Keeping my bum dry....
Various waterproof shorts and trousers dont work.
Big mudguards have been the only thing to really work for me.
Any options I've not considered?
Lightweight, thin outer with some soft shell bib shorts has been most successful clothes based option. However finding softshell tights with no pad is proving difficult.
Big mudguards
You answered your own question 😁 Not sexy, definitely not cool but then neither's a wet arse.
Not riding in the rain?
Adult nappies.
Nope, although I find winter bibs (water repellant) under waterproof shorts seem to dry out quicker than they get wet unless it's torrential.
Guards help minimise the ammount of water spraying up the back of them.
But really you cant expect fabric thats being ground into the saddle to remain as waterproof as it was when it left the factory for very long.
Waterproof, form fitting, murdered out and fully compatible with a range of zip-on accessories.
Continence has worked out well for me for the last 40+ years. One day it will leave me and then inco-pads will be a real comfort.
My tricycle keeps my bum dry. Rode home from work in the wet on Monday night.
Based on commuting the last couple of days the only answer is mud guards.
Endura Onsie
I just use a cheap pair of breathable waterproof over-trousers like Mountain Warehouse Pakka and cut them down.
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Only thing that's worked for me is goretex army trousers.
I get my local seamstress to cut them below the knee and put some Velcro and a strap around the bottom so they can be tightened, otherwise they are way to flappy.
Pair of braces keeps them high which is important as it stops water from you back running down.
What happens if your bum gets wet?
Clothing isn't the answer as you've found.
Mudguards are the way to go. 👍
Adapted Mudhugger on my 5.
Dry bum & dry Reverb but it looks daft.
What happens if your bum gets wet?
whatever I put on after riding gets wet, clammy and uncomfortable.
They have 'towels' now you know?
Mudhugger with the extender piece is the only thing that works.
Get a front one with extender while you are there.
And pair it with some cut down ex-army goretex trousers on wet days. I have ex-Navy ones that are blue as camo is a bit, um, walt for me. The Goretex they are made from seems far more durable than the consumer stuff you get so they last a couple of seasons for about £12.
Nothing worse than a soggy bottom.
