Originally Posted by merlinextraligh

Approximately 100 people a year die in the U.S. from lightning strikes, or about 1/6th of the number of cyclists killed in car accidents.

So it's not a huge risk statistically in an aggregate sense, but if you choose to ride in a thunderstorm, you're sitting up high in an exposed area, riding a bike that includes electrically consuctive parts, substantially increasing the odds you become one of those 100.

Doesn't seem like a very bright thing to do to me.