Wet windy and dangerous!

[marvolus]

Hi guys,

Came back from work today in wet, windy and dangerous conditions. I was just wondering if there was any advice you could give a relative novice rider when riding around in such conditions on road.

Many thanks in advance!

 

[buzzy bee]

I came a cropper on the penny with sidewinds once, my advice is to dismount!

 

[Sam Kennedy]

Don't do this?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Slow down.
Anticipate side-winds.
Try to keep as much 'space' around you as possible.
Slightly lower tyre pressures for more road contact.
Avoid aero/semi-aero rims.
Don't wear loose flappy clothing with parachute-like tendencies.
Take the car/public transport/stay at home.

 

[marinyork]

Careful on corners.

 

[swee'pea99]

Anticipate, anticipate, anticipate. Look ahead, think ahead, try to avoid the need to do anything suddenly.

 

[Garz]

In the sidewinds stay with other riders for the echelon!

Just take it steady.

 

[marvolus]

Is there any additional precautions I need to take riding around london?

Thanks for the advice so far!

 

[Rhys_Po]

Assume that everyone on the road around you is likely to do the stupidest thing at any given moment.

Approximately 1 in 10 of them will ... the only tricky bit being not knowing which one it is up front.

 

[swee'pea99]

In London, or any city for that matter, keep an eye out for metal in the middle of the road - I don't mean loose bits of rubbish, I mean manhole cover-type plates. Bastard slippery when wet - you don't want to brake on one.

 

[HJ]

Keep at least a meter out from the kerb, be aware of large vehicles passing you. Read a copy of Cyclecraft, best advice for all beginners (and not beginners)

 

[Garz]

I had a large dumptruck miss me by a couple of inches yesterday, the mass of the beast and the noise was scary. Tosser driver.

 

[4F]

Gain weight, what side wind ?

 

[marvolus]

A little off scope guys but I came across a flyover today but went around the round about instead as I felt it was safer.

What would you guys do?

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

corners , take it easy on corners and realise your brakes won't be as sharp, but stopping in the wet sharply, will result in a skid.

So i take it easy and enjoy it as a leusire ride day rather than my ride to work like my life depended on it !