Kyle Bradshaw of Cruiser Customizing here talking about how you can stay dry in the hot summer rain as well as the cold winter rain.  In this tip, I will cover rain gear options for the body, the legs, the hands, and the feet. In addition I will talks about my personal evolution with the testing and usage of the different types of rain gear.

I the opening scene, I (Kyle) support Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing a PINK Tourmaster Sentinel rain jacket. 

In this tip I will talk about some of the different options for both warm weather and cold weather rain protection. We will look at jackets, pants, gloves, and boots. 

Most rain gear manufacturers use several key materials for the construction of their rain gear garments. The most common materials are PVC, Gore-Tex type, nylons, and polyesters.  

PVC Rain Gear

This is often seen as "emergency" or "throw away" rain gear and can be found just about anywhere! Several of our most popular brands of PVC gear are as follows:

Tourmaster PVC Rain suit

CruiserCustomiizng 2 Piece Rain Suit

River Road Rainstorm Rainsuit

The Next level of non-insulated rain protection will jump up significantly in price, but the value is not to be argued with! Some of our most popular brands are as follows:

Tourmaster Defender

Tourmaster Sentinel

River Road High-N-Dry

Fieldsheer Thunder 

Frogg Toggs

In hot weather we want to be comfortable yet protected. Many of us wear mesh jackets and  pants. Many mesh products do not have waterproof liners, but the following mesh products do come with zip in rain liners:

Tourmaster Intake Jacket

Tourmaster Venture Air Pants

When the rain is accompanied by rain, we have a need to stay dry and warm. Most winter riding gear has a waterproof outer shell to protect from wind and rain as well as some type of internal insulated liner. The two most common liners are vest and full sleeve liners. FirstGear and Tourmaster are currently our two most popular lines when it comes to cold weather riding gear. Here are the most popular choices:

Tourmaster Pivot Jacket

Tourmaster Venture Pants

Tourmaser Caliber Pants

FisrtGear Kilimanjaro

NEW This Year Firstgear Rainier

FirstGear Escape Pants

If you are looking for a Single Solution, I suggest the Tourmaster Centurion 1-Piece rain suit. Check out the video here: Centurion Video

Warm Weather Gloves

If you are looking for mesh, air flowing gloves for the summer, which will also have waterproof characters, check out these two gloves:

FirstGear Master Glove

TourMaster Dri-Mesh Glove

Cold Weather Gloves

When venturing into the winter elements, you will want to choose a glove that will keep you warm and dry. I have used many gloves, and these are my recommendations: 

Cortech Scarab Winter Glove

Alpinestars Drystar Glove

Tourmaster Polar-Tex Glove

FirstGear Explorer Glove

FirstGear Glacier Glove

Feet - What to do about the feet?

There are two general options for keeping your feet dry and warm. 

1. Waterproof Riding Boots

2. Rain Booties

Often I get asked by members and staff alike... "Kyle, what do you wear to stay warm and dry in the winter?" 

I must say that this evolution has been a WET and sometimes very uncomfortable process. I have tested many options, and the pieces below are the pieces that have kept me the most comfortable. 

Kyle's Evolution:

PVC rain suit --> Frogg Toggs --> Tourmaster Pivot & Venture Pants --> Tourmaster Intake Jacket & Venture Air Pants --> FirstGear Katmandu Jacket and Pants --> FisrtGear Rainier Jacket and Escape Pants. 

There you have it! Rain gear in a nutshell. 

Thank you for watching this Cruiser Customizing Tip of the Week. 

Until Next Week, Take Care and Ride Safe! 

Kyle Bradshaw   aka: Manybikes