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Tycho Brahe 11-29-18 10:52 AM

It is raining
 
I guess I will just wait until tomorrow to ride again. Does anyone actually venture out in the wet for non-commuting purposes?

csrpenfab 11-29-18 12:22 PM

Yep, rain today makes me glad I got out to ride the last 5 days in a row! I hate taking my "nice" bike out in the muck and I usually resort to my old Hybrid if I really need to ride in the wet. Someday I'll put full fenders on the backup bike, but since it only rains about 2x a year here I'm not overly motivated to do that.

roadfix 11-29-18 01:37 PM

My trees and shrubs are so happy today. We need rain like this more often.

eja_ bottecchia 11-29-18 01:42 PM


Originally Posted by roadfix (Post 20683578)
My trees and shrubs are so happy today. We need rain like this more often.

Mine too. My two dogs, however, are not. They are too “dignified” to do their business in a wet and soggy backyard.

I won’t actually go out for a ride if there is significant rain. The last time I went out for a ride when it was raining, I crashed my bike against a guardrail on PCH, by the Mugu Rock, and broke a finger.

The bike, however, was OK. :thumb:

diphthong 11-29-18 02:02 PM

if it's on a day off (so i can clean the bike immediately afterwards) and it's a spring, summer or fall rain where it's semi-warmish, i'm down.

Aubergine 11-29-18 02:08 PM

When I lived in San Diego I skipped the rainy days for two reasons: The main one was that rain brings out all the grease on the roads, so everything is slippery. Also, connected to that, people forget how to drive when it’s wet! The accident rate goes way up, and I wanted no part of it.

It did not hurt that it would be sunny again in a day or so.

rando_couche 11-29-18 02:44 PM


Originally Posted by Tycho Brahe (Post 20683295)
I guess I will just wait until tomorrow to ride again. Does anyone actually venture out in the wet for non-commuting purposes?

Here in Oregon, if you don't ride in the rain you don't ride. Course it's easier if it isn't raining when you head out.

TakingMyTime 11-29-18 05:55 PM

I've considered getting some full fenders for my hybrid but I've never brought myself to pull the trigger. I'll sit there thinking "Am I really going to go and ride in the rain?" and the answer is always "No". I'll ride before and after but I'm not in any hurry to get caught in, or ride in the rain.

tinrobot 11-29-18 08:03 PM

The rain doesn't bother me.

Los Angeles drivers in the rain, however, does bother me. I'll wait until tomorrow.

DrIsotope 11-29-18 08:09 PM

Weather report said today would be almost 20 hours of non-stop rain, totaling 1.15". It's been raining for 15 hours (almost constantly, it took a few little breaks) and we've gotten 0.86".

We return to partly-cloudy by 7am tomorrow morning, so I saw no need to go out and brave it when I can just wait it out. I ordinarily rest on Fridays, this week I rested on Thursday.

Worst part, I was convinced that tomorrow was the 1st. Had my route to go do my Strava Fondo challenge for December, then realized tomorrow is the 30th. :notamused: So 20 miles at a leisurely pace it is, then!

eja_ bottecchia 11-29-18 09:45 PM


Originally Posted by Aubergine (Post 20683628)
When I lived in San Diego I skipped the rainy days for two reasons: The main one was that rain brings out all the grease on the roads, so everything is slippery. Also, connected to that, people forget how to drive when it’s wet! The accident rate goes way up, and I wanted no part of it.

It did not hurt that it would be sunny again in a day or so.

That reminds me of the old line, “what’s the easiest job in the world? Weatherman in San Diego.”

Enjoy the sunshine.

KraneXL 11-30-18 04:11 AM


Originally Posted by tinrobot (Post 20684137)
The rain doesn't bother me.

Los Angeles drivers in the rain, however, does bother me. I'll wait until tomorrow.

Cycling in the wet is exponentially more dangerous than when its dry.

The only save way to safely commute in the rain is to slow to an almost crawl, which would make it not worth the effort.

GuessWhoCycling 11-30-18 10:27 AM

I've been known to head out in the rain for a ride. I don't like getting the bikes totally trashed but at times it can be very exhilarating! Nice clean fresh air.

I've also headed out in the rain at night. At times I will take my MTB out just to be a bit more stable.

Even headed up GMR (to the shack) on a rainy forecast day looking for something different using the MTB. No rain, just some snow and hail! :D

KraneXL 11-30-18 10:50 AM

I know the feeling. The rain on your face makes you feel one with nature. In fact, call me crazy but I used to love going out for adventure walks during thunderstorms and tropical storms. But I generally got caught in the rain. Now knowing the inherent dangers of riding in foul weather I wouldn't intentionally go out riding in the rain.

OldTryGuy 11-30-18 10:53 AM


Originally Posted by csrpenfab (Post 20683441)
Yep, rain today makes me glad I got out to ride the last 5 days in a row! I hate taking my "nice" bike out in the muck and I usually resort to my old Hybrid if I really need to ride in the wet. Someday I'll put full fenders on the backup bike, but since it only rains about 2x a year here I'm not overly motivated to do that.

Nice bike or beater bike, not gonna happen going out if raining and HATE when I'm out and get caught. There is an exception though, if I paid $$$ for a ride then I'll take Old Blue, 1983 Paramount.


Originally Posted by DrIsotope (Post 20684146)
Weather report said today would be almost 20 hours of non-stop rain, totaling 1.15". It's been raining for 15 hours (almost constantly, it took a few little breaks) and we've gotten 0.86"............

1.15" in 20 hours is a mist. :D 1" in 10 minutes is a Florida Liquid Sunshine common occurrence during rainy season.


Originally Posted by KraneXL (Post 20684416)
Cycling in the wet is exponentially more dangerous than when its dry..............

More important than safety is keeping the bike as clean as possible :lol: during the ride. Makes clean-up after much-MUCH easier.

KraneXL 11-30-18 11:12 AM


Originally Posted by OldTryGuy (Post 20684873)
Nice bike or beater bike, not gonna happen going out if raining and HATE when I'm out and get caught. There is an exception though, if I paid $$$ for a ride then I'll take Old Blue, 1983 Paramount.



1.15" in 20 hours is a mist. :D 1" in 10 minutes is a Florida Liquid Sunshine common occurrence during rainy season.



More important than safety is keeping the bike as clean as possible :lol: during the ride. Makes clean-up after much-MUCH easier.

The typical native Californian's interpretation of rain is quite amusing isn't it?

GuessWhoCycling 11-30-18 11:26 AM


Originally Posted by KraneXL (Post 20684865)
I know the feeling. The rain on your face makes you feel one with nature. In fact, call me crazy but I used to love going out for adventure walks during thunderstorms and tropical storms. But I generally got caught in the rain. Now knowing the inherent dangers of riding in foul weather I wouldn't intentionally go out riding in the rain.


I ride local foothill roads with low traffic at night with rain just for something different.

I also did a 42 mile ride on the Santa Ana River Trail in POURING rain. Very nice but I took the MTB. The rooster tail soaked me more than the rain itself. Had to stop halfway to wring out my windbreaker and tights. Nice fun ride but 25 is more like it in pouring rain. :D

Refreshing!

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...193e7fb798.jpg

Tycho Brahe 11-30-18 02:14 PM


Originally Posted by rando_couche (Post 20683680)
Here in Oregon, if you don't ride in the rain you don't ride. Course it's easier if it isn't raining when you head out.

So what are you doing lurking in the Southern California forum? :)


Originally Posted by KraneXL (Post 20684929)
The typical native Californian's interpretation of rain is quite amusing isn't it?

That was the my reason for my thread. OMG! It's raining! What do we do?!?

I took the day off and did some "strength" training. Back at it this morning.

DrIsotope 11-30-18 09:15 PM


Originally Posted by OldTryGuy (Post 20684873)
1.15" in 20 hours is a mist. :D 1" in 10 minutes is a Florida Liquid Sunshine common occurrence during rainy season.

Yeah, but you have to consider that we average about 14" of rain per year. So we got ~7% of our annual rainfall in 20 hours.

But the day right after the rain is probably the best day. Everything looks better. Everywhere rides better.

https://i.imgur.com/8r6tCzq.jpg?1

bobwysiwyg 12-01-18 06:18 AM


Originally Posted by eja_ bottecchia (Post 20684242)
That reminds me of the old line, “what’s the easiest job in the world? Weatherman in San Diego.”

Visited San Diego many times long ago. I was convinced the weather forecasts were merely recorded loops. "Sunny up on the mesas, fog will clear in Fashion Valley by 10:00 A.M." :)

eja_ bottecchia 12-01-18 08:30 AM


Originally Posted by bobwysiwyg (Post 20685965)
Visited San Diego many times long ago. I was convinced the weather forecasts were merely recorded loops. "Sunny up on the mesas, fog will clear in Fashion Valley by 10:00 A.M." :)

It might as well be on a loop.

Great places to ride in and around San Diego.


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