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Oct 13, 2013 15:15:06 GMT
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Post by Rocket on Oct 13, 2013 15:15:06 GMT
So it has been an absolutely awful weekend weather wise for me and no miles in the last 2 days yet. I note however that some of the hardened brethren are still getting out there though.
My question is what exactly do you wear or do you simply expect to get wet and so get wet? Whenever I have had waterpoofs on they may keep rain out but I get just as wet anyway from the sweat inside them.
Also due to the low temperatures I have been wearing tights but once they get wet they do not dry out very quickly unlike bare legs.
Advice please, flame me and quote rule #5.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2013 15:25:56 GMT
I'm only interested in keeping my feet warm and dry, don't care if anything else gets wet because I really only notice that when I'm done. The sensation of water sloshing around in your shoes isn't particularly pleasant so I'm still working on an ideal solution but in general expect to get wet, you're not going to dissolve.
Rule #5, rule #9.
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Post by Radchenister on Oct 13, 2013 15:37:14 GMT
I think dodging the rain is fair at times, I have been this weekend but I've also been outside doing things like river work (one of my other interests).
If tomorrow isn't dry I will go out no matter what. It's not the weather in relation to myself that bothers me, it's the extra bike maintenance that bugs.
Cleaning load increases, if you can keep it reduced then great but if time off bike is mounting, then getting messy has to done.
Clean bike off immediately when it's gunked, drip dry outside and then inside for finer work - GT85 and various lubes are your new friends.
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Post by cocopops on Oct 13, 2013 16:12:41 GMT
Hi Rocket, I was just thinking the same!
Dont mind riding in the rain, when caught out in it. but tend to bottle out when its raining before getting the bike out.
Think I am just not hard enough hahaha
Must try harder..
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Post by ukdaws on Oct 13, 2013 17:31:05 GMT
I find my hands and feet bother me more than anything else, still in shorts but my toes did bother me today. as long as there is not a freezing wind with the rain I just go out. but do tend to stay closer to home and try to climb the hills to keep me warm.
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Post by martin122 on Oct 13, 2013 17:32:18 GMT
I went out this morning wearing my long bib tights,long sleeve base layer and my long sleeve full zip jersey and about 20 minutes into the ride the heavy rain started and yes I got very wet but kept going and by the time I got home I was very nearly dry but I was never cold ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) just cycle a bit faster to dry yourself off if it stops raining ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by martin122 on Oct 13, 2013 17:36:33 GMT
I find my hands and feet bother me more than anything else, still in shorts but my toes did bother me today. as long as there is not a freezing wind with the rain I just go out. but do tend to stay closer to home and try to climb the hills to keep me warm. still in shorts? ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) it must be warm over there ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) I have only been wearing my long bib tights for 1 week now and hoping the next 6 months will go quickly ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by ukdaws on Oct 13, 2013 18:43:54 GMT
It was not that warm really, think we are getting bit the British weather at the moment (snow an hour away yesterday). ![:'(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cry.png) I need to sort my winter cycling wardrobe as it is a bit lacking! I had on short sleaved jersy with a long sleaved one on top with a wind jacket on top of that. Pair of shorts and a pair of wooly gloves also. Hands and feet were cold,my legs were fine. martin122 if I had bib tights and the rest of the gear,trust me they would be worn ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2013 19:03:13 GMT
My friend calls me a pussy when I don't want to go out in the rain! It's not so much the extra bike maintenance, it's the fact I am under equipped, and I don't enjoy being cold lol.
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Post by baldbloke on Oct 13, 2013 19:08:03 GMT
This morning when it was wet & windy I had on my TOC kit, a base layer vest arm & leg warmers and a thin "rain" jacket. The jacket was useless in keeping out the rain but kept the wind out. I was soaked through but not really cold. My feet started to get a bit nippy towards the end of the 40 miles. I think the first step is to tape over the holes in the soles to keep the wind out.
I think as the temperature drops there will be mores of a need to keep dry. This morning was my first proper ride in very wet conditions and I was surprised that I didn't feel that uncomfortable.
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Rain
Oct 13, 2013 19:21:15 GMT
Post by ukdaws on Oct 13, 2013 19:21:15 GMT
I do not mind the rain its the wind that gets me, the faster i go the colder i seem to get that is why i head for the hills!! baldbloke Wish i had taped my soles up this morning! ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png)
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Post by Radchenister on Oct 13, 2013 19:28:06 GMT
Watch your bikes, my trip to the ToB in 3 hours of rain (outward journey) resulted in (on top of an outside wash off) ... taking the wheels off and scrubbing all over to remove grit and grime everywhere including cassette. Crankset off completely to get the grime out the crevasses and eradicate a click from the gunk that got in on the left arm, cleaning the inners with Autosol, regreasing. All brakes, front derailleur twiddly bits etc needed a good clean. Rear derailleur dismantled, seatpost out, cleaned and regreased. Chain soaked (normally done every couple of weeks but needs doing more often in rain). More lubes and grease applied back where necessary all over, including inside cable sleeves, good squirts of GT85 in peddles and joints, drips of bike oil in some junctions. All this even though I had mudguards on as well. A bit of wet is OK but ride through the torrential stuff for a few hours and that bike is going to pick up all sorts of nasty stuff, the fine gritty grime being the main enemy, later in the year this will also have road salt in it - your bike will not like this corrosive mix one bit.
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Post by zoltansocrates on Oct 13, 2013 20:12:41 GMT
december january and february are near enough always turbo months, add in some rowing machine and jogging and a little off season plan is in mind, always good to have a look at other parts during the crappy months especially when you look at what rads said above, its right and a complete ballache having to do it everytime
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Post by Radchenister on Oct 13, 2013 20:33:20 GMT
Shouldn't need to do that level of clean unless riding in the real nasty stuff.
Trying to target dry spells is my game, except this week, what with commitments and the weather, I failed miserably.
I'm still waiting on my new light from China, so I can do night runs. The road outside the house is just about dry now tonight, I toyed with going out but I'm not gonna risk getting splatted on Britain's longest A road, or messing with dodgy road surfaces, without floodlighting capabilities.
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Post by ukdaws on Oct 13, 2013 20:39:01 GMT
Love youre commitment Roy ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Respect buddy. ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png)
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