HTFU, snowboarding thermal baselayer top with t-shirt over the top, gloves and shorts. Done.
If its raining then your gonna get wet whatever, end of.
if wearing a good cycling jacket then no. what the point getting wet if you can avoid it ? makes no sense at all.
Ive always followed this ethic, each winter commuting to uni Id get drenched head to toe (water would be spilling out of my shoes). I only cracked on to the idea of synthetic base layers towards the end.
The only things I dont really like about getting wet is, water in my face (because I wear glasses), and cold hands & feet. Can cope with the rest just fine.
I do currently have one of these jackets though;
Because it was bloody cheap for a high quality gore-tex jacket. Which is extremely durable and feels like nice cotton shirt fabric instead of plasticcy raincoat.
After having it a while Ive gotten really used to the luxury of being kinda dry whilst just commuting & stuff. Seem less of a weirdo to not be drenched in water for the whole winter.
But if I was going out just to cycle, Id prefered to be all lycra'd up without restrictive jacket on.
getting wet is silly, and besides DFP, waterproof jackets are not restricting at all, especially light jackets like the ones by Montane.
i cannot think of anything worse than getting soaked down to the base layer, especially in winter.
HTFU doesn't even apply, it's just plain old horrible and bad for your health to get that cold as you do when soaked.
if wearing a good cycling jacket then no. what the point getting wet if you can avoid it ? makes no sense at all.
getting wet is silly, and besides DFP, waterproof jackets are not restricting at all, especially light jackets like the ones by Montane.
i cannot think of anything worse than getting soaked down to the base layer, especially in winter.
HTFU doesn't even apply, it's just plain old horrible and bad for your health to get that cold as you do when soaked.