[James]

Man, it was POURING too! Whew! I think by the time I got home though, it'd started raining about twice as hard. Nothing beats spinning out the big ring coming down a hill, raindrops stinging your face like hail, glasses so covered in water you can barely see. 3-4 inches of water has the ability to look very much like wet concrete when you can't see, I didn't notice until I had a hell of a roostertail going...
For some reason, I just felt really, really good out there. I was the only person out, everyone driving around in their big-ass SUVs, hiding from the rain.
It was only an hour to hour and a half ride, nothing huge, but it was fun. Probably would've been longer, but I got stopped at a train crossing for about 5 minutes, so I got a little cold, couldn't quite beat it back.
Anyway, just wanted to share...

JJames

 

[LordOpie]

Awesome!

I love riding in the rain, but when it's warm.

 

[Heidi]

I don't mind riding in the rain - it's when it turns to hail and sleet that hurts.

 

[Serial Midget]

I won't ride my road bike in the rain, all that grit in the works just kills me. I ride the trails when it rains.

 

[dhriderII]

I won't ride my road bike in the rain, all that grit in the works just kills me.

ah poor baby. man i love the rain it seems, and maybe its just me, but i ride so much harder and faster in the rain then i do in normal conditoins

 

[chicodude]

ah poor baby. man i love the rain it seems, and maybe its just me, but i ride so much harder and faster in the rain then i do in normal conditoins

It is just you, I like my tires to grip thank you very much........

 

[dhriderII]

It is just you, I like my tires to grip thank you very much........

maybe someone can tell me what he just said or meant?

 

[Serial Midget]

Some high pressure road tires have a tendency to be unpredictable in wet conditions. I just let about 10 or 15 psi out of the tires when caught in the rain.

My problem with riding in the rain the road grit that collects in and on the drivetrain, headset, hubs and whatever. After investing $2000.00 in my Serotta frame rebuild I intend to make it last...

Last year when I raced Ski to Sea the 36 mile course had been cleaned up with a street sweeper and looked as clean as fresh pavement. We started in the rain and rode for the first hour in very wet conditions. After only one hour of riding wet it took at least 6 hours to clean all the grit out of the works - there was no place on that bike that the road grit didn't find.

Now I pretty much destroy a mountain bike every 18 months or so... most of the components die from crashes before they wear out or I get tired of them and buy something new. For me a good road bike will outlast many, many mountain bikes. Plus trail riding in the rain is way more fun than road riding in the rain.

Honest.

 

[dhriderII]

trail riding in the rain is way more fun than road riding in the rain.

Honest.

yeah i will deffin agree there, and if u fall it tends to hurt a lot less

 

[chicodude]

maybe someone can tell me what he just said or meant?

I meant that I don't go faster when it rains, like you do. because if I go as fast in the rain as I did in the dry, I would die

 

[dhriderII]

yeah i deffin take it easy in the turns but flat out streight runs i generally haul ass

 

[Leethal]

The answer of course is a cheaper road bike to ride in the rain...

 

[James]

The answer of course is a cheaper road bike to ride in the rain...

Ah, the "rain bike." I have a buddy who keeps trying to build a rain bike, but somehow ends up with a full Record Italian steel bike, so he has to get another rain bike, and then...
He has somewhat of a problem...

JJames

 

[dhriderII]

yup my training partner has a rain bike... its a old trek but its still in good condition, wish i had enought $ for 2 road bikes

 

[James]

yup my training partner has a rain bike... its a old trek but its still in good condition, wish i had enought $ for 2 road bikes

At one point he was up to between 35 and 45 road bikes. Almost all Italian steel bikes (he was a bit of a collector), but with a couple of Giant carbon frames, one or two ti bikes, and a handful of aluminum bikes too.
He wanted to get one of every single different steel tubing out there, Italian if he could. Most of those bikes weren't fully built, but all had been, and ridden a couple of times.
It's safe to say that he had about $50k or so in bikes in his storage unit...

 

[chriskaiser]

At one point he was up to between 35 and 45 road bikes. Almost all Italian steel bikes...

MMmmMMmmmMMMmm yummyyyy Italian steel

 

[Serial Midget]

wish i had enought $ for 2 road bikes

I do have a couple of rain bikes...

 

[MtnbikeMike]

I do have a couple of rain bikes...

Wow, Italian steel?

 

[splat]

I do have a couple of rain bikes...

that should be a Y bike you know.