Nice review GG. 10 hours in the rain! Sounds like my trip to Eureka Springs in 2017. Likewise, my Latitude jacket and pants kept me perfectly dry.
What was the temperature when you got cold near the beginning?
I'm not suggesting you did this, but I have found a couple of times when I've gotten cold in my Latitude stuff that I'd left at least one vent zipper open. Otherwise, if I layer up underneath it and seal everything up I stay nice and warm. I have a relatively light-weight Columbia Omni-Heat jacket (with the small reflective silver dots all over the interior) that I use in the coldest weather. I've kept warm on a four hour 34F (1C) ride. I think I paid $54 for the Omni-Heat on sale a couple of years ago. I don't have any heated gear. I tuck that inner jacket into the Latitude pants and cinch up the waist to keep the air getting in. I also find that it helps to zip the Latitude jacket to the pants, as that keeps the back of the jacket from riding up and letting the cold air in.
The nicest thing about Gore-Tex or equivalent gear is that you don't have to stop and put on wet-weather gear when it starts to rain, and again when to take it off when it stops, although you may have to stop briefly to close or open some vents.
What was the temperature when you got cold near the beginning?
I'm not suggesting you did this, but I have found a couple of times when I've gotten cold in my Latitude stuff that I'd left at least one vent zipper open. Otherwise, if I layer up underneath it and seal everything up I stay nice and warm. I have a relatively light-weight Columbia Omni-Heat jacket (with the small reflective silver dots all over the interior) that I use in the coldest weather. I've kept warm on a four hour 34F (1C) ride. I think I paid $54 for the Omni-Heat on sale a couple of years ago. I don't have any heated gear. I tuck that inner jacket into the Latitude pants and cinch up the waist to keep the air getting in. I also find that it helps to zip the Latitude jacket to the pants, as that keeps the back of the jacket from riding up and letting the cold air in.
The nicest thing about Gore-Tex or equivalent gear is that you don't have to stop and put on wet-weather gear when it starts to rain, and again when to take it off when it stops, although you may have to stop briefly to close or open some vents.