Originally Posted by
DropBarFan
Midwest US known for some spectacular thunderstorms (lightning, tornadoes, hail etc). But at least there's usually accurate enough prediction so that one could arrange to cut a day's touring early to avoid afternoon/evening storms. ....
My favorite LBS was hit by a tornado (and a heck of a rainstorm... just the other day). I bicycled near there.... the same day... but about three hours earlier. Midwestern weather can change as quickly as I change gears. I am convinced that my bicycle mileage is determined more by the weather... than my own fitness or determination. I can't avoid cycling.... just because the weather might not be nice.
I don't "go cycling" in the rain (let alone a storm).... but I do go cycling when foul weather is predicted. I have a rain bike equipped with a rack and trunk bag with a jacket and a poncho (in the winter it has hand warmers). I know where the parks, stores, and friends are along my routes. The odds of getting hit by lighting is remote.... the odds of getting injured by a near-by lighting strike a little more likely. Wind and flying debris are a big concern from storms as well as lighting.
The poncho is a very nice item to have along when the weather looks sketchy.
Originally Posted by
antokelly
you guys get some serious weather we dont get anything like it in ireland thank god.
We have snakes too!