just got back from a rainy ride here in drought ridden California. i agree, in general, that wet weather gear is inadequate no matter what.

but just for fun and as an example of what i wore... a Marmot gortex-like rainpant that i bought on sale for 50 dollars because the drawstring closure was poorly designed. a gore-tex park shell made by Columbia sportswear that my sister couldn't prevent herself from buying only to find out she had an almost identical one (that she rarely wore) and decided to give it to her minimalist poorly dressed brother. a thinsulate vest (another gift from said sister) a "hoodie", a stocking cap with a baseball hat (fully expanded adjuster) on top and a pair of plastic produce bags over my socks that were then inserted into a sieve-like pair of cycling shoes.

it was about 50 degrees out and the ride was tolerable but not all that enjoyable. i can enjoy a wet weather ride only in temperatures above 80. and i haven't had the opportunity to ride in the rain on such a warm day in decades.

now that i think about it... the same sister bought me the hoodie too.