Mountain Biking In The Rain SUCKS Unless You Do This

Mountain biking on rainy days sucks, it makes you cold, the trails are slick and you have to wash your bike afterwards. It makes you wonder why some people bother to do it! Rich Payne is no stranger to riding in the wet and so over the years he’s found ways to make it slightly more bearable. To help you with those rainy day blues Rich has compiled a list of ways he copes with riding in the the rain.

⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 – Welcome!
0:35 – How To Ride Better In The Wet
1:49 – Wet Riding Tips, Tricks & Hacks
3:02 – What Clothes You Should Wear When Riding In The Wet
6:16 – How To Set Up Your Bike For Winter Riding
9:25 – The Wet Riding Mindset

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Whilst the dream is dry Dusty delightful Trails the reality is sadly slightly different at the [Applause] moment for a lot of us we didn’t go out in the rain we probably wouldn’t go out at all but it can be a hard battle to get out there the right mindset and the right kitten and prep can make a huge difference and that is exactly what I’m

Going to help you with today so sit back relax and let’s get cracking wet weather changes all sorts of things so because of that you’re going to need to alter your Technique as well to get the most out of your riding and the trail looking ahead this is

Important in all weather but make sure you’re looking nice and far ahead this is a good habit to get into as it’ll allow you to pick your lines and ride faster and smoother but in the wet it’s key as it will help you see any possible trouble spots like those super slippery

Roots and any greasy bits of Trail braking in the wet you need to make sure you’re braking nice and early your brakes and tires won’t be working as well so looking ahead spotting your braking points and getting slowed down before a corner is really important as there’s less grip around you need to

Minimize how much you’re braking in the corners as there’s simply less grip available to both slow you down and get you turning carrying speed in the wet most will be running slower and gaining momentum takes more effort sucking up your energy trying to ride smoothly will

Help keep your flow going your speed up and save some energy too remember slow in fast out for the corners and make the most out of any lumps and bumps in the trail to pump and gain free speed where you can first up if you’re waterproof clothing your dwr coating is or should

We say not working as well as it should anymore then there are some great Simple Solutions for this you can get certain sprays out there that you can spray onto re-waterproof stuff or certain things that you can actually put in the wash with your clothing to again give it that

Waterproof life back into it grip tape works great on your controls like your shifters or dropper to give you that extra bit of grip so your thumbs and fingers don’t slip off them although I’d recommend wearing gloves if you are going to do this now this one’s an oldie

But a Goldie and actually funnily enough I got it off Neil it’s putting tape over your shoes if you got very exposed shoes laces or whatever you can actually put some duct tape over the top of them to help sort of use as a splash guard keep the water and the elements

Out now if these are getting really muddy and horrible all the time a top trick here is in a little plastic bag or something in your pocket have a microfiber cloth or a piece of tissue that way you can give a bit of a spruce

Up mid ride so that you can uh that’s better see you again we all know you need to look after your bike after a wet ride by cleaning and drying and lubing things up like your chain but doing the same thing with your clothing will help

Them last longer too maybe just hold off the lube now what you wear will make a huge difference to the success of your ride and that can be down to the layers the materials and everything else that goes in between because being comfy on a big

Long ride or a very wet horrible ride is absolutely crucial you want to sort out your layers first because you want to keep your core nice and warm cold core and then you’re really going to struggle to bring that back so lots of layers lots of thin little layers good thermal

Base layer to start with will really help keep the heat in nicely and just think if you get too hot you can obviously take off one of those layers at a time while cotton can be nice and comfortable on dry days it soaks up moisture easily and keeps it close to

You while you’re riding this will cool you down really quickly and be uncomfortable too wearing more technical Fabrics like the ones you’ll find in most riding jerseys will prevent that from happening and keep your temperature up and comfort levels High okay when it comes to leg wear there are some people

That swear by shorts but they’re either a little bit wild or they’re postmen now if you’re going to going to go riding a lot in the winter trousers are where it’s at they’re going to add a little bit of extra Splash protection and a lot of them these days mountain bike

Specific I should say I’ve got what’s called like a dwr repellent coating so it’s like a water splash proof coating however we are going to go tackling absolute bogs you’re going to want to look at some proper winter waterproof trousers but be warned here if you go down that route they’re not as

Breathable and you can get pretty hot in them don’t just stop at trousers socks make a difference as well Marino wool socks are great at sort of wicking away moisture again and regulating the temperature of your feet uh if you’re going to go take it one step further you

Can look at waterproof socks if you want to go even further than that combine it with an overshoe as well to really keep the elements at Bay when it comes to outerwear a jacket is well essential when it comes to tackling the elements a good mountain bike coat can make all the difference the cut and the fit is going to be a little bit different to a normal coat you want something that’s very

Waterproof of course got pockets to stash your bits and Bobs in even things like having a proper Hood that’s going to go over your helmet well and goggles are going to give you more protection they’re going to wrap around your face a bit more they’re going to give you a big

