I keep forgetting you notherners are heading into winter.I'm not a big fan of heat..but i'll think of you in the snow when it's 42c down here..

Anywho...when we lived in nz..we relied on ground effect for our wet weather/wintry type gear. I found the toasty pie and storm trooper were lifesavers in the icky wet weather auckland was known for..

Also, try Mountain Equipment Co-op. I've not tried thier biking gear, just the jackets..Ask any of the other canucks that post here about MEC. It's pretty reasonable....(xept for the shipping costs down to oz)

c