Wet roads. What do you change?
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I commute on the bike pretty much any time the roads are free of ice or snow, so I do plenty of wet riding.
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Don't forget the number one rule of wet riding. Avoid the center of the road. This is the spot where car engines pre-dominately are most of the time. So, oil and anti-freeze tend to concentrate there. A light rain tends to float all of that gunk out of the pavement and enhance the slipperiness. Anywhere in an intersection, one should be extra cautious becuase cars tend to shift lanes and leave deposits all over. After a good, hard rain it tends to clean-up and be a little less of a hazard.
Modern STREET tires are pretty dang good at their wet weather job, but, in general, a little extra caution is not a bad thing.
Sigh... don't think I've ever laid a bike down in the rain, I save stupid for the dry pavement. ;-)
Ern
Modern STREET tires are pretty dang good at their wet weather job, but, in general, a little extra caution is not a bad thing.
Sigh... don't think I've ever laid a bike down in the rain, I save stupid for the dry pavement. ;-)
Ern
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