Quote Originally Posted by traveller_62
Are you happy with how the IllumiNITE fabric works and holds up over time?

Actually, given the amount of touring you do I would be interested to know what rain gear you like, too.
-traveller
The IllumiNITE fabric does seem to hold up over time. I believe I bought mine 3 years ago, and it's still in really good shape.

On the rain gear front - I have a rain jacket that I bought ages ago, back in 1998 before my first solo tour. I believe it's a Bellwether, but I just checked their site and they don't appear to make a rain jacket right now. It has pit zips - which I think are a requirement for a rain jacket, and the back is vented. I find that I don't get along with rain pants though. In my experience they just seem to do a good job of sticking to my legs. If I get stuck riding in the rain in cool weather, I usually wear tights. But I did just order a pair of rain legs after a discussion over on crazyguyonabike.com. You can see the discussion - including some answers from the manufacturer - here. It will be interesting to see if these actually do what they are supposed to!

--- Denise