^^ LOL. Riding in the rain is so tense. I like it.
Just ride as you know, but slower, much slower until you gain confidence. Your number one brake is still the front one, but I use the rear brake too when it's raining.
For me, there is some kind of 'mind warm up'.When it starts to rain, I get nervous and slow down, then, bit by bit, I regain confidence as I start to feel the bike in the rain.
On the track, when turning, I try to hang off more and lean the bike less.
On the street, when taking a turn, I keep my butt in the center, as I always do, but I put more pressure on the foot pegs, as If I were to raise my butt but I don't raise it. I keep my butt touching the seat but with less pressure on it. That kind of puts me in a more 'aware' position and I get a better feeling of the bike.
I try to get the right attitude. It's just water. Go slower, leave more space for braking, and make more miles. The more you ride on the rain, the more you get used to it.
As for the gear, nothing special. I have a regular rain jacket and rain paints. Those that you can get on an outdoors store. I wear them over my leather riding gear (pants and jacket)
If it really pours, I get a bit wet, but nothing serious.
For the feet, I have a pair of neoprene boot covers that I bought once for the mountain bike. They keep my feet dry, but they make me loose the feeling of the gears, which I don't like. So if I'm using regular shoes (rare), I put them on so I don't get wet. But when I'm on my riding boots (usually), I either get my feet wet, or I put a plastic bag over my sock but under my boot, so my boots get wet but my feet not.
The helmet keeps my head dry. The pin lock keeps the fog off. On may older helmet I used to get the visor fogged, so I had to open it a bit to clear out.
My hands, the just get wet.
One day I'll buy racing rain gear.
Just ride as you know, but slower, much slower until you gain confidence. Your number one brake is still the front one, but I use the rear brake too when it's raining.
For me, there is some kind of 'mind warm up'.When it starts to rain, I get nervous and slow down, then, bit by bit, I regain confidence as I start to feel the bike in the rain.
On the track, when turning, I try to hang off more and lean the bike less.
On the street, when taking a turn, I keep my butt in the center, as I always do, but I put more pressure on the foot pegs, as If I were to raise my butt but I don't raise it. I keep my butt touching the seat but with less pressure on it. That kind of puts me in a more 'aware' position and I get a better feeling of the bike.
I try to get the right attitude. It's just water. Go slower, leave more space for braking, and make more miles. The more you ride on the rain, the more you get used to it.
As for the gear, nothing special. I have a regular rain jacket and rain paints. Those that you can get on an outdoors store. I wear them over my leather riding gear (pants and jacket)
If it really pours, I get a bit wet, but nothing serious.
For the feet, I have a pair of neoprene boot covers that I bought once for the mountain bike. They keep my feet dry, but they make me loose the feeling of the gears, which I don't like. So if I'm using regular shoes (rare), I put them on so I don't get wet. But when I'm on my riding boots (usually), I either get my feet wet, or I put a plastic bag over my sock but under my boot, so my boots get wet but my feet not.
The helmet keeps my head dry. The pin lock keeps the fog off. On may older helmet I used to get the visor fogged, so I had to open it a bit to clear out.
My hands, the just get wet.
One day I'll buy racing rain gear.
