best rain coat

[DeniseGoldberg]

...The cool bliky light you gave me ( I cannot find another one anywhere-O desperately want to buy more)...

Jennifer -
If you're looking for another blinky light to wear, I really like the Firefly Supernova lights from roadid.com. I wear them when I'm walking at night (I can clip one on the loop of my Showers Pass jacket), and I've had a number of people stop me and tell me how mcuh the lights helped them to see me.

--- Denise

[mimitabby]

oops, sorry, I have bad reading comprehension today after a late night
sweeping water down the drain... If you want the same light, I can go back to that LBS and get one. But try what Denise suggests.

[Bikingmomof3]

Mey you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine.

[Bikingmomof3]

Thanks Denise. I will give those a try.

[Susan Otcenas]

Mimitabby,

I hope you enjoy the jacket. I've been riding in the Showers Pass jacket for the past few weeks and I much prefer it over my Gore Jacket. The eVent fabric breathes better and with the pit zips, mid-back venting, and the ability to loosen up the cuffs, I find the ventilation to be excellent.

I also appreciate the reflectivity.

Susan

[mimitabby]

Mimitabby,

I hope you enjoy the jacket. I've been riding in the Showers Pass jacket for the past few weeks and I much prefer it over my Gore Jacket. The eVent fabric breathes better and with the pit zips, mid-back venting, and the ability to loosen up the cuffs, I find the ventilation to be excellent.

I also appreciate the reflectivity.

Susan

yah, Susan, I was hoping to meet you but the gal said that you are still not set up for pick ups..

[HipGnosis6]

Alas, none of those things fit me..... I've even tried on the Burley Rock Point jacket and found it wanting. I guess I'm going to have to get serious about using this here traffic cone orange WPB to make myself something. I'm gonna whine about having to use seam sealant though, the stuff's a pain in the butt....

[Susan Otcenas]

Not yet. Our building is a little behind schedule (our windows are late, and without windows, the electrician can't run copper and the drywall guy can't hang drywall, etc...). Sigh. We're currently scheduled to move in the 3rd week of March.

We will have a "will call" for local customers. You'll be able to place your order online and pick it up the next day.

Looking forward to meeting you!

Susan

[KnottedYet]

I *want* that Showers Pass jacket and the hood.

However, I don't *need* it.

(but I put it in my TE cart, for just in case)

[cosc]

I ordered Showers Elite jacket from TE and found the large too big and the medium perfect except for the snug raglan sleeves. Very well made made jacket with lots of great features. I'm still thinking about settling for the sloppy large size.

[Bikingmomof3]

When I ordered mine, I ordered the small and the medium, returned the small. Hind sight is 20/20. Now I wish I had kept the small. Do not get me worng, I love the medium, but it is a tad looser than I wold prefer.

[Velobambina]

The week I rode three days in mist, drizzle and/or dense fog. After reading Nanci's excellent review, I finally broke down and bought the Showers Pass jacket. I don't mind getting a little wet when it's warm outside, but when it's 40 degrees, forget it!

The reminds me, on my Christmas ride (it drizzled the entire time), my feet got soaking wet. Thanks to smartwool socks and a chemical toe warmer in each shoe, my feet stayed warm! Couldn't believe it.

[mimitabby]

well, it didn't rain today, but it was between 34-40 degrees for our entire ride. I wore my beautiful new raincoat today. It came right on time, it was waiting for me at the motel lobby when i arrived. I LOVE LOVE the color.
Except for not having the nice big pockets like my last raincoat (which was not waterproof), i love it!

[Bikingmomof3]

Mimi,
I am glad your coat arrived and you love it.

[divingbiker]

Have any of you taken a steam iron to your Showers Pass jacket after washing it? The directions say you're supposed to do that so it retains its water repellency. I washed mine once and didn't iron it and it seemed to repel water fine, but I washed it again today and am wondering if I'm being dumb by not ironing it. I REALLY hate to iron, so my inclination is to take my chances, but the jacket is so expensive I'd hate for it to not be useful in the rain.