I found two very good buys at Eastern Mountain Sports.

First is a wonderful winter coat for biking. One reviewer used it in Yellowstone for rock climbing and said he kept him warm in very cold, wet weather. Regularly $160, on clearance for $70.

Second is rain pants! Yippe, I've been searching for these. The only problem is that the inseam measurement is 34 inches. I'm VERY long-legged for being so short but these are about 3 inches too long. However, one reviewer claimed he like the too long lenght when riding a bike as they covered part of his shoes. Regularly $70 on clearance for $20.

I clocked 10 miles today but 7 of it was circling the store a dozen times looking for bargains. I was there so long with my bike parked inside the store that all the service techs came out to peruse it and offer compliments on it and cheer me on for biking. They are such sweet puppies there. I wanted to adopt them all.

And then the fun stuff....blinking reflectors. One to hang from my backpack and the long strip at the bottom of the backpack for a pants clip. It's much wider than typical pants clips AND it lights up and blinks.