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BOBD Full Member Offline Posts: 170 Blacklick, Ohio Gender:	Ride in rain or cold? 01/09/13 at 03:46:45 How many of you ride in the rain or cold on purpose?
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: Ride in rain or cold? Reply #1 - 01/09/13 at 05:02:10 It depends on your definition of cold. I have ridden when the temps have been in the 20sF on purpose. I will ride colder when it gets there. I don't get on the bike if it's already raining but if I get caught in it, I continue. I would consider stopping if there were lightning.
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12Bravo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 628 Mid-Missouri Gender:	Re: Ride in rain or cold? Reply #2 - 01/09/13 at 05:43:10 I ride year round. Hail, lightening, monsoon, snow and ice will keep me off the road. As far as temps, as long as I can bundle up enough to stay warm and still swing my leg over the bike, I'll ride.
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gone fishing Full Member Offline Posts: 152 Gender:	Re: Ride in rain or cold? Reply #3 - 01/09/13 at 06:28:28 gone fishing
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BOBD Full Member Offline Posts: 170 Blacklick, Ohio Gender:	Re: Ride in rain or cold? Reply #4 - 01/09/13 at 06:41:18 I am old (68) and don't care to ride in the cold or rain, but I have a few times. I'd rather it be above 50 and prefer the 60's or warmer. Any more I wait until around 60 so's I don't have to bundle up. Just call me an old fart.
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BOBD Full Member Offline Posts: 170 Blacklick, Ohio Gender:	Re: Ride in rain or cold? Reply #6 - 01/09/13 at 07:02:23 Ever ride in the fog? I have. Not much fun.
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Re: Ride in rain or cold?
Reply #7 - 01/09/13 at 07:28:33

I ride in both intentionally.

I'll ride in the cold if it is dry. I try to keep it above freezing, but the coldest I've done is a half-hour ride in 17 degree weather. I'll lower my temperature requirements if I haven't ridden in a few weeks. There are times that my hands get so cold I have trouble letting go of the handlebars and can't articulate my fingers enough to get my gear off.

Rain is trickier, because there is the potential for me being a dripping wet mess at the end of my ride, so I usually avoid rain on my way to work unless it is light. I don't care about heavy rain as long as it isn't cold. Cold and wet on a bike is about the worst thing ever.

I think I actually enjoy summer rain rides, below 30mph. Kind of refreshing.

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oldNslow Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2683 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Ride in rain or cold? Reply #8 - 01/09/13 at 08:02:06 Rain. Not if I can help it. Cold. 40 degrees is about my lower limit if I actually want to enjoy the ride. Around these parts the road conditions are more of a factor than the temperature though. Even if the roads are clear of snow I won't take the bike out till the salt is mostly washed off the pavement.
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weracerc Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 594 Greensboro, NC Gender:	Re: Ride in rain or cold? Reply #9 - 01/09/13 at 08:17:18 I every dry day of the year regardless of temps teens to 100's - i have done fog 3 times - not a fan but i am not going far - 5 miles to work - i dont do wet yet not comfortable with that aspect of riding only have 3 years experience. I have gotten caught out in rain by accident twice i got home but i was not a happy camper.
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Re: Ride in rain or cold?
Reply #10 - 01/09/13 at 09:15:20

BOBD wrote on 01/09/13 at 03:46:45:

How many of you ride in the rain or cold on purpose?
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Ever ride in the fog? I have. Not much fun.

I am in LaLaLand -- "rain" and "cold" is different here. And I am retired, so I don't have to go out it I don't wanna.

Misty rain, not a problem. Actual rain drops start to hurt over 40 mph. Rain is a bother, but is still better than being in a cage.
Cold? I have a heart problem, a 25% ejection fraction, and below 55* my fingers get numb. Electrically heated gloves cost much for the little times I would need it, so I keep in the house until it gets warmer. (Yesterday I could ride with no jacket, no gloves, wearing one of my Hawaiian Shirts.)

Fog is FUN! 3am in the fog, no one else on the roads, what is there not to like?

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Re: Ride in rain or cold?
Reply #11 - 01/09/13 at 16:51:46

Cold yes...well to a point. And it depends on what mood I'm in when I leave for work. Monday before last I rolled over and looked at the thermometer and it said 27*...yeah took the wife's cage that day...course cold riding has gotten better since I got thick gloves.

Rain...depends. If it's just sprinkling or on the way home (like spacepirates said). I try to avoid it in the morning but if I get caught in it I won't stop and wait it out...usually just tuck the chin and roll on.

Fog is fun!!! Kinda eerie if you ask me!

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ZAR Serious Thumper Offline Rock this town! Rock it inside out! Posts: 961 Kentucky, USA Gender:	Re: Ride in rain or cold? Reply #12 - 01/09/13 at 19:42:34 If 35F is cold and 4" of rain in an hour equals wet then yeah,I guess I ride in cold and rain by choice. But I do not chose to ride in a 4"/hr rain at 35 I might be dumb but I ain't totally stupid
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Paraquat Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2206	Re: Ride in rain or cold? Reply #13 - 01/10/13 at 09:30:30 I don't care for riding in either. --Steve
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ZAR Serious Thumper Offline Rock this town! Rock it inside out! Posts: 961 Kentucky, USA Gender:	Re: Ride in rain or cold? Reply #14 - 01/10/13 at 09:39:45 Paraquat wrote on 01/10/13 at 09:30:30: I don't care for riding in either. --Steve Steve I won't say I care to ride in those conditions.....but I have ridden in both by choice at times. Although sometimes "by choice" means either I ride 40 miles in those conditions to work or lose a day's pay!
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