Things I learnt from my first wet ride

[dizzyblonde]

Things I learnt from my first wet ride

errrrrrr you get wet?

Becareful of even the shallowest of puddles, you'd be surprised what they could hide; a pot hole or even a lowered grid.

Wet leaves are also the nastiest of things.

And mud, i have had some brown trouser moments on mud in the road.

Originally Posted by minimorecambe

PM me your address and I will send you a neck tube that I dont need

Aw Mini that's nice of you, but I'll need one by Friday morning so I'm just going to pick one up tomorrow.

Thanks though!!!

Also amazed me how many drain covers are strategically placed right on corners...

Originally Posted by hongman

Also amazed me how many drain covers are strategically placed right on corners...

Thats very true, they dont think about bikes when designing roads and drainage.
Had my front end slide on my drz on a drain cover, didnt cause any problems just worries you for a second.

You soon learn to spot them without really thinking about it.

Other lesson: bike gets filthy.

I love a good wet ride you can have so much fun

[hindle8907]

i wouldn't mind it every now and again but when winter comes ......
its 6am and the alarm is going off you hit the snooze while you tuck the cover all around you so the cold air cannot get in as you try to get five more minutes warmth,you can here the wind blowing hard and fast the rain hamming at your window and you just want to stay in bed, you rise and and peer through the blinds hoping its not as bad as its sounds but it is....you go have wash and brush your teeth hoping you fall in the process and break your ankle so you don't have to go out on the bike and can have a week off work.
Then you get all your gear on with the most miserable face in the world and exit the house into the cold, dark wet winter morning.

well that's how my winter mornings go anyway. and its nearly here.

i wouldn't mind it every now and again but when winter comes ......
its 6am and the alarm is going off you hit the snooze while you tuck the cover all around you so the cold air cannot get in as you try to get five more minutes warmth,you can here the wind blowing hard and fast the rain hamming at your window and you just want to stay in bed, you rise and and peer through the blinds hoping its not as bad as its sounds but it is....you go have wash and brush your teeth hoping you fall in the process and break your ankle so you don't have to go out on the bike and can have a week off work.
Then you get all your gear with the most miserable face in the world and exit the house into the cold, dark wet winter morning.

Spot on

Had that for the last 6 years too ooooo its not good.