Rain Rider

Yesterday it was pouring rain so instead of riding my bicycle to work as I normally do I took the city bus. Along the way I was shamed when I noticed this poncho wrapped bike rider tooling along in a heavy downpour (photo taken through rain covered window of the bus). In my defense, I have tried riding in the rain wearing a rain suit but it caused me to get drenched with sweat which wasn't much better than getting rained on. Would a poncho keep me cooler and drier than a rain suit? Do I even want to try a poncho? On the plus side, I do have fenders on my bike (Mr. Poncho did not) which come in handy when the pavement gets wet.