Rain, rain..

jonny_trousers

Sick of the damn rain. And I know the Cycle Superhighways are supposed to be grippy, but I can't help but crap myself a little as I join one from an angle to see it glistening all shiny.

KonaMike

So glad I left the Roadracers on this summer ,last night was like cycling through a stream on the downhills. Why do some motorists drive like they have never seen rain before,saw some incredible idiot maneuveres last night !!

mudcow007

Kieran_Burns wrote:

mudcow007 wrote:

just checked the weather forecast for tomorrow in Stafford an its raining

booo hiss im going to Alton Towers

Erm..... Alton Towers isn't in Stafford.

Just though you should know if you find yourself thinking the A34 roundabout is the Nemesis

*cough*

Alton Towers, Alton, Staffordshire, ST10 4DB

Kieran_Burns

It's quite a big county is Staffordshire

You'd be better looking for the weather at Uttoxeter or even Ashbourne

Koncordski

Jonny_Trousers wrote:

Sick of the damn rain. And I know the Cycle Superhighways are supposed to be grippy, but I can't help but crap myself a little as I join one from an angle to see it glistening all shiny.

Some have a textured surface but a lot of them seem to be gloss paint! After several heartstoppers on friday night i was cycling very slowly on the shiny blue stuff! :shock:

Wrath Rob

snooks wrote:

Wrath Rob wrote:

I couldn't face a 3rd day of cycling with wet feet this morning so I took the carbon bike with different shoes. I'm glad I did as I'd forgotten how fast it was on the commute, so all in I'm thankful for the rain!

I though carbon melted in rain, well that's what the word on the street is.

I think it does, which is why I took the carbon bike this morning after checking today's forecast to ensure it wouldn't see any water, poor thing.

squired

I decided to take it carefully cycling home last night. Having said that, far too many cyclists were in a hurry to get home and didn't seem to appreciate the fact that brakes don't work as well on a bicycle in the wet. In fact I saw a couple of occasions where people almost went down, plus a lot of RLJ activity.

So, yes, I took it easy, which was the best option. I can't describe how upsetting it was though when a woman on a bike with a basket on the front overtook me!

Wallace1492

Hissed down all morning in Glasgow.... streets in the centre are flooded with some drains spouting water. Should be an interesting commute home....

richrock

First sunny yesterday for ages... 'I'll just take my summer kit' thought I. :x

4.50pm - starts raining. By time I'm out on the road, it's hammering down. And there's me, just my pack, bibshorts and short sleeve jersey and an 8 mile ride home.... At least it was warm.

Shoes were still damp this morning though.

mudcow007

Kieran_Burns wrote:

It's quite a big county is Staffordshire

You'd be better looking for the weather at Uttoxeter or even Ashbourne

sweet! cloudy with partial rain, i'll take it

UndercoverElephant

AAAAaaaagggghhhhh!!!!

My eyes! My eyes!!

Every time it really pishes down for the first time in a while, I get the agony of sweaty helmet juice dripping in my eyes. Bloody knacks! :x

Still, at least my helmet's a bit cleaner now/

jimmypippa

UndercoverElephant wrote:

AAAAaaaagggghhhhh!!!!

My eyes! My eyes!!

Every time it really pishes down for the first time in a while, I get the agony of sweaty helmet juice dripping in my eyes. Bloody knacks! :x

Still, at least my helmet's a bit cleaner now/

That's one reason why use a buff as a headband in the summer - even when it isn't raining.

mudcow007

mudcow007 wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

It's quite a big county is Staffordshire

You'd be better looking for the weather at Uttoxeter or even Ashbourne

sweet! cloudy with partial rain, i'll take it

well Alton Towers was a wash out, but on the ride "Air" were you are lying down facing forward with the rain hitting your face at 40mph + its great fun

considering it was a school day, the place was fully of kids!

Kieran_Burns

My fave ride is always the log flume - simply because being geeky, me and some mates worked out the best way to get soaked.

Have the heavyweights at the front, and pull yourself as far forward as possible as you hit the final drop.

I looked up when we hit the water and could only see this grey wall vertically in front of us.

We Got Drenched.

We actually got a standing ovation from the staff for the sheer size and soakability of the wave

mudcow007

the group in the "log" behind us all stripped of to underwear i was pretty gutted though, there wasn't a looker in the bunch

rides in coolness order

Air
nemesis
Rita
Oblivion
Sonic pinball thingy
log flume (was too chilly to get soaked)

snooks

I don't freeking believe it!

0900-1400 ish no rain
1400-1405 ish rain
1405-1726 no rain
1726 RAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I even rode in earlier so I could get out at 5:30 in the dot.

The last three days I've ridden in the last 3 days it's rained.

It's still raining now

Kieran_Burns

Dodged it again today. Came in to cover the early checks and saw a rainbow from the huge cloudstack coming our way. Had I cycled in at the normal time I would've got soaked.