Originally Posted by
mtalinm
after getting my hands and feet drenched again today, I'm on the hunt for some gloves and shoe covers that are WATERPROOF but not too warm.
i.e., I have some lobster gloves which are waterproof, but they are also super-warm. I want stuff I can wear in the summertime to stay dry when it's raining but not roast my piggies and digits.
all set in the raincoat department.
Look at Pearl Izumi's Barrier line of gloves. They aren't as hot as the lobster gloves and they are water resistant. Pearl also makes a shoe cover out of the same material. You can find lots of other products by doing a google search for "bicycle shoe rain covers".
In a pinch, plastic bags from the grocery store work well for shoe covers. You can even clip them into a cleated pedal without issue.
Originally Posted by
wolfchild
What's so bad about getting wet hands or wet shoes ??..It's summertime and it's warm out there.
I can see mtalimn's problem with wet shoes. I hate them.
Also, although the rains of the east are warmer, the rains we get out here in Colorado can drop the temperature 20 to 40 F...and that's in Denver. At higher altitude, it can be even worse. When you start at 65F or so and drop the temp 40F, you are getting close to freezing. It becomes an issue.