Rainwear Recommendations

[Biciclista]

I use rainpants when wearing street clothes on my bike. They are not good for the long haul, but on a short commute where I hope to arrive at my office presentably, they're perfect.

Rainpants are also good for warming up when dry and cold and not riding.

I wear the SHowers pass raincoat.

[Aggie_Ama]

I don't get enough rainy days to worry about it but the brand of coat I always hear come up is the one Mimi uses.

[java]

I also wear a Showers Pass raincoat but don't wear rainpaints. I wear full tights over my shorts. I also have full fenders w/mudflaps on my bike and as said by others previously, they makes a big difference in helping stay dry.

[Grog]

I have a Showers Pass raincoat but not the cool expensive one, just the cheaper "club" version that I found for even cheaper on a discount rack in Portland. It's waterproof but doesn't breathe very well. The good thing though is that it rolls small enough to fit in my jersey pockets, which the fancier version doesn't.

I bought a pair of rain pants but I don't know how much I'll wear them this winter. Maybe when it's below 5 Celcius and raining (as it always is in the Vancouver winter). Otherwise my tights probably won't dry up completely during the day. But we'll see. For touring, I think I'd rather use just tights, although the problem is also that if you don't have an option to dry them up overnight you'll be wearing wet and cold tights the next day. So rain pants perhaps will be useful for you.