Cycling in thunder & lightning.

Lee no spam so you aint gotta said:

Ok, so ive got to ride home later - they have given out
nasty thunder & lightning etc. etc.

Is it ok/safe to ride in such conditions.

Any tips?

It depends on your helmet. If you have the Specialized
Spike, that's the metal helmet with a 1m spike on top, then
ride home helmetless.

Colin
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Lee <no spam so you aint gotta [email hidden]> wrote:
: Ok, so ive got to ride home later - they have given out
: nasty thunder & lightning etc. etc.

: Is it ok/safe to ride in such conditions.

Same as walking in it IMO. There's no harm unless the
lightening is directly overhead. It can be either
invigorating or awful depending on mood/rain/dress etc.

I suggest taking cover if the lighting gets too near though.

Arthur

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It depends on your helmet. If you have the Specialized
Spike, that's the metal helmet with a 1m spike on top,
then ride home helmetless.

Colin
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:-) zee 'elmet eez not spikey!

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Ok, so ive got to ride home later - they have given out
nasty thunder & lightning etc. etc.

Is it ok/safe to ride in such conditions.

Any tips?

Lee,

Cycle REAL FAST!!! ;-)

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Same as walking in it IMO. There's no harm unless the
lightening is directly overhead. It can be either
invigorating or awful depending on mood/rain/dress etc.

I suggest taking cover if the lighting gets too near
though.

Arthur

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Yeah ill have to keep my eyes open.

Fingers crossed it wont be here when i go home but
forewarned....

Lee said:

Ok, so ive got to ride home later - they have given out
nasty thunder & lightning etc. etc.

Is it ok/safe to ride in such conditions.

Any tips?

Not as safe as in a car. A bicycle is not a Faraday cage!
Get indoors if possible.

Zog The Undeniable said:

Lee said:

Ok, so ive got to ride home later - they have given out
nasty thunder & lightning etc. etc.

Is it ok/safe to ride in such conditions.

Any tips?

Not as safe as in a car. A bicycle is not a Faraday cage!

Lightning is not "static" either. it's not the Faraday Cage
principle which helps, but the Skin Effect. Google search
for "lightning" and "car" for more information.

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MatSav

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Ok, so ive got to ride home later - they have given out
nasty thunder & lightning etc. etc.

Is it ok/safe to ride in such conditions.

Not really. You should remember the 30/30 rule. If the
time between flash and bang is less than 30 secs, you
are in danger and you should wait 30 mins after the
last thunderclap before going out. I did a video (23)
on this subject:

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'Ere... who's the beefcake on the floor wearing not much
apart from a towel in safety video 28???

Enquiring minds want to know, especially as we haven't got
broadband and the vid takes an *age* to download for those
of us in the technological backwaters... Is it worth the
wait??? ;-)

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Ok, so ive got to ride home later - they have given out
nasty thunder & lightning etc. etc.

Is it ok/safe to ride in such conditions.

Not really. You should remember the 30/30 rule. If the
time between flash and bang is less than 30 secs, you are
in danger and you should wait 30 mins after the last
thunderclap before going out.

Doesn't that mean that the lightening is 6 miles away? I'd
chance it.

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Originally posted by Lee
Ok, so ive got to ride home later - they have given out
nasty thunder & lightning etc. etc.

Is it ok/safe to ride in such conditions.

Any tips?

Get out there - the rubber on your wheels will insulate you from a direct hit 😉

*actually, that is probably complete bollocks, but can you think of a better way to bow out than being blown apart by lightning while riding your bike??

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*actually, that is probably complete bollocks, but can you
think of a better way to bow out than being blown apart by
lightning while riding your bike??

Yes, but not for posting on a NG which may be read by
children ;-)

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Originally posted by Dirtylitterboxo
Yes, but not for posting on a NG which may be read by
children ;-)

Cheers, helen s

Hmmm... 😄

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More seriously, if you are riding a bicycle with rubber
tyres on a road which is not flooded, you are most
unlikely to be struck by lightning as the rubber is a very
good insulater....

So a bolt that has already jumped hundreds of feet through
the air will be put off by an inch of rubber??!!

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:46:10 +0100, "Lee" <no spam so you aint gotta
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Ok, so ive got to ride home later - they have given out
nasty thunder & lightning etc. etc.

Is it ok/safe to ride in such conditions.

Any tips?

Make sure that your head is not the highest object for
miles around,
e.g. cycling on an elevated ex-railway track 10 feet above
all the surrounding flat land is a bad idea.

Don't cycle near the highest object for miles around, e.g.
don't shelter under the only tree for miles around.

Keep your feet off the ground, and /never/ put both feet
down at once.

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So a bolt that has already jumped hundreds of feet through
the air will be

put off

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by an inch of rubber??!!

Yes; if there's a better conductor in the vicinity. Path of
least resistance.

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More seriously, if you are riding a bicycle with rubber
tyres on a road which is not flooded, you are most
unlikely to be struck by lightning as the rubber is a
very good insulater....

So a bolt that has already jumped hundreds of feet through
the air will be put off by an inch of rubber??!!

It won't be put off by the rubber as such as it is unlikely
to strike near the rubber. As the bolt begins to near the
ground positive electrical sparks, upward streamers, rise
from tall objects. The two connect and then a flow of
electrons takes place. There are a few intermediate steps in
there to complicate things but the gist is that as you are
on bicycle insulated from the earth you are unlikely to be
putting out substantial streamers, unless you have a special
bike! There are no guarantees howvever.

Colin
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Quoted message said:

simonmason.karoo.netpage463.htmOpen ↗

'Ere... who's the beefcake on the floor wearing not much
apart from a

towel in

Quoted message said:

safety video 28???

Enquiring minds want to know, especially as we haven't got
broadband and

the

Quoted message said:

vid takes an *age* to download for those of us in the
technological backwaters... Is it worth the wait??? ;-)

That's me - obviously ;-) No, I nicked some footage of
people from New Zealand TV, since I wasn't going to fall
off a roof or through a plate glass table myself. It's
quite a classic even if I do say so myself, but number 21
is the best technically and it's got a cat in it. I can
send you them all on a CD if you send me your location "off
air." I get the CDs and p+p free.
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"Simon Brooke" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:q9u1m1-

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More seriously, if you are riding a bicycle with rubber
tyres on a road which is not flooded, you are most
unlikely to be struck by lightning as the rubber is a very
good insulater and the probability that there will be
another prominence locally whish is not so well insulated
is very high indeed. A wet film of water on hour tyre will
not conduct nearly enough electricity to invite a
lightning strike.

I've cycled in a bad thunderstorm and I tell you - I
wouldn't want to do it again, I've never been so terrified
in my life and as the others have said rubber tyres make no
difference.

Simon M.