Hello friends,

I am currently staring at twelve (12) months of commuting by bike about 7 miles round trip (not including traveling between classes and work) every day. It's not much, and the ride itself is hardly going to be challenging, but I live in Wisconsin, where we have 4 seasons: cold, really cold, damn cold, and road construction. My daily commute will be to and from the college campus where I attend classes and work 20 hours a week. I'm hoping some folks on here can provide some inexpensive yet sturdy clothing recommendations that will hold up in rain, snow, and hail. I do not have a place to shower on campus, and changing each morning would be too much of a hassle, especially since my campus is rather large and requires riding a decent distance between individual classes and work.

I don't mind spending the money on nice things that will last a long time, but still need to keep it reasonable as I am on a college student's budget. Ideally I will need the following:

Rain jacket/shell
Pants that are comfortable for riding in
Cold weather jacket

Please recommend some clothing!