Paddy, I second Michael's suggestions. A cycling-specific rain pant (I am currently using REI) and brightly colored, lightweight rain jacket (again, I currently have REI) are the essentials. My rain coat serves as my all-around rain jacket, so I have a hood that I only use when I'm not biking.
Features I look for in a rain pant are: comfortable light weight zips on the bottom of each leg so you can pull on/off over clothing/shoes elastic cuffs with velcro closures articulated knees (optional) Features for the jacket: comfortable good-quality zipper large enough that you can layer underneath zip-open under arms for temp control longer in back so that it covers you in cycling posture light weight brightly colored and/or reflective taped seams/breathable material I also wear a waterproof hiking boot (Asolo) on cooler rain days. I pull the elastic cuff of the rain pant over the top of the boot so that I don't get water draining into my shoes. If you don't already have fenders I would add them in as essential rain gear. -India On 07/23/10, Paddy Rourke <[email protected]> wrote: > You all were so helpful when I asked about winter cycling clothing awhile > back. > > My current raingear pretty much bites. > > I yield to your collective wisdom on good raingear. > > I need raingear that just covers my usual clothing - I don't like/want to > completely change outfits. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance, > > Paddy Rourke > > ‹(•¿•)› > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org -- India Viola Stretton Lab 115 Zoology Research 1117 W. Johnson St. Madison, WI 53706 608.262.3336 "How can we learn from our mistakes if we don't first acknowledge them?" -Anonymous _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
