Making the most of a wet easter.
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Making the most of a wet easter.
Postby elantra » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:05 pm
I was driving a car from Stanthorpe to brisbane this arvo and i saw lots of bicycles - on the back of or on roof of cars.
Not surprising, considering the heavy traffic and heavy rain.
But to my astonishment there was a determined cyclist on a touring bike just near the crest of the Great dividing Range at Cunningham's Gap.
He was doing it the hard way, walking up the last steep pinch, before the crest of the range, in pouring rain and with traffic whizzing by.
I was driving in the opposite direction and pulled over long enough for him to indicate that he was OK
He was a tall middle-aged guy with a bit of an english accent, and was in charge of a moderately laden touring bike.
I hope he managed to get to a safe and comfortable destination before it got dark, whoever he is and wherever he is .
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Re: Making the most of a wet easter.
Postby der Ungar » Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:04 pm
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Re: Making the most of a wet easter.
Postby Max » Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:28 am
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Re: Making the most of a wet easter.
Postby beauyboy » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:24 pm
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Re: Making the most of a wet easter.
Postby Zynster » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:22 pm
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Re: Making the most of a wet easter.
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Re: Making the most of a wet easter.
Postby goneriding » Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:50 pm
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Re: Making the most of a wet easter.
Postby Max » Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:09 pm
+1. Is there such a thing as a waterproof shoe? Or at least a shoe that dries bloody fast? Mine are still wet from Monday's ridemuggah wrote:All the bike cleaning and shoe drying over the past week has taken it's toll on my sanity!!
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Re: Making the most of a wet easter.
Postby soc » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:38 am
Winona had a thread about this going earlier - I think the trick is to stuff newspaper into your shoes and it seems to dry them. Haven't tried it myself yet, but seems like a good idea.Max wrote:+1. Is there such a thing as a waterproof shoe? Or at least a shoe that dries bloody fast? Mine are still wet from Monday's ridemuggah wrote:All the bike cleaning and shoe drying over the past week has taken it's toll on my sanity!!
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Re: Making the most of a wet easter.
Postby winona_rider » Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:32 pm
i think it was mulger bill that suggested that
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Re: Making the most of a wet easter.
Postby Max » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:43 am
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Re: Making the most of a wet easter.
Postby Hoppy » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:25 pm
I too had a problem with drenched and water filled boots but I found the solution. Because of a disability I ride in desert boots (I know it sounds crazy) so the weight I was flinging around got heavier with every puddle. Riding with puddles in my boots wasn't that good for the old joints...lol
I bought a can of spray on waterproofing agent and sprayed my riding boots after drying them out. Also I got some workman boot stone and dirt keeperer outerer things, you know the elasticised dress like things, you wear on your ankles and pull down over your boots that stop the dirt and stones filling your boots, and waterproofed those as well.
Worked a treat!
There's something invigorating, riding at speed, along bike tracks covered in water, in the pouring rain, with virtually no visibility! OR I'm nuts!...lol
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Re: Making the most of a wet easter.
Postby winona_rider » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:10 pm
are you pedaling in cleats/clipless pedals or on flat/platform pedals?
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Re: Making the most of a wet easter.
Postby Hoppy » Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:50 pm
I ride with ordinary boring flat pedals.... I have no muscle in my foot so I velcro my boot onto the pedal before I ride... The heal of the boot secures it from slipping forward off the pedal.
I know it sounds crazy but it works for me...
Of course, when I fall off on the left side I hit the ground hard as I can't put my foot down, but so far I have always bounced...lol
I've only come off 3 times since March, two times in the wet during Easter...OUCH...lol Lucky the ground was sodden...
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