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Old 09-21-10 | 01:17 PM
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Breathegood
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From: Castle Rock, CO

Bikes: '09 Gary Fisher "Kaitai, '09 Raleigh Team", '91 Trek 8700, '97 Cannondale SR500, '12 Raleigh Twin Six

If it's raining, your feet are going to be wet. Period. Carry extra shoes (and socks) in a dry bag of some sort. I go back and forth on when to put my rain jacket on. For light rain I can ride damp as long as the temperature is bearable. If I put on my jacket, the sweat will make me just as wet as the rain. For heavier rain it's nice to have raingear. Mine is an EMS jacket I got on closeout a few years ago. It's a little bigger than I would normally wear, but it allows me to put on more insulating layers underneath and the hood is big enough to go OVER my helmet. I don't bother with rain pants. Fenders are probably the single best raingear you can have on a commuter bike.
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