Originally Posted by Bekologist

ViperZ, you've even wearing goretex GORTS in that picture! (gaiters and shorts...)

I think goretex IS overrated.Goretex is sweaty as a sockliner (what goretex footwear has) and is sweaty as a coat. In FULL conditions a goretex storm shell is pretty sweet though.

I've got a pretty good outdoor resume (I served on the Tacoma Mountain Rescue team, volunteered on Mount Rainier with the Park Service for years doing winter patrols on the mountain, tested gear for MSR, established a regional climber's gathering, among other things) spend plenty of my life out of doors, and in my experience, the less I wear the WB shells, the more comfortable I am.

NON-waterproof shell technology is what provides a greater comfort range for active sports. Not Goretex. I am absolutely SOLD on %100 Gore Windstopper N2S touques for under the bike helmet though....