Originally Posted by NOS88

I think you can pretty much turn any bike into a rain bike. My current rain bike is a Specialized S-Work Roubaix with Race Blade Long fenders. It's the rain bike, because it's the one I'm least concerned with its appearance. Prior to this, I was using an 80s steel Specialized Sirrus as my rain bike. Personally, I like a rain bike that performs as closely as possible to my normal ride. I do have a cross bike with full fenders and rear rack, but I use this as my commuter. I don't expect it to go fast, accelerate quickly, or corner like it's on rails. I just expect it to get me back and forth to work with no hassles. I must say, however, that I wouldn't want to use it as my rain bike. It's too heavy and too slow.