Today, I had an errand in Carlsbad about 24 miles away. When I left it has raining lightly.. About 6 miles from home it really started pouring.. I have not had much experience with this. It rarely rains in SO. Cal... Don't miss it, we sun worshipers..
Anyway, I did not know it was going to rain that hard, thinking I would put my bike on the bus and come back with only 25 miles of a rainy ride. On way back I kept missing the buses, so I had about 50 miles of rain.
I have two rain outfits.. I wore by baggy Ultrex rain paints. Not again. Pretty wet underneath.. Just made me feel like I wasn't out in the diluge.. From my experience the Triflex tights are best at keeping you feeling somewhat dry and warm.. Worst problem, how to cope with glasses fogging up.. it is tolerable to ride in the rain- but riding is much more fun in the sun...
Guess two benchmarks for a serious rider- one and two centuries and riding in the rain.. Think the snow might be my one barrier?