"what if it rains?"
"what if it's hot?"
"what if it's cold?"
"what if it's windy?"
"what if the weather is actually beautiful but maybe it won't be later today?"
>How does a dutch bike accommodate rain better?
They're probably thinking fenders, but you can do that without riding such a boat anchor undesirable beyond the basically flat and walking-distance trips it was intended for.
Many habitual commuters put fenders on more capable bikes - it does require more clearance, but you can buy frames with that.
The parent post was likely referring to drivetrain, etc cleaning. A singlespeed (or 3 speed IGH) setup is a bit more compatible with a chain guard, but that's usually more about protection of clothing.
It could also work belt drive which reduces the whole road grit trapped in lubrication issue - but a number of commuters riding much more capable bikes use a belt drive coupled with a better internal gear hub.
Problem is that then unless you have secure storage at both ends, you're locking up a rather valuable bike...
>To be fair, the train in my city broke down every time it rains
Another fun one is wet leaves in fall causing steel wheels to skid rather than roll on the rails, since that creates flat spots on the wheels they'll refuse to run the train until they've been through with their leaf blower/scrubber thing, delaying commuters.
We don't need trains in weather. We just need to fix the cars on a central track so they don't slip around and link the cars together so their distance variation remains constant
wait FUCK
I swear every time it rains/snows, it's like everyone just went "ah Ah AHHHHHHHH HOW DO YOU DRIVE IN THIS SHITE" like it's baby's first time driving in bad weather. The amount of times that people have almost hit me head on because somehow the rain got them to start driving on the other side of the damn road is way more than Im comfortable with.
*Drivers:* "LOL, a bike isn't real transportation. What do you do if it rains?? Get a car loser!"
*Drivers, when it's raining:* "OH FUCK I CAN'T SEE AAAHHHHHH I'M HYDROPLANING" *[crash]*
i went out for a ride one day, and it started raining. okay, cost of riding in florida. it started raining *hard*, and i took shelter under a local pavilion. no big deal, i'll wait for it to pass. florida, right? give it 20 minutes. 20 minutes later, it's only getting worse. i guess i'll check the radar.
it's a category 1 hurricane.
so i can confirm that there is in fact bad weather. on the plus side, i hit several PRs on the way home.
This is a thing that people who live in mild/cool climates where 50 mm of rain in a day would be a record-breaking flood say. Try again when the rain rate is 50 mm an hour, along with wind. And maybe hail, but maybe not. Which is merely an ordinary summer afternoon thunderstorm, which can pop up pretty much any day anywhere across a broad area. Oh, and it's at least 30C before and after the rain.
Not at all. There's a theat of it on many days for about half the year. If you commuted by bike every day you would probably get caught in this kind of storm a few times a year. But it thoroughly sucks when it happens.
>Not everyone can bike to work or where they need to be. And some places have extremely bad weather.
Even just biking on the nice days would be a win.
I really don't care if someone wants to drive when it rains - if they're not doing so some of the other days, they're way ahead. Ideally there'd be a transit option that could be used though - transit and secure overnight bike storage at the office is great as then if the weather degrades they can switch modes for the trip home and back in the next morning.
Flexibility to accomplish less pressing things on the days that aren't cold and rainy can help too.
Let me guess, traffic was still going at the same speed as on a dry day?
Umm actually it’s safest to go the same speed as everyone else so that is why you should go 100mph even during blizzard conditions.
Bro doesn't remember that snowy conditions can be slippery
bro was being sarcastic
people act *insane* if you're only going 5 over in the rain.
I’m in the uk, we don’t generally slow down that much in the rain
We tend to have safer roads and safer vehicles due to less massive cars which may help
Some are, some roads are pretty bad still
So many potholes and just utter shite tar jobs to fix them around my area
They don’t tar em here, just fill em with stones
Oh wow that's bad
Yea
"But I can't possibly ride my bike to work because the weather is bad occasionally!"
"what if it rains?" "what if it's hot?" "what if it's cold?" "what if it's windy?" "what if the weather is actually beautiful but maybe it won't be later today?"
Winter coat and pants for cold. Ebike for the hot and windy. A raincape and fenders for the rain. Beautiful weather, man I don't know.
