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Re: Riding in the rain...
This veteran (bikes and military) rider will not ride in the rain. Even if I live through it I am not having any fun and that is my main purpose.
Thirty years ago I was riding down a highway in a heavy rain and not thinking much about it. I put my foot down on the wet pavement and it hydroplaned so easily I could not believe it. My foot was just like on ice! Then I realized how tiny my tire patch was on the wet pavement and cut way down on my speed. Never rode in the rain again. This is dangerous enough without dramatically increasing your odds of going down.
Not everyone agrees, of course, and I spent the night in the emergency room with a guy that is smarter now.
Chris, retired near Atlanta
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