To ride or not to ride when it is raining

Wheels of Happiness

Biking in the rain is more dangerous than riding in dry conditions for an obvious reason: slippery when wet. The road itself is slicker, and so are trail obstacles. Painted surfaces and metal road features are like ice.13 Aug 2021

Bike riding when it rains

It is raining today.  And some gc members would like to ride.  But after a decade or so riding, may I suggest not to ride when it rains:

    1.  Roads are slippery when it rains and you are prone to crash especially if you ride over

         man hole cover, steel gratings, road signs.

   2.   The water may get into the cables, bearings bolts and nuts cause rust and speed up many                              malfunctions like stuck up bearing.    The bike can seize be dysfunctional and require

         expensive repair and/or replacement of parts.   

So better stay home and engage in other types of exercise:  stationary bike, weight lifting, calisthenics.. 

Bike ride tomorrow, January 17, 2015 to Sierra Madre

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines  | January 16, 2015

We ride tomorrow to Sierra Madre January 17, 2015.  I hope I can join the group because we have work.  Gerry would not be able to ride, as I conversed with him.  Edgar daw cant because of a broken right STI (for the cogs)

I rode today,  did a stationary ride yesterday, and rode last Wednesday to prepare for this ride.  I was not able to join the Jalajala ride.

I think I am much fitter today to ride this destination compared to previous rides.   I am now comfortable with long ascents;  I did the Sampaloc ascent solo about 3 weeks ago.