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Originally Posted by wunderkind
how so? You get water spray from cars, tire flings small pebbles at your calves, road gets slick, gravel trail becomes more difficult to ride because it becomes sticky, water accumulates on your glasses and not to mention that wonderful back stripe for those without fenders. I can't see it as being fun unless it's for leisure.
I forgo the glasses in the rain and my commute is 46 miles of pavement. It makes the same old ride feel different. The smell of ozone, leaves washing down the storm sewers, lightning crackling overhead.

Didn't you ever play in the rain, as a kid?
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