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I love this weather! I didnt want to ride my bike on my days off anyway.
RUBBISH!!!!
I couldn't bring myself to ride to work today was chucking it down and really cold. I dont mind either in isolation but being wet and cold and putting wet gear on to ride home is not fun.
Will ride on tomorrow rain or shine though.
I tend to ride the canal towpaths when its like this.Although i do ride them often anyway.
Nothing wrong with a bit of rain. No bad weather only bad clothing eh!
If you can dry stuff after your ride/commute then no issues really. Personally I like riding in the rain, just have to be a little extra careful with grip etc...
yes, I was the only one out last night of a normal group of 4.. for good reason.
Local wet sand turned into a bog, with wheel sucking abilities.
Then it pee'd it down 2/3 of the way round.
TBH I didn't mind except for the sand, but then it's only the 2nd time since the start of winter I've needed to use my waterproof shorts.
wind is the enemy the amount of precipitation or temperature does not bother me that much but the wind does annoy me
I was out last night with a couple of guys from work. It was dull when we set off but the rain came in and just kept getting harder. We all commented that if we hadn't actually made arrangements we wouldn't have set out, but having got out we were all enjoying it. I totally PWN3D the trails, then we all anjoyed a nice beer afterwards. Riding rocks.
This time last year I rode in torrential rain in Swinley because it was a mate's birthday and we'd said we would. Ruined 25 quids worth of pads, ended up with about a ton of grit in the car and washing machine but I enjoyed the ride so it was worth it.
Went out for a spin on the road today in a whole lot of rain. Once your wet it doesn't really matter because you can't get any wetter. It wasn't raining when I initially went out which makes a difference.
I'm working, and I rode my bike. Mind you, when I get home, and am not working, I may ride my bike too. For fun, like.
Living in the north west of England, I either ride in the rain, or hope I'm free on the 2 afternoons a year when its dry.
I agree with rich though. Climbing into soggy gear for the return journey home is a uniquely spirit-crushing experience. I lamed out from riding in this morning as it was bucketing down 🙁 May pop out later though. looks like its drying up 😀
Have done 4 hours on the road today......got soaked on 3 separate occasions.Was a little bit cheesed off by the end.
Oddly I quite enjoy riding in torrential rain - maybe moreso on road than off (I know, not logical).
Quite nice in Glasgow today, excellent riding weather.
totally - ride last night, awesome; commute today - shorts and that still wet for the journey home, still awesome
🙂
me i ride 10 miles each way 5 days a week regardless of weather, just need reliable kit and 2 pairs of shoes!
no matter how grim it is out there its always preferable to the tube at rush hour
thursday night ride meets at 1830
not up for it at all, its been either pissing it down or torrential all day (and yesterday) so the chilterns will by now be a claggy swamp.
soaked by the time i get to the meet, churn about for an hour or so, getting wetter and muddier, flood the pub, further drenching on the way home.....
hmmm
Might as well just get on with it.
We had hail, rain and proper sunshine within a couple of hours on the Pennine BW on Sunday.
Colder than a witches fridge, too.
Rained and snowed off the tops in Wales few weeks ago so cheekied our way along the Anglesey Coastal Path.
Always worth it once you're out.
Don't mind getting caught in it but I don't bother if it's pissing down.
I ride regular enough to not feel like I should be getting out, that said I'll swap Sunday's road ride for a blast in the mud if it's still looking bleak.
Can't bear changing into soggy clothing so I have good waterproofs and boots for the commute. I'm doing a night ride from London to the coast tomorrow - could be interesting.
i know of one guy whos out in at.......
Don't like setting out when it's raining.
It's a different story when your already out and committed!
Had sunshine,hail plus cold wind and rain on Dartmoor yesterday but no fog!...so almost normal weather then 🙂
Nice weather in glasgow.Come a little to the east of glasgow(falkirk area).i was out on the trails up the back of slamanon/avonbridge at about midday and the rain was coming down like stair rods.For the last few hours i have had the washing machine and tumble dryer going full chat.And cleaning the bike and making dinner b4 the wife comes home but it was worth it.lol 😀 I JUST LOVE MUD
Huge clap of lighting here overhead today, had me wobbling for a second, rain I can do by itself, but when the wind and rain against you its horrid!
wind is the enemy the amount of precipitation or temperature does not bother me that much but the wind does annoy me
Yup, same here .
But ,nothing ( almost) stops the Thursday night ride. 😀
Dry just now ,so with the rain over the last couple of days ,it's going to be just right 🙂
Just got back. Totally soaked-through but still warm. Thrown a few logs on the burner, hung-up the dripping clothes and just run a bath. I guess it would be a lot less appealing if I had to sit in an office or something for a few hours but coming back to a nice warm home after such weather is bliss...
Well I did 4 hours too on the roadie (the trails are a bit like Glasto on a good day)
I looked out this morning and it was peeing down, thought ahhh what the heck, put on my rain jacket checked my sanity and off I went, roughly 3 drenches later and I still had a smile on my face.
I don't normally like riding in the rain, try to avoid it, but the guys on the Giro Del Trentino had a splatter or two the other day so hey, whats good for the pro's is bonkers for us right.
Been out in Chopwell woods last night and on saturday. both in the rain.
was good fun.
completly caked in mud. cleaning after is a git.
as said earlier, and is why i like forests, wind is the total nightmare.