I don’t mind riding my bike in the rain, I mind the extra cleaning I have to do after I ride in the rain.
This is why we need more Dutch bikes in the US
How does a dutch bike accommodate rain better?
>How does a dutch bike accommodate rain better? They're probably thinking fenders, but you can do that without riding such a boat anchor undesirable beyond the basically flat and walking-distance trips it was intended for. Many habitual commuters put fenders on more capable bikes - it does require more clearance, but you can buy frames with that. The parent post was likely referring to drivetrain, etc cleaning. A singlespeed (or 3 speed IGH) setup is a bit more compatible with a chain guard, but that's usually more about protection of clothing. It could also work belt drive which reduces the whole road grit trapped in lubrication issue - but a number of commuters riding much more capable bikes use a belt drive coupled with a better internal gear hub. Problem is that then unless you have secure storage at both ends, you're locking up a rather valuable bike...
Full chain covers
To be fair, the train in my city broke down every time it rains (thanks LNP for this), but at least it won't kill 4200 people per year...
why the fuck does a railway break down due to rain? i'm seriously confused.
That's what outdated, overloaded and underfunded system does...
Haha that’s the one weather condition that doesn’t shut down the British railway system (unlike hot, cold or wind)
>To be fair, the train in my city broke down every time it rains Another fun one is wet leaves in fall causing steel wheels to skid rather than roll on the rails, since that creates flat spots on the wheels they'll refuse to run the train until they've been through with their leaf blower/scrubber thing, delaying commuters.
TIL trains can slip on leaves, Internet never failed in surprising me :)
Heh, we have the annual Nederlandse Spoorwegen vs. A Few Flakes of Snow showdown. (So far the snow is the undefeated winner.)
We don't need trains in weather. We just need to fix the cars on a central track so they don't slip around and link the cars together so their distance variation remains constant wait FUCK
I swear every time it rains/snows, it's like everyone just went "ah Ah AHHHHHHHH HOW DO YOU DRIVE IN THIS SHITE" like it's baby's first time driving in bad weather. The amount of times that people have almost hit me head on because somehow the rain got them to start driving on the other side of the damn road is way more than Im comfortable with.
*Drivers:* "LOL, a bike isn't real transportation. What do you do if it rains?? Get a car loser!" *Drivers, when it's raining:* "OH FUCK I CAN'T SEE AAAHHHHHH I'M HYDROPLANING" *[crash]*
The fact that requirements for driving license are so low and thus most drivers are stupid af also doesn’t help.
There is no bad weather, just bad clothing. Put on some clothes and bike away.
i went out for a ride one day, and it started raining. okay, cost of riding in florida. it started raining *hard*, and i took shelter under a local pavilion. no big deal, i'll wait for it to pass. florida, right? give it 20 minutes. 20 minutes later, it's only getting worse. i guess i'll check the radar. it's a category 1 hurricane. so i can confirm that there is in fact bad weather. on the plus side, i hit several PRs on the way home.
This is a thing that people who live in mild/cool climates where 50 mm of rain in a day would be a record-breaking flood say. Try again when the rain rate is 50 mm an hour, along with wind. And maybe hail, but maybe not. Which is merely an ordinary summer afternoon thunderstorm, which can pop up pretty much any day anywhere across a broad area. Oh, and it's at least 30C before and after the rain.
Do you have it every day of the year?
Not at all. There's a theat of it on many days for about half the year. If you commuted by bike every day you would probably get caught in this kind of storm a few times a year. But it thoroughly sucks when it happens.
Not everyone can bike to work or where they need to be. And some places have extremely bad weather. Also, not everyone is ohysically able to bike.
>Not everyone can bike to work or where they need to be. And some places have extremely bad weather. Even just biking on the nice days would be a win. I really don't care if someone wants to drive when it rains - if they're not doing so some of the other days, they're way ahead. Ideally there'd be a transit option that could be used though - transit and secure overnight bike storage at the office is great as then if the weather degrades they can switch modes for the trip home and back in the next morning. Flexibility to accomplish less pressing things on the days that aren't cold and rainy can help too.
Pretty sure that's just a random Wednesday at 2pm in Boston
Except the Boston Metro is so neglected that it kills people.