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how do you motivate yourself to ride in rubbish weather?

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  • November 15, 2012 at 7:03 pm #17280
    racefaceec90

    i admit that i am a lightweight when it comes to riding in bad weather.can always make excuses (blame it on my depression why i don’t go out in the rain/unfit/lazy e.t.c)

    the annoying thing is that i will finally be getting my first proper road bike next week (a lovely specialized tarmac sport).

    have wanted a road bike for a long time.

    obviously next week’s weather looks pretty dire all week in wiltshire X(

    i really don’t want to take my new bike out in the crap weather on it’s first outing (i know :\”>

    how do you deal with riding in bad weather/get motivated to ride?
    i know it’s a stupid question to ask,but i do suffer with depression and it really does put the dampeners on things X( thanks in advance 🙂

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  • November 23, 2012 at 10:05 pm #706649
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    SideBurn

    F*** me Have you seen the
    F*** me 🙁 Have you seen the forecast for tomorrow (Sat) :”( Where are the car keys…….

    November 23, 2012 at 7:55 pm #706647
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    stepho

    I went out with my father in
    I went out with my father in law a couple of months ago and 5 mins into our ride the heavens opened.
    It was the worst rain i had seen in years and to compound it all a lorry splashed a massive mud puddle over us waiting at a junction. I was ready to chuck it but we kept on going. We done nearly 50 miles on some of ayrshires best roads and were both in agreement it was one of our best ever rides.
    Its a great feeling to finish a ride in shitty weather, a sense of fuck you weather im out on my bike and thats it.

    Im not too keen on the wind though, as someone pointed out earlier it can be energy sapping

    November 23, 2012 at 7:39 pm #706645
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    racefaceec90

    thanks a lot Super Domestique
    thanks a lot Super Domestique (and to everyone else also 😀
    yes i still have my charge duster (skinny steel mtb in fluro kawasaki green B-) it’s a lovely bike (but not when it’s covered in chalky clay (that wiltshire terrain is renowned for X(

    i went out on the road bike today (for it’s first proper ride).i have to admit that i couldn’t stump up to the 50 mile ride i had planned (i ended up missing pewsey vale/marlbrough part/it was 27.1 miles according to google maps/no cycle computer atm).i also had to stop near the top of the hill (from calne to north wilts golf club i was knackered :”>

    i really love riding the tarmac.it’s a fantastic bike.i also was in the big ring this time (for most of the way 😉 i had my saddle height too low for my first ride :&

    i plan on going out at least twice a week from now on (do 25-30 mile rides) 😀

    allez 😛

    November 23, 2012 at 6:32 pm #706643
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    Super Domestique

    Congrats on the new bike. I
    Congrats on the new bike. I spotted the vids too.

    I saw your posts on stw and here (I ride mtb as well – do you still have your one?)

    It’s great to have variety and any cycling is better than none so try and get out as much as you can.

    I wish you all the best with winning the battle v depression.

    November 22, 2012 at 10:57 pm #706641
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    Gkam84

    I also forgot this video. If
    I also forgot this video. If you like intellectual musical comedy and don’t mind some swearing.

    Watch this….Some people have it worse 😉

    http://youtu.be/0GCyMtNl8T8

    November 22, 2012 at 9:17 pm #706639
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    paulfg42

    Conditions today were as bad
    Conditions today were as bad as I can remember on a bike ride. Had to get off and push a few times it was so gusty. Better weather tomorrow though!

    November 22, 2012 at 5:01 pm #706637
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    racefaceec90

    again thanks for all your
    again thanks for all your replies 😀

    i got the tarmac on tuesday (fantastic bike 😀 it was windy but luckily it wasn’t raining much.

    i ended up doing a shorter ride for my first ride than what i originally planned (i did just about manage bowden hill on the bike/but felt like my lungs were about to exit my chest at the top :&
    i just returned to devizes via rowde in the end.

