KC (and the sunshine band) all good points on layers abd whatnot. Re rain gear that is more bike friendly, i replaced my old rain pants with some north face nice ones a few years ago one sale, and also replaced my old rain jacket with a bike specific one, which as a commuter, I appreciate the details as I use it waaaaay more commuting than on trips. I did choose a tougher one that I figured would last longer, and it was reasonably priced where some light high tech rain jackets are stupidly expensive, and I ain't a millionaire.
on the last note, I've generally accumulated bike gear gradually, and like most of us, have to balance out budgets , so while sometimes it's worth getting really good stuff in the long run, sometimes good enough is ok too.
cheers
Last edited by djb; 09-18-20 at 07:21 PM.