This week’s Question of the Week is pegged to Tech Editor Jim Langley‘s article today offering an array of before, during and after tips for riding in the rain.
How Do You Handle Riding in the Rain?
Jim Langley is RBR’s Technical Editor. He has been a pro mechanic and cycling writer for more than 40 years. He’s the author of Your Home Bicycle Workshop in the RBR eBookstore. Check out his “cycling aficionado” website at http://www.jimlangley.net, his Q&A blog and updates at Twitter. Jim’s streak of consecutive cycling days has reached more than 8,000. Click to read Jim’s full bio.
Shoe covers
for commuting: complete rain suit, shoe covers, waterproof gloves
I don’t like riding in the rain & will avoid it if I can. I don’t own any rain gear, so I just get wet. I get wet everyday when I shower & it doesn’t seem to have hurt me yet.
Emergency “rain gear” of a large, clear, plastic garbage bag & a hotel shower cap in my bag… minimal weight and space taken up, but could mean the difference between getting home alive or crashing due to hypothermia when a sudden cold front with rain comes thru.