Imploder Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Commuting on a road bike is cheating... 10 percent of your total KMs will be deducted come 31/12/18! When it rains the traffic is usually bad so I'm smiling all the way home! Yeah... wet stuff sucks and can't be bothered taking spare cycling clothing as it's not common in Joburg... I get wet about 10/400 commutes (yearly) which is hard to phantom when you've experienced Belgian weather for most of your life! Fortunately I'm on a mtb bike. However Bats take note!
J∆kk∆ls Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Yes! Clean your bike afterwards and make sure there is no grit in the drivetrain or brake pads.
Geronimo Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 I ride mostly in Nigeria as it is where I work. On a Sunday our club does a 70km ride. In the rainy season, we often ride in the torrential rain and often start the race already drenched. I cant say I like starting the ride wet but once going and the downpour starts, everybody is cool with it.The only downside is maintenance. Bottom brackets and wheel bearings. Oh, and we all look like we've competed in a MTB event as mud and sand gets washed onto the roads. Fun. Don't be scared
bleedToWin Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Agree with the first half, riding in the rain on the road bike is no biggie for me as you can compensate for your dodgy brakes. Racing in the rain in a big group half-blinded by the spray of the group and without brakes - terrifying (and to make it worse at the Stellenbosch tour we had tandems mixing it up in the group completely messing up the group dynamics) I think we were in the same group and I think I know what tandem you are talking about...
Uni Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 I have a simple practicality, I wear prescription glasses, and blind as a mole without them, and so if I'm caught in the rain, I'm pretty screwed as to seeing where I'm going. I also avoid trails when we've had those days of endless rain, I've seen the damage done to trails when ridden in those conditions.Above all mtb only Yesterday while driving home through Sandton, raining and traffic mayhem, saw a guy cycling through on rivonia road - respect man, that must take balls of steel through the mayhem AND rain.
Flemish Lion Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Fortunately I'm on a mtb bike. However Bats take note! Surely tubeless? How can you puncture?!
Imploder Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Surely tubeless? How can you puncture?! Still in the dark ages man....
Lurch the stalker Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 I have a simple practicality, I wear prescription glasses,Excuses excuses...contact lenses
Mojoman Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Only ride in the rain if it catches me....! Parts are too expensive for me to replace...
OneLove Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 If I will walk outside ill ride outside, I still want it to be enjoyable.
Bateleur1 Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Fortunately I'm on a mtb bike. However Bats take note! Faaark that. When I commute with the road bike it is often with some strong guys and just trying to keep with them will make you cry like a little girl.
Chris NewbyFraser Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 I grew up in a rural village with on one tar road - the N1.So the kids only rode gravel roads and this taught me to hate mud.Riding in mud is too expensive a hobby. It destroys chains, cassettes, bearings etc.. Riding on the road during rain exposes a cyclist to being mown down by inattentive motorists. so, no, I don't start an event or any ride in the rain. Even on a multi-stage events I withdraw if the route offers continuous mud, as I did once on Ride the Rhino
Tabula Rasa Posted February 7, 2018 Author Posted February 7, 2018 From reading all the responses, it seems like we have some fair weather riders on the hub. It's understandable for the MTB'ers to err on the side of caution when it comes to damp trails. As a roadie though, riding out in the rain made me feel like a kid again, some how I always had a smile on my face shaking my head and thinking "this crazy AF! I'm soaked but it feels great"... its good fun once in a while.I did not mind the maintenance that followed.
'Dale Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Love it Just be aware of visibility out there Choose your routes carefully
Uni Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Excuses excuses...contact lenses I had a traumatic experience with those. True story!
Frosty Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Finished my run in the rain this afternoon... final 4 mins. Was bliss - but now I have to wash my tekkies. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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