It is unavoidable where I live. If you want to get out for any significant amount of time that is. Avoiding rain will keep you indoors most of the year where I live.
Totally feel you here. Let's say I'm a newbie when it comes to cycling, and then you put me into this super slippery road. For sure that's a big mess! Getting wet can be considered fun, and that's not an issue for me, but going down the road, doing S shapes, and out of control, that's another level. So, I do can take some soft springs, not big problem, but once it starts to rain dogs and cats, that's time to go back home or avoid riding that day.I have been caught in the rain when I have been out riding before and I hate it. It's not that I mind getting wet, but it seems as though it makes the roads here particularly slippery. I feel that it is too dangerous of an activity for me if it is raining more than just a mere sprinkle. Plus, I share the road with motorists who often do not pay any attention to cyclists. Rain lessens their visibility. In fact, around here two or three people have been hit by motorists while riding and most were during times of decreased visibility for one reason or another.
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