Get Clothing Tips for Cycling in the Rain

Video Transcript

"Being bicyclists and recreating outdoors you're faced with a bigger challenge by rain than people who might just be out walking or running or something like that because you tend to be moving a lot faster. So you often A, get wetter, you make more heat like about as much heat as a runner would make so you can't wear a big heavy rain jacket and also you cover more distance so you need to be more prepared for more changes in weather at once. So some of the things that I recommend for riding in wetter weather that's a little bit warmer, that's a little bit warmer like in the fifty to sixty degree range. Any warmer than that you probably don't even want to worry about rain gear because you're going to be too hot. But things that you want to look if you have a traditional style helmet like this, you can wear a cycling cap which is basically a light weight cap that has a plastic brim. One of these hats perfectly fits under a helmet to offer some protection from the rain. You just want to make sure you adjust the helmet to fit the cycling cap. Another thing that you can add in the warmer weather is if you get really cold, just adding a thin base layer like this, you wear this under your jersey. Super thin it helps to create another sort of micro climate between your skin and the outside world that helps regulate temperature really well. And the other thing that is just such a great little investment is a super light weight packable rain jacket. So if you're heading out on a two or three hour ride and it looks like it might rain, this rain jacket folds down very small and it's going to fit in your backpack or in your back pocket if you're wearing a jersey that has pocket. And then for the times that it's raining, you can just pull it out, throw it on stay a little bit dryer and just have a little bit more protection from the elements. You often hear cycling commentators on the road races call them rain capes which is pretty funny britishism I suppose. But they kind of aren't really jackets in that they tend to come a little bit lower on the back to keep your butt a little bit dryer from spray and it's not really the type of thing you'd wear out to the mall. It's just a really light weight cycling specific garment that you can find at your local bike shop for near between thirty and sixty dollars depending what they're made out of and whose name is on them."