You know you've been cycling in heavy rain...

[coffeejo]

... when your feet are squelching in a puddle of water in your sandals!

T'was a most soggy WNRttP

 

[Emmanuel Obikwelu]

Quite a nice day in london today.

 

[gaz]

Sandals on a bike?

... when you get in the shower and get dryer from it.

 

[perplexed]

It was hammering it down on the way in today, so I was rigged out in waterproof socks, trousers and a light jacket.

For some reason my crotch was the only damp bit when I arrived.

 

[potsy]

Was pouring down this morning at 4.40am, very nearly went back to bed for 30 minutes and would have then driven in.
Luckily I manned up and got my waterproofs on and went for it, 10 miles and it never stopped all the way there.

At least my gear has been test ridden now, winter boots and G-Tex jacket worked very well, just need some better gloves

Oh and it was bloomin sunny on the way home

 

[Nebulous]

Forecast this morning was for rain in the afternoon. I went to work quite cheerfully thinking I would get a trial of my new waterproof jacket on the way home.

I'm home, have had my tea, and its still dry and quite sunny. Nevermind I'm sure my jacket's time will come!

 

[Simba]

oh and it was bloomin sunny on the way home

Uncle Ben's rice then?

 

[twobiker]

rode over the moors in shorts,short sleeved top and sunglasses, it pi**ed down, had to stand under the hand dryer in the cafe for ten minutes to dry out, it was miserable.

 

[Wades]

My SPD shoes came with a stick-in liner thing that I've taken out as the holes are great for drainage in heavy rain!

 

[Thomk]

You know you've been cycling in heavy rain...proof clothing when your tired sweaty body melts in the baking sun

 

[subaqua]

nah , magnatom summed it up best.



"when you can taste the stale sweat running out of your cycling helmet"

 

[martint235]

Was pouring down this morning at 4.40am, very nearly went back to bed for 30 minutes and would have then driven in.
Luckily I manned up and got my waterproofs on and went for it, 10 miles and it never stopped all the way there.

At least my gear has been test ridden now, winter boots and G-Tex jacket worked very well, just need some better gloves

Oh and it was bloomin sunny on the way home

Waterproofs? In August? You'll be telling me you had arm warmers on next?

 

[potsy]

Waterproofs? In August? You'll be telling me you had arm warmers on next?

That was yesterday

 

[Ericck]

Checked the weather before I went on my usual ride this morning. Metoffice said it should be raining, not a dark cloud in the sky so off I go. 20 minutes later and its lashing down, shorts and t shirt had seemed a good idea. In the middle of nowhere but manage to take refuge in a bus shelter. The road floods so bad that now every car thats goes past is drenching me, so just had to carry on. Will believe the forecast in future

 

[coffeejo]

Sandals on a bike?