Riding in Hail!

[CNF2002]

Well, it was a bright sunny morning but there are definate thunderstorms heading this way for the evening commute. I've ridden in rain many a time before, but the weatherguys also expect hail...what can I expect in hail riding conditions?

[nike_soccer]

pain.

[CNF2002]

Well I was more worried about the hail on the roadway.

[roscowgo]

I got caught in hail once. one of those pop up spring showers turned nasty. got the first dose going 60 on the highway. Kind of like having a few hundred kids with slingshots pelt you with cold gravel.

[Wizzard]

This is about the only case I can make for a full face helmet...........
Hail hurts and that's a fact .
Regards, Wizzard

[flynrider]

Hail on the road is not a good thing. Particularly that small pea-sized hail you get in the lower elevations. We get that here in Phoenix every now and then and it covers the road like snow (only a lot more slippery). I've ridden in it once, but it's not likely I'll do it again. The effect was similar to riding down a road covered with greased ball bearings. Going straight ahead was exciting, but any turns were out of the question. I ended up parking it on the side of the road until the cages had cleared most of it off.

[CNF2002]

I ended up parking it on the side of the road until the cages had cleared most of it off.

Thanks for the tip!

[BuzZz]

It's like rain, but hard and cold.
It stings, or it hurts like hell, depending on the size of the hailstones. If there is any reasonable way to avoid riding in it, take it. Take cover where ever you can. Lots of hailstones covering the road can be like riding on greased ball bearings.

A few slushy stones during a rainstorm is not as bad, but still miserable.

[CNF2002]

Well, it didnt hail.

[storysunfolding]

Well, it didnt hail.

LoL- all that for nothing.

I don't mind the rain, I don't mind the thunderstorm but if it ever hailed I would be as late as I needed to be and comfy in a diner/mcdonalds/bookstore or whatever the hell was close by