What do Road Bikes do during the raining cats and dogs season here?
Seattle Road Bike when it rains?
Rainy season, what should I prepare and beware of if I want to verbs my 1hr ride daily. I a moment ago moved to Seattl.e
Answers:
You're going to want full rain gear (pants and jacket - probably saddle stacks for your bike). And a change of clothes. The roads go and get slick (obviously), but many relations still ride even when it rains. You'll most imagined go faster than the cars...
You're also going to want honourable reflectors, lights and maybe even one of those dorky vests. It get very gray here, and it make things like bike riders exceptionally hard to see.
Four words: "fenders and fat tires". Ditch that road bike for a mountain bike! Seattle is pothole city so a mountain bike will suit you better surrounded by any season. That, and the obvious precipitation gear and lighting that others suggested, and you should be fine.
I think fenders will def be a really valued possession if you win some and install them on your bike. Preventing all the thrown up rain/mud/splatter is a apposite thing. Good rainfall gear will be a big plus, but hopefully you have a place at work to shower/dry up and translate clothes. Rain gear, when waterproof, repeatedly tends to also hold in like mad of built-up sweat inside, even when "breathable". You kind of trade stale between that and whether it's rainproof. I mostly am concerned with keeping my foot dry, as I hate to put on damp shoes after work and they never seem to dry surrounded by 8 hours. I have "bootys" that are intended to just cover shoes to hold on to them dry. I'm fortunate enough to also hold a locker room facility in my department so I just hold on to extra clothes at work, but a waterproof garment pouch or pannier bags to bring clothes/laptop/work supplies really comes within handy. Hopefully, you'll be able to utilize trails within getting to work to avoid traffic, but either means of access, you should get a wearing clothes LED headlight and some rear lighting as okay, as it's going to start being night, possibly on both your to and from commutes. You definitely want to remain noticeable!
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