Quote Originally Posted by trickytiger
My question is, how safe is riding wet pavement? There's a lot of leaves/metal plates/big road paint stripes to contend with as well, and I'm just a hair nervous. I also don't have a whole bunch of time or space to clean my bike after every ride- do I need to do more maintanence during wet weather?

hhmmmm. thanks so much in advance....!
That depends on your tires and your skills. I ride skinnier tires in the dry months. Once we get wet weather I switch over to a wider tire with better grip.

I avoid leaves and am just careful about the road furniture - paint stripes, plates etc. They will be slippery. Reduce your speed and be more cautious. I don't clean my bike after every ride, but I do wipe it down.

V.

PS Don't be so impatient. Sometimes folks look at a post and want to think about an answer before replying. Or they think, someone else with more experience/better advice will answer.