Well I had my first rain ride of the fall, and it turns out some of my rain gear that I had thought was going to be waterproof, is not quite waterproof. I have a nice Columbia jacket with the Omni Sheild logo, and it clearly says "waterproof" under it, but oddly enough upon arriving at my destination for my weekly meeting, I removed the coat to find it wet inside. I then found the same was true of my shoes, I have neoprene booties that I had thought would be waterproof, or near waterproof, and they are def water resistant, but not quite waterproof.
All in all it was a nice ride, I was surprised at how much water accumulated on my glasses, and I ended up being a little uncomfortable by the end of the ride due to the wetness. On a positive note, the cage drivers were quite pleasant today, not one of them tried to kill me.
I am now looking for a better solution to the wetness issue. Columbia says if you wash your jacket it may restore the waterproof properties (seems rather counter-intuitive to me, but heck, I'll try anything once).
Well, it's short and sweet today, happy pedaling!
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