Touring in rain ?

[Banned_imp]

All I can add to this is that every rain suit i've ever tried was a miserable failure. maybe in a sprinkle it would help keep you from getting damp, but you could just as easily dry off in the wind from that level of rain. in *real* rain, on my morning commute, no suit has ever kept me dry (that includes frog toggs). over the years i've just gotten to the point where I pay attention to the weather and pack a change of clothes if there's a significant chance for rain. it is, after all, just water, so i've decided that there's no reason for me to give a care.

as far as touring in rain, the couple of times i've been caught on long distance rides in the wet, i've found that if you're really travelling a good distance, you'll eventually ride right out from under it. a good 30 minutes on the road in 70-80mph wind will mostly dry you off even if you're soaking wet.

I think the only way you could actually stay completely dry is to put on a full body professional grade diving wetsuit over your clothes, james-bond style, and i just don't have or care to spend the money on something like that.

Mr P - I wasn't exaggerating in my earlier reply. If you want to stay dry and don't care to be a participant in the motorcycle fashion show then get a set of British Army isuued gortex rain gear.