Under what circumstances do you not ride?

[Mr Pants!]

[iCraig]

The only times I won't is if its Snowing or Very Icey or if it's really windy.

I will happily ride in the rain, and moderate winds, I do have to get to work somehow and not having a car makes me rely on the bike.

[RaVeR_mt50]

I don't ride in snow or heavy rain but I do go up the road to a car park when it does snow to have a 'play'

[MarJay]

I don't ride when I'm travelling to do work stuff because I'm not insured!

{edit} By that I mean that I am not insured to ride for the purposes of business use, I do have insurance... {edit}
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[carnislick]

wimps. lol, i try to ride in every condition (except intoxicated) just so i have some experience of it all. incase i ever NEED to go out in these conditions.

This is because biking is not only my 'hobby' it's also the thing that i rely on to live my lifestyle. so the more conditions i can ride in the more i can use my bike. I dont like people that skamper home tail between their legs at the first sign of rain. YOU LIVE IN ENGLAND FFS.

Paul
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[Bendy]

I don't think anyone scampers home if it starts raining. But if I wake up in the morning and it's pissing down, I choose to take the car.

All weather riding. Been there, done that, plenty years.

[divuk83]

Don't ride in the snow, or if its very windy as I was blown into the central reservation of a motorway in march this year! Rain doesn't bother me to much, although my bike is twitchy in the wet weather and prone to a bit of wheel spin.

Dave

[Ste]

[carnislick]

i find i have just as much grip in the driving rain as in the dry, its just when its greay, problems arise.

When its chucking it down i will still bank into corners at the same amount maybe slightly slower to allow more braking time but thats it.

I ride a fifty with 120 section rear tyre so its not like i have much tyre on the road at any time anyway.

Paul
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[Scratchy]

[spankydean]

[mr.z]

- after drinking AT ALL (meaning i dont drink for months at a time, can't say it worrys me)

- snow (every tryed to pick up a 250kgs worth of bike with no grip? no thanks, will hopefully be geting a trike for shaty weather at some point though )

People who flat refuse to ride in the rain who never have are missing allot, several of the most amazeing rides ive ever been on its been *issing it down or hailing... this was on my current 20year old tank and on my (r.i.p.) cg125, daft tyres, joke brakes, still fun.

The only things that are difficult to deal with are snow and ice, because theres not much you can do about no grip, snow is not such a big deal if you have the right bike for it...

rain - dont lean so hard, take things sooth and leave more distance to brake (double)

wind - stay relaxed, grip the tank with your knees, be ready for change of wind direction when your passing lorrys or going under bridges.

Have a look in the sig at the tips section, lots of info on less agreeable conditions...

If it was going to work on miles of mindnumbingly **** motorway then yeh not much bike fun to be had there...
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[Flip]

Beer/drugs are the only thing to put me off riding.

[AcIdBuRnZ]

1. When I dont have to and can't be arsed. (ie weekend riding)

2. When someone else drives me in their car

Mark
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[Noggin]

If its too windy, there's ice, or snow, or hail. I don't mind the rain.



Craig G(Noggin)
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[Zimma]

Drink/Drugs... Pretty much.
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[mrchips]

Heavy rain, freezing cold, ice, snow.

[billy whizz]

When im asleep!
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