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Oh and to add a few other points about how I arrived at that thinking, because it took me a while and a bit of experimenting on the commute.

I bought a £150 textile jacket with zip-in waterproof liner. Back in Sept/Oct I had to take the liner out on the warmer days or I just got too hot, but I could always roll it up in my rucksack and slip in on over (rather than zipping it into) my jacket. In the current weather, there is no need to even consider zipping it out.

I was commuting in kevlar jeans, and decided I needed to have something in case of a sudden downpour. I started putting my (v. expensive, Galvin Green, Gore-Tex) golf waterproof trousers on over the jeans, but stopped after a while because if I came off I'd destroy them and I was worried about melting them on the engine.

It was about that time I decided I'd need something warmer for winter, so I did my research and eventually decided on HG 'Journey' trousers. They are Gore-Tex, were £150 in a sale, and are lovely and toasty. For summer, I can remove the thermal lining that they have zipped in.

Overall position is save up, bite the bullet, and buy Gore-Tex. It's so nice not having to stop to put things on and take things off when the weather changes. I'll be getting insurance money for my jacket after the crash (still usable, but noticeably damaged) so I'll probably make it up with a bit of my own and buy a Gore-Tex one. Kicking myself for not buying a Gore-Tex one in the first place, actually.