Originally Posted by
julk
I have one of those yellow Carradice capes.
They do everything that 82times says. You ride along in a small dryish microclimate under one.
I find mine really good in steady rain which we seem to have had here in the UK for most of the last year.
The drawback is that they are not good in windy weather, they catch the wind and make cycling difficult or even dangerous.
I use a
raincape from Campmor It rates very swell for sweat management and does keep you extremely dry, except in severe downpours when you might also need a pair of boot covers.
The big problem is that it can act like a sail on very windy days. Unfortunately, it behaves most like a sail when you are going headwind.
Mainly I use it for commuting. It weighs about 8 oz. and packs down very well.