Does rain affect how far you ride in a day?
01-12-11 | 10:57 AM
#26
Hooked on Touring
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From: Wyoming
DJB - C'est vrai. (Comme le québécois, pas le français)
Here in Wyoming we do not know what an umbrella is.
We have to be shown how to use it when we go to Seattle or Vancouver.
A "nice" riding day in Prince Rupert might be partly cloudy with showers.
In Saskatchewan, you wait fifteen minutes and the sun is out again - - at least in the summer.
Here in Wyoming we do not know what an umbrella is.
We have to be shown how to use it when we go to Seattle or Vancouver.
A "nice" riding day in Prince Rupert might be partly cloudy with showers.
In Saskatchewan, you wait fifteen minutes and the sun is out again - - at least in the summer.
01-12-11 | 11:11 AM
#27
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From: Montreal Canada
in fact Jama, after seeing your "grumpy" page, before seeing where you were from I thought you might be a brother of the friend I mentioned from Vancouver, as I know she has a brother who bikes a lot, but nope. Same last name but not where he is from, he is out east in Canada.
(and I am an anglo who does speak French, meaning my first language is English)
(and I am an anglo who does speak French, meaning my first language is English)
01-12-11 | 11:34 AM
#28
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From: Kalamazoo, Mi.
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It depends for me also, I have ridden as much as 120 miles or as little as 15 miles in the rain depending on the available time.
01-13-11 | 01:21 AM
#30
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In Philly, phD in Economics. I ride exactly 1 block to the office just to feel like I'm cycling these days... pathetic eh...
01-13-11 | 12:51 PM
#32
family on bikes
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I try very, VERY hard not to ride in the rain. If I have to, I will, but if I have a choice....
We had planned to take off this morning, but woke up to stiff winds indicating a front was passing through. We stayed put.
We had planned to take off this morning, but woke up to stiff winds indicating a front was passing through. We stayed put.
01-14-11 | 12:29 PM
#33
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I've been lucky in that I've only had to ride through rain three times. We just put our heads down and went with it. If anything, it made it (peculiarly) more enjoyable; a bit like boys splashing in the mud. My fondest memory is ploughing along, and a fellow tourer coming the other way through the rain. he was a hardy looking soul - German (we were along the Mosel). He raised his hand and nodded as he passed in silent salute. We felt part of the brotherhood of the sodden. A tiny moment on the road, but forever memorable.
01-14-11 | 01:45 PM
#34
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As other have said it depends. But I have always found that (assuming it is not really cold) the problem is getting started. If you have good rain gear, once you are on the road it is not as nearly as bad as you thought it to be. The greatest concern really is danger of riding when it is wet and visibility is low.
