Rainy 400k?

[Pedal Wench]

there's rain and there's rain. Where do you live? People do that around here, but our weather is usually mild enough and we all have the right gear!

It's the Augusta 400K, that loops up towards Athens, Ga. Rain is now 90% with flood warnings in the area. Lighter during hte day, heavier at night.

[Pedal Wench]

If the thunderstorms are predicted to start any earlier, I think that's going to be a deal breaker for me.

[ny biker]

I think "flood warnings" are two very important words.

I did a century in a nor'easter once. Ain't never doing that again.

[Biciclista]

I think "flood warnings" are two very important words.

I did a century in a nor'easter once. Ain't never doing that again.

Yes, the kind of rain you guys can have would seriously discourage me. Not to mention possible electric storms.

Your heart isn't in it. We can all tell.

[maillotpois]

Yeah flood warning and thunderstorms don't sound good.

[oz rider]

Yeah flood warning and thunderstorms don't sound good.

+1. It's the 'heavier at night' that would bother me, especially if it gets coldand you're isolated. I headed off to a wet ride late last year but could barely see cars on the freeway, which I figured meant that drivers on the country roads of the ride route wouldn't be able to see me on the bike. Home early for breakfast.

[crazycanuck]

In a few weeks i'm doing the Petit Oppy & have the opposite concern. I dearly hope it's not 38C as there's not much shade on our route...

PW-be careful if you do end up doing the 400k!

[Pedal Wench]

Yes, the kind of rain you guys can have would seriously discourage me. Not to mention possible electric storms.

Your heart isn't in it. We can all tell.

Not sure how you know, but I am actually torn. Trust me, if my heart wasn't in it, I would totally be staying home. The final rub is that I need to stay in a hotel tomorrow night, so I have to decide first thing in the morning to save a cancellation fee. I'll let y'all know what I decide.

[Mr. Bloom]

If you're not excited about doing it, Don't. This is a huge physical commitment in normal conditions. Add the dangerous conditions and you get a formula for disaster. I wish you peace whatever you decide.

[Pedal Wench]

If you're not excited about doing it, Don't. This is a huge physical commitment in normal conditions. Add the dangerous conditions and you get a formula for disaster. I wish you peace whatever you decide.

I'm at peace. It actually wasn't going to be a physical challenge - I just did the same distance two weeks ago, and was actually training to do much more than that. But, in the end, I'm home, on my sofa, going to sleep late, do a few Sufferfests, and clean the closet. The latest forecast was for up to 2" of rain, wind gusts up to 20 mph, 100% chance of rain, hitting just as it's gonna get dark. Just not worth it for me, at this time. I wasn't going for a series, and the season is just starting, so I'm out. Thanks everyone for the input and advice. I knew I could count on y'all to give me both sides of the story!

[OakLeaf]

I think "flood warnings" are two very important words.

+1

It's one thing to ride in a flood warning during the daytime when you have a good view of the road ahead of you and can tell whether it's half an inch underwater or half a foot. It's another thing to risk riding into floodwaters that could take your wheels out from under you in an instant.

There's no shame in not doing it.

[indysteel]

My husband was out on his bike during the flood that hit central/southern Indiana a few years ago and has emphasized just how quickly an area can flood to the point of real danger. I remember that day pretty vividly myself and was shocked at how quickly things went from seemingly normal to disastrous. I would hate to have been in the middle of it on a bike.