Originally Posted by
eschlwc
the only time i ride in the rain, the forecast is ... er was way off.
back home, i spend 10 minutes cleaning the bike, mostly rims, pads and chain.
once when caught in the rain, my front pads picked up a bit of sharp road debris, and scratched to hell a brand new rim. fortunately, sand paper polishing smoothed it again. i switched to kool stop salmons on all bikes after that.
yeah -- hate rain.
+ a bazillion.
Not a fan of rain. Wet lycra (not to mention real leather shoes) is not comfortable, and fenders or no fenders stuff's going to get ucky and a proper cleaning takes awhile. But the real reason I abhor rain riding is the brake pad residue that stains my rims, spokes and pristine tan sidewalls!
The exception would be the Davidson as all the revolving parts have sealed bearings, and it's not like I'll have a choice during my WA to AZ ride in June. I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed on that one.
DD