coldfeet

I wear a helmet, In cold weather, and rain, i wear an LG skull cap. If it's really pouring and warm, ( rare round here ) i dig out a water resistant helmet cover.

nahh

I get wet. if it's cold, I put a wool hat on under my helmet to keep me warm.

rhm

I have a helmet cover that is bright yellow and completely waterproof, and I just leave it on all the time. I wouldn't mind a better rain visor, though.

RaleighComp

+1

I go all four seasons with no cover (even in torrential downpours like today) or attempt at waterproofness for my cranium (Interestingly, I go the opposite way with my feet, owning both insulated and non-insulated Gore-Tex socks).

I go all under-helmet wear to maintain comfort for my brain locker:

My most trusted piece of under-helmet wear is a very small (barely covers the very tops of my ears), very thin Mountain Hardwear fleece hat/beanie. Fleece insulates even when it gets wet, so I don't even notice my head feeling cold or wet even when my vent slots are probably turning into tidal pools. In the very cold, I wear the same thin fleece beanie over a thin polypro balaclava. I have a nice nearly waterproof REI softshell hat that also fits underneath and covers my ears, but I don't even think about that unless it goes below 10 degrees F. From about 50 degrees F and higher I just use a Buff.

chipcom 

I normally don't wear a helmet, so a ball cap or cycling cap works for me. I even have an eVent ball cap that I wear on days I know there is a good chance of rain, and an eVent sombrero for those colder days when it is already raining more than a drizzle. Nice thing about the sombrero, it keeps my ears warm and the water from running down my back.

If I am wearing a helmet, a cycling cap and/or helmet cover do the job ok.

2su

cycling sombrero? awesome.

EKW in DC

I use a towel or let air dry when I get to work. Besides, in the summer, I take a shower at work anyway, and year round, I shower when I first get home from work, so I'm not too worried about my head getting wet.

BassNotBass

I use a lycra swim cap just for warmth. Otherwise I don't bother wearing anything to keep my head dry from rain because then it'll just get wet from prespiration.

tjspiel

If you have long hair and want to arrive at work presentable I could see this being a problem. There is the Showers Pass Rain Hood

I shower at work. My head is almost always sweaty anyway if I ride the entire distance.

Once in awhile I ride the train and only bike to/from the stations. I wear regular clothes on those days and I have a jacket with a hood. It does cut off visibility some but my ride to the train station is short so I just live with it.

vrkelley

The reason why your scalp never feels cold is because your body heats it first...drawing from your extremeties like your feet and fingers. It is better to keep noggens warm and dry.

mtalinm

hi, can i ask how the rainx works. i've used it on my car windshield with amazing results, though it seems to work best at 50+ mph. given that I don't travel nearly that fast on two wheels, do you find it makes a difference?

hello btw from the Norwood area. headed south for a ride tmw.

Shimagnolo

Hoods attached to a jacket suck rocks.
This is what works: https://www.louisgarneau.com/ca-en/pr...3072/_/H-COVER

That, combined with a jacket with a snug collar, (eg Pearl Izumi Zephyr), and I have never had a problem with water down my back

And to those who say they don't care if their head gets wet, you have obviously never been caught in the rain in CO.
The temperature of our rain is generally a couple degrees above freezing.

CliftonGK1

Sounds like most of the winter here in Seattle. Lots of people up here are fond of their helmet covers, but I'm good with a smartwool skullie pulled down over my ears. Even in the coldest of drenching rains (like the 10.5 hours of rain I rode in for my January R-12 200k) I was fine. That's the great thing with wool: Even when soaking wet, it's still warm.

ItsJustMe

Or one from J&G https://www.bicycleclothing.com/Water...et-Covers.html

Or a shower cap from the dollar store if you wanna be really phred.

I-Like-To-Bike

If a commuting cyclist is interested in staying dry (or clean), the fenderless, dirty water spraying equipment portrayed is hardly useful, cycling cap or not.

BarracksSi

Helmet cover or a cycling cap.

I haven't used a cycling cap just because I feel like they force the helmet too far back on my forehead. If I don't use a helmet cover, rain gets on my glasses and washes sweat into my eyes, so I can't see worth a crap.

PaulH

I wear a light hooded Gortex Stowaway raincoat. The hood goes under the helmet, and the helmet mashes it down so I have full peripial vision. Most bike gear is developed for fair-weather sport and recreation riders, not all weather commuters.

Paul

vaultbrad

there's always this option...

Rain Protectant

electrik

Lol, where is the fire? Are we sailing in a gale today?

BarracksSi

"I'm Scuppers the Sailor Dog - I can sail in a gale, right over a whale, under full sail, in a fog."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuppers_The_Sailor_Dog

Great book. My family's second dog looked like Scuppers (and for a while, uh, "drained" like a scupper, too ), so that's what we named him. He was a good dog.

slcbob

Should at least get some free fish sticks with that.

pharasz

My head gets soaking wet when its not raining. So getting it wet from rain is refreshing. But I live in Florida. Preferences will vary with climate.

closetbiker

How do you keep my head dry in the rain?

Well, this used to work great until it developed a leak.

rumrunn6

cheap motel style clear shower cap over the helmet. I also use it as a wind barrier and its part of my total body temp regulation system.

EKW in DC

I use this under my helmet and it seems to work pretty well. Fortunately, as of yet, no "leaks"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair