Rain gear

driver02

What's the best rain gear out there for cycling keeps rain out yet is light and breathable?

Beasty

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Beasty

If you want the best look no further than Assos - they have range of lightweight gear that does the job perfectly - pricewise though you may be a little hesitant ....

markusz

Gore Bike Wear, Castelli, Sportful... all depends on your price point.

Fian

Rather than wearing rain trousers to keep out the rain - lidl do a set of lycra "tights" to wear under shorts. They will get wet but they dry quickly.

Better to just let the rain wet you in clothes that won't bother you when wet than to try and seal yourself up in wet gear which inevitably leaves you damp and sticky with sweat.

If it is permeable to water going out it is going to be permeable to water coming in.

Having said that i do tend to wear a waterproof top if I am cycling in teh rain, especially if i am heading up to the mountains. I don't mind the wet but the cold can be a bit much.

aFlabbyPanda

I love the Altura stuff but I find the BBB stuff grand for overshoes.

nak

Rapha rain jacket is the best one I've tried (have tried a good few) and is on sale at the moment. Their overshoes are meant to be good too. Have the Endura Equipe ones and they are pretty good. Opted for Sealskinz this morning as it was warm and the rain was bouncing off the road. I use cheap waterproof trousers for commuting, got them in Millets.

.ak

The problem I have with rain gear is you build up a sweat very quickly and end up soaked anyway through sweat. As Fian says, just wear clothes you're happy to get wet in, then hang them up to dry when you get to your destination. On a rain day from the gym to work I just wear a pair of MTB shorts and a jersey. Throw it up on the hangers in the changing room over the rad, and then shower.

wendell borton

The montane velo is the best rain jacket ive used.

MugMugs

.ak wrote: »

The problem I have with rain gear is you build up a sweat very quickly and end up soaked anyway through sweat. As Fian says, just wear clothes you're happy to get wet in, then hang them up to dry when you get to your destination. On a rain day from the gym to work I just wear a pair of MTB shorts and a jersey. Throw it up on the hangers in the changing room over the rad, and then shower.

I'd have to echo this. As an avid anti lycra man though I just wear lycra shorts. They dry quicker and you don't really feel it when they're wet.