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Originally Posted by
FBinNY
It's not either or, but how much of either. I've ridden in winds well over 30mph, and ridden in 2"/hour downpours, and both are near the threshold of tolerance. If I had to choose between either of those it would be the rain. But I'd prefer a 15mph headwind to a long ride in typical steady rain.
BTW- a big factor in how I feel about rain is the temperature. Summer rain of any volume is pretty OK, cold rain in November is miserable, even if it;s only a drizzle.
So, for me, wind vs. rain is an apples vs oranges comparison.
This, for me pretty well sums it up. I have been on rides when the temperature was over 90 degrees and the humidity was so thick you could see the air part as you moved through it; on those rides I prayed for rain.
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