Cycling in the rain

Fall brings some of the best weather for bicycling: no muddiness of spring, no heat of summer, and without the bugs of both; just wonderful crisp, sunny days.

Oh, and some rain.

Here’s a primer on rainy day cycling with some great post, post discussions from one of our favourite blogs: Let’s Go Ride a Bike. For those of you thinking, I really should go beyond the occasional fair weather recreational ride: you should. And this blog can help you to do just that in so many ways, particularly if you are a woman.

1. Askim says:

   October 26, 2009 at 9:06 pm

   Personally, I find thunderstorms quite frightening.
2. Steve says:

   October 27, 2009 at 10:13 am

   You are smart to find lightning frightening, unless you are indoors of course; then maybe you have issues

   Here’s some advice from the Sports Medicine area of About.com:
   - If on a bicycle and lightning is within 5 miles, STOP riding, get off of your bicycle, find a ditch or other low spot and sit down.
   - Never lie flat on the ground during a lightning storm.
   - As a last resort, assume the lightning-safe position
   If you are caught in a lightning storm and if you feel your hair stand on end, your skin tingle, or you hear crackling noises, crouch on the ground with your weight on the balls of the feet, your feet together, your head lowered and ears covered. Some experts recommend placing your hands on your forehead and your elbows on your knees to creates a path for lightning to travel to the ground through your extremities rather than through your core (heart).