What do you wear when it's quite warm, but raining?
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Today was quite possibly my most enjoyable day on the bike this year. Literally perfect weather..... Tomorrow is meant to be around 19 degrees but about 40% chance of rain.....
Too hot to wear a waterproof, if you get soaked in just a short sleeve jersey you may chill down if the wind is chilly..... What do you wear? I'll be having to ride around 30 miles tomorrow so a reasonably long ride.
Just want to see what people choose!
Too hot to wear a waterproof, if you get soaked in just a short sleeve jersey you may chill down if the wind is chilly..... What do you wear? I'll be having to ride around 30 miles tomorrow so a reasonably long ride.
Just want to see what people choose!
I'd just wear normal summer stuff and I have a showerproof gilet which folds up nice and compact in the back pocket. If it's warm I don't mind a bit of rain.
I did a short ride yesterday and it started to rain due to humidity but it was 23C or so. Didn't last long and I dried very soon afterwards
I did a short ride yesterday and it started to rain due to humidity but it was 23C or so. Didn't last long and I dried very soon afterwards
E65Ross said:
Today was quite possibly my most enjoyable day on the bike this year. Literally perfect weather.....
Agree best day of the year and even fighting that easterly for the last 25 miles home was bearable with the sun on your arms...As for rain....you have no idea how long that shower will last so I take a waterproof / Gilet that fits in my jersey pocket. Ive toured extensively and getting soaked without any protection with an easterly can quickly turn a bit grim. No issue with the bottom half, just shorts.
doog442 said:
E65Ross said:
Today was quite possibly my most enjoyable day on the bike this year. Literally perfect weather.....
Agree best day of the year and even fighting that easterly for the last 25 miles home was bearable with the sun on your arms...As for rain....you have no idea how long that shower will last so I take a waterproof / Gilet that fits in my jersey pocket. Ive toured extensively and getting soaked without any protection with an easterly can quickly turn a bit grim. No issue with the bottom half, just shorts.
Cheers guys. Think I'll take my summer gear plus a Gilet.
Sportful HotPack roll-up jacket, wrapped around my pump and CO2 inflator in a rear pocket.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sportful-hot-pack-5-jacket...
Mine's an older one that I got for free, so it may not have ever had the water resistant coating, or it might have had a hard life with the previous owner. But it packs down to next to nothing, goes on if the rain "gets real", and although it does get wet in a downpour it's enough to keep the wind off your exposed arms and therefore prevents over-cooling (for me, anyway). When the rain stops, it dries pretty swiftly, too.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sportful-hot-pack-5-jacket...
Mine's an older one that I got for free, so it may not have ever had the water resistant coating, or it might have had a hard life with the previous owner. But it packs down to next to nothing, goes on if the rain "gets real", and although it does get wet in a downpour it's enough to keep the wind off your exposed arms and therefore prevents over-cooling (for me, anyway). When the rain stops, it dries pretty swiftly, too.
At 19C and with only showers expected I'm with the shorts/top only crowd. You can only get so wet and at those kind of temperatures you won't get cold if you're working and will dry off pretty quickly, especially if the sun comes back out.
If it was slightly colder then I might pack a gilet and if more prolonged rain is expected then the very lightweight rain jacket I have. Either will roll up small and fit in a top pocket.
If it was slightly colder then I might pack a gilet and if more prolonged rain is expected then the very lightweight rain jacket I have. Either will roll up small and fit in a top pocket.
I have one of these:
https://www.evanscycles.com/endura-pakajak-showerp...
If you loop the elastic around the saddle rails it sits there out of the way until you need it and provides a good bit of wind/water protection when needed.
Other than summer gear that's all I had to keep me warm/dry for 5 days cycling to Scotland and it held up really well.
https://www.evanscycles.com/endura-pakajak-showerp...
If you loop the elastic around the saddle rails it sits there out of the way until you need it and provides a good bit of wind/water protection when needed.
Other than summer gear that's all I had to keep me warm/dry for 5 days cycling to Scotland and it held up really well.
Last night I put on my Gore Pac-lite jacket.
And I got soaked anyway because of the sweat.
So this morning, I didn't bother. Got wetter as it was a longer commute, but at least I wasn't overheating.
Also, that Gore jacket is rubbish. The arms always leak and there are no vents, so even if you're not going that hard, you end up soaked inside. I actually prefer my Altura Night Vision jacket.
And I got soaked anyway because of the sweat.
So this morning, I didn't bother. Got wetter as it was a longer commute, but at least I wasn't overheating.
Also, that Gore jacket is rubbish. The arms always leak and there are no vents, so even if you're not going that hard, you end up soaked inside. I actually prefer my Altura Night Vision jacket.
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