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  1. #1
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Location
    Maryland
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    348
    I'm going with wind and then, rain. I don't tolerate either well. I am learning to ride through a little of both but if it's too much, I just can't force myself to deal with it. I have always been a "fair weather" kind of girl, in all things.
    2013: Riding a Dolce sport compact for fun and a vintage Jetter with cargo rack for commuting

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  2. #2
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    Tucson, AZ
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    Rain, wind, temps below freezing or above 90-something, depending on the humidity. In summer, I usually ride early in the morning (have to be out by 8, back by 10 or 11), though there were plenty of weekdays when I rode during the day. I'd get out at 10:30 or 11 and come home at 2. How I did it without frying my tiny brain, I don't know.

    The wind especially this year because my new "home" trail isn't nearly as protected from the wind as the one I rode last summer, and even more so now because if I push too hard a gear (as I tend to do in crosswinds in order to feel stable), the abdominal muscle I injured back in November throws a fit.
    At least I don't leave slime trails.
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    2009 Giant Avail 3 |Specialized Jett 143

    2013 Charge Filter Apex| Specialized Jett 143
    1996(?) Giant Iguana 630|Specialized Riva


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  3. #3
    Join Date
    Sep 2011
    Posts
    369
    Wind, rain and cold temperatures does me in. I hate rain, even when I'm not riding so it's 100 times worse when I'm on a bike. I dislike being wet and having my clothes stick to me which is why I hate going in water. I also detest wind because my ears hurt. However, cold weather is the worst, especially because my nose won't stop running and I hate riding with when my nose is constantly running. I don't mind heat but humidity makes it hard to do anything!

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    Tucson, AZ
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    Quote Originally Posted by jyyanks View Post
    Wind, rain and cold temperatures does me in. I hate rain, even when I'm not riding so it's 100 times worse when I'm on a bike. I dislike being wet and having my clothes stick to me which is why I hate going in water. I also detest wind because my ears hurt. However, cold weather is the worst, especially because my nose won't stop running and I hate riding with when my nose is constantly running. I don't mind heat but humidity makes it hard to do anything!
    I won't set out to ride if it looks like it might rain, but getting caught in the rain isn't too bad, provided it's just rain (no thunderstorms). I felt like such a badass after completing a 34-mile ride that I spent most of being soaking wet after I got caught in a downpour.
    At least I don't leave slime trails.
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    2009 Giant Avail 3 |Specialized Jett 143

    2013 Charge Filter Apex| Specialized Jett 143
    1996(?) Giant Iguana 630|Specialized Riva


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  5. #5
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Whitmore Lake, Michigan
    Posts
    920
    Rain first and wind second. I just don't like to ride in the rain at all. I can take a brief shower that just happens but I still don't like it. Winds of 20 mph+ turn me off from riding also.
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    Specalized Expedition Sport Low-Entry 2011

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Sep 2011
    Location
    West Texas
    Posts
    12
    It is hard to avoid riding in the wind around here but I try not to get out in winds over 30mph and flat-out refuse to ride in the rain because I don't want my lovely bike to get wet
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    '11 Specialized Vita Comp
    '90-something Schwinn Mesa GSX

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Florida
    Posts
    97
    the height of love bug season. Uggh.

 

 

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