I'd guess I get rained out maybe 1-2 times a year. I ride year round, everyday that work doesn't get in the way. The rain is a bit of a pain at times but if you adjust it's doable. Rain jacket, booties, waterproof gloves and fenders are a must. Another must is patience and adaptability. We seldom get big dumps but when they happen you can usually avoid them by looking at the radar. Yesterday was a perfect example...big rain in the morning but I could see a window of a couple hours in the afternoon so I delayed my ride until then. If you can't avoid the rain then you ride through it. Usually not a big deal but you do get colder much easier so if I'm not dressed appropriately then I go for shorter rides. I find I can ride in a downpour for about an hour, through the drizzle for 2-3 hours, long / all day rides are saved for none rainy days. Some of the hard core rando dudes will ride all day in the rain but it ain't me.
On Monday, March 7, 2016 at 11:07:48 AM UTC-8, dstein wrote: > Well a lot of factors go into moving, cycling and being outdoors is just > one piece of the puzzle. I guess my question, in its most simple form is: > is Seattle a constant rain or more intermittent? I think I have my answer, > which is its mostly a drizzle, with bouts of steady rain as well as breaks > in the clouds, which is fine, and sounds like its fairly easy to fit in a > weekend ride assuming I have some flexibility and am ok with at least a > drizzle or risk of, summers sound amazing. > > On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 10:50 AM, 'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch < > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> You already know that you don't like riding in the rain so unless you >> want to try to change that, and you have a choice of where to live, maybe >> you should try somewhere else. I was working in the Northeast for the past >> 3 years and I decided to do PBP. That meant I rode in lots and lots of less >> than ideal cycling weather. Once I made up my mind it was a matter of >> suiting up and riding, no matter what. I don't like indoor riding so that >> was always a last resort. So I learned that I could ride in pretty much any >> weather, but I don't like it one little bit. If I could work and ride >> anywhere I think the Southwest might be the place. I guess what I'm saying >> is if cycling is important to you and you can live where you want, and hate >> the rain, maybe you should choose somewhere that it doesn't rain 200 days a >> year :) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/Pm9RqjfbeRg/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
