The Weather Thread

What's that thing with the hole in it?

 

I saw a raindrop hit my windshield at lunch. Almost skidded off the road...

 

TMI.

 

Drop are falling in Alhambra as I write. Hope this stuff blows over so I can get a San Gabes ride in this weekend.

 

Sorry - maybe a dumb Brit question here, but what's the big issue with a bit of rain? Seems to be a lot of rides getting cancelled and all because it's gonna be a bit wet out there?

In the UK pretty much 50% of the riding is in the rain. It's wet and muddy and your bike gets dirty, but it's not so bad to keep you off the bike. If no one rode in the rain there wouldn't be a lot of riding at all!

What's wrong with putting on some waterproofs and having some fun in the mud?!

 

Yeah! Like mud football, and canoeing during floods! I'll be going....

Options get limited as road and trail closures go into effect. Got to protect you from yourself.

 

County and State Parks don't allow it (or hiking/walking)

 

And......the make up of most of the soil around here is has a lot of clay in it....so it becomes unridable in many many places.

 

Not to mention a lot of our trails are clay. Almost impossible to ride in with any precipitation.

 

I am going to go anyway. Most of the trails I ride do great in the rain. I got Gore-Tex, we got a shower at work.

 

Two words... A.T.

 

There's places to ride here in the rain. San Juan trail is a blast during some rain, let's go next rain!

We just don't get a lot of it so when we do it impacts the top soil a lot different than a place that gets regular moisture. It's not that we are wussies about it, for the most part, but it's just something we deal with way less but has an impact on what we can and can't ride.

tl;rd version - We aren't a bunch of babies, we just have to be careful where we ride during/after rain so we don't mess up the trails.

 

My wife thinks I'm nuts! I'm sitting here watching the game, wearing a gore-tex jacket, pants, gaiters and MW 81 boots.
Just checking out the rain gear....don't worry, I wouldn't go out in that...ahem...

 

Get the Gimp!

 

3.54 inches at Santiago Peak in the last 3 hours! Our mountain is really going to green up after this one...

 

4" now! yeeha!
yestreday I got some new cold/wet weather gear packable jacket and endura strike 2 weatherproof gloves.) Gonna test em on the ride to work (though its not very cold out and the rain seems to have stopped). Maybe use those 4 times a year in socal? but good to have when you need it.

 

Hmmmm.......tomorrow may be a good day for Maple Springs to Motorway.

 

The Gimp's asleep.
I might do Maple Springs too, but only to four corners

 

FLoop!! But I'd have to take a paddle, the mud's so deep.

 

I'm going with one of these.....just not sure which one yet:

 

I have to work tomorrow. Something about this being a busy time of the year or something. Trails should be in perfect shape Sunday.

 

I'd be up for that!

Edit: I take it back... The wife bought tickets for Rogue One at 11:30 tomorrow morning.

 

You picked a keeper!!!

 

"Zed is dead"

 

Sorry for the derail, couldn't resist

 

And it's at the fancy schmancy theater! Woo-Hoo!

 

C'mon doesn't everyone have a spot or two that's so steep and exposed you can ride four or so hours after the rain stops without impairing the terrain? Mine are fun, but it's so desolate it's lonely riding there.

 

The long lonely climb of loneliness leads to salvation. And it takes less than four hours : )