See, and I have the opposite problem with my gloves. My hands are wide, but my fingers are short (just like the rest of me). Women's gloves are all too narrow and too long! I need men's gloves in extra smalls!

And the shorts thing. I'm apparently Lisa's opposite. I wear a 10 or a 12 in regular pants, but I need smalls in women's bike shorts or the chamois is too big and it bunches up. BUT, a small means that my leg circulation is basically cut off the by elastic. Seriously. Am I the only woman out there who has narrow hips but a big butt and legs?

And just a little technical FYI - there is no such thing as a fabric that can shed water and breathe at the same time. All 'breatheable' fabrics are only breathing when they are dry. They cannot breathe when wet - that would be impossible (you can't let out air at the same time that you are not letting in water!). Best bet, like Eden said...is something that keeps you warm when wet or something with lots of venting.