they don’t cover your ass. The first thing that’s going to happen is the rain is going to soak through your butt and then wick down your legs. On my way to Sturgis I did about 130 miles in fairly heavy rain at one stage and I would have gotten soaked with these things on. Hate to be negative, but I’m all for my H-D rainsuit. It may be more expensive, but you get what you pay for – including heat-shields on the insides of the pant legs, and full derrier coverage. Just my .02

Lizzie says:

September 4, 2009 at 9:55 am

Joker, you are right. These won’t keep your ass dry and you’re not the first to point that out, it’s a common reaction. However, these are not for full-on, heavy rain riding weather and are not intended to replace your full rainsuit.

These are better for keeping your pants dry during wet road conditions that kick up spray, riding thru puddles after a rain, foggy weather that can leave your clothes damp or really light misty rain. I know for me, I hate wearing my heavy rain suit in lighter precipitation (especially on a warmer day) cuz boy do you sweat in those things!

Sorry if I wasn’t clear enough in the review. These are definitely *not* going to replace your full, heavy-duty rain gear.

September 4, 2009 at 10:37 am

From that point of view, I’d have to agree with you. I just re-read your review and you did clarify that – I don’t know how I missed it. For $20 and very compact, I just may pick some up. They do seem a great alternative to putting on heavy, full rain pants when the water is only coming off the street and not down from the sky.

I’ll be sure to slow down and read a bit more carefully next time!

Lizzie says:

September 4, 2009 at 11:49 am

Ha ha no worries!! That seems to be a lot of people’s initial reaction, until I clarify that they’re definitely not there to replace rain gear. I have to say that they are great for the conditions I described, without the bulkiness of the full suit.