Hmmm. Oregon is a big place. Some parts get harder rain than other parts. Where excactly, in Oregon did you go to school? FWIW, the J&G line of raingear is made in Portland "where it pours", and their non-breathable jacket with pit-zips, or cape, can do the job as well as anything else on the market. Riding slowly enough not to sweat.. ... I just don't know... that would be essentially stationary for me... so I pedal at about my usual cadence in rain, and sweat. If presentability and/or comfort at the destination is required, I layer in a few panels of paper towelling front and back and remove them when I arrive, and call it good. For the trip home I plan on a shower and change of clothes to restore my usual good humor. BTW it is very likely that a nylon jacket that appears to be soaking through might simply need urethane sealant applied to it. That would be my first line of action if I did the non-breathable nylon thing anymore... but I don't. Breathable soft-shell convert here. You'll pay more than for coated nylon but way less than for Gore-Tex. Works better than you would imagine. But if you imagine you can spend any significant amount of time out from under shelter in a New Orleans downpour, (or a Portland one...), undergoing physical exertion no less, and you expect not get wet..., well IMO you're just not being reasonable.

H