tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post8695891022771352121..comments2024-03-27T19:12:49.609-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: Riders In The Storm?Justine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-79234583656234458682011-06-19T23:05:11.355-07:002011-06-19T23:05:11.355-07:00Steve, Jon and Sue: I agree.
Melissa: It's ...Steve, Jon and Sue: I agree.<br /><br />Melissa: It's true that you want the bike to stop in such a situation. But you want it to be a controlled stop. If you stop so suddenly that you're pitched from your bike, you could get just as hurt as if your bike doesn't stop quickly enough. You want to veer away from the car as you stop.<br /> <br />Also, when they talk about giving yourself more time, they're talking about split-seconds.If your rims are wet, you need to "squeegee" them with your brakes, as most pads won't grip on a wet rim. As often as not, the pads will "hydroplane" unless you whisk the water off them with a gradual squeeze of your levers.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-23973755212298234612011-06-19T19:15:17.364-07:002011-06-19T19:15:17.364-07:00I'm willing to take the chance. I got caught ...I'm willing to take the chance. I got caught in the rain on Friday too. I won't normally take the bike out if it's pouring, but if rain is in the forecast, and I really want to ride, I try to get out there before it starts and then come what may.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235831374184428641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-37115357771519811602011-06-19T11:58:18.293-07:002011-06-19T11:58:18.293-07:00Sometimes, I go for a ride just because it is rain...Sometimes, I go for a ride just because it is raining. But, like Steve, I try to avoid God's bug-zapper...Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989502925369231042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-55062610920919618942011-06-19T07:23:31.363-07:002011-06-19T07:23:31.363-07:00I put disc brakes on my bike with riding in the ra...I put disc brakes on my bike with riding in the rain in mind. Previously, I always felt skittish about my brakes in the rain. Everyone kept telling me to just give myself plenty of stopping time, and I would wonder what roads they were riding on. When a car cuts you off and then hits its brakes you don't have plenty of stopping time. If I hit my brakes I need the bike to stop.melissatheragamuffinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-58854308290343331032011-06-18T05:43:34.340-07:002011-06-18T05:43:34.340-07:00Rain is OK, but I draw the line when lightning sta...Rain is OK, but I draw the line when lightning starts striking.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.com