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Rain

HowItsMade · 2017-07-25 18:48:15

Any suggestions on how to prepare to face the rain? Equipment and gear wise. Got my first road bike back in April, and fully prepped for cycling in nice weather after building up to spd cleats and shoes, bib shorts and a jersey but finding myself unprepared for rain. I know there's no way of keeping myself and the bike…

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#32 01-08-2017 10:14am
tomasrojo

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Zen0 wrote: »

Mudguards.

A mudflap on the front mudguard is very helpful too. (I've said this many times, I know.) Reduces spray to the lower legs, shoes and chain to practically nothing, if it's long enough. And that spray is where most of the filth that ends up on your legs, shoes and chain come from.

I get away without overshoes since adding a mudflap. I do wear hiking-style shoes though, which are pretty waterproof to begin with.

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#33 01-08-2017 10:28am
plodder

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Surprised nobody has mentioned suitable eyewear. I'm down the country sans my usual cycling glasses, and got caught out badly on Sunday. Was wearing normal sunglasses that fogged up, couldn't see a thing and were letting the rain in from the sides. It was so bad I had to stop, wade through a field of wet grass to get shelter which meant the new overshoes I was wearing let in a load of water. :rolleyes:

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