Quote Originally Posted by Becky View Post
I hate rain pants. I thought about a pair of those awesome Gore rain shorts, but wasn't willing to spend the coin for something I'll only wear a few times a year. (If I lived in the PNW, it would be a different story!) Instead, I took my cheap Performance rain pants and hemmed them into knee-lenth rain shorts.
I did that too! And they rock. I cut them to hit just below the knee when pedalling. Wide enough to not drag and be plenty airy, long enough to cover the most important part, my diaperclad butt I've even worn these as an extra layer on those really cold winter mornings, to stop windchill. Perfect.

I do have a pair of cycling-specific rain pants, thin Goretex with velcro cinches in the calf to snug them in so they don't drag. But they're still a hassle to bike in. If it's pouring massively and cold out I'd wear them, with wool underneath, but probably get pretty clammy unless I really slowed down.