Riding in the rain is one of my least favorite things, but unfortunately sometimes it just can't be avoided. What I wear depends on the temperature. I have a tendency to wear a rain jacket but no extra layers on my legs. I've ridden in rain pants, and I found that I really really hate them. So if it's cold and raining and I absolutely have to ride, I'm more likely to wear tights than rain pants. I have rain covers for my shoes, and while they help in a light rain they definitely get wet in a downpour.

If you have a place to stash some newspaper where it will stay dry during the day (like in with your stash of clothing) - I find stuffing my shoes with newspaper and changing to dry paper a few times overnight gives me a fighting chance of starting with dry feet the next morning.

Hopefully you won't have rain for your ride - but if you do I hope you have some dry times too!

--- Denise