My Specialized Ruby took a bath in the pouring rain.

[kajero]

SO and I took our bikes to Mandan/Bismarck, ND to go riding. My daughter lives there now because she is was admitted to the graduate physical therapy program at University of Mary. We attended the July 4 parade with her in Mandan ND. Before the parade it rained and poured and poured and poured and then it got beautifully sunny and warm so the parade could start. :) The bikes were on the bike rack on the back of the car and, of course, were thoroughly drenched/washed. Is there anything special we need to do for the bikes? They did get quite a "drying" because the sun did come out for the 3 hour parade and then we had to drive back to the motel. So not only were the bikes "sun-dried" they were also air dried.

We took a fantastic ride on July 5 and nothing seemed to be amiss with the bikes.

I am "credit-card" mechanic. I'd rather have the LBS do my work for me lest I screw it up. :D

[murielalex]

Lube that chain up and you should be good.

I ride in the rain all the time, including the last four days, mostly not on purpose, but it's South Florida, and it rains nearly every day in the summer. I just dry my bike well after the rain, and clean and lube the chain. I've not had a problem.

[DebW]

If the bikes weren't moving (either on their own or on a moving car) during the rain, then just lubing the chain should be sufficient.