Stefanh Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Hi Guys, With the rainy season upon us, how does the weather affect your decision to train? I got caught in the thunderstorm on Friday afternoon and had my wife pick me up from a nearby garage, it has happened a couple of times in the past as well. I’m not scared of the rain, but the thunder kinda rattles me. So what do you do, take the chance and ride or do you wait it out? Waiting would work if you have ample time to train, but when you only have an hour or 2 of light in the afternoon, it gets dodgy. What’s your take? I might also add, as we were driving back home, we passed a couple of guys commuting back to local township, man I felt like a sheep…
Iron Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Only weather that affects me is the cold , as in winter early mornings ( HATE IT ) but rain is no problem , when i go out and its looks funny i just take a rain coat and make sure my rear light is fitted and thats it.
Mojoman Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 If I am already out riding then I will continue and grin and bear it, if (like now) it looks like rain with the promise of some lightning then I don't bother!
SwissVan Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Ja i hate weather, weather it rains or not the weather usualy causes some whinging somewhere....
Caerus Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 What about the chap on Supercycling lat week that called in and said he got shocked by lightning while riding his bike on the road
TNT1 Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 What about the chap on Supercycling lat week that called in and said he got shocked by lightning while riding his bike on the road It's happened to me before.
Mojoman Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Where we used to live in Magalies (about 4km away) the house was struck twice (TV's and PC's messed up and they were unplugged!) and the third time it blew the transformer up about 5m from the house. Scares the crap out of you!
LeTurbo Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 I miss a good highveld thunderstorm. Donder und Blitzen!
Tiny K Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 cape town wind makes me depressed. and this on and off rain we are having lately.....
SwissVan Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 It's happened to me before. Unless u can show us pictures it never happened we dont believe you!
MrJacques Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Yeah, I'm mostly a fair weather biker. In winter I rather lie under a warm blanket. If the wind is howling like today in PE (50-60 km/h) it's just too unpleasant to go ride. If it's raining the mud is just such a mess to clean up and causes extra damage to the components, although I've done that before and it was actually a lot of fun. Like a little piggy in the mud
ichnusa Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 the colder the better... also like to be out when others have pulled out of a ride or struggling in race because of weather
NotSoBigBen Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 If it rains while I'm out well that's just bad luck and I'll persevere but don't start in the rain .....
Bos Posted November 1, 2011 Posted November 1, 2011 It's happened to me before. Wonder if you will be tested positive because of that
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