I lived in Eugene, OR until a year ago. Fenders are essential, if you don't
have them you might as well not ride because you'll be soaked within a
minute or two. Aside from that, a decent rain jacket with a butt flap and
good vents, water resistant gloves in the winter, waterproof/resistant
I'm like Garth--if it's raining when I'm out, I'll ride home in the rain,
but if I'm home, I'll go for a walk. If it's to rain during the business
day, I'll time my commute between the rain; again, I'll walk if it's heavy
rain. If I get caught, I have this and like it very much for walking
I should have said that I want a rain ensemble (bike + clothing) that
decants me in presentable form at church or restaurant or store. And oh my,
oh yes, fenders, please; nothing more horrible than -- it's not the
*water* kicked
up by the wheels that is so annoying, it's the *mud and grit.*
On
I've found that rain capes, at least in warm weather (and we get our rain
in the summer) offer the best combination of protection from wet and
ventilation. In fact, after using various Carradices, I fell back on the
cheap, $30 (and no longer available, I think) lightweight nylon cycling
cape from
A quick search and review of prices and features: this looks very
appealing; thanks. Gortex and pit zips.
On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 2:02 PM Wesley wrote:
> I've owned (I think) four copies of the Marmot Precip jacket over the
> years. It's an excellent minimalist and inexpensive rain shell - just
I don't ride a lot in the rain. If I'm out and rains it rains, if I'm home
and it's raining good I likely will either wait or go for a walk. Back in
the 80's I had some Bellweather pants and jacket that were just mildly rain
resistant but I never died from ever getting wet. I've been wearing
I've owned (I think) four copies of the Marmot Precip jacket over the
years. It's an excellent minimalist and inexpensive rain shell - just a
single layer of GoreTex with a hood and zip-up armpit vents.
On Monday, June 27, 2022 at 12:29:34 PM UTC-7 Wesley wrote:
> I have extensive experience
I have extensive experience with this even though I no longer live in a
rainy place.
You can ride any bike. Fenders make all the difference if you'd like to
look presentable when you get where you're going. I would wear sandals
because they dry out, or heavy rubber boots when I feel like
