Riding in the rain

[PJ79LIZARD]

Yep they got it right, chucking it down this morning, well at least it's washed the crap off my bike from last night lol.

 

[snapper_37]

Really miserable today. It's blowing a gale and tipping it down.

Same here - dripping clothes and shoes on the rads. I don't mind riding in the rain, it's the wind that does my head in.

 

[BSRU]

A sure sign it is very windy is when cycling down a hill using the gear you would normally use to go up it.
Torture into the wind but very pleasant as a tailwind.

 

[2pies]

Much less cyclists on the road in London today. I took it quite slow, thinking about a hot shower, strong coffee and 2x chocolate muffins when I got to work

 

[Kiwiavenger]

headwind as soon as i left the house! then as i swung onto the cycle track, TAILWIND!!!! i have found the mystical beast! was mighty cold (NE direction) but kept the rain out of my face (until i hit 20+ mph) however it did screw up my gps tracking so didnt record a PB through a sector on strava!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Somehow things aren't 'normal' here in Ipswich, I've done 'there and back' rides recently and had a killer headwind both ways

 

[Gatley lass]

got caught in hailstone on Friday. very painful!
Weirdly by the time I had cycled 3 miles down the road the pavemnets were dry!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

You out-ran the hail! Impressive!

 

[subaqua]

certainly less bikes in the racks in work this morning. I had wet overshoes and wet trousers but was dry inside them . not looking nice for ride home though

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

It hasn't stopped Here all day! It's deffinately going to be a wet one again tonight, my kits just about dryed out now. I put my winter jacket back on today despite being more heavy duty it's a lot more breathable than my rain jacket.

 

[Inertia]

I actually love the torrential down pours - when i have the full waterproofs on. Big grin on my face.

Can't stand it when it can't decide what to do.

+1

Especially while night riding, with the magicshine its like entering hyperspace

 

[psmiffy]

I have to admit that cycling in a deluge (25mm/hr or greater) can be wild and exhilarating - however, no way do I like doing it

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

Looks great on the camera also,got left hooked in a torrential downpour and it looked very good on camera.

 

[al78]

+ 1 that is the pain espesh if its on the commute and you need them for the next morning!

I find stuffing newspaper inside the shoes works well.

Unfortunately I don't have any so I'm going to have wet shoes tomorrow.

This morning was pretty awful, overshoes just didn't work at all, might as well have waded through a river for all the good they did.

 

[potsy]

T'was a horrible ride in today, strong headwind and rain.
One or the other I can handle, but both together

At least April is nearly over, then we can break out the sun cream