[font=Comic Sans MS][font='Comic Sans MS']I’m sitting here and its raining outside again, the trails are a muddy mess and does getting soaked have any benefit health wise, I READ THAT YOU eat more after a cold ride so, and my main reason is keeping that gut in check.[/font]
[font='Comic Sans MS']Honestlly! I’m now sort of addicted to my daily ride getting out on the mountain sharing with nature and all that.[/font]
[font='Comic Sans MS']Oh well i suppose it’s the stationary cycle in front of the TV again tonight.[/font][/font]
I went out yetserday for a 40 mile XC in the p1ss1ng rain. It was so muddy that by about 30 miles changing gear was becoming an issue, at least on the front end chain rings its was. And personally I was more mud than man. There was even mud inside my shoes (no I dont own overshoes, might buy some now though). However I felt better for it.
The irony was not lost on me that whilst sitting in the bath trying to warm up the rain stoped and the sun came out😎
[font=Comic Sans MS][font='Comic Sans MS']I’m sitting here and its raining outside again, the trails are a muddy mess and does getting soaked have any benefit health wise, I READ THAT YOU eat more after a cold ride so, and my main reason is keeping that gut in check.[/font]
[font='Comic Sans MS']Honestlly! I’m now sort of addicted to my daily ride getting out on the mountain sharing with nature and all that.[/font]
[font='Comic Sans MS']Oh well i suppose it’s the stationary cycle in front of the TV again tonight.[/font][/font]
if its not cold then overshoes and a waterproof jacket, lycra shorts with baggies over. if it is cold then i stay home and make a cup of tea.
And personally I was more mud than man. [font=Comic Sans MS][font='Comic Sans MS']Good on you,[/font]
[font='Comic Sans MS']I face the same prospect today, it seems the rain might let up a little, but as our trail runs through a working plantation there are sections where the machinery creates mud baths. Now the next question do you wash your bike before or after you cleanup? I always feel guilty and give my bike a quick spray down before i jump into the shower.[/font] [font='Comic Sans MS'][/font] [font='Comic Sans MS']When I return from a ride all covered in mud my wife always remarks, you’ll never loose that little boy in you, will you?[/font][/font]
When it's wet I ride (imoan more) when it's dry I ride, when it's hot I ride, I even ride in the cold (boy do I moan then, I hate being cold)
I enjoy riding and getting muddy, I don't like it on the road in the wet are car drivers seem to loose their ability to see, steamed up windows may be the blame.
[font=Comic Sans MS][font=Comic Sans MS] Now the next question do you wash your bike before or after you cleanup? [/font][font=Comic Sans MS][/font][/font]
I hosed down my Bike and then got the people I was riding with to hose me down as well. Shame about the hosepipe ban and the drought we're told we're having in south east england.
I can recommend the Endura Water Prood Jackets having tested mine thoroughy now. Oh and it's raining again, I like this drought🙄
Its good to see some folk get out there and ride in poor conditions... I was at a bike meet a few weeks back and we had a 65km ride through some pretty attrocious conditions...i was unsure of where the bike ended and the track began! Anyways, at one point, there was a prticularly muddy section that had been chopped up by 4WDs...and you wouldnt believe how many people started whinging about getting their bikes dirty! I mean its a MOUNTAIN BIKE!!! Sure the muddy tracks are not the best for ya drivechains and linkages but its sometimes the experience which is the main thing!
Its good to see some folk get out there and ride in poor conditions... I was at a bike meet a few weeks back and we had a 65km ride through some pretty attrocious conditions... Sure the muddy tracks are not the best for ya drivechains and linkages but its sometimes the experience which is the main thing!
I'm about to do an 84Km charity ride, hence the training, and my theory s if I can do 64km off road, through mud and water in the pouring rain then I can surely do the full 84km on road with nce slick tires on a lighter bike.
Sometimes I rebuild / overhaul my bottom bracket, headset, cables, and chain because of the last ride in the mud. Not worth it.
Now, of course, on the road - a $10 rear fender and rain pants is all that's needed to eliminate the water troubles. Don't forget to WD40 everything afterward, and wipe it all dry.
Ride whatever the weather, riding in pouring rain somehow makes the journey more epic to me. Plus the feeling when u get home in the warm is soooo gud. 🙂
Ride whatever the weather, riding in pouring rain somehow makes the journey more epic to me. Plus the feeling when u get home in the warm is soooo gud. 🙂
on the VERY rare occasion that it rains in scotland, i go out if i can be arsed. Being arsed is more of a hindrance than the rain is. Sometimes though i dont want to risk getting a chill or a cold...
on the VERY rare occasion that it rains in scotland, i go out if i can be arsed. Being arsed is more of a hindrance than the rain is. Sometimes though i dont want to risk getting a chill or a cold...
Same here in Manchester. The biggest hassle for me is not the rain or the threat of rain its getting to the ride. As I don't drive I have to try and stay reasonably clean to be able to use public transport.
Same here in Manchester. The biggest hassle for me is not the rain or the threat of rain its getting to the ride. As I don't drive I have to try and stay reasonably clean to be able to use public transport.
i suppose i am lucky, i live on the border of a large wilderness area with hills forests and lochs...its beautiful no matter what the weather is like. i go out when i feel the need to get out of the house for a few hours, it doesnt matter what the weather is like.
I hate a strong wind rather than heavy rain. There is no point going for a long ride in the rain then taking a week off work and in your bed with the cold.
[quote="MountainPro"]I hate a strong wind rather than heavy rain. There is no point going for a long ride in the rain then taking a week off work and in your bed with the cold. QUOTE] [font=Comic Sans MS]I agree, my daily ride cuts through a pine plantation which acts as an umbrella but at about 400m/alt mark the treeline ends and the jeep track climbs through the Vynbos (local vedgetation, proteas and heather like bush) up the side of the mountain. And when the wind is blowing, Man in dry conditions it can blow some of the lighter riders of their bikes add some rain and you begin to question your sanity. [/font]
[font='Times New Roman'][font=Comic Sans MS]Heading down we get up 65 ks/H on the gravel, so the wind-chill, blues your legs and face. Hence the leg warmers I purchased recently.[/font] 🙄 [/font]
here in Costa Rica there is always rain and mud , our rainy season lasts for abput 8 months , and then like 45 days of water and sun to finish with 2 and a half monts of hhhhhhhot sun . But wats a little weather wen you can go up a mountain and contemplate what your legs just climbed 😄 😎
