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Old 10-26-19, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by reynoldsarts
... What’s your favorite rain jacket?
Marmot Precip. Light weight and very thin so I am less likely to overheat. If it is chilly, it is roomy enough that I can put extra layers under it. Has a hood that I sometimes use in campgrounds but I never wear a hood while on the bike, instead I use a rain cover on the helmet.

They seem to use different colors over time, perhaps annually, but you usually can pick a color that is bold enough so the traffic can see you.

The photos are from different trips, different bikes and different panniers, but the same rain jacket in both photos.




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