Originally Posted by
Torrilin
You don't need a special bike specific rain jacket for commuting. A rain cape or inexpensive rain jacket will do the job for summer on into fall. Rain pants are nice, but are very much cold weather gear.
This is true but I also need to find stuff that will help me throughout the winter (and winter rains) as well. So instead of spending close to nothing now and buying more later, I'll spend a little more now and save some money when winter gets here. I'm a firm believer that you get what you pay for so I try not to buy cheap on things I will need to work well and last a long time.