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@Dammit
Right, POC Consort Dungarees:
I like the idea, indeed I actually contacted a couple of MTB clothing companies about the idea of a waterproof dungaree before POC announced these. During autumn through to spring I do a lot of riding when the ground is very wet but it’s not raining, or the rain is very light and you’d boil in a jacket so having waterproof material on your torso, front and back, makes a lot of sense.
These passed the “will you fill my shoe with water” test with flying colours, which is great- but, and I think this is because they have a single fabric rather than a different, tougher fabric on the seat, they allowed water through from (I’m guessing) the periods when I was climbing, seated.
The copy in the POC website for these states that they are for the wettest and muddiest conditions and that they are fully waterproof- two hours of riding on damp ground should not, in my view, lead to a damp bottom for the drive home.
Given the price (£450) I had high expectations for these- but sadly I don’t think the material choice/design of the seat is sufficient. I wouldn’t say that these are waterproof- spray, fair enough.
But that’s not how they are advertised and not what I paid for.