seasons

**Cajun** · 20th February 2006, 15:11

I ride rain hail or shine.

I have writen in gale force winds, when tauranga was been flooded (on a brand new rear michelin).

I personally have more fun riding in the wet. Alot about riding in the wet is just being smooth, you be surpised lean angles you can get in the wet and like, just gotta watch for the shiny and rainbow parts of road), and the roads are worse when they a 'damp' or just after it as rained.

**Charlie** · 20th February 2006, 15:13

This will be my 1st winter with a bike... so ask me in 6 mths time.
Intention is to ride it; Its not riding in the rain that bothers me. Its the Welly wind (is bad enough in SUMMER!).
I do have the luxury of taking the car if I get soft...

**Sniper** · 20th February 2006, 15:14

I still ride in winter. Rode the day it snowed, wasn't cool

**bugjuice** · 20th February 2006, 15:16

yeah, I think I'd draw the line at snow and ice..

I've hit black black ice in the car a few times in the UK and didn't really rate my chances. I got away with it tho. Would not have liked the odds on a bike tho

**Fishy** · 20th February 2006, 15:17

Shit that must have been tricky on road tyres!.

**Wolf** · 20th February 2006, 15:19

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Yeah, have to admit that Ive left my bike at home once before and that was due to gale-force winds. Damn Welly weather!

If it's full gale force wind I won't go out at all unless it's urgent but there's not a lot you can do if the storm comes up while you're out and you have to get home somehow. Fucking arse-clenching moments in a full-on gale with rain.

**onearmedbandit** · 20th February 2006, 15:31

Rain, snow, sleet, ice, sunshine, gale force winds, I've ridden in it all and always will. (although lets face it, freezing cold day with rain and you need to pop over to the shops to pick up something, think I'll take the car with it's heated leather seats thank you.)

**jeremysprite** · 20th February 2006, 19:52

I learnt to ride in the winter, in Queenstown, in the ice, in the gravel. And yes, I did fall over, stupid gravel trucks. Guess its better than ice though.

**Ixion** · 20th February 2006, 20:18

Rain or shine, hot or cold, gale or calm. Only thing I would draw the line at is ice. Or tornados

**Jantar** · 20th February 2006, 20:22

I ride to work all through the winter, but fewer long rides. The bike does stay in the shed for snow on the ground, black ice, or air temperatures below -6. Frosty mornings down here are usually nice and

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**Edbear** · 20th February 2006, 20:26

Last Winter was so mild I was able to ride pretty often. I have no probs with all weather riding, but my 30 year old, (Thinsulate), gloves are not what they used to be so will probably update them soon. Was hosed by a Porsche last Winter in the really wet! He had four large tyres and a really wide stance on the road, so I wasn't keen to try to take him on.