Tag: rain

November 8, 2024

A guide to biking in the rain and darkness

As darkness once again descends around us, your bicycle is a torch to illuminate the path and keep the monsters away. It’s brutal to end daylight savings time the same week as we hold an election with foreboding implications. Nightfall has suddenly jumped an hour earlier, matching my emotional state. Though it is not the…
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tagged: autumn biking, daylight savings time, rain, winter biking
September 28, 2023

The joy of biking in the rain

We’ve published guides to biking in the rain in the past, and the advice in those posts still holds true (especially this one with lots of advice from readers). Finding proper rain gear that works for you is vital, but it’s about so much more than defense from the elements. For people who want to…
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tagged: autumn biking, rain, winter biking
October 21, 2022

Rain, finally! + Beware of extra-slick roads

Rain is finally here. Time to joyfully dig out your rain gear and go for a beautiful wet bike ride. Seattle comes to life in a totally different way when it rains. So if you are new to town, don’t hide inside or put your bike away for the winter. With fenders and rain gear,…
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tagged: rain, smoke
November 1, 2019

November’s Ride In the Rain Challenge starts today

Washington Bikes’ annual Ride In the Rain Challenge starts today. So sign up online today, and invite your friends and co-workers to join you. November is typically the rainiest month of the year in Seattle, which makes in my opinion makes it an even better month for a biking challenge than May’s Bike To Work…
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tagged: rain, ride in the rain challenge, washington bikes
December 11, 2018

Ahead of January’s traffic crunch downtown, here’s some advice for first-time winter bike commuters

Is it the Period of Maximum Constraint or the Seattle Squeeze or the Jenny Jam? Doesn’t really matter what you call it (well, Mayor Jenny Durkan would really like you to call it the Seattle Squeeze), you should be figuring out right now how you are going to avoid driving to or through downtown Seattle.…
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tagged: jenny durkan, jenny jam, mike o’brien, period of maximum constraint, rain, seattle squeeze, winter biking
December 6, 2017

Aviva Stephens: But it’s raining outside

EDITOR’S NOTE: Aviva Stephens is a Seattle native and financial professional who discovered the benefits and joys of cycling on her challenging work commute between Ballard and the Eastside. Find more of her writing on Medium and follow her on Instagram at @avivarachelle. It’s been a wet fall, but riding a bike in the rain…
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tagged: aviva stephens, rain