What should I do aftr ride in the rain?

[7rider]

How much rain?
Are we talking an occasional drizzle or a good steady downpour?
I rode 50 miles of a century last October in a tropical storm that dumped 7" of rain and blew wind 30 mph. Many a bike were toasted after that. I had to remove my seat and seatpost and turn the bike upside down to drain the water out from the bottom bracket area. I had to remove the tires from the wheels and drain the wheels (!) - I have slightly aero wheels and water got in thru the hole drilled for the tube stem. Everything needed a good cleaning, re-greasing, and checkup. My bottom bracket was "toast" according to my LBS - but I cannot say with certainty that it was because of the ride in the rain. It had been giving me problems prior to that. Maybe the rain was the straw that broke the camel's back, so to speak.
So, if it was a lot of rain, be sure to give the bike a good shake and see if you can hear any water in the frame. If so, get it out! Otherwise, clean, lube and check per other suggestions here.

[GirlWonder]

Silly question...but what if your bike just gets wet. Meaning, you are not riding her...but she is in the rain anyway?

I ask because I am picking up my bike from the LBS tonight (new bike check up and computer install) and it's supposed to rain all day. Other than wiping her off carefully when I get her home is there anything else I need to do?

I hope not..because quite frankly I don't know how to do much else.

[DebW]

Silly question...but what if your bike just gets wet. Meaning, you are not riding her...but she is in the rain anyway?

I ask because I am picking up my bike from the LBS tonight (new bike check up and computer install) and it's supposed to rain all day. Other than wiping her off carefully when I get her home is there anything else I need to do?

Wiping her off should be adequate. But if the bike was outside your car doing 65 mph on the highway in a downpour, she would need more TLC.

[GirlWonder]

Thanks Deb- Luckily, no highways between my house and the LBS...probably about 40 mph for short stretches with most of it being about 25 mph.