Bike in the rain, versus a crowded train.

[ianrauk]

The actual number of times I actually got wet whilst cycling was surprisingly few and an absolute soaking was as rare as hens teeth.

I'm one of those saddos who counts and notes rainy commutes.
You are indeed correct, it's really not that often in the scheme of things.

2023 52 rainy commutes
2024 44
2025 36
2026 to date 34

2026 started off really wet but dried up for months on end with a really dry spring, summer and autumn making up for it over the last month.

 

[SuperGalactian]

I seem to remember that in the 1970s Ricard Ballantyne (Richard's Bicycle Book) pointed out that the number of days per year when it was raining in England between 8 and 9 am was very small - something like 10.

 

[ColinJ]

I seem to remember that in the 1970s Ricard Ballantyne (Richard's Bicycle Book) pointed out that the number of days per year when it was raining in England between 8 and 9 am was very small - something like 10.

I can believe that - I walked to and from university in Manchester/Salford and only got really wet a few times in nearly 3 years!

 

[Webbo2]

I seem to remember that in the 1970s Ricard Ballantyne (Richard's Bicycle Book) pointed out that the number of days per year when it was raining in England between 8 and 9 am was very small - something like 10.

Clearly he didn’t live in North Yorkshire.

 

[Jameshow]

Regarding rain....
I used to cycle train cycle commute into London, all year round. We had secure parking, showers, changing rooms and clothes storage so dead easy.
The actual number of times I actually got wet whilst cycling was surprisingly few and an absolute soaking was as rare as hens teeth.

Clearly Manchester would be a different proposition

In Manchester you could count the number of days you stayed dry!🤣

With love from Yorkshire!🤣