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Brandane
The Costa Clyde rain magnet.
No! It turns an otherwise pleasurable pastime into a miserable, annoying, depressing, stressful chore.
Your kit WILL get wet eventually - there is no such thing as waterproof clothing (I know this from 30+ years of motorbikes and damp crotch syndrome - it ALWAYS finds a way in there!).
It is not good for your bike - the drivetrain will wear more quickly; brakes will generate black sludge; bearings will rust away instantly! You WILL get more punctures and have to stand in the pi55ing rain while you replace the tube, as hypothermia sets in.
My bikes live inside the house (flat), so bringing them in after a wet ride is a PITA..
I'll wait for something approaching dry weather, thanks
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speccy1
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That`s an excellent description!No! It turns an otherwise pleasurable pastime into a miserable, annoying, depressing, stressful chore.
Your kit WILL get wet eventually - there is no such thing as waterproof clothing (I know this from 30+ years of motorbikes!).
It is not good for your bike - the drivetrain will wear more quickly; brakes will generate black sludge; bearings will rust away instantly! You WILL get more punctures and have to stand in the pi55ing rain while you replace the tube, as hypothermia sets in.
My bikes live inside the house (flat), so bringing them in after a wet ride is a PITA..
I'll wait for something approaching dry weather, thanks
I ride to work all through the week in the rain, I ain`t doing it on weekends too!!
JtB
Prepare a way for the Lord
- Location
- North Hampshire
I managed to get back dry from a sunny 34 mile ride, now it's throwing it down.
arch684
Veteran
I was about to go out in the rain but for some reason i have changed my mind.I wonder whyNo! It turns an otherwise pleasurable pastime into a miserable, annoying, depressing, stressful chore.
Your kit WILL get wet eventually - there is no such thing as waterproof clothing (I know this from 30+ years of motorbikes and damp crotch syndrome - it ALWAYS finds a way in there!).
It is not good for your bike - the drivetrain will wear more quickly; brakes will generate black sludge; bearings will rust away instantly! You WILL get more punctures and have to stand in the pi55ing rain while you replace the tube, as hypothermia sets in.
My bikes live inside the house (flat), so bringing them in after a wet ride is a PITA..
I'll wait for something approaching dry weather, thanks
Stephenite
Membå
- Location
- OslO
People round these parts love to bathe outdoors. I've just been looking out the window at it chucking down and put it to my five-year-old 'Come on. Let's go out and shower!' Not so keen.
OP
OP
Brandane
The Costa Clyde rain magnet.
Yeh, of course. I was down there last week (well, Henley on Thames) and ended up leaving my admittedly leaky tent in a skip after torrential rain on the Wednesday night. Had to cut my stay short by 24 hours to return to the comparatively calm weather of the west of Scotland. Sadly your crap weather seems to have followed me!
OP
OP
Brandane
The Costa Clyde rain magnet.
Thank me later. Think of the bearings!
jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
Now, I usually agree with this but after a week of commuting and getting wet...no, soaked on every ride, I'm pretty fed up. It's mad, I've never seen it rain this much during the working week...its unusual
Henley, that's pretty much Wales.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Maybe if Scotland goes its own way, the top bit of Ireland follows and then Londinium thinks "we'll have some of that" then I could finally go abroad for some much needed sun without having to suffer the tedium of airport security ever again.
I'm quite chuffed that I have spotted a potential upside to Brexit.
Back on track - hissing down here...again!