ignore sales assistance they try to sell you whatever they make the biggest margin on. (at most places). Before buying your lid lookup how to make sure it fits properly. Heingericke do decent clothing. As viney says if you can afford goretex - get it! go to
www.4theride.co.uk (I think) and look what deals hein gericke are doing, then use one of the deals against their goretex textiles (im looking at a pair of trousers for about £190, doubt I'll be able to part with that much cash though
).