Clear field of you and obviously you can get weather specific ones we either tear offs or rolloffs so this one here is a little bit more do as I say not as I do now it’s gloves I I don’t really wear gloves all that often as you know but

Gloves are great when it does get really wet grips obviously can get very slippery depending upon the grip that you’ve got so gloves are going to help with that and also sort of keep out the cold as well that’s going to where I’m definitely going to wear gloves when it

Gets really really cold think of thicker gloves winter specific maybe what about shoes so shoes just like gloves then are going to make a big difference to keeping your digits and your tootsies nice and warm and cozy when you’re out and about now I’ll wear something like

An Enduro kind of Base shoe like this in the winter because it’s got more padding it’s a bit thicker and it sort of keeps the heat in and the the water out a little bit more you’ve also got winter boots much more specific now these will

Be a lot higher they’ll be much more padded a lot thicker and they’ll be a lot more waterproof as well to really keep the elements out to hopefully keep you as comfortable for as long as possible on to setup now and we’re going to start off at the front of the bike

With a mud guard of course you ain’t going to avoid the mud so you might as well try and protect yourself from it and you can see here I’ve got this big wraparound bolt-on mud guard that’s going to give me loads of protection from all sorts of crud and crap flying

Up at you but if you want something a bit more minimalist a bit more discreet you can get sort of those zip tie on much more sort of discrete fenders we sell them over on the gmbn shop actually if you want to go and check them out

Which uh they come more off the back and they they will give you some protection but nothing certainly as great as this one contact points now your grips are crucial I talked about gloves and grip earlier obviously in a earlier section of the video but if your grips are

Really smooth and worn out when they get wet they are going to be Ley hard to hold on to so having sort of fresh grips or certainly grips that aren’t down worn down to the bone is really going to make a difference so actually the control

You’ve got over the bike this one I think is absolutely crucial it’s tires now obviously the only contact with the ground should be your tires if it’s not well I feel sorry for you but tires are crucial in s of getting through wet horrible Trails these tires here the

Victoria Maza that I’m running I’ve got their uro casing so it’s also a thick casing so I can run a lower pressure for more grip but it’s also a soft compound rubber as well so that rubber is going to be much more malleable much softer to form around the ground and really give

You as much grip as possible with this you can also play with width of tire and your air pressure as well a lower air pressure is going to make that tire softer of course it’s going to mold to the ground as I said but you are going

To be sort of more susceptible to potential punctures or any kind of damage to the wheel so you got to be careful then find that sweet spot now if you’re riding Mega sloppy horrible conditions sort of more intermediate Tire like this might not cut it there are mud specific tires out there Spike

Tires the tread pattern on those is a lot more spread out the pronunciation of the knobs is much higher they’re much taller and what they do is actually shed mud as well so they’re perfect for sort of biting into the ground and then when they’re rolling they’re flicking the mud

Off so they’re clear to bite back in but I will warn you those only work in really muddy conditions if it’s a lot rocks a lot of roots then they might not grip as well but anyway on to suspension so with the suspension in the wet tracks generally are slower running they’re not

They’re not as quick obviously due to the horrible conditions so with that you can sort of tweak your suspension accordingly to get the most grip now what I suggest here is maybe dropping the pressures ever so slightly with that it’s going to allow that bike to sit

Into the ground to really hug the ground and give you the most grip as possible if you’re going to drop your pressures too L you’re also going to want to think about adjusting your rebound to suit as well maybe a couple of clicks offs slowing it down you can tweak your

Compression settings of course as well if you do have those rather than the air pressure and things like tokens as well a little bit of experimenting is going to be required here because if you change your suspension and your tires and both make softer well then you risk

S of potentially doing some damage to wheels or actually rolling a tire you might not want to do both at the same time so have a little play and see how it goes lastly mindset now I think this one is almost the most most important if you

Go into a ride thinking all Nelly negative it’s going to be rubbish and horrible and you’re going to have a terrible time well chances are it’s probably going to turn out that way I can’t be bothered it’s just wet nice rubbish Trails of poop bikes going get

Muddy washing machine is going to get probably broken Amy will then shout at me God I can’t be bothered it’s going to be a good day people I’ve got my mud guard I’ve got my tires all set up with my pressures I got my suspension spot on run than the rains going be Fun okay now there’s a famous saying the fear of suffering is worse than suffering itself sounds a bit deep and spiritual right a bit sort of but essentially what it means is that being scared to go outside and get in the rain is actually not as

Bad as it sounds once you’re out there you’re like oh well I followed all the really good tips in this video and it’s actually fine I’ve got my coat I’ve got my mud guard bike set up there’s not really much to worry about biting the bullet is often the hardest part but I

Think you can do it but anyway I’m out of it it’s been a gloomy old day in the woods today but I’ve had fun I hope you have too let me know in the comments Down Below have you got any other Brave tips for getting out in the

Wet weather let me know and I’ll catch you next time