Originally Posted by
Fauropitotto
- Don't get scared. Riding in the rain is pretty harmless if you stay smart and stay smooth.
- Get a cheap poncho to wear under your jacket, and a pair of rain pants. I got mine at cycle gear for 12 bucks. When you're cold, you cannot be smooth.
- Don't touch the brakes if you dont have to. At all. Ride in such a manner that you can predict with confidence braking and acceleration. There is no room for error.
- Taking off is just as dangerous and slowing down. Your rear end washing out in traffic is just as deadly as your front end when you're trying to brake.
- You have both more traction than you think and less traction than you think. Braking to make that next corner could cause you to crash: dont do it. Whipping through the corner like it's dry will do the same thing.
- No tailgating.
- There's no need to slow down 10 mph. The shape of your tire allows the bike to cut through water much better than car tires. You won't hydroplane in situations where cars will dispite the smaller contact patch.
- Don't speed. Cars are oft unpredictable.
- Don't get scared. You can ride in the rain just fine just take more time to slow down and speed up. I've been a DD for about 30,000 miles now rain or shine. I havent had a problem. Dont let the other guys on here scare you out of wet riding.
couldnt have said it better myself. i also ride everyday, even when it rains real bad(ride to work and get off at 5, rain time), and all i do is throw my rain suit on, and do what ^ said basically.