How Do You Dress...

[kfergos]

...When it's 60°F and raining?

I ask because I had one guy tell me he went totally based on temperature, ignoring the other conditions. That doesn't work for me; I'm cold in windy, rainy weather if I wear a jersey and shorts the same as if it was sunny. This morning I wore a waterproof jacket (for 5 minutes of rain - bah!) but was way too hot even with the vents all the way open by the time I'd ridden 13 miles to work. Not sure what the best solution is.

Maybe a bike umbrella (http://www.bikeumbrella.com/)? Or my own personal bubble?

http://www.thebaglady.tv/u.JPG

:p

[OakLeaf]

One word. Wool.


But I'd like to see that umbrella model after she'd ridden her bici 13 miles in the rain. :p

[ZenSojourner]

I'm wondering how fast that thing would steam up in 60 degree rainy weather

[Crankin]

I have the same dilemma. Wind, rain, fog all affect how cold or hot I feel.
I went out for a run in a ss top and a running skirt. I got to my mailbox and it started raining. Well, sprinkling. Given the forecast is for this off and on stuff all day, I turned back and decided to go to the gym. It was 65 out and the rain felt cold... maybe if it was 75-80 I could run in the rain and not feel chilled.
My best suggestion is things you can layer/take off and a rain jacket small enough to put away in a bag. I also wear Craft sleeveless base layers, which make a big difference on days like today. It really warms your core.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

But I'd like to see that umbrella model after she'd ridden her bici 13 miles in the rain. :p

Her white suit would be covered with New York City car splatter. :cool:

[DebW]

I just stop when I need to and take layers or raingear on and off. It means carrying a trunk rack or pannier much of the time. Most of my rides to work start in the cool morning (30-40 degrees) going downhill, but after 4-6 miles I've warmed up and stop to removed something. The big uphill comes at mile 9. In dry weather that's not too cold, I'll start in arm warmers, knee warmers, and long socks so I can adjust while riding.

[Biciclista]

60 degrees and raining, yes, wool and a raincoat.

[Selkie]

Showers Pass jacket, craft "cool" sleeveless base layer, ss jersey, sports bra, PI bib shorts, lightweight wool socks, buff, full finger gloves.

I wore this yesterday morning, as a matter of fact, and was quite warm. It was 59 degrees, with light rain for the first 40 minutes of a 2 hr ride. Was warm/comfy.

[ZenSojourner]

60 and raining?

I wear my HOUSE.

[tctrek]

60 and raining?

I wear my HOUSE.

Ditto... plus a good book and a cuppa tea!

[IvonaDestroi]

I went to a job interview this morning in the rain...

threw my button up shirt & purse in a shoe box on my pannier, rolled up my dress pants into shorts and wore a light tank top under my black polyester lined rayon gap jacket...

I was burning up, despite the shorts!

[salsabike]

I just did pretty much that (57 and light rain) for a 3 1/2 hour ride. I wore a really thin/fine Ibex t-shirt, arm wamers, a jersey, and knickers. And pretty lightweight socks (not wool). It was ideal for the conditions, for me. I was completely comfortable. It wasn't raining hard enough to require the rain jacket, so I never put it on.

Wearing that base Ibex shirt is a huge help. It's very, very lightweight merino, and keeps my core warm without making it even a little hot. Best thing I ever bought, that shirt.

I like riding and running in exactly this kind of weather. :)

PS Come to think of it, this is about the same thing I would have worn had it been 60 and sunny. The only difference is that the Ibex might have come off at some point during the ride--but it also might not have. So maybe what the OP's "guy" said is what works for me--temperature, whether there's sun or not, seems to be what drives it for me.

[OakLeaf]

The other beautiful thing about wool is that it doesn't need to come off and I never get too hot. (Anyway, when it's a base layer, taking it off would involve stripping down to my sports bra... I'm not shy, but if it's too warm for two layers it could still be pretty chilly to be bare!)

[Biciclista]

yes, that's the weather we had today.
I had on an ibex woolie and over that a short sleeved light wool jersey.
i put my raincoat on when the rain was really coming down and i had wool knickers and kneesocks. For a while it got chillier and i put my little hat on.

pretty comfortable.

[sundial]

If you don't have to be somewhere, like work, layer in wool and forego the jacket.

I learned on my rain rides that the rain jacket was a 1) steam bath and 2) a sponge. Wool kept me warm although I was drenched. :)

[cylegoddess]

that would be 20 c here. Wool is great. I get hot but not drippy. TE has good wool bras I hear. I toss my rain jacket over, when its pouring and wool tends to absorb dampness. Im skinny so I wear a wool singlet, and a wool jumper.

[Geonz]

60 isn't quite warm enough for me not to care - around 70 then I just ride fast enough to stay warm :)

I have a hand-me-down Goretex suit that doesn't steam up unless I really go fast, and I don't really go fast if it's raining.

I'm half penguin, though, so often I'll put on one of those sort-of-almost-water-resistant jackets ... basically enough layers so my nipples don't embarrass me... and just ride. Work clothes go in a plastic bag so I can change there. (Wool isn't an option for my silly allergic self.)