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Of the 2 or so hours on the bike, at least 1 1/2 I was getting absolutely drenched. I was soaked to the bone. That, and the crazy strong winds at times.
The half frame bag did a pretty good job as a splash guard for the front wheel (though at 55-559, the tyre was wider than the bag), and so got an insane amount of wet top and bottom. The zip I used is a regular clothing zip so not waterproof, and the bag isn’t lined. It was an unfair test.
Got home and checked the inside, tiny tiny bit of moisture. Noticeable running a finger to the lower corner, but no puddle or big water droplets. I’d say that was a successful test.
With a waterproof zip it will do better, but I’m not sure yet how I’d go about redesign for a floating liner, with invisible seams. That would nail it, but increase production time no end.
To be honest, with a waterproof zip (or zip overlap), unlined is more than enough. I’d expect people to wrap stuff up into carrier bags inside if there was a real tsunami risk.
Will make another version by the weekend if there’s time, and then I can see about another storm test.