It is Pouring outside. yikes

[ejwillis62]

Thought I would be brave today and commute home even if it was raining but OH MY it is pouring hard out there today. I am feeling a bit intimidated. I really don’t want to be scared of rain because if I want to do bike touring it is eventually going to rain on me.

This is a lot of rain. I am on my surly troll so I trust the “Beast” not to slip around to much but this is looking a bit scary. I am looking at the clothes I brought and trying to decide how much to put on, don’t want to be cold but don’t want to be to sweaty.

What should I be scared of? I brought a rain jacket but I don’t think any of it is going to matter I think I am just going to get wet.

Glasses or no glasses won’t they just get all spotted from the rain.

Is my Garmin waterproof?

LIZ W.

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[ebubar]

@ejwillis62 113715 wrote:

made it home, the advice to keep my glasses on was awesome. I looked through the water spots and did well. it was slow going and around miles 10-15 I thought I was nuts then by mile 19 I was very proud of myself. was completely soaked but I did okay. I was mostly warm. only hands got a bit chilled. Really glad I have clip in cycling shoes so that I didn’t have to worry about my feet slipping. No something I would like to do everyday but I survived it. Glad it doesn’t pour like that everyday. thanks all for giving me courage.

ELITE! I’ve learned to embrace rain riding. It’s kind of fun as long as you have the time to go a little slower. In case it helps for future rain rides, I find rain pants and a decent REI brand cycling rain jacket with full fingers keep me mostly comfy. Also, as long as the Garmin is nestled in its mount, it should be water proof for any rain storm that you’d want to ride in. The only thing I need to do something about now is my feet, cause I hate wet stock feet.

[ejwillis62]

My feet were very wet but they didn’t bother me to much I s just very grateful I could clip in and not worry about slipping of the pedal. It amazed me how loud passing cars seemed in the rain.

[PotomacCyclist]

@ebubar 113718 wrote:

ELITE! I’ve learned to embrace rain riding. It’s kind of fun as long as you have the time to go a little slower. In case it helps for future rain rides, I find rain pants and a decent REI brand cycling rain jacket with full fingers keep me mostly comfy. Also, as long as the Garmin is nestled in its mount, it should be water proof for any rain storm that you’d want to ride in. The only thing I need to do something about now is my feet, cause I hate wet stock feet.

In warmer weather, you can wear cycling sandals. Two common brands are Shimano and Keen. I have a pair of Keen sandals, with MTB/Shimano cleats. The soles are very heavy, for some reason. But they work better than heavy bike shoes for warmer rides.

Shimano makes some cycling sandals, but I’ve had a hard time finding them in stock anywhere.

[consularrider]

@PotomacCyclist 113688 wrote:

…I’d suggest wearing a cycling cap or running cap under your bike helmet, to help keep some of the rain out of your face on the ride…

Just watch out for brimmed caps with the button on the top (think baseball cap). Unless your helmet had a vent that matches up with the button, it’s going to be uncomfortable eventually.

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