What to wear ?

teulk

Im doing a charity ride on sunday and i think the forcast is pretty much for rain. Question is do i wear shorts or some type of full length pants. The way im looking at it at the moment if i wear full length pants and it rains well of course i'll get wet but once its stopped im then stuck with wet pants. If i wear shorts and it rains at least its only my shorts that are wet and not all of my legs. Its a short ride i supose by most of your standards as it 54miles so i supose any discomfort due to being wet would only be for 3-4 hours. What the general opinion - shorts or full length ?

stronginthesun

if its warm wear as least as possible , nothing worse than baggy soggy clothes

unclemalc

I've got one of these coming up in September.
I have tried riding long distances in jackets and trousers because of the weather but I sweat mightily after no time at all and I get just as wet inside the 'protective' clothes as any rain would cause from the outside!
If its light rain, it won't matter. If its really nasty, then just get wet and go for it - I certainly wouldn't wear long leggings this time of year.

teulk

Even tho its probably going to rain, and probably really heavy judging by the rain that has fell recently its should still be fairly warm so i think i'll just go with the shorts.

Hornetto

Good plan - if the weather surprises and it is reasonably warm (and even sunny) you'll regret not wearing shorts and probably won't enjoy the ride.