Not only is GoreTex fabulous in the rain, but if you get a deluge day after day and the humidity is so high you can't drip dry clothes you can pop the jacket in the dryer and make it all dry and permeable again. We use GoreTex for Alaska fishing which can mean hiking around in rain forests inside your waders and rain gear so you get all sweaty on the inside plus the nonstop rain on the outside. Darn good stuff. I even own waders out the stuff. Believe it or not the fabric wicks even under water.

When we did our Diablo ride Jobob had on a really good looking GoreTex jacket. I think she really liked it. It may have been one of the ones on TE. It had the zip off arms which I definitely prefer so you don't have to carry a separate vest.