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As summer nears its end, I'm very curious to know what everyone does to handle the rain. For myself, I throw on a pair of rain pants over rubber rain boots with a GoreTex rain jacket.

At my work desk I have an old pair of Toms shoes that I bought at Goodwill that are super comfortable - I slip into them when I arrive and out of them when I leave.

I have a waterproof Timbuk2 saddlebag-style pannier, which I use to bring my lunchbox.

If you're intimidated by riding in the rain, give it a try! It's really quite invigorating and people will think you're either crazy, or a badass. Both seem fine to me!

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Warm weather: wear quick-drying athletic clothes + SPD sandals, accept that I'll get wet, and change clothes at destination.

Cold weather: wear sweat-wicking clothes with rain pants, rain jacket, wool socks with SPD mountain biking shoes, and change clothes at destination.

[–] mosscap@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The SPD sandals are so fancy... I have a pair of those too and they're amazing

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

To be clear, mine are Nashbar ones, not Shimano ones.