Rain rain go away

kev2b3
kev2b3 Posts: 159
edited September 2008 in Commuting chat
Rain rain and even more rain, how can you honestly enjoy commuting in the weather which our fine country is being hit with. Please let me know as i am having trouble gettiing out of the car.

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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    edited September 2008
    Weirdly I found myself hoping it'd rain heavily on my commute tonight, properly rain. It's looking pretty steady right now but I want to get WET. And not just cos the Focus really needs a wash :)


    *edit - I am not having the word "wee-wee" in one of my posts ffs!
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Other option is tube/train combo. Swap rain for skank. I choose rain. :)
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    I find it fun! :D

    BD, i thought you didn't like the rain? Or did you just feel like a wuss after nobody agreed?

    :wink::lol:
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  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    My only other option rather than bike is tube/bus so I know without doubt where I'd rather be. Besides with the right kit it's easy really.

    Come on man up and stay out of your car. Once you get used to it it's easy!
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    BD? Is that me?

    I don't like the rain normally, and I definitely don't like it if I'm on my way somewhere. But if I'm heading home, and my journey's not too long, and it's not too cold, then it's okay, and today for some reason I positively hope it'll p!ss down. But it's already drying up - just drizzle now which is no fun for anyone.
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  • sc999cs
    sc999cs Posts: 596
    Rain isn't too bad, wind and rain is the killer.

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  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Bike the main option for me - don't have parking at work. Bit fed up with the rain, but hey ho.....
  • Nick6891
    Nick6891 Posts: 274
    i dont mind rain, its the wind i really hate, unless its a tail wind haha
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    I dont mind the rain either. If you're in cycle wetgear it doesnt matter. If I'm walking somewhere the only thing I dislike is stupid drivers splashing up puddles (anyone see the news? Thought I was gonna get into a fight last week after two vans splashed me)

    Cycling in rain is easy, though it does seem to short circuit some drivers I notice. :?
  • pst88
    pst88 Posts: 621
    I don't mind riding in in the rain, it's the sitting around in wet clothes all day that bothered me. I took a change of clothes but my pants were soaked (with rain!) all day. I think whipping them off and sticking 'em on the radiator in the office might be crossing the line.
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  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    pst88 wrote:
    I don't mind riding in in the rain, it's the sitting around in wet clothes all day that bothered me. I took a change of clothes but my pants were soaked (with rain!) all day. I think whipping them off and sticking 'em on the radiator in the office might be crossing the line.

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  • fonty1978
    fonty1978 Posts: 101
    I would have to agree with the comments on wind [Thats the weather not the after effects of too much Guinness !!]

    Rain is ok as long as you have the right gear on., but windy conditions can be dangerous like tonight on my way home i was nearly blown into the path of a truck.

    Ended up getting off the bike for a short stretch as most motorists can't or won't anticipate cyclists being subject to side winds..
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Riding home in the rain is better as I know there is a warm shower a few minutes after I get home, then the sorting out of the pile of wet clothes :(
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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    Thoroughly enjoyed the commute home in the wet this evening. Having said that it wasn't really heavy rain, the wind wasn't bad and it was still warm - I didn't feel the cold and I only had shorts and a short sleeved bike jersey on!

    As other people have said getting wet doing something I enjoy easily beats staying dry doing something I hate!
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  • James1823
    James1823 Posts: 68
    My morale took a dip today when it rained all afternoon, and soaked me to the skin on the way home from work. I don't mind it occasionally but it seems every day now I'm battling foul conditions.
  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    I don't mind the rain, enjoy it mostly, it's just the scummy yuck that builds up on the bike I hate.

    Oh, that and my magic sized 16 Vans which can retain water for two weeks.
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