Originally Posted by krispistoferson
Some of us in hotter climes prefer a rain cape. In the American South, it only gets cold enough a few days a year to not have any rain suit you wear turn into your own personal sauna. Gore-Tex and a few other fabrics claim they breath, but not near enough to throw off the moisture generated by aerobic exercise like bicycling. So you arrive at your destination wet regardless.
Raincapes do breath, and if used in conjunction with fenders, keep you pretty dry. Now, a rain suit would probably be good in the Canadian winter, but if you're looking for something year-round, raincape, fenders and wool clothing are good to have.
+1 - wool, fenders w/ mudflaps, wind jacket and a rain cape for downpours - and I am in Ohio where we get a lot of rain and snow!
http://www.bicycleclothing.com/Rain-Capes.html
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