Oct2 - Morning commute

**Street Gerbil** · 2nd October 2006, 10:25

Felt like Jetski... Among other things it was a good opportunity to learn the limits of waterproofness of my gear.

Anyone else riding this morning?

**Crisis management** · 2nd October 2006, 10:32

Short answer...NO
Did ride home in it last night tho and most things stayed dry until I stopped at the lights in Epsom (always surface floods) and two cars coming the other way completely swamped me, I mean a wave over the top of my helmet type of swamping.
I even had my visor up...road water tastes a bit like waikato drunk from an ashtray, I know why I gave that up.

I no longer like Commodore drivers

**Kwaka14** · 2nd October 2006, 10:42

I rode in it last night and this morning, got wet through as the gear is about 18 months old now.... sux eh?

**The_Dover** · 2nd October 2006, 10:54

yup, harden up you poofs, it's only rain.

**toymachine** · 2nd October 2006, 11:00

My first ride in real rain..

Have to say, it was truck spray that was the real problem for me... rain wasn't so bad... and was good to see how waterproof my gear is.

Get to work and downstairs was flooded thus so were the shoes i keep here to change into. So i get to wear my riding boots all day today.

**Ixion** · 2nd October 2006, 11:11

My bloody boots leak. Grrrr.

**Finn** · 2nd October 2006, 11:15

Originally Posted by The_Dover

yup, harden up you poofs, it's only rain.

So how many chapters of Harry Potter did you get though on the train this morning?

I found that only the internal pockets of my gear are waterproof. Got a soggy mobile. Found a HUGE diesel spill on Grafton road. Nasty.

**Croft** · 2nd October 2006, 11:16

Was riding in the WET yesterday, lets just say that the leathers had a good wash! ha!!

**rvf'er** · 2nd October 2006, 11:20

Yeah I braved it, but perhaps not surprisingly mine was the only bike in the bike park at work this morning

**The_Dover** · 2nd October 2006, 11:23

I haven't taken the train for a couple of weeks now.

The stench of peasents was putting me off my food.

**paturoa** · 2nd October 2006, 11:28

Did the nw mway this morning just after 7am and it was persisting! Followed a blue hornet for a while and that was the only other bike that I saw.

Now that i think about it I didnt see any scoots.

**Bytor** · 2nd October 2006, 11:41

Yep, had a good 'cleansing' this morning, thankfully I'd scrubbed in the new PP's yesterday

**insane1** · 2nd October 2006, 11:45

rode home when it was pissing down last night not much fun gear did it"s job all good.

**scumdog** · 2nd October 2006, 11:46

Originally Posted by Street Gerbil

Felt like Jetski... Among other things it was a good opportunity to learn the limits of waterproofness of my gear.

Anyone else riding this morning?

Yep, it's a fine sunny day with only a small breeze down here, too hot for full-face or any poly-prop etc..
Been watching th odd one or two bikes cruising past, look like they're on tour going by the gear they have, bet they're having a ball.