Grip in Wet?

[Bibio]

if you are not confident and the bike is not a daily commute, then don't ride in the rain especially at this time of year with all the gritters being out and the temperature drop.

don't get all hung up on the size of your 'chicken strips'. my brother has been riding for 30 odd years, he's an ex chapter member etc, etc and his are huge.. yes he gets a ribbing from me but he just shrugs his shoulders and says 'who cares'..

at the end of the day its what you want out of the bike, if its for pleasure then use it for pleasure. getting cold wet and missarable is no fun and it will put you off going out.

and as said before if you must go out in the rain then smoothness of riding is a must. riding in rain is not that bad, its the 'greasy roads', that are the worst.

take it easy and be safe, scr£w everyone else.

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by AndyL

Are grids/manhole covers really that slippy in the wet? Should I be trying to go out of my way to avoid them?

theres a sh!t of a manhole cover on my way home from work. I get to the top of a hill that had speed bumps, and its a sharp right turn up another hill, a bit awkward as a wall on the right stops you seeing cars properly, and the manhole cover is dead on your line of riding, I've had a few bottom clenching moments over that damn thing, should know to avoid it by now, but it always catches me out.
Like someone before me said, wet manhole covers on the straights and less complicated terrain is like a game of dodge, swinging side to side to avoid.....with confidence you'll get the jist of avoiding them

[yorkie_chris]

If you're going in a straight line, at a steady speed it does beg the question why you would need to avoid them

[dizzyblonde]

sometimes theres other crap, potholes,bits of trees blown down in gale force wind, god just the road sometimes. Now 5.30am on a February morning in the dark, drizzle, mist, frost ... well ya get the picture.