Quote Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl View Post
A lot of rain commuters wear ponchos because they can still breathe and can wear their work clothes underneath- no changing clothes once you get to work. Loose lightweight rain pants are good because you can slip them on over your regular work pants and arrive for work totally dry and ready to work.


Sounds like you could just wear regular rollup/button cargo pants and regular 'cute' jacket for that.

You don't say what kind or how long your daily work commute is. The big question is: do you need to wear actual 'biking gear' for your commute? (aside from helmet and gloves for safety of course)
Do you intend to have 'cute bike commuting clothes' for your commute and then change into work clothes once you arrive at work?...or do you want to just ride in your work clothes (whatever that might be) and cover them somehow against the rain? It would be helpful if we knew this.
ok... um I'm just gonna repeat one of my earlier quotes here:
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i pretty much do wear whatever I want... have been for the past couple years... and it works but that's not the problem... My clothes work but it would just be nice to have something that's really geared towards day to day life riding around everywhere you go.

Sometimes I wish I had a car, but really in the end I'm glad that I don't have one. You know how Timbuk2 makes handy messanger bags made for biking around? Same concept, but clothes wise. and AFFORDABLE would be nice.

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In terms of my commute, I ride my bike everywhere I go in combination with taking the BART subway which allows bikes. I take it to do groceries, go to school, work when I'm working, shop, go to friends houses and parties and shows, pretty much anytime I leave the house I'm on my bike. Which is all the time. So what I'm looking for is something wearable everywhere you go whilst still being bike related... not so much for neccessity, but more for comfort and convenience, and maybe a little girly bike pride.

I mean obviously you can wear normal clothes but I was just looking for something just a little bit more geared towards city life on a bike. The smallest details are so handy sometimes, like button/pocket placement or an extra lock loop here or a roll up button there.

As for the rain gear, thanks for the tip! You're right, it is baggy and not breathable... I didn't realize that even the more expensive clothing had that problem too. I love Eden's idea of altering wool dress pants. I might try making something using that kind of fabric... maybe spray 'em down with that water repellant spray for good measure...hmmmm.....