Rainy season is one of the worst seasons for riders, as apart from wet roads, the bikers find it really tough to ride in rain. The major reason behind it is that cold rain water makes the body loose heat more swiftly than the wind of same temperature. Moreover, clothes and shoes of the rider also get wet in the rain, even if the biker is wearing leather boots and jackets for protection. Above all the vision of the riders gets vague when fog started to appear on the face shield of their helmets. To deal with these issues, a rider needs to do the following things in order to win the battle against rain:
Helmet
To ride in the rain bikers must wear a full face helmet because open face models will prove extremely painful for them, as rain drops will hit the rider in the face like small stones. As far as fog on face shield is concerned, riders can get rid of it by opening the vents of their helmets, using the anti-fog treatment or slightly lifting the shield up. You can find a
decent range of full face helmets at RiderWear.
Rain Suit
In order to prevent the clothes from getting wet during rainy weather, a leather gear alone will not prove much helpful. Therefore, bikers should either wear one-piece or two piece rain suits, so the water cannot get in and their body temperature remains normal. Usually the two piece suits come with bib pants that not only covers the lower part of a rider’s body but also protects their chest as it is held up with the help of suspender straps. However, since the rider needs to wear a rain suit over their usual gear so it must be bigger in size to fit them properly. Otherwise, a tight rain suit will make it tough for them to move their arms, fingers and feet freely while riding the bike.
Over Boots
The tailor-made boots of bikers will not protect their feet from getting wet in a rainstorm, so it is best that they should wear taller zip-up boots. There are number of zip-up boots available in the market which have Gore-Tex liners that keeps the rain water from seeping in to the shoes.
However, if a rider wants 100 percent waterproof shoes then, there is no match to thin over boots with elastic rubber, as they also provide great grip on wet paths.
A good pair of water proof over boots can enhance your pleaser of riding in rain and you can enjoy your rain ride before getting worried about weather
Gloves Pro Tip
Gloves pro tip is the best way to prevent the water from entering in to gloves and sleeves. So all a rider needs to do is to find a glove pro tip of his or her size and then, overlap it on to their sleeves and gloves. After that the rider is ready to hit the road in rain. However, if someone wants to more protection from rain water then, wearing surgical gloves over them is not a bad idea at all. Apart from this, riders can also cover them with the help of nylon shells. Motocross gloves is another way to protect your hands in short ride or light rain.
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