Although forecast rain it hasn't appeared yet today, could've gone out earlier for an all dayer, was umming and ahhing looking out the window. Just went and did my local *cough* "training" roadie laps, and still hasn't rained. gah!
One of life's pleasures is having a hot shower after shivering in wet riding clothes and getting cold because a head wind won't let you go fast enough to warm up.
I certainly think that its ones duty not to ride off road when its like this so as not to cause more trail erosion than necessary
Had to fix a puncture in the pouring rain on the commute this morning. NOT FUN.
I quite like MTB'ing the rain, so long as its the right sort of slippery surface mud rather than that horrible claggy stuff that jams in the fork crown, still hate the cleaning/maintenance though.
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Sounds like canoeing weather!
Went for a ride yesterday afternoon in the rain.
Wasn't at all claggy, more like fast and slippy.
Nearly came off a couple of times, but it was brilliant fun.
Differnt to the usual, but good anyway.
I fancied a few loops of my local trail whilst on my days off but couldnt bring myself to face the muddy, sloppy ground.
Maybe next week..........
First TT of the year tonight, so I'll be riding. Out and back course, so given the wind, half will be a flier, the rest I'll be dying on.
My best time in a TT was in the wet, less rolling resistance apparently?
riding for my mates stag do at cannock saturday... that'll be nice.
Not stopped all year, though I'll go out on my MTB in this weather.
Crud catchers all round and a jacket sorted. Anyway it's as dry as a MM.
Gave in and put the mud tyres back on yesterday, only thing i hate riding in is wind, soul destroying that is, looks like it's SS weather just to save the wear and tear
rule 9 and rule 5
I don't mind the rain, but I'm just hopeless riding the trails in the mud.
Had a good few hours earlier. In the sun / rain / sun / rain / sun / rain. Just glad it started with a light shower so I threw in the waterproofs not summer kit plus a gilet!
What's April coming to with all these bloody showers. I blame global warming.
I hate mud but of course will ride in this weather. I take whatever opporutnity I get to ride otherwise I would never ride.
don't mind riding in the rain, it's all the cleaning up afterwards that bores me. when dry you can just stick bike in garage and kick your shoes off. when wet, short rides sometimes don't feel worth the hassle as you seem to spend longer cleaning up (yourself/bike/kit) than riding, and that part is unpleasant in the wet also. and everything on the bike wears out so much faster. basically, if i had a butler to do all my cleanup, and sponsored brake pads and chains, the wet would make no difference to me.
also: wool clothes, get some.
out last night managed to avoid rain but could see it coming down and drifting towards us but got round without a soaking was out on sunday and it was the same,it's become a source of humour on rides recently cause we've got a hose pipe ban and it's done nothing but fu**ing rain since it came in 👿 😐
Never miss a Thurs Night ride cause of the weather!
Rode last Thurs in thunder/lightening/downpour, and only missing tonight cause I'm stuck in work. The rest of the lads will probably be getting to about Forest Moon of Endor/Flintstones by now I reckon.
I've been to Hebden Bridge and over the Stairs back to Queensbury today and I have never been wetter! The route was all ridable but the volume of water on the tracks was amazing! I'm glad I'm back home though! 😉
I went out on the Quantocks this afternoon, the sun was shining when I left home, by the time I got to Holford (10 miles) there was thunder and lightning and hail storms a few miles further on. The trails all turned into streams but the bike was probably cleaner when I got home than when I went out 🙂
No. Gym. Can't be bothered with wrecking my bike.
Thing is when it's winter we ride without a second thought. Then we have a dry spell, we get all spoiled and don't ride in a bit of rain.
I always remind myself that it could be like this during a race or event.
all weathers, yer bunch of bunny road kill 😕
The biggest issue with riding in the rain / mud is that loads of people have apoplexies when they see my bike "ruined" by the mud guards........... 😉
Out today, rained for the pretty much the whole 3+hrs.
I only really get chance for 1 ride a week, so therefore rain/snow/hail, will ride in any of it.
But not in strong winds, everyones got there limit, thats mine
got an hour and 12 mins rain free before it started again
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Oh yes it was lovely! 18 miles on the south downs and bumped into another local rider and saw a few others in the distance. Massive storms but the rain wasn't that cold.....
Was out on Baildon Moor/Shipley Glen on Thursday night.
If you let the weather stop you riding in this country you are going to miss out on a lot of riding!
Important to have the right gear but I recon riding in the wet really improves your skills. Like driving a car on a skid pan - makes you more sensitive to how the bike moves around gaining and loosing grip.
Good to strengthen you stability muscles as you have to constantly rebalance and find grip.
Also makes you appreciate good weather 🙂
Done 3.5hrs tonight on MTB, was muddy and had a few showers. Just have to pedal harder if you get cold. Doing a Tabata session in the morning was a bad idea though.
Mates free hub body died so he had to pretend he was a fixie freak and keep pressure on the drive chain for the last 45 mins to keep it engaged. Loved every minute. 😀
Not to bothered about rain/wind/snow riding.
Done Llandegla in this weather, that included riding from Wrexham to One Planet
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Great day.
This week done 2 (tues an thurs) coast rides from Brombough to Parkgate (wirral).
and only missing tonight cause I'm stuck in work
Tip - try not to spend so much time on STW during the day, it'll save you having to work later on a night. Then you can go out riding with your mates 😉