sstang13

I've gone riding in the rain before, it's not bad and I don't despise it or anything or am scared of it. I guess I should elaborate more, if there is a thunderstorm or like hail, mentioned above, that you simply just do not want to get pegged by, is there any alternatives to riding? And I guess lifting weights would have to be the most common.. I'll get some raining gear soon then I'll go every day that it rains

Ndw76

Riding in the rain in Bangkok is not fun. All the polution in the air comes down with the rain. When it gets in your eyes you can't see and you eyes sting. Also the rain is so heavy that it is like riding through a swimming pool. On top of that the roads are slippery from oil contamination. Riding in the rain here is not fun.

2005trek1200

Not getting in my training is not an option. So, if it is a workout shorter than 2 hours, I will likely hop on the trainer. Longer than that, Embro up, saddle up and take the CX bike out.

canam73

To the really hard men who have used this thread to attempt to show that they are the 'real deal' and ride in rain: stfu.

Everyone has a limit to what they will and won't ride in. To some it's a 10% chance of rain forecast even when the sky looks clear. Others ride year round but will do something else if their happens to be 14" of snow or a typhoon that day.

So, 'really hard men', what do you do on days that you would otherwise ride but conditions are past your personal limit?

I might do an hour work out on the trainer and then I try to catch up on the things that I should have doing but let go to go riding on nice days.

jeffpoulin

I actually don't mind riding in the rain. It's cleaning my bike and clothes afterwards that I don't like so much.

jeffpoulin

I commute to work year round, so I ride in pretty much everything mother nature dishes out. I'm not a 'really hard man', just a little stubborn, plus I have a lot of bike gear that makes riding in most weather quite tolerable. There are about half a dozen days a year when the weather is so nasty that I won't ride when I otherwise would. On those days, I stay at home. Also, I have an understanding boss, who lets me work from home if it's "too dangerous" to ride. In the past two years, I've only taken him up on that offer twice.

Machka 

Excuse me ... that's "women".

We women ride in the rain. Riding in the rain is not that big of a deal. Riding in most weather conditions is not that big of a deal ... and I've ridden in most weather conditions.

However, if the conditions are such that I don't really feel like riding, I take a rest day. We all need a rest day now and then.


+1

I commuted by bicycle year round for 5 years in Manitoba. If you have the right gear, most weather is indeed tolerable.

HokuLoa

I get wet. Yesterday was a prime example of how "wet" can get to "cowering in cover." A steady rain suddenly kicked it up to crazy swirling winds and buckets of water. So much so that my mountain descent that usually affords 40mph+ went from wet roads to many inches of H2O pounding and flowing down the road. So bad in fact that I abandoned in favor of shelter under an overhanging cliff (I've been in many hurricanes and this was pretty close in terms of winds and volume of rain). Stead rain and wet roads are not the problem. Intense winds threatening to slap me down onto or off of the wet road are the real issue.

wle

ride Fender Bike - AKA 'BUB' - backup bike

get wet
esp in summer

winter, cold + wet may = stay home

wle

Mayday328

Tanning salon with my cycling kit on to keep up appearances.

RJM

The only things that will really stop me from riding is lightning or a strong t-storm with hail will cause me to seek shelter and I won't start out in such weather.

A steady rain can make a good ride, especially with fenders.

If I decide not to ride because of weather, I will hit the trainer or just take the day off.

sstang13

Aha, gotta love the tan! Except for the very awkward line down my wrist from my gloves that make me look like a clown around my friends.

wle

foffing off?
not sure what that is
wle

Golfster

I close the shutters, turn the lights down really, really low, turn the music on and...

look at bike pictures.

ZmanKC

I ride and get wet. I just make sure I have a ziplock sandwich bag for my cell phone.

Bob Dopolina 

I live in the tropics, too and often ride in rain.

Rain can be ok but sometimes it is a different animal and villages disappear.

Sixty Fiver

Rainy days do not prevent me from riding.

When I can't ride it usually stems from other issues and priorities.

sevenmag

The problem here is that if it's raining, most of the time there's a ton of lightning to go along with it. I don't mind riding in the rain but riding during a lightning storm is not a good plan. I just take a day off or get on the trainer.

fly:yes/land:no

why don't you ride your bike naked? the same thing happens when you take a shower...

jk

as far as why i prefer dry weather to rain:

rain makes the ride much colder
rain reduces visibility for myself as well as drivers
rain reduces traction and makes downhills very nervous
rain basically renders my shoes unwearable for a day or more
i don't mind riding the trainer indoors

Pete In Az

Rule 9

canam73

My apologies.

I never said it was. But it also isn't the point of the original question.

canam73

So you have a limit just like everyone else.

ZmanKC

Since you asked so nicely, I don't ride in deep snow or icy roads. Guess I'm not one of the 'really hard men'.

canam73

Yeah, I may have been a teensy bit strong in my wording.

But posting in this thread and pretending like the OP's concern never applies is idiotic.

Reynolds 

+1. But still I ride in the rain many times.