Dodging the rain

[Pat "5mph"]

Is anyone else making the most of those non-raining moments at whatever o'clock it happens to be?

Not for cycling, I do that for gardening, light permitting of course.
Rain or no rain, I still need to be at my work for a certain time.

Getting up at 5am?

No, my preference would be getting up at 7 even if it does mean getting drenched

My preference would be getting up at 8, sadly I need to be up every day at 5.30am

with a strong, cold, easterly wind blowing day and night for weeks on end. You have to have a certain mentality to cycle here,

Well, here it hasn't really been for weeks on end, maybe the last 2 weeks?
Today it wasn't windy.
I was off during the week, on Thursday I rode (even though I do get a free bus pass )to visit a friend, nothing major, just a round trip of less than 10 miles.
I got home pure frozen: the wind was ice!
Yes, one needs to have a stubborn mentality to cycle here

It seems that November right through to March in the UK is a constant weather watch for cyclists,

I only look at the weather app for icy temperatures, so I know to prep the ice bike for the commute.
The apps are not always correct, hence you can find me at 6am in the dark checking the status of the cat's outdoor water bowl

 

[steveindenmark]

I would be happy to get out in the rain. 😁

 

[Brandane]

I would be happy to get out in the rain. 😁

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I would be happy to get out in the snow! (again)....

A set of Schwalbe ice spike tyres and it is good fun. Much more so than the wind and rain we usually get.

 

[Chief Broom]

Here in Brora its hard to find a weather window for a walk let alone a ride yesterday i walked along the shore but couldnt look out to sea for long as the fierce onshore easterly made your eyeballs feel like they were freezing in their sockets! When the snow vacates the stage on comes the wind and rain....and the snow will be waiting in the wings for an encore...Roll on the spring!

 

[cyberknight]

It's rained everyday in 2026 around here and loads of roads are underwater.
Since November it's either been wet, freezing, windy or a combination.
Have Zwift taken control of the weather?

its how they justify the price

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Once recorded a years worth of twice daily commutes. Only got rained on 6 times.

 

[briantrumpet]

I asked Gemini how many dry days there had been in Exeter this year.

No wonder everyone's moaning (including me!)

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Just get your clobber on and get on with it, it always looks worse peering out of the window at it.

Not really

sometimes it feels far worse when you get out in it and find that riding at 10-15 mph into a head wind plus the rain - than sitting in a warm room drinking tea and watching it

 

[Dorset Boy]

I asked Gemini how many dry days there had been in Exeter this year.

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No wonder everyone's moaning (including me!)

Must be the first time ever Devon has been drier than Dorset!

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Since 1st Jan I have done 6 outdoor rides and 18 indoor rides! The main issue now is that the rain is so heavy and drains so full of crud that roads are just constantly waterlogged or flooded. I used to ride in the rain but now it is a safety issue a lot of the time.

 

[Webbo2]

I have ridden four times outside since the new year. The minor roads are awash even when it’s not raining so it really unpleasant and the thought of getting a puncture or mechanical just puts me off.

 

[Mike Ayling]

We could do with some of your rain. Here in Victoria Oz it is drier than a dead dingo's donger.

 

[Shearwater Missile]

We could do with some of your rain. Here in Victoria Oz it is drier than a dead dingo's donger.

We could do with a little bit of your temperature but not too much mind. We have to be careful what we wish for ! But, we`ll take anything going, for the time being.

 

[Alex321]

I really don't mind riding in the rain, but I really don't like starting a ride when it's raining. As @presta says, once you get going it's not so bad.

Exactly the same for me. It hardly bothers me once out.

But what is putting me off most at the moment is the sheer amount of standing water around.

 

[T4tomo]

I've never had to ride thru a puddle on the Watt Bike, just saying...
I did get soaked playing hockey today though...