I had my first ride in the rain the other day. It was sprinkling lightly after a monsoon as I headed up Mountain Avenue. I love Mountain, it has just one lane in each direction and massive bike lanes on each side. There are always tons of cyclists and people walking with dogs. It's just a pleasant place to ride. Due to the rain, there were less people out this day. Thank goodness...
I stopped at the light where Mountain intersects with Grant Rd and the whole street is a river from the previous monsoon. I'm picking the best path in my head while I sit at the red light.
The light turns green and suddenly this bozo driver from the back shoots up the left turn lane, using it as a -bypass traffic- lane and swerves around me creating a massive wave that soaks me from head to toe as I head through the light. WTF?! I am -pissed- and I try to catch up to him to get his license plate number, but he swerves into the -bike lane- driving past all of the cars lined up for the 4 way stop further up, runs the stop sign and he's gone.
Being from tucson, i know how bad the street drainage is, especially after a monsoon - thats happend to me many a times (tho on foot). And dont try the underpasses with the scooter
Becktastic wrote:Ugh I hate the sticky sweaty feeling you get under rain gear. I much prefer being wet from the rain.
I used to live in Tucson too. I know those streets and monsoonal rains. You might consider some riding gear made with Gore-Tex. It's expensive, but you might not be so wet and sticky when it rains. Unfortunately, it probably won't help you on those days when it dumps and then the sun comes blasting out. That kind of heat and humidity will defeat even Gore-Tex. In that case it's better wearing mesh and drying off by riding around.
This is the one that I have. It packs up nice and neat in the pet carrier too.
Haha I'm such a girl.
"I don't want to buy rain gear, it barely ever rains and that's one more thing to stuff under the seat...::click link:: oooh it comes in light blue!"
ericalm wrote:Welcome to the bottom of the road vehicle food chain!
Sadly that is REALLY something one needs to come to accept to a large degree as w/bicycling which I do a LOT of. Otherwise all that crap auto drivers do will eat your lunch all too often.
Becktastic wrote:I had my first ride in the rain the other day. It was sprinkling lightly after a monsoon as I headed up Mountain Avenue. I love Mountain, it has just one lane in each direction and massive bike lanes on each side. There are always tons of cyclists and people walking with dogs. It's just a pleasant place to ride. Due to the rain, there were less people out this day. Thank goodness...
I stopped at the light where Mountain intersects with Grant Rd and the whole street is a river from the previous monsoon. I'm picking the best path in my head while I sit at the red light.
The light turns green and suddenly this bozo driver from the back shoots up the left turn lane, using it as a -bypass traffic- lane and swerves around me creating a massive wave that soaks me from head to toe as I head through the light. WTF?! I am -pissed- and I try to catch up to him to get his license plate number, but he swerves into the -bike lane- driving past all of the cars lined up for the 4 way stop further up, runs the stop sign and he's gone.
THAT"S terror? -You must be a noobie rider...
Wait; it get's lots better....
ack. I hate the mountain / grant intersection. the lack of turn lanes there makes that intersection way dangerous w/ cars flying around other cars that are trying to turn left...
Becktastic wrote:
Haha I'm such a girl.
"I don't want to buy rain gear, it barely ever rains and that's one more thing to stuff under the seat...::click link:: oooh it comes in light blue!"
It didn't work too well in the Garden of Eden either. 
niceee
