Rain follows me around no matter where I go. Death Valley - no problem - there'll be a monsoon, a tornado, and lightening. I have been very pleased with Michelin Commanders. Solid at highway speeds and in the corners. But as long as you have plenty of tread, it's probably just as much about how you ride in the rain. My friends call me Rain King. Not because I ride in the rain so well, but because I ride in the rain so much.