ride faster in the rain?

[SWEET_Z]

I noticed something on my way into work today. I ride faster on the street in the rain. Maybe it is because I am concentrating more?

[craig]

I...ride slower in the rain - I allow for more braking distance and slower riding means shorter stopping.

but that's just me...

[bigred875]

Originally posted by craig
I...ride slower in the rain - I allow for more braking distance and slower riding means shorter stopping.

but that's just me...

and I try not to lean the bike at all...but then again I don't trust tires

[Buddhaman]

I do the same thing. But then again I do not have a lot of experience riding in the rain.

[RandyO]

I ride same speed in rain as I do dry.. I also ride same speed on gravel roads as I do paved. my limitation is not the bikes braking & traction capabilities but rather MY reaction time.

unless I am riding thru the DRagon at 10pm in a thundershower, then, I slow down

[Idiotboy]

The faster you ride in the rain,the less time you spend riding in the rain.

[benVFR]

The more you ride in the rain the less you'll worry about it.

There is plenty of traction. You just have to be smooth and having gear on so you don't get soaked and freezing helps a lot.

Ben

[skiierx]

I have ridden in the rain more than a couple times over the last few years however I learned so much about my bike and my capabilities last week when I was down in Deals Gap. I got stuck in a few thunderstorms and as Randy said 1 storm was at 9pm going through the Gap (scary) but the bike stuck like glue and being smooth is what you need to be.

I have so much more confidence now in rain then I did prior to the Gap trip.

Jamie

[bemused]

gotta say that I've been getting gradually more confident in the rain... but Wed. nite's ride up 107, and the wet (slightly) track at the trackday yesterday FINALLY convinced me what people have been telling me all along: that wet pavement still has most of the traction of dry, and that smooth, controlled inputs make it pretty much nobigdeal when it's wet out...

[Tarmac]

I'd say it has a lot to do with the road too. If it's a heavily travelled road and it hasn't rained for a while, give some time for the rain to wash before giving it some trust. Grime and oil rise to the surface just as it starts raining then get's diluted and washes away as it gets more rain. I got a scare last summer taking off early one morning and lost my rear around a local corner because of a little dew and a road that hadn't had rain for a while. I didn't lowside but it was close. I put my inside foot down like a dirt tracker and man was that surface greasy(Now I know why they keep that foot down: it works like a charm). Just wish somebody was there with a camera; it was one of those moments you pull out of a fuck up and look like a pro, but nobody saw it. Although it was the greasiness that lost the rear, it was also that greasiness that didn't make me high-side.

Best thing about the rain is how clean and grippy the roads are the next day!

It is fun though, like mountain biking in the wet: you're forced to practice being really smooth.