How is it even possible, really?
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Joined: Jan 2012
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From: NE Philly
I've ridden in the rain, snow, ice on the road (yeah, not fun), salt on the road, the mud and even on sunny days. Just don't tell the people on Craigslist. Ok, I admit, I haven't ridden through a wall of flames either. Sorry Phil.
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Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Wisconsin, USA
When I first started riding a bike, I wouldn't take my bike if rain was forecast. Had so many times that it didn't rain, that I stopped doing that. I check the radar in the morning. If a massive storm is coming, I take the car. If just scattered storms, I take the bike.
If I have a trip planned, I go, even if a heavy rain. Sometimes it gets so heavy I regret it, because it gets hard to see, and hard to be seen. Last summer I thought I'll just pull over if it gets bad, but then there was no where to pull over except soft shoulder, which I didn't want to try.
This is a screen shot of my ride. I don't recommend riding in the red.
I think there are lots of riders in WI who only ride on days with no chance of rain, and over 70. That is how you get 8 year old bikes with 2k miles on them. Like mine was when I bought it. It was probably never in the rain.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Florida
Yes sir, it's hard to avoid rain but since I downloaded the NOAA radar app to my IPhone it's pretty easy to keep track of storm systems and ride around the rain most of the time. NOAA always shows where you are in relation to the storm and stream-feeds the movement of them.
Yes sir, it's hard to avoid rain but since I downloaded the NOAA radar app to my IPhone it's pretty easy to keep track of storm systems and ride around the rain most of the time. NOAA always shows where you are in relation to the storm and stream-feeds the movement of them.
Sorry, you cannot download the Rockies to your iPhone and use them in the same way I do.
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From: Florida
LOL, I hear ya. A few times I've had storms follow me home and start pouring as soon as I pull into the garage. Then there are storms that simply develop out of thin air.....these are the times when I get wet. From what I read in this thread, my NOAA will be getting a workout when we move to Florida this fall because there are no mountains there either.
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I used to live in Jax, FL. I can attest to the daily rain in the Spring and Summer. Seems like every afternoon about 2PM it starts. Then you have to deal with the extreme humidity versus the normal humidity. That's why I am back in Colorado.
