Commuting & Being Seen

[Hillandale]

I have been commuting a couple of days a week, and on two occasions got caught in a fairly light rain. It did not seem too bad until the water ran down my legs and filled my shoes! I am looking for some cheap waterproof pants to wear on top, but I wonder if that will be enough to keep my feet dry. Shoe covers might keep the shoes dry on the outside, but I don't think they would solve the problem of water running down my legs. I like to keep my pantlegs narrow, because of no chain guard, so then they would not fan over my shoe and shed the water away from my socks. Any wisdom?

[Surlygirl]

Maybe some shoe covers, Terry makes one that repels water and they should come up high enough that if you wore a rain pant with an elastic ankle to go over them it might work. Just a thought. I hate the rain.