[TX_Dj]

Definitely impressive riding in that vid.

Rain rarely phases me, but I've done a lot of riding in it. Hail, on the other hand, something we get plenty of (with great size)... that is something else.

When I picked up my bike this morning, it was raining like crazy. I was more concerned with fresh tires (mold release compound makes new tires slippery as I'm sure most know) and had no issue whatsoever, even in one hard braking event. I don't have the ABS bike, and even still I was very impressed with how well this bike stops in the rain.

Cold on the other hand, we don't get cold around here like sendler gets up in NY- but I have ridden in 17F with 1F wind chill. My snowmobile suit and winter gloves/balaclava/etc make that very bearable, in fact, leaving me sweating when I'm stopped. I just LOVE seeing the expressions on other drivers faces either in extreme cold or rain. It just cracks me up to see their mixture of disbelief, sympathy, etc... One winter, someone rolled their window down to say "YOU'RE CRAZY TO BE RIDING IN THIS WEATHER!" My response, "I wish the light would change, I'm sweating like crazy!!!"