Fools in the Rain

Went on my group ride tonight and it was SUPER hot. I was kinda wondering how I was gonna make it up the last hill because I was feeling really slow and overheated towards the end of the ride. I just couldn't cool down at all no matter how much cold water I drank. All of the sudden, the temp dropped, the sky got dark and a few drops started to fall. I've never ridden in the rain before, and at first it felt quite nice...cooled me off and I thought the rest of the ride would be fine. And then the sky opened up on us! I could feel water sloshing around in my shoes, lol! Nothing like a little rain to make you pick up your pace a bit. I was glad to finally have a ride in the rain, because I used to worry about getting caught. Wasn't so bad :)
(I was singing Fools in the Rain the whole time.)

It's actually a lot of fun, isn't it? Apart from the wet chamois and shoes, of course...

It was fun!

Was the steam rising off the road afterwards?

Just be aware that the white and yellow lines on the road are slippery when wet. Not to mention metal things like manhole covers and sewer grates.

It was still downpouring by the time we finished, so no steam. But good point on the lines, etc being extra slippery. Our leader pointed that out to us before the ride started, just in case we had rain.

I got caught in a T-storm on Monday. It was extremely hot - over 90 degrees and the sky opened up and the flood of rain came. Not the first time it happened to me, but this is the first time I got soaked to the core. It also scared me because lightning was present and of course, the trail I was riding was surrounded by trees. There was no place to take cover.

I usually travel around 16-19 mph, I kicked it up a notch to 25-28 mph. I didn't want to get hit by lightning. I rode out of the storm to a completely dry trail. Didn't realize it at the time, but the humidity, along with the storm, fried my cell phone. Dampness made it's way into the phone and completely fried it.

The rain felt good, helped to cool me off. I would have enjoyed it more if the lightning wasn't present. :D

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Originally Posted by ny biker

Was the steam rising off the road afterwards?

Just be aware that the white and yellow lines on the road are slippery when wet. Not to mention metal things like manhole covers and sewer grates.

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And RR crossings. Don't ask me how I know this. :(

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Originally Posted by new2ride

I usually travel around 16-19 mph, I kicked it up a notch to 25-28 mph.

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You kicked it up to 25-28 mph? While riding by yourself? Jeez; you're fast.

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Originally Posted by new2ride

I got caught in a T-storm on Monday. It was extremely hot - over 90 degrees and the sky opened up and the flood of rain came. Not the first time it happened to me, but this is the first time I got soaked to the core. It also scared me because lightning was present and of course, the trail I was riding was surrounded by trees. There was no place to take cover.

I usually travel around 16-19 mph, I kicked it up a notch to 25-28 mph. I didn't want to get hit by lightning. I rode out of the storm to a completely dry trail. Didn't realize it at the time, but the humidity, along with the storm, fried my cell phone. Dampness made it's way into the phone and completely fried it.

The rain felt good, helped to cool me off. I would have enjoyed it more if the lightning wasn't present. :D

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I can't count the number of times that I have spent time in a pouring rain squatting in a ditch or low spot in the verge with my bike lying on its side on the other side of the road. Around here thunder gushers can blow up in an instant. No way do I ever want to be on a metal bike if there is any lighting within earshot. I would much rather be lower than the tree and fences and well away from my bike. I ride with all of my individual electronics sealed in zip lock bags.
it works.

marni
it ain't fun but

Trust me, there was no where to take cover, no ditches, no underpasses, no buildings, nothing. All I could do was get out of the storm as quickly as possible. Never peddled so fast in my life. :eek:

Since my cell phone got fried, I have a new one and it's now in a zip lock baggy when I ride. The day I got caught in the rain, my phone was in a dry compartment -- I think the dampness from the rain, along with the humidity fried it. The phone was completely dry when I took it out of the compartment.

I want to hit the trails this morning, but t-storms are abound. I'm furbaby sitting my son's dog while he's on vacation and she's totally freaked out by the thunder boomers. My two dogs are sleeping through it.

I have a 3 day ride coming up this coming Friday and I really want to be out on bike. I know we need the rain and I don't want it to rain during the 3 day ride, so I guess the t-storms needs to get out the system before Friday. ;)