5 Crucial Tips for Riding Your E-Bike Safely in the Rain
11-30-21, 12:43 AM
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5 Crucial Tips for Riding Your E-Bike Safely in the Rain
Bicycling in the rain might be more complicated than biking on a bright day due to slick roads, stinging winds, and limited visibility.
1. Install Bike Fenders
2.Use Appropriate Lighting
3. Be Vigilant for Slick Areas
4. Weatherproof Yourself and Your Gadgets
5. Make Sure To Do Some Post-Ride Cleaning
1. Install Bike Fenders
2.Use Appropriate Lighting
3. Be Vigilant for Slick Areas
4. Weatherproof Yourself and Your Gadgets
5. Make Sure To Do Some Post-Ride Cleaning
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"Safely" is relative, not absolute. If the goal is "as safe as when it's dry", some other things to approach that goal are:
RIde slower, accelerate slower, decelerate slower, brake earlier, leave more margin everywhere. Keep your glasses dry, or ride without them.
RIde slower, accelerate slower, decelerate slower, brake earlier, leave more margin everywhere. Keep your glasses dry, or ride without them.
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12-10-21, 08:45 AM
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What has the OP's post got to do with ebikes other than the word ebike in the title?
It would be better suited to a beginners cycling thread.
It would be better suited to a beginners cycling thread.
12-12-21, 03:05 PM
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It is inherently unsafe to bicycle in the rain where there is automobile traffic. Motorists have limited visibility in all directions and need a great distance to stop. Add in the fact that motorists are much more likely to be distracted while using their smartphone or munching on a Whooper or Big Mac and riding in traffic in the rain is foolhardy.
As a student when a bicycle was my primary form of transportation, when it rained I hitchhiked to get to the campus and back home (no buses in the area).
As a student when a bicycle was my primary form of transportation, when it rained I hitchhiked to get to the campus and back home (no buses in the area).
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Biggest mistake cyclists make is not wearing high visibility jackets and expecting motorists to see them. Tiny rear lights are worthless and only reflectors on bike pedals make it more apparent that a motorist is approaching someone on a bicycle. Common sense is very rare as any given evening I see joggers and cyclists with black pants and dark tops.
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Leave the e-bike at home and ride a non-powered bike if rain is in the forecast. I glued inner tube material around front and sides of display to act as rain shroud and sun shade so it doesnt get wet when I'm bolting for home when rain threatens. Controller and it's connectors can be shielded in a similar manner.
03-02-22, 02:51 PM
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I see something conspicuously absent from the tips.
Check the IPX rating for your bike to see if it can even be ridden in the rain without damage!!
I've had a number of bikes fail from being rained on or just morning dew.
On the other hand I took a long trip with my Bosch powered bike on the rear rack and a lot of the trip was wet. Absolutely no problems.
After having the bike work without failure, being SUPER visible is the next important thing.
Check the IPX rating for your bike to see if it can even be ridden in the rain without damage!!
I've had a number of bikes fail from being rained on or just morning dew.
On the other hand I took a long trip with my Bosch powered bike on the rear rack and a lot of the trip was wet. Absolutely no problems.
After having the bike work without failure, being SUPER visible is the next important thing.
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