Commuting - Winter: How wet do you get?

Just wondering -- how's it been lately for you on the scale above?

Up until today, it's been dry for 3+ weeks. The snow today is a dry snow...

Only today the rest of the year it was dry. But 3gr Celcius with rain and wind is no fun :(

I'm dry and crusty with a moist chewy center.

Is this a dirty question? :D

Dry. What does percipitation look like?

edit: I was snowed on last week for 10 minutes on a 40 F day

Im a nOOb, so um...heres my question, whats the difference between drenched and effin' drenched. :D

Its been pretty nice here in ny, so no rain, but i think we'll be getting a lbit wet today, later on this evening.

Dry in the desert.

Im a nOOb, so um...heres my question, whats the difference between drenched and effin' drenched. :D

Effin' drenched is when you're so wet you don't care any more.

It's like drinking yourself sober, except that it actually happens!

I am effin' drenched.

Much too dry. 85 days since the last measurable rain (.18" Oct. 18, 2005)

That is a long time even for the desert (record is 101 days), especially in the winter months. Rainfall for the past several months is 2-5% of normal. Unless there are several major rainfalls soon it means an early start to wildfire season and a bland spring for wildflowers.

Al

Dry, dry, dry. Which is lucky because I need to get my front fender securely reattached.

24 days straight wet and the outlook doesn't look any better

The snow and ice is melting, well what's left of it. It's just damp, so I just have to remember to put some T-9 on the chain and gears when I get home.

Super Geek

Perpetually damp for the last few weeks. It's really irritating. Freeze or dry already!

sweaty. I need the cold air to keep me from boiling over.

Rain, bah. Let it rain, let it flood! I don't care, bring it on!
I'm always dry. :D

... as a bone.

... as a bone.
It's just mind over weather, my man. That, or brass balls plus a little insanity. :) Either way, I don't let it bother me.

Effin' drenched and loving it. My bike now has a water-cooled engine!

I need to qualify my vote,

f'n drenched from the hips down (only have water resistant tights)
Bone dry waist up.

As a side note, I've been able to use this month of downpours to retest all my base layers and outter layers.

1 hour of hard effort cycling, 1000 ft climbing, etc and non stop heavy rain.
All tests are done by getting to work and peeling off the waterproof jacket and the regular wicking coolmax type long sleeve jersey, and looking at how wet/damp the base layer is. Both by visible wetness and by how moist it feels after removal.


#1 base layer for my temp - polartech powerdry (bone dry)
#2 layer - underarmor metal (very slight dampness but comfy)
#3 - morinno wool (felt very comfy but was wettest)
#4 - polypro - few sweat spots and not as comfy as the others)
#5 - underarmor coldgear (too warm for low 40's)

I have no idea how you guys stay dry, especially in waterproof gear.... it's on cold rainy days when I wear the waterproof jacket that I end up the wettest underneath - I sweat like a racehorse! (they sweat a lot, don't they?) and I mean WET, I can wring out my first layer and it's like you just lifted it out of the soak.

So either way I'm getting drenched - by rain or by sweat.

It doesn't really make that much difference unless it's raining, any time of year. And the rain only really makes me a little wetter.

I just open the vent zips and go.

I can't count on one hand how many days it's not either been raining, misting or snowing here since Christmas. That said, I haven't had to don the rain cape yet, the wind jacket and layers have been plenty to keep me dry from both the weather and my own sweat.

Tomorrow it's supposed to be sunny and up in the 50s! Woo hoo! My Fuji has been jealous of me riding the new winter bike since New Years eve, so tomorrow she gets to cart my butt to work. :)

I voted "dry" because there has been no liquid precipitation. I seem to compulsively over dress, though. My hat is always soaking with sweat when I'm done riding. You just prompted a new thread on water proof clothing. :)

I have no idea how you guys stay dry, especially in waterproof gear.... it's on cold rainy days when I wear the waterproof jacket that I end up the wettest underneath - I sweat like a racehorse! (they sweat a lot, don't they?) and I mean WET, I can wring out my first layer and it's like you just lifted it out of the soak.

So either way I'm getting drenched - by rain or by sweat.


hehe. I decent rainjacket with open cuffs, open pit zips, and half baked breathability will keep you dry if you dont overdress underneath.

As i said i was retesting all my base layers. I used my oracle jacket, its only decent breathability wise but easier for me to judge base layers with than my better jacket.
Morrino wool base was too hot, underarmor coldgear was too hot. I wear either of those and i can wring out parts of them. polyester and polypropolyne also caused me to arrive moist.
My silk weigth powerdry, or my normal underarmor (metal) combined with a thin longsleeve coolmax and i was almost bone dry. The underarmor had no wet spots but running a hand over it you could tell it still had some moisture on it.

Outside temp is a big factor, but I figure were about as cold as it can get anywhere and still be raining instead of snow. I bet overdressing is peoples biggest factor. With something like windstopper it breathes so much better, people can overdress and get away with it.

Many people buy technical clothes that keep them warm and comfy when wet. I prefer to spend my money on technical clothes that keep me dry. Took me about a dozen purchases, but i found what works for me. Hardest part is staring the morning in real thin clothes before im working hard enough to build my own climate under my jacket.

You can only get SO wet; once that's acheived, the rest of the ride is easy. a big plus is if you start to dry out on the ride :)
a bummer is starting to dry out a little during a ride, then it rains and you get all wet again :(

The less you wear your raincoat, the drier you are. 's one of my weather rules of thumb. holds true for all sports, averaged out over all the vagaries of weather. There are some days I just have to wear the waterproofs, but the less i wear them, the drier i seem to be.