Nobody likes riding mountain bikes in the rain! However, if you follow our 5-step wet-weather ‘MTB in the rain’ survival guide, you can splash some fun out of nature’s silly season.
It’s raining outside… again! We sit and we wait. We scroll through endless Netflix shows in search of something new. Day after day, week after week, we sit there, hiding inside. Our waistlines expand and our motivation falls to the malaise of the inactive. We wait for the day when the clouds disperse so we can ride dry trails once again.
Sometimes it can feel like the weather is out to get you! Especially living in Scotland.
Rain is the death of adventure, dampening our riding stoke like water poured on the embers of a campfire. An irrational fear instilled from childhood, when we were ushered back into the classroom at the first sign of drizzle. “Playtime is over, it’s raining, get inside.” As adults, our approach is the same. “Nah, let’s skip it, it’s raining”.
But what would happen if we changed our mindset? What would happen if we ventured back out into the playground? We would find that the forest is richer in the wet – more vibrant, more alive even. As rain falls on the dusty ground tiny air bubbles are released from the surface, each drop fizzing like a glass of champagne and filling the damp air with a fresh forest scent. Greens grow greener as trees sigh in the afterglow of a drenching. Roots glisten as pools of water explode under our wheels. Once we accept that the weather that ruins one rider’s day can transform another, with the right gear and mental attitude there are no bad days.
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