Wanting a camera for easy access and mountain biking, I'm drifting back from DLSR to a point-and-shoot. But I wanted good image quality and wide angle. I still favor DSLR but for those outings where I can't take the goodies, I wanted a second choice.
Thus, I'm trying this out; Panasonic Lumix DMC LX3.
Wow, 24 mm effective focal length and a f/2.0 lens with low pixel density (= low noise at high ISO settings). Yummy.

and it in a case that is very water resistant and excellent.