Sometime back in China I saw a simple solution to biking in the rain without the pain of getting wet or letting your bags or any other form of luggage get wet. It was a perfect answer to commuting in the rain. It was something like a raincoat just that the front part was extended to the handle bar and it had a little clip to clamp it to the handle making a small canopy to cover the entire front part of the bike. There was enough space for a kid to sit without getting wet. This whole thing cost hardly 2 US dollars.
With this simple solution one doesn’t need to bother about umbrellas anymore. (Pictures are on their way)
I actually bought one of these when I was in Shanghai last about four years ago. I hardly used it once I got back because it just felt out of place. But this morning in Amsterdam it was raining lightly and I saw a few people using ponchos, though slightly smaller so it didn’t do as good of a job of covering your hands or bag.
very true the thing looks out of place but really useful.
I wonder if these are available in the states?
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