Waterproof cycling.

[betty swollocks]

Rainlegs?

 

[cyberknight]

Rainlegs?

I use these and they are good for when its really raining as they keep the top of your legs dry where you get the wettest, combined with good mudgaurds your legs stay reasonably ok.
For the feet i either use overshoes or this time of year for commuting its a sarnie bag over the socks .

 

[hoopdriver]

I am not a big fan f waterproof trousers as a rule - too often they lead to overheating. I have used Endura eVent 3/4 length trousers and lked them a lot. I see that Gore also offers trousers ia 3/4 length now. That length, I think, is perfect fr cycling, very much reducing your chances of overheating. The Enduras work well for me but I must admit had Gore been making 3/4 length waterproof trousers when I was in the market, I would have preferred to ave bought from them

 

[Paul J]

I have a dusty, bare concrete floor with some lockers scattered about the place and a very small sink in a fairly rank toilet room at work so the commute is work clothes and stay dry but extra curricular cycling is when I use rain as an excuse and I might just have to say "sod it" and go out and get wet.

Hmm sounds like the place I work at but that don't stop me stripping down to my boxers to get changed for work. For the floor get hold of some cardboard or a small sheet of wood that way you don't get muck or grit on your feet.

I have a pair of Regatta Isotex but you still get hot in them, but over shorts they are bareable.

 

[johnr]

Rainlegs?

+1

 

[Maylian]

I spent a couple hundred on wet weather gear recently and almost never use it....I own the Altura trousers and whilst they'll keep the rain off your legs you will sweat in them more than if you had let the rain get you. Like others said the most important thing for me is keeping my feet as dry as possible (over shoes) and keeping warm.

For me its a good set of gloves and a long sleeve jersey (ocassionally will wear my Altura waterproof jacket) then just get showered at the end of the ride.

 

[johnr]

By the by, in the winter I wear Endura Stealth tights. They do work - keep the elements out and they are breathable. The downside is they cost a fortune. I'm pretty sure they would be too warm for temps over about 5-10c.

I commute every day so the investment was worth it; I wouldn't buy them as an experiment

 

[taximan]

I still use the old style of cycling cape and have no problems exept in very windy weather.

 

[lulubel]

I have a dusty, bare concrete floor with some lockers scattered about the place and a very small sink in a fairly rank toilet room at work so the commute is work clothes and stay dry but extra curricular cycling is when I use rain as an excuse and I might just have to say "sod it" and go out and get wet.

Sounds similar to the conditions where I used to work. I never worried about getting wet, although wet and cold was the really bad one and I tried to avoid that. I just kept a towel at work to dry off after my free shower (the rain) and kept my socks on to avoid my feet coming into contact with the filthy floor until I was ready to step into my clean socks and shoes.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

So long as my hands and feet and head stay warm I'm not fussed about getting wet 3 seasons of the year. Boiling in the bag slows me down far more than being merely soaked does. Never ever bother with rain protection for my bottom half though I will wear overshoes to keep shoes drier and feet warm as a result. Does look odd with shorts but I don't look at my feet when riding.

In short....

Q. What do you wear when it rains Greg?
A. Water.