    i am planning on taking it out for it’s first proper ride tomorrow (the route i originally planned).the weather is meant to be a lot better than today (no rain/wind 😀

    i did a map of the route on google (no gps/cycle computer). it’s going to be over 50 miles with nearly 2000 ft of climbing :&

    quick route guide (from devizes to rowde,then country lane to 3 magpies/melksham cycle centre (to get gears adjusted).
    then going to bowden hill from melksham,go towards calne,but cut off by heddington steps.follow country lane until it joins the road that goes up hill to north wilts gof club.
    then continue on road (over main beckhampton road) to horton,then pewsey vale.
    climb the hill and continue to marlbrough.
    stop for a coffee,then back via pewsey vale again to devizes 😀

    i cannot wait tbh to start riding the bike properly 😀

    will do i ride report tomorrow/pics when i get back 😉

    edit here’s tomorrow’s weather for devizes region to prove it is meant to be nice 😉 http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/sn10?day=1

    November 22, 2012 at 1:17 pm #706635
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    klrsa05

    Get some good lights and go
    Get some good lights and go out just before dawn. Nothing like seeing the sky brighten up an hearing the birds singing. I leave the house at 5:30 most mornings to do a 30 mile commute to work (direct route would only be 7 miles) by 6:30 it starts getting light and you can hear the birds. On quiet country roads it’s a nice thing to see nature waking up. I often see deer as well.

    p.s mtb shoes with less holes in rather than road shoes, and overshoes to keep your feet warm and dry help. Not much worse on a ride than wet feet on a cold windy day.

    November 22, 2012 at 11:36 am #706633
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    Anonymous

    Your route takes in some of
    Your route takes in some of the roads I use on my commute i.e. Melksham to Lacock, if you are getting up Bowden hill without issue you must be pretty fit already. You can always go up Naish hill too for some variety and less traffic.
    I go a different way to you from Lacock on to Kington Langley near Chippenham, 20 miles each way.
    I ride in all weather conditions.
    The roads are cruddy all the time recently, I fell off on Monday turning left a bit too keenly apparently, front wheel slid out from under me, fractured thumb, duffed up shoulder, 2 days off, back on today, bit silly really but I love it no matter the weather.
    Used to worry about keeping dry but even with all the rain we have you rarely get soaked and when you do, so what, you dry.

    November 22, 2012 at 10:26 am #706631
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    notfastenough

    How timely. I work from home
    How timely. I work from home one day a week and get out for an hour at lunch. I’m sat here looking at the wind battering the small conifer in the back garden and listening to it howling down the chimney.

    However, if I don’t go out, I’ll regret it.

    November 22, 2012 at 8:54 am #706629
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    Steven_L

    aende wrote:Motivation In:
    I

    aende wrote:
    Motivation In:

    I have to get to work to pay the mortgage

    Motivation Out:

    I want to get home to be with the kids

    In other news, bad weather does not bother me, high wind is the only killer – drains energy.

    +1: same applies.

    Also Rule 5 😉

    November 22, 2012 at 7:21 am #706627
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    Saint Mikie 41

    Have to say I loved my battle
    Have to say I loved my battle into work yesterday morning in the wind and rain….once you get out there it’s fine after a couple of minutes:)

    November 21, 2012 at 9:27 pm #706625
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    Bedfordshire Clanger

    Give the bike a good clean
    Give the bike a good clean and wipe down after use. Spray the bolts with a protective film or just replace them every so often, they are not expensive. At a minimum wipe down the chain and relube with a wet lube if out in bad weather. Advise the owner to familiarise himself with the rules and to HTFU.

    November 21, 2012 at 6:43 pm #706623
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    hairyairey

    I’d have to say that this
    I’d have to say that this year has had the worst weather for cycling.

    Three times my current club cancelled the Thursday Time Trial due to bad weather. One time I rode the course with my winter gloves on and a waterproof jacket. I don’t recall it ever raining so much in my lifetime.

    The current weather isn’t much better either.

    There’s three kinds of weather I avoid riding in – high winds and rain, ice and snow. All of these are like a suicide mission.

    As for motivation – I ride to and from work by bike and I save on transport fares.

    November 21, 2012 at 4:01 pm #706621
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    PhilRuss

    Roscoemck wrote:My excuse?

    Roscoemck wrote:
    My excuse? The bikes live in a damp, unheated shed. Had the MTB for 6 years and there’s lots of rusty bolts etc on it. Only had the road bike a year and don’t want it going the same way by riding it in bad weather.

    Poor excuse I know! Any tips for keeping the bikes tip top given the damp shed they live in?


    [[[[ ROSCO! Bring the poor wee things indoors where they belong.
    P.R